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9TH REPORT OF THE

 

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

 

Special meeting held on June 6, 2012, commencing at 4:04 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor M. Brown (Acting Chair), W.J. Armstrong, J.B. Swan, S. Orser, P.  Hubert, D.G. Henderson, D.T. Brown, H.L. Usher, J.P. Bryant and S. White and L. Rowe (Secretary).    

 

ABSENT: Mayor J.F. Fontana and Councillors J.L. Baechler, N. Branscombe, B. Polhill and P. Van Meerbergen.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  E. Gamble and C. Saunders.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

That it BE NOTED that Councillor D.T. Brown disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 13 of this Report having to do with appointments to the Transportation Advisory Committee by indicating that her employer operates a transportation business in London.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

2.

1st Report of the Striking Committee

 

That clauses 1 to 4, inclusive, of the 1st Report of the Striking Committee, from its meetings held on May 3 and May 15, 2012, BE RECEIVED AND NOTED.

 

3.

Accessibility Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Gary Doerr (Person with a Disability)
  • Leonard Fluher (Person with a Disability)
  • Kathy Lewis (Person with a Disability)
  • Kelly MacDonald (Person with a Disability)
  • Peninah Mutinda (Person with a Disability)
  • Bonnie Quesnel (Person with a Disability)
  • Avril Rinn (Person with a Disability)
  • Kathlene Badeski (Parent of a Child with a Disability)
  • Kim Rusticus (Member-at-Large)
  • David Woods (Member-at-Large)
  • Robin Booth (Member-at-Large)
  • Michael Dawthorne (Member-at-Large)
  • Lorin MacDonald (Member-at-Large)

 

 

Non-Voting:

 

  • Ashfaq Husain (Ontarians with Disabilities Act Regional Committee)
  • Deb Wilson-MacLeod (Partners in Employment (PIE)
  • Valerie Waines (Seniors’ Community of London)

 

4.

Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Advisory Committee on the Environment for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Maurice Baetens (Member-at-Large)
  • Norman Colin Baird (Member-at-Large)
  • Mark Daignault (Member-at-Large)
  • Ravi Gupta (Member-at-Large)
  • Janice Howell (Member-at-Large)
  • Tariq Khan (Member-at-Large)
  • Gabor Sass (Member-at-Large)
  • James Shelley (Member-at-Large)
  • Ali Youssef (Member-at-Large)
  • Mike Bloxam (Environmental and/or Private Sector Interest Group)
  • Lois Langdon (Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Sector)
  • Diane Szoller (Thames Region Ecological Association - TREA)

 

Non-Voting:

  • Pat Almost (Ministry of the Environment)
  • Iqbal Kalsi (Middlesex-London Health Unit)
  • Janine Pitman (Thames Valley District School Board)

 

5.

Agricultural Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Jamie Asmussen (Member-at-Large)
  • Oliver Hobson (Member-at-Large)
  • Lawlor McKenna (Member-at-Large)
  • Barry Bloomfield (Christian Farmers Federation of Agriculture)
  • Hugh Fletcher (Middlesex Federation of Agriculture)
  • Steve Twynstra (Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Association)
  • Doug Duffin (Middlesex Federation of Agriculture – Alternate)

 

6.

Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:


Voting:

  • Dianne Fortney (Member-at-Large)
  • Deborah Lefebre (Member-at-Large)
  • Joanne McFadden (Member-at-Large)
  • Anne Papmehl (Member-at-Large)
  • Marcy Puzanov (Member-at-Large)
  • Sara C. Rans (Member-at-Large)
  • Wendy Mackay Robinson (Member-at-Large)
  • Gabrielle Sturm (Member-at-Large)
  • Shannon Belt (Veterinarian or Veterinarian Technician)
  • Elizabeth Gerrow (Wildlife Rehabilitator)
  • Marney Warder (Animal Rescue Group)
  • Brent Barr (Local Pet Shop Owner)
  • Beth Sayler (London Dog Owners Association)
  • Vicki Van Linden (Friends of Captive Animals)
  • Mary Shepherd (Citizens for Companion Animals)

Non-Voting:

·         Amanda Kaszuba (Secondary School Student Representative)

·         Faith Sekercioglu (Middlesex-London Health Unit)

 

7.

Child Care Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Child Care Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Vera  Niculena Cole (Member-at-Large)
  • Geri Doerr (Member-at-Large)
  • Jane Falconer (Member-at-Large)
  • Diane Gordon (Member-at-Large)
  • Margaret Hoff (Member-at-Large)
  • Julie Keens (Member-at-Large)
  • Dr. Patty Pappas-Ioannidis (Member-at-Large)
  • Gayle Remisch (Member-at-Large)
  • Kelly Stewart (Member-at-Large)
  • Carol Wagg (Member-at-Large)

Non-Voting:

  • Karen Calligan (Ministry of Education, Early Learning Division)
  • Ellen de Freitas (Middlesex-London Health Unit)
  • Holly Gerrits (Local School Boards)

 

8.

Community Safety and Crime Prevention Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:


Voting:

  • Jennifer Gillespi (Member-at-Large)
  • Kathy Mueller (Member-at-Large)
  • Bill Urquhart (Member-at-Large)
  • Matthew Reid (Youth Representative)
  • Joyce Bennett (Thames Valley District School Board)
  • Wes Beharrell (Neighbourhood Watch London, Board of Directors)
  • Sue Brooks (Traffic Safety Education Committee (Safety Village))
  • Sheena Davis (Thames Valley Council of Home & School Associations)
  • Megan Georgieff (Child Safety Middlesex London)
  • Laila Norma (London and Area Council of Women)
  • Marnie Sherritt (Council for London Seniors)
  • Betty Spearman (Block Parent Central Committee)

Non-Voting:

·         Rob Black (London Police)

·         Joyce Castanza (London-Middlesex Health Unit)

·         Nancy Collister (London Public Library)

·         Greg Fowler (London and Area Active & Safe Routes to School)

·         Fire Chief John Kobarda (Fire Prevention Bureau)

·         Gail McMahon (Block Parent Office)

·         Simmi Sandhu (Youth Representative - Thames Valley District School Board)

 

9.

Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Kristen Delaney (Member-at-Large)
  • Ingrid Garcia (Member-at-Large)
  • Ravi Gupta (Member-at-Large)
  • Sandy Levin (Member-at-Large)
  • Dr. Bill Maddeford (Member-at-Large)
  • Teresa McLellan (Member-at-Large)
  • Leila Nattagh (Member-at-Large)
  • Curtis Peterson (Member-at-Large)
  • Seneca Sanford (Member-at-Large)
  • Gabor Sass (Member-at-Large)
  • Dean Sheppard (Member-at-Large)
  • Greg Vilk (Member-at-Large)
  • Dr. Nina Zitani (Member-at-Large)

 

Non-Voting:

  • Christine Creighton (Upper Thames River Conservation Authority)
  • Joe Gordon (Kettle Creek Conservation Authority)

 

10.

London Advisory Committee on Heritage

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the London Advisory Committee on Heritage for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

 

 

Voting:

  • Trevor Fowler (Member-at-Large)
  • Stephanie Potter (Member-at-Large)
  • Dirk Vandenberg (Member-at-Large)
  • Jim Cushing (Natural Heritage - McIlwraith Field Naturalists)
  • Derek Dudek (Development Community - London Home Builders Association)
  • George Goodlet (Local History - London & Middlesex Historical Society)
  • John Lutman (Built Heritage - London Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario)
  • John Manness (Movable Heritage - Museum & Galleries)
  • Jennifer Nelson (Emerging Leaders Initiative)
  • Wes Kinghorn (Neighbourhoods - Urban League of London)
  • Dan Brock (Movable Heritage – Archives - Archives Association of Ontario)
  • Darryl Dann (Archaeology/Anthropology - Ontario Archaeological Society, London Chapter)

 

11.

London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

·      Noha Abdo (Member-at-Large)

·      Chad Callander (Member-at-Large)

·      David Cardoso (Member-at-Large)

·      Michelle Edwards (Member-at-Large)

·      Rolanda Elijah (Member-at-Large)

·      Shelina Kassam (Member-at-Large)

·      Mark Rabi (Member-at-Large)

·      Patrick Shanahan (Member-at-Large)

·      Mary Singeris (Member-at-Large)

·      Jocy von Wahl (Member-at-Large)

·      Nicole Buteau (French Committee Services, AFO de London-Sarnia)


Non-Voting:

  • Dayle Allan (London Urban Services Organization)
  • Fae Andrighetti (London Bahai'i Community)
  • Diana Goodwin (Thames Valley District School Board)
  • Ashfaq Husain (Ontarians with Disabilities Committee)
  • Ludmila Kowalchuk (Ethnocultural Council of London)
  • Dharshi Lacey (Council for London Seniors)
  • Sergeant Marcel Marcellin (London Police)
  • Kelly McManus (United Way)
  • Luke Nicholas (N'Amerind (London) Friendship Centre)
  • Dorothy Stolarski (London & Middlesex Housing Corporation)
  • Terri Tomchick-Condon (Western University)
  • Sheila Wilson (Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology)

 

12.

London Housing Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to the London Housing Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Kathleen Albert (Member-at-Large)
  • Shellie Chowns (Member-at-Large)
  • Don Drennan (Member-at-Large)
  • Siu Ming Kwok (Member-at-Large)
  • Jacob Malkin (Member-at-Large)
  • Abe Oudshoorn (Member-at-Large)
  • Nadine Reeves (Member-at-Large)
  • Robert Sexsmith (Member-at-Large)
  • Jacob Skinner (Member-at-Large)
  • Kathryn Butler (Member-at-Large - Alternate)
  • W. Graham McGeorge (Member-at-Large - Alternate)
  • Chris Moss (Non Profit Sector)
  • Deborah Peckham (Tenants Sector)
  • Jens Stickling (Private Sector)


Non-Voting:

  • Sergeant Glenn Hadley (London Police)
  • Glenn Matthews (Housing Mediation Office)
  • David Norton (London & Middlesex Housing Corporation)

 

13.

Transportation Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to Transportation Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:


Voting:

  • Stephen Brook (Member-at-Large)
  • Mike Marsman (Active Cyclist)
  • Frank Berry (London Transit Commission)
  • Knute Dohnberg (Chamber of Commerce)
  • Stephen Janes (London Development Institute)
  • Margaret Richings (Thames Region Ecological Association)
  • Dave Waller (Council for London Seniors)

Non-Voting:

  • John Ford (London Transit Administration)
  • Iqbal Kalsi (Middlesex-London Health Unit)

 

14.

Trees and Forests Advisory Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following BE APPOINTED to Trees and Forests Advisory Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:


Voting:

  • Craig Linton (Member-at-Large)
  • Craig Neilans (Member-at-Large)
  • Ben Porchuk (Member-at-Large)
  • Barry Sandler (Member-at-Large)
  • Bob Shiell (Member-at-Large)
  • Amber Cantell (Active Community Planting Group)
  • Calvin McCallum (Local Business Assoc./Tree Related Business)
  • Jack Winkler (Forestry Expertise)
  • Sylvia Curtis-Norcross (Urban League)
  • Iqbal Kalsi (Middlesex-London Health Unit)

Non-Voting:

  • Ken Elliot (Ministry of Natural Resources - London Office)
  • Brandon Williamson (Upper Thames River Conservation Authority)

 

15.

Creative City Committee

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to appointments to the Creative City Committee:

 

a)            consideration of new appointments to the Creative City Committee, for the term ending February 28, 2015, BE DEFERRED pending the outcome of the review of the terms of reference for the Creative City Committee and the implementation of the Cultural Plan; and

 

b)            notwithstanding Council policy, the term of the existing Creative City Committee members BE EXTENDED until such time as new appointments are made in keeping with a), above.

 

16.

Town and Gown Committee

 

That the following BE APPOINTED to the Town and Gown Committee for the term ending February 28, 2015; it being noted that any appointments of individuals beyond two consecutive full terms are made notwithstanding Council policy which states that advisory committee members shall serve on the same advisory committee no longer than two consecutive full terms plus, if applicable, one preceding partial term in those cases where advisory committee members are initially appointed mid-term to fill a vacancy:

 

Voting:

 

  • Pauline House (Fanshawe Neighbourhood Area)
  • Dennis Pellarin (Western University Neighbourhood Area)

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

17.

Letter of Appreciation – Striking Committee Members

 

That the Mayor BE REQUESTED to write a letter of appreciation to the Members of the Striking Committee, expressing the Municipal Council’s appreciation for their efforts; it being noted that G. Thompson, Striking Committee Chair, provided an brief overview of the process followed by the Striking Committee in making its recommendations.

 

18.

Enquiry – Councillor P. Hubert

 

Councillor P. Hubert enquired if an Advisory Committee member would be required to step down from an Advisory Committee if they had a conflict.  The City Clerk advised that the handling of these situations would be done in keeping with the Code of Conduct for Advisory Committee members.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 5:07 PM.