Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports and the Deputy City Manager, Legal Services with the concurrence of the City Manager, the following actions be taken with respect to the London Hydro Inc. Amended and Restated Shareholder Declaration: a) the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated October 28, 2025 as Appendix “A”, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council Meeting to be held on November 4, 2025: i) TO RATIFY AND CONFIRM the Resolution of the Shareholder of London Hydro Inc. authorizing and approving a 2025 Shareholder Declaration for London Hydro Inc., attached to the by-law as Schedule “1”; ii) TO AUTHORIZE the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Resolution of the Shareholder; and iii) TO AUTHORIZE the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Shareholder Declaration attached to the Resolution of the Shareholder as Schedule “A”; b) the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated October 28, 2025 as Appendix “B”, To Approve a Recruitment Process for Director Appointments to London Hydro Inc. BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council Meeting to be held on November 4, 2025 to set out the process established for appointments to the Board of London Hydro Inc.

That, pursuant to section 27.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, a change in order of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee Agenda BE APPROVED, to provide for Item 6.1 in Stage 6, Confidential, to be considered after Stage 2, Consent.

That, on the recommendation of the City Clerk, with the concurrence of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report dated October 28, 2025, as Appendix “B” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on November 4, 2025, to repeal By-law A-60 and replacing it with a new 2026-2027 Consolidated Fees and Charges By-law that lists various fees and charges for services or activities provided by the City of London. it being noted that no individuals spoke at the public participation meeting associated with this matter.

Motion to open the public participation meeting.

Motion to close the public participation meeting. Yeas: (15): S. Lewis, H. McAlister, P. Cuddy, S. Stevenson, J. Pribil, S. Trosow, C. Rahman, S. Lehman, A. Hopkins, P. Van Meerbergen, S. Franke, E. Peloza, D. Ferreira, S. Hillier, and J. Morgan

That it BE NOTED that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received the Annual Update from S. Pellarin, Executive Director, Small Business Centre, London.

That it BE NOTED that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received the Annual Update from C. Fox, Chief Executive Officer, TechAlliance.

That it BE NOTED that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received the Annual Update from K. Lakhotia, President and Chief Executive Officer, London Economic Development Corporation.

That pursuant to section 31.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, Councillor S. Lehman BE PERMITTED to speak an additional 2 minutes with respect to this matter.

Motion to approve part a): a) recognizing London’s growth and the public expectation of full-time hours for this role, the annual compensation for Councillors BE INDEXED to the 70th percentile 2020 median full-time employment income for Londoners, as reported in the 2021 Census, it being noted that this change will take effect at the commencement of the next term of Council;

Motion to approve part b): b) the current annual adjustment formula in the Remuneration for Elected Officials and Appointed Citizen Members Policy BE MAINTAINED; Yeas: (14): S. Lewis, H. McAlister, P. Cuddy, S. Stevenson, J. Pribil, S. Trosow, S. Lehman, A. Hopkins, P. Van Meerbergen, S. Franke, E. Peloza, D. Ferreira, S. Hillier, and J. Morgan Nays: (1): C. Rahman

Motion to approve part c): c) the annual adjustment in Councillor compensation BE AUTOMATIC and administered by the Civic Administration;

Motion to approve part d): d) the Council base compensation and the annual adjustment formula BE UPDATED in 2027 to reflect data from the 2021 – 2026 census period, and that the new data be used to calculate Council compensation starting in 2028, such that 2028 base compensation will equal 70th percentile 2025 full-time individual employment income in the London CMA, as reported in 2026 census data;

Motion to approve part e): e) the Mayor’s current compensation BE MAINTAINED, and the alignment between Council and Mayoral base compensation BE REVIEWED at the next Council Resourcing Review, scheduled to take place in four years;

Motion to approve part f): f) the current practice of not providing additional compensation or stipends to the Mayor and Councillors for sitting on agencies, boards, and commissions BE CONTINUED;

Motion to approve part g): g) a mechanism to compensate Standing Committee Chairs for their additional responsibilities BE IMPLEMENTED, with compensation to be set at 4% of the base annual Councillor salary, limited to one application per Councillor at any given time, and not applicable to individuals serving as Deputy Mayor or Budget Chair;

Motion to approve part h): h) Council undertake the following actions with respect to additional compensation and related matters for the Deputy Mayor and Budget Chair positions, and that they BE CODIFIED in Council Policy: i) a mechanism to compensate the Deputy Mayor and the Budget Chair BE FORMALIZED in the Remuneration for Elected Officials and Appointed Citizen Members Policy, with additional compensation for both positions to be set at the amount of 8% of the base annual Councillor salary; and ii) the roles and responsibilities, as well as the appointment process, for the Deputy Mayor and Budget Chair positions BE CLARIFIED within a new “Appointment of Deputy Mayor and Budget Chair Policy”;

Motion to approve part i): i) the expectation that a Councillor’s role constitutes full-time service BE CLARIFIED AND REINFORCED through the development and inclusion of appropriate language to this effect in Council documents;

Motion to approve part j): j) language in the Council Procedure By-law regarding Councillor service on Standing Committees BE AMENDED to further promote balanced Councillor representation across Standing Committees;

Motion to approve part k): k) an expectation BE ESTABLISHED that each Councillor serve on a minimum of three Agency, Board, or Commission positions at any given time, and that this expectation BE CODIFIED in the appropriate Council documents;

Motion to approve parts l) and m): l) and m) of the 2025 Council Resourcing Review Task Force recommendations, relating to the Councillor Office support staff complement, the reduction to Council Member general expense accounts, and the increase to the contract assistant expense allotment, BE REFERRED to a future meeting of the Governance Working Group for consideration with respect to the related to Deferred Items on its agenda;

Motion to approve part o): o) a ‘continuous learning’ model of Councillor training BE ENDORSED and supported with resources, and that both new and returning Council Members BE REQUIRED to attend post-election training and onboarding sessions; and

Motion to approve part p): p) the relationship between Council resourcing and the composition of Council BE CONSIDERED in the next Ward Boundary Review process; it being noted that the verbal delegation from M. Horak, Chair, 2025 Council Resourcing Review Task Force was received.

That the Committee recess at this time, for 15 minutes.

That the following appointments BE MADE to the Standing Committees of the Municipal Council for the term December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026: a) Planning and Environment Committee Deputy Mayor S. Lewis Councillor P. Cuddy Councillor S. Stevenson Councillor S. Hillier b) Community and Protective Services Committee Councillor J. Pribil Councillor S. Trosow Councillor A. Hopkins Councillor D. Ferreira c) Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee Councillor H. McAlister Councillor S. Stevenson Councillor P. Van Meerbergen Councillor S. Franke it being noted that the following Council Members were appointed as Chair by Mayoral Decision 2025-003: Councillor S. Lehman - Planning and Environment Committee Councillor E. Peloza - Community and Protective Services Committee Councillor C. Rahman - Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee.

That David Little BE APPOINTED to the Covent Garden Market Board of Directors for the term ending November 14, 2026.

That Jeff Gard BE APPOINTED to the Committee of Adjustment for the term ending November 14, 2026.

That the motion to appoint Lori Higgs and Marlene McGrath to the Western University's Board of Governors BE REFERRED to the next meeting of Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee to allow for more information to be gathered with respect to the candidates and the appointment process.

That pursuant to section 33.8 of the Council Procedure by-law, the Committee BE PERMITTED to proceed beyond 6:00 PM.

Motion to approve part a) and part b): a) the Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee mandate BE AMENDED to include “Sidewalks and Bike lanes – Planning, Design (retrofitting into established neighbourhoods) and Maintenance, Snow Control, Street Lighting (retrofitting into existing neighbourhoods), Traffic Control (changes to parking regulations, new Pedestrian Crossovers, automated enforcement, etc.), and Waste Management”; b) the Community and Protective Services Committee mandate BE AMENDED to remove “Sidewalks and Bike lanes – Planning, Design (retrofitting into established neighbourhoods) and Maintenance, Snow Control, Street Lighting (retrofitting into existing neighbourhoods), Traffic Control (changes to parking regulations, new Pedestrian Crossovers, automated enforcement, etc.), and Waste Management”; and

Motion to approve part c): c) the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee BE AMENDED to include “Items related to Strong Mayor Decisions and Directions”.

That, with respect to the Annual Calendar for Standing Committee and Council Meetings, the following actions be taken: a) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to amend the 2026 Standing Committee and Council Meeting Calendar to reschedule the meeting of Council currently set for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM to Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to accommodate the Council Added Agenda deadline for communications and petitions to Council; and b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to schedule Council Meetings that would otherwise fall on a Tuesday following a statutory holiday to Wednesdays on all future Annual Calendars for Standing Committee and Council Meetings on an ongoing basis.

That the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee convenes In Closed session to consider the following: 6.1 Litigation/Potential Litigation / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice A matter pertaining to litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.