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8TH REPORT OF THE

 

Finance and Administrative Services Committee

 

Special meeting held on March 2, 2012, commencing at 12:15 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair), Councillors J.L. Baechler, D. Brown and P. Hubert and C. Saunders (Acting Secretary). 

 

ABSENT: Councillor N. Branscombe

 

ALSO PRESENT: C. Bentley, MPP, London West; D. Matthews, MPP, London North West; T. Armstrong, MPP, London-Fanshawe, J. Yurek, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London, Councillors W.J. Armstrong, S. Orser, J.B. Swan and H.L Usher, R.L. Fair, M. Hayward, G. T. Hopcroft, L. Stevens and P. White.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

No pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

General Discussion

 

Recommendation:  The following actions be taken with respect to the meeting of the Finance and Administrative Services Committee (FASC) with the local Members of Provincial Parliament:

 

a)         it BE NOTED that the FASC held general discussions with The Honourable C. Bentley, MPP; The Honourable D. Matthews, MPP; T. Armstrong, MPP and J. Yurek, MPP on the following issues:

 

            i)          Economic Development and Regional Economic Development

 

A.    London Strategic Economic Initiatives and Gateway

·         Southern Highways Plan

·         Fraunhofer Composites Research Centre

·         Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement and Provincial Nominee Program

·         Culture Funding

B.    Southwest Economic Development Fund

·         High Speed Rail

 

            ii)         City of London Pre-budget Submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs;

 

            iii)        Social and Affordable Housing;

 

            iv)        Mental Health and Police Services;

 

            v)         Regional Mental Health Centre

·          Divestment of Geriatric Mental Health Beds; and,

 

            vi)        Community Services Briefing Note - Current Child Care Issues;

 

b)         that the following matters BE REFERRED to the next meeting of the Finance and Administrative Services Committee and the Members of Provincial Parliament:

 

 

i)              City of London Pre-Budget Submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

 

ii)             Community Services Briefing Note – Current Child Care Issues.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

None.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:20 PM.