Corporate Services Committee

That consent items 2.1 to 2.5 BE APPROVED, with the exclusion of item 2.3

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to City-owned vacant property located at 39 Redwood Lane, legally described as Lot 96-1, Plan 33-M200, in the City of London, the following actions be taken: a) the subject property BE DECLARED SURPLUS; and b) the subject property (“Surplus Lands”) BE TRANSFERRED to the abutting property owner, in accordance with the City’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to City-owned property, the following actions be taken: a) the subject property being a portion of Berkshire Park located at 510 Berkshire Drive, in the City of London, legally described as Parts of Block P, Plan 932, London / Westminster, being Parts of PIN 084050053, to be described in a reference plan to be deposited, BE DECLARED SURPLUS; and b) the subject property (“Surplus Lands”) BE TRANSFERRED to the abutting property owner in accordance with the City’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to a portion of City-owned property municipally known as 20 Granville Street, being Part of Lot 2, West of Wharncliffe Road, Crown Plan 30, City of London, as shown in Appendix “B”, as appended to the staff report, and to be further described in a reference plan to be deposited (the “Subject Property”), the following actions be taken: a) the Subject Property BE DECLARED SURPLUS; and, b) the Subject Property BE OFFERED for sale in accordance with the City’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken with respect to property taxation for 2024: a) the by-law, as appended to the staff report dated October 23, 2023 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Council meeting on November 7, 2023, to amend By-law A.-5505-497 being “a by-law to authorize the implementation of a pre-authorized payment plan” so that the calculation of pre-authorized payments is based on the previous year’s taxes increased by the average increase in total property tax rates in the residential class of the previous year; and b) the by-law, as appended to the staff report dated October 23, 2023 as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Council meeting on November 7, 2023, to enact a Property Tax Collection by-law and to repeal By-law A-8, as amended.

That the staff report dated October 23, 2023 regarding the declaration of surplus city owned property – Public Walkway South of 10 Rossmore Court, BE REFERRED to a future meeting of Corporate Services Committee for consideration to allow for community engagement.

That the application of the City of London’s share of Middlesex-London Health Unit's (MLHU) 2022 surplus in the amount of $423,548 to reduce the outstanding amount of MLHU’s variable bank loan for the fit-out of the Citi Plaza office space BE APPROVED; it being noted that the Corporate Services Committee received a communication dated October 23, 2023 from Emily Williams, CEO, Middlesex-London Health Unit with respect to this matter.

Motion to receive the delegation from Emily Williams, CEO, Middlesex- London Health Unit

That based on the application dated October 12, 2023 from Hindu Legacy, the month of November 2023 BE PROCLAIMED Hindu Heritage Month.

That the Corporate Services Committee convenes In Closed Session to consider the following: 6.1 Land Acquisition/Disposition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotiations A matter pertaining to the proposed or pending lease of building by the municipality, including communications necessary for that purpose; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; commercial and financial information, that belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality.

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.