Community and Protective Services Committee

Report

Meeting #:8th Meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee
Date:
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Location:
Council Chambers
PRESENT:
  • Councillors M. Cassidy,
  • V. Ridley,
  • B. Armstrong,
  • M. Salih,
  • P. Squire,
  • and Mayor M. Brown
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Councillors J. Helmer, H. Usher,  M. van Holst and J. Zaifman; M. Bessegato, J. Bunn, ​B. Card, S. Datars Bere, K. Dickins, O. Katolyk, G. Kotsifas, L. Livingstone, D. O'Brien, D. Popadic, J. Richardson, S. Spring, S. Stafford, K. Teeter, B. Westlake-Power


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:B. Armstrong

    That Items 2.2 and 2.4 BE APPROVED.


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:Mayor M. Brown
    Seconded by:M. Salih

    That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Development and Compliance Services and Chief Building Official, the following actions be taken with respect to Short Term Accommodations:

    a)            the staff report dated May 1, 2018 BE RECEIVED;

    b)            the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to the Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) with respect to the potential administration of transient tax on short term rentals; and,

    c)            the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to report back to the CPSC with respect to an update on the status of short term rentals in London, in approximately one year;

    it being noted that communications from C. Keeling, C. Robichaud and T. McBride were received with respect to this matter. (2018-S11)


    Motion Passed

    Voting Record:


  • Moved by:Mayor M. Brown
    Seconded by:M. Salih

    Motion to approve part a).


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:Mayor M. Brown
    Seconded by:M. Salih

    Motion to approve parts b) and c).


    Yeas: (4)M. Cassidy, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays: (2)V. Ridley, and P. Squire

    Motion Passed (4 to 2)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:B. Armstrong

    That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services, the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated May 1, 2018, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council Meeting to be held on May 8, 2018, to:

    a)            approve the Homelessness Partnering Strategy Community Entity Designated Communities Funding Agreement, Amendment #4, between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada and The Corporation of the City of London, substantially in the form appended to the above-noted by-law;

    b)            authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the above-noted Funding Agreement;

    c)            delegate authority to the Managing Director, Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services to undertake all the administrative, financial and reporting acts, including the Annual Work Plan and Mid-Year Reporting, that are necessary in connection with the above-noted Funding Agreement;

    d)            delegate authority to the Managing Director, Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services to approve any further Amendments to the Homelessness Partnering Strategy Community Entity Funding Agreement if the Amendments are substantially in the form of the above-noted Funding Agreement;

    e)            authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute any further Amendments to the above-noted Funding Agreement; and,

    f)             approve the Projects to receive funding under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy for the period April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019; it being noted that Sub-Project Funding Agreements will be entered into with the organizations receiving funding in accordance with the authority delegated to the Managing Director, Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services. (2018-S14)


    Yeas:
    Nays:

    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:V. Ridley
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That the following actions be taken with respect to the 4th Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee from its meeting held on April 5, 2018:

    a)            clause 2.1 of the Report BE REFERRED back to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for consultation with parties currently conducting a similar campaign in London to confirm that efforts are not duplicated; and,

    b)            clauses 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1, BE RECEIVED.


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays: (1)P. Squire

    Motion Passed (5 to 1)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:B. Armstrong

    That the 5th Report of the Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppression Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on April 19, 2018, BE RECEIVED.


    Yeas:
    Nays:

    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:V. Ridley
    Seconded by:Mayor M. Brown

    That the following actions be taken with respect to the delegation from A. McGaw with respect to A Day in a Chair:

    a)            the Mayor's Office BE REQUESTED to assist in the organization of this initiative along with Ms. McGaw; and,

    b)            the attached submission from A. McGaw, BE RECEIVED with respect to this matter.


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:V. Ridley
    Seconded by:B. Armstrong

    That the delegation from J. Schlemmer, Neighbourhood Legal Services with respect to a proposed amendment to the Vehicle for Hire by-law, BE RECEIVED. (2018-P01)


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:Mayor M. Brown
    Seconded by:M. Salih

    That NO AMENDMENT BE MADE to the Business Licensing By-law L.-131-16 with respect to the application made to substitute an existing licensed Adult Entertainment Parlour location at 2010 Dundas Street to a proposed location at 802 Exeter Road;

    it being noted that the attached presentation from O. Katolyk, Chief Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, was received with respect to this matter;

    it being further noted that a communication from M. Quarcoopome, Weston Consulting, was received with respect to this matter;

    it being pointed out that at the public participation meeting associated with these matters, the individuals indicated on the attached public participation meeting record made an oral submission regarding this matter. (2018-P09)


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays: (1)B. Armstrong

    Motion Passed (5 to 1)

    Voting Record:


  • Moved by:V. Ridley
    Seconded by:Mayor M. Brown

    Motion to open the public participation meeting.


    Yeas: (4)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (4 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:Mayor M. Brown

    Motion to close the public participation meeting.


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:Mayor M. Brown

    That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2nd Report of the Childcare Advisory Committee from its meeting held on April 10, 2018:

    a)            the attached 2017 Childcare Advisory Committee Work Plan Summary BE RECEIVED;

    b)            the attached 2018 Work Plan for the Childcare Advisory Committee BE APPROVED; and,

    c)            clauses 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.9 BE APPROVED.


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (5 to 0)
  • Moved by:V. Ridley
    Seconded by:Mayor M. Brown

    That the following actions be taken with respect to a one-year review of the Vehicle for Hire By-law:

    a)            the report on ridership statistics for the initial full year of the Vehicle For Hire By-law being in force and effect (April 2017 – March 2018) BE RECEIVED; it being noted that the total ridership has increased with the introduction of private vehicles for hire as a transportation option;

    b)            the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to:

    i)             consult with the vehicle for hire industry in an effort to draft amendments to the Vehicle For Hire By-law;
    ii)            report back at a future meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) with the results of the consultation; and,
    iii)           investigate and report back to the CPSC with respect to ways that conversion costs for accessible vehicles may be mitigated;

    c)            that the requests for delegation status from N. Abbasey, F. Bander and B. Howell BE REFERRED to the above-noted consultation with the Civic Administration;

    it being noted that a public participation meeting, with respect to this matter, will be held at a later date. (2018-P01/P09)


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:Mayor M. Brown
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That the communication dated April 4, 2018, from C. Mackie, Medical Officer of Health, MLHU, with respect to an update on the Opioid Crisis Working Group, BE RECEIVED. (2018-S08)


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (5 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:V. Ridley

    That the Deferred Matters List for the Community and Protective Services Committee, as at April 23, 2018, BE RECEIVED.


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (5 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Salih
    Seconded by:P. Squire

    That the delegation request from T. Nault, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, with respect to the a proposal to implement naloxone kits at city owned AED machines in London, BE APPROVED for the May 29, 2018 meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee; it being noted that a communication from T. Nault was received with respect to this matter.


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, V. Ridley, M. Salih, P. Squire, and Mayor M. Brown
    Nays:

    Motion Passed (5 to 0)

The meeting adjourned at 6:39 PM.