I.

CALL TO ORDER

1.

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

2.

Old Victoria Hospital Lands

That, the following actions be taken with respect to the retention of the buildings on the Old Victoria Hospital lands:

a)         the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and the Chief Building Official (CBO) BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council intends to retain the Colborne Building and the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Children’s Hospital;

b)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to work with proponents responding to the Request for Proposal process regarding the designation of the Colborne Building and the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Hospital;

c)         the LHSC BE ASKED to dedicate the funds earmarked for the demolition of the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Hospital Building to the remediation and removal of hazardous materials within the Colborne Building and the War Memorial Hospital so that they can be repurposed;

d)         the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council intends to retain the Health Services building;

e)         the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council consents to the demolition of the 1945 and later additions to the War Memorial Children’s Hospital building, the Gartshore Nurses Residence, the buildings located at 385, 373, and 351 Hill Street and the building located at the southeast corner of Hill Street and Waterloo Street;

f)         the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council requested that key interior and exterior architectural elements of buildings recommended for demolition be retained, wherever possible, for possible use in the interpretation of the former hospital site; and,

g)         photographic documentation of all buildings, or portion of buildings, demolished on the Old Victoria Hospital Lands BE COMPLETED prior to any demolition activity to ensure archival records exist to allow for future research;

it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee reviewed and received the following communications, with respect to this matter:

·                    a communication dated March 4, 2015, from S. Harding, 1462 Trafalgar Street; and,

·                    a communication from S. Bentley, Chair, Heritage London Foundation.

Voting Record:

Motion Passed

YEAS: M. Brown, P. Hubert, M. Cassidy, J. Helmer, P. Squire, S. Turner (6)

Motion to preserve the Colborne Building and the War Memorial Children’s Hospital.

Motion Passed

YEAS: M. Brown, P. Hubert, M. Cassidy, J. Helmer, P. Squire, S. Turner (6)

Motion to preserve the Health Services building.

Motion Passed

YEAS: P. Hubert, M. Cassidy, J. Helmer, P. Squire, S. Turner (5)

NAYS: M. Brown (1)

Motion to consent to the demolition of the 1945 and later additions to the War Memorial Children’s Hospital building, the buildings at 385, 373, and 351 Hill Street and the building at southeast corner of Hill Street and Waterloo Street.

Motion Passed

YEAS: M. Brown, P. Hubert, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, S. Turner (5)

NAYS: J. Helmer (1)

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

VI.

CONFIDENTIAL

(See Confidential Appendix to the 7th Report of the Planning and Environment Committee enclosed for Members only.)

The Planning and Environment Committee convened in camera from 2:29 PM to 3:06 PM  after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matters:

C-1.

A matter pertaining to advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose with respect to the decommissioning of City owed lands known as the South Street Campus currently leased and occupied by London Health Sciences Centre;  instructions and directions to officers and employees of the Corporation pertaining to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; reports or advice or recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation pertaining to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land; commercial and financial information supplied in confidence pertaining to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of the Corporation, result in similar information no longer being supplied to the Corporation where it is in the public interest that similar information continue to be so supplied, and result in undue loss or gain to any person, group, committee or financial institution or agency; commercial information relating to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition that belongs to the Corporation that has monetary value or potential monetary value;  information concerning the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interests of the Corporation or its competitive position; information concerning the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial interests of the Corporation; and instructions to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Corporation concerning the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition; and for the purpose of a vote for giving directions or instructions to officers, employees or agents of the municipality or persons retained by or under a contract with the municipality.

VII.

ADJOURNMENT