14TH REPORT OF THE
Investment
and Economic Prosperity Committee
meeting held on August
14, 2012, commencing at 3:30 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor J.B. Swan (Chair),
Councillors D. Brown, M. Brown, S. Orser and B. Polhill and C. Saunders
(Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillor P. Van Meerbergen.
ALSO PRESENT: Councillor D.G.
Henderson, A. Zuidema, R. Armistead, J.P. Barber, E. Gamble, K. Graham, M.
Hayward, M. Henderson, G.T. Hopcroft, H. Filger and J.M. Fleming.
Recommendation: That, on the recommendation
of the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the attached proposed
by-law (Appendix “A”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting
to be held on August 28, 2012 to:
a) approve a three-year
extension agreement to December 31, 2015 between The Corporation of the City
of London (City) and Donald Jones Management Services Inc., attached
as Schedule “A” to the by-law; and
b) authorize
the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the agreement approved in a), above.
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Recommendation:
That, on the recommendation of the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer,
the report dated July 31, 2012 regarding The Stiller Centre, annual report BE
RECEIVED for information.
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Recommendation: That,
on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Communications, the
report dated July 31, 2012 regarding an update on engagement efforts for
London’s Prosperity Plan BE RECEIVED.
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Recommendation:
That, on the recommendation of the Director of Corporate Investments and
Partnerships, the following actions be taken with respect to the governing
legislation for Museum London:
a)
the Museum London report as detailed in
Appendix “A” of the associated staff report dated August 14, 2012, that outlines additional recommended amendments to the proposed
Museum London by-law to revise the London Regional Art and Historical
Museums Act 1989, S.O.1989 c. Pr24 from those that were recommended to
Council on August 29 and 30, 2011; a certified copy of a Museum London Board
Resolution for the approval of the proposed Museum London by-law and report;
and an outline of the process followed to respond to the Council Resolution
of August 29 and 30, 2011 BE
RECEIVED; and,
b) the
draft Museum London by-law to revise the London
Regional Art and Historical Museums Act 1989, S.O.1989 c. Pr24, attached as Appendix “B”.
BE RECEIVED and BE REFERRED to a Public Participation Meeting of
the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee on September 11, 2012.
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Recommendation: That the 7th Report of the
London Diversity & Race Relations Advisory Committee from its meeting
held on July 19, 2012, BE RECEIVED.
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Recommendation: That the proposal entitled
“CSTAR” submitted by Dan Ross, London Health Sciences Foundation, BE
REFERRED to the Civic Administration for evaluation in accordance with
the established criteria; it being noted that the Investment and Economic
Prosperity heard a verbal delegation from Dan Ross, London Health Sciences
Foundation, and received the attached presentation with respect to this
matter.
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Recommendation: That the proposal entitled
“The Greening and Revitalization of the City” submitted by Patti Dalton,
London and District Labour Council BE REFERRED to the Civic
Administration for evaluation in accordance with the established criteria.
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Recommendation: That the proposal entitled
“Destination Arts” submitted by Clark Bryan BE SUPPORTED AND BE REFERRED to
the Civic Administration to convene a meeting with the appropriate parties to
prepare a marketing and implementation plan and provide an update with
respect to this matter to the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee
(IEPC); it being noted that the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee
heard a verbal delegation from Clark Bryan and received the attached
presentation with respect to this matter.
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Recommendation: That the proposal entitled
“Getting People to Job Opportunities” submitted by Shawn Lewis, BE
REFERRED to the London Transit Commission for consideration; it being
noted that the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee heard a verbal
delegation from Rob Spencer and received the attached presentation
with respect to this matter.
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Recommendation: That the correspondence
dated June 13, 2012 from Jim MacKinnon, Keep London Growing Coalition, BE
RECEIVED AND BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration for
consideration.
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Recommendation: That the 2nd Report of the
Creative City Committee, from its meeting held on June 20, 2012, BE
RECEIVED.
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The
meeting adjourned at 5:55 PM.
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