3RD REPORT OF THE
Finance
and Administrative Services Committee
meeting held on December
19, 2011, commencing at 12:39 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair),
Councillors J.L. Baechler, N. Branscombe and P. Hubert and L. Rowe
(Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillor D. Brown.
ALSO PRESENT: E. Holder,
M.P., London West; I. Mathyssen, M.P., London-Fanshawe; J. Preston, M.P.,
Elgin-Middlesex-London; S. Truppe, M.P., London North Centre; Councillors M.
Brown, J.P. Bryant, D.G Henderson, B. Polhill, J.B. Swan and H.L. Usher; R.L. Fair,
P. McNally,
J. Braam, G. T. Hopcroft, L. Stevens, J. Tansley and P. White.
1.
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Councillor N. Branscombe discloses a
pecuniary interest in matters related to the London International Airport by
indicating that her spouse owns and operates a business in close proximity to
the Airport.
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Recommendation:
a)
That
a letter BE ISSUED from the City of London, to Caterpillar Inc., to
express the importance of Electro-Motive Diesel remaining in London and to
advise that the City of London will do whatever it can to assist in ensuring
the company’s ongoing local presence;
b)
That
the Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern
Ontario) BE REQUESTED to send a letter of support emphasizing the
importance of the ongoing presence of Electro-Motive Diesel in London;
it being noted that the Finance and
Administrative Services Committee held general discussions with E. Holder,
MP; I. Mathyssen, MP; J. Preston, MP and S. Truppe, MP on the following
issues:
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c)
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Policing
- Front-Line Policing
- Crime Prevention Programs
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d)
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Housing
- Long-Term Strategies
- Market Incentives
- Expiry of Federal Programs and Subsidies
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e)
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Culture
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The meeting adjourned at 2:18 p.m.
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