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1ST REPORT OF THE

 

Corporate Services Committee

 

Special meeting held on December 11, 2012, commencing at 3:00 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:     Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair), Councillors J.P. Bryant, B. Polhill and J.B. Swan and L. Rowe (Secretary).

 

ABSENT:       Councillor N. Branscombe.

 

ALSO PRESENT:      A. Zuidema, T. Dobbie (Tim L. Dobbie Consulting Inc.), J.P. Barber, A. Dunbar, M. Hayward, G.T. Hopcroft and V. McAlea Major.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (Mlll) - Capital Program

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the following actions be taken with respect to the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII) – Capital Program; it being noted that eligible recipients may receive contributions up to a maximum of 90% of the project or $2 million (whichever is less) under this Program:

 

a)         the Expression of Interest included as Appendix A to the staff report dated December 11, 2012  BE APPROVED for submission under the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII) – Capital Program; and

 

b)         the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to submit necessary applications and prepare any necessary by-laws regarding projects that are approved for funding under the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII) – Capital Program.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

3.

Election of Vice-Chair for the term ending November 30, 2013

 

Recommendation:  That Councillor J.P. Bryant BE ELECTED as Vice Chair of the Corporate Services Committee for the term ending November 30, 2013.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

4.

Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the County/City Liaison Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following actions be taken with respect to the Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the County/City Liaison Committee:

 

a)         the following actions be taken with respect to cost apportionment arrangements for social housing and land ambulance, renewal of agreements for the delivery of child care and Ontario Works and compensation for County roads:

 

i)          the Civic Administration for the City of London BE DIRECTED to continue to meet to negotiate a potential resolution towards renewing the service agreements between the County and the City for Social Housing, Ontario Works, Child Care and Land Ambulance services; and

  

 

ii)         consent BE GIVEN to mediation, if necessary, prior to taking any steps toward arbitration, with a view to a potential resolution towards renewing the service agreements between the County and the City for Social Housing, Ontario Works, Child Care and Land Ambulance services;

 

it being noted that the County/City Liaison Committee heard a presentation from the Chief Administrative Officer for the County of Middlesex and received a City of London staff report dated May 7, 2012, addressed to the City of London’s Finance and Administrative Services Committee, with respect to this matter;

 

b)         the County/City Liaison Committee’s terms of reference BE AMENDED to provide for a minimum of two meetings per year; and

 

c)         clauses 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 BE RECEIVED;

 

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VI.

CONFIDENTIAL

 

(See Confidential Appendix to the 1st Report of the Corporate Services Committee enclosed for Members only.)

 

The Corporate Services Committee convened in camera from 3:05 PM to 3:15 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matter:

 

C-1.

A matter pertaining to personal information about identifiable individuals including municipal employees, with respect to employment-related matters; advice or recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation, including communications necessary for that purpose; and for the purpose of providing instructions and directions to officers and employees of the Corporation.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:15 PM.