Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That Consent items 2.1 and 2.4 BE APPROVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Economic Development, the proposed by-laws appended to the staff report dated February 6, 2024 as Appendix "A" and Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on February 13, 2024, to: a) to ratify and confirm the special resolution of the sole shareholder of the Housing Development Corporation, London to authorize the Housing Development Corporation, London to make application for Articles of Amendment to change the number of directors to a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of ten (10); b) to ratify and confirm the special resolution of the sole shareholder of the Housing Development Corporation, London to address certain corporate deficiencies and outstanding corporate matters, specifically to ratify, confirm and approve the following: i) ratify, confirm, and approve that Stephen Joseph Giustizia has never been elected as a director of the Corporation; ii) to ratify, confirm and approve the resignations of directors set out in the special resolution; iii) to ratify, confirm and approve that Craig Cooper was elected as a director of the Corporation on May 6, 2020; and iv) ratify, confirm, and approve all resignations and/or removals by the shareholder of the Corporation, and past appointments and elections of directors of the Corporation made by the shareholder of the Corporation.

That on the recommendation of the City Clerk, the following actions be taken with respect to the award of contract for the Request for Proposal RFP 2023-346 – Consultation for Ward Boundary Review: a) Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. BE APPOINTED to conduct consultation services in the amount of $123,600 including contingency, excluding HST, in accordance with Section 12.2(b) of the City of London’s Procurement of Goods and Services Policy; b) the financing for the project BE APPROVED in accordance with the “Sources of Financing Report” as appended to the staff report as Appendix “A”; c) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all administrative acts that are necessary in connection with this project; d) the approvals given herein, BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a formal contract with Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. for this work; and e) the Mayor and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other documents, if required, to give effect to these recommendations.

Motion TO AMEND parts b) and c) to remove the costs related "compensation and diversity recruitment consultant" at $14,970, “fundraising supports" at $5,717, and "security needs consultant" at $3,000. Parts b) and c) to read as follows: b) one-time funding requests of up to $273,204 (with costs related to compensation and diversity recruitment consultant, fundraising supports, and security needs consultant removed) as outlined in Schedule 3, as appended to the staff report for the period of April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 BE APPROVED; c) a drawdown from the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve in the amount of up to $4,576,168 BE APPROVED to fund the costs of these procurements in excess of available budgets;

That item 2.2, as amended, BE APPROVED.

That the report entitled Community Advisory Committee on Planning (CACP) Terms of Reference BE REFERRED to the Community Advisory Committee on Planning for consultation on the amended Terms of Reference. it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy received a communication from S. Bergman, Chair, Community Advisory Committee on Planning with respect to this matter.

That, with respect to the resolution from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the following actions be taken: a) that the attached resolution from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, requesting the Province of Ontario to undertake a comprehensive social and economic prosperity review to promote the stability and sustainability of municipal finances across Ontario BE ENDORSED; b) that Mayor Morgan, Councillor Franke and Councillor Hopkins BE SUPPORTED by Municipal Council in raising these concerns at Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM), Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), respectively; and c) that the communication on the Added Agenda, from Mayor Morgan, Councillor Franke and Councillor Hopkins, with respect to this matter BE RECEIVED.

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED. 5