Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (11 motions)
11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Consent Items 2.1 and 2.3 BE APPROVED.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by P. Van Meerbergen
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken: a) the staff report BE RECEIVED for information; b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to use the City of London’s Strategic Plan Performance Dashboard format for the 2024 Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) Progress Report; c) Agencies, Boards and Commissions of the City BE REQUESTED to submit Climate Action Plans no later than May 31, 2026 that would be included in the 2025 CEAP Progress Report and to measure progress on their respective plans every year after starting with the 2027 CEAP Progress Report; and d) the list of active, proposed, and future potential projects to be or that could be submitted to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund identified on Table 3 and described in Appendix "C" as appended to the staff report dated January 14, 2025 BE RECEIVED for information.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by P. Van Meerbergen
Carried
That the communication from Mayor J. Morgan regarding the recent service review training sessions conducted by KPMG for representatives of the City's Agencies, Boards and Commissions BE RECEIVED.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by P. Van Meerbergen
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the City Manager and with the concurrence of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the Deputy City Manager, Legal Services, the Deputy City Manager, Neighbourhood and Community-Wide Services and the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the report dated January 14, 2025 regarding the London Transit Commission Review Recommend Approach BE RECEIVED.
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by D. Ferreira
Carried
That the 1st Report of the Integrated Transportation Communication Advisory Committee from its meeting held on December 18, 2024 BE RECEIVED and NO FURTHER ACTION BE TAKEN; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee heard a verbal delegation from R. Buchal, Member, Integrated Transportation Community Advisory Committee and Chair of the Mobility Master Plan Subcommittee with respect to this matter. Yeas: (11): S. Lewis, H. McAlister, P. Cuddy, J. Pribil, C. Rahman, S. Lehman, A. Hopkins, P. Van Meerbergen, E. Peloza, S. Hillier, and J. Morgan Nays: (3): S. Trosow, S. Franke, and D. Ferreira Absent: (1): S. Stevenson
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by P. Van Meerbergen
Carried
That the delegation request from R. Buchal, Member, Integrated Transportation Community Advisory Committee and Chair of the Mobility Master Plan Subcommittee, BE APPROVED to be heard at this time.
Moved by J. Pribil, seconded by S. Trosow
Carried
That the following actions be taken with respect to the Covent Garden Market Board of Directors: a) the communication dated December 18, 2024 from J. Fyfe-Millar, Board Chair, Covent Garden Market BE RECEIVED; b) the resignation of Zeba Hashmi from the Covent Garden Market Board of Directors BE ACCEPTED; and c) the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to advertise in the usual manner to solicit applications for appointment to the Covent Garden Market Board of Directors, with applications to be brought forward to a future meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee for consideration.
Moved by S. Hillier, seconded by D. Ferreira
Carried
That the request from the Board of Directors Eldon House BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration to draft a revised Eldon House by-law and report back to the February 4, 2025 meeting of Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated January 2, 2025 from Megan Halliday, Secretary, Eldon House Board of Directors with respect to this matter.
Moved by A. Hopkins, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That Jim Dean, of Jim Dean Law BE APPOINTED to the Hamilton Road BIA for the term ending November 14, 2026; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated December 18, 2024 from C. Luistro, Executive Director, Hamilton Road BIA with respect to this matter.
Moved by H. McAlister, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
That the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee convenes In Closed Session to consider the following: 6.1 Personal Matters/Identifiable Individual A matter pertaining to personal matters, including information regarding an identifiable individual, with respect to employment-related matters; advice or recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation, including communications necessary for that purpose and for the purpose of providing instructions and directions to officers and employees of the Corporation.