Community and Protective Services Committee

That Items 2.1 to 2.8 BE APPROVED.

That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2nd Report of the Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee, from the meeting held on May 22, 2025: a) the following actions be taken with respect to The Corporation of the City of London review of the Urban Growth Boundary: i) an Urban Growth Boundary Working Group BE ESTABLISHED consisting of N. Karsch, J. Cordes, M.A. Hodge, A. Menon, B. Samuels and L. Skinner; and, ii) the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to attend the June 26, 2025 Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee (ESACAC) meeting to provide an update to the ESACAC; and, b) clauses 1.1, 3.1, 5.1 and 5.2 BE RECEIVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Neighbourhood and Community-Wide Services, the staff report dated June 9, 2025, with respect to the City of London Community Grants Program Grassroots, Innovation and Capital Funding Allocations (2025) BE RECEIVED. (2025- F11A)

That on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated June 9, 2025, related to New Traffic Signals, Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Crossovers: a) the installation of the following traffic signals BE APPROVED: i) Wharncliffe Road South at Morgan Avenue/Middleton Avenue b) the installation of the following pedestrian signals BE APPROVED: i) Fanshawe Park Road W at Foxwood Avenue; ii) Oxford Street E at Jim Aston Street; iii) Quebec Street at Queens Avenue; iv) Wellington Road at Tourist Information Centre; v) Highbury Avenue N at Townsend Drive; c) the proposed by-law, as appended to the above-noted staff report, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 24, 2025, for the purpose of amending the Traffic and Parking By-law (PS- 114) related to the new pedestrian crossovers planned to be installed in 2025; and, d) the 2023 Pedestrian Crossover contract value with Maple City Electric BE INCREASED by $76,723.60 to $315,723.60 (excluding HST) in accordance with Section 20.3 (e) of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy. (2025-T07)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure and the Senior Manager, Purchasing and Supply, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated June 9, 2025, related to an eight-month contract extension for C21-054, Supply and Installation of Playgrounds, Pathways, Parking Lots and Site Amenities in City Parks: a) the request to extend existing City Contract C21-054 with Piccoli Construction Limited for an additional eight-months BE APPROVED, consistent with City of London Procurement Policy; b) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with this project; and, c) the Mayor and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other documents, if required, to give effect to these recommendations; it being noted that the contract extension does not obligate the Corporation to purchase equipment and services from this contractor and a Source of Financing is not required in addition to previous approvals. (2025-R04)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated June 9, 2025, related to the Blue Box Transition Final Year Part A Update: a) the Part A Update (Blue Box Transition Final Year), as appended to the above-noted staff report, BE RECEIVED; and, b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to provide a Part B Update as soon as answers to the majority of remaining Blue Box transition items are available from Circular Materials, a Producer Responsibility Organization and/or separate reports if individual items require a Council decision. (2025-E07)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development, the staff report dated June 9, 2025, with respect to the London-Middlesex Child Care and Early Years Service System Plan Update 2024 Progress Report, BE RECEIVED. (2025-S01)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development, and with the concurrence of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Economic Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated June 9, 2025, related to the Housing Stability for All Plan 2024 Update: a) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to submit the Housing Stability for All Plan (HSAP) 2024 Update to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the annual update to the local homeless prevention and housing plan, in accordance with the Housing Services Act, 2011 (HSA); b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to circulate this report to community partners and interest holders, agencies, and community groups including, but not limited to, Middlesex County, the London Homeless Coalition and on the City of London website; and, c) the above-noted staff report BE RECEIVED. (2025-S11)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated June 9, 2025, related to Life Stabilization Purchase of Service Agreements Single Source Procurement – SS-2025-112: a) a Single Source Procurement (SS-2025-112) BE APPROVED at a total estimated cost of up to $185,478 (excluding HST) for the period of June 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, with the opportunity to extend for additional four one (1) year terms, to support Goodwill Industries with the implementation and administration of the Lived Experience Community Table (LECT) initiative, as per the Corporation of the City of London Procurement Policy Section 14.4 d) and e); b) the proposed by-law, as appended to the above-noted staff report, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 24, 2025, to: i) approve the Agreement with Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, for the implementation and administration of a Lived Experience Community Table initiative, substantially in the form appended to the above-noted by-law; and, ii) authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the above-noted Agreement; c) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all administrative acts which are necessary in relation to this project; and, d) the approval given, herein, BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a Purchase of Service Agreement with the selected provider. (2025-S04)

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development, the staff report dated June 9, 2025 with respect to the Updated Highly Supportive Housing Plan Cost Breakdown Schedule, BE RECEIVED; it being noted that a communication from Councillor S. Stevenson, dated June 5, 2025, with respect to this matter, was received. (2025-S11)

That the staff report dated June 9, 2025 with respect to the Updated Highly Supportive Housing Plan Cost Breakdown Schedule BE REFERRRED to the July 14, 2025 meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee in order to provide cost breakdowns or draft operational budgets for the approved Highly Supportive Housing funding amounts of $1,335,331 for 2024 and 2025 and $1,372,449 for 2025 and 2026.

That the following actions be taken with respect to the communication, dated June 2, 2025, from Councillor D. Ferreira, related to the City of London’s Municipal Rent Assistance Program (MRAP): a) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to allocate up to 30% of the 2025 municipal rent supplement increase (approved at $1 million annually) to Atlohsa Family Healing Services for the administration of portable housing benefits supporting Indigenous individuals experiencing homelessness, to be delivered through Atlohsa’s existing Housing First and Rapid Rehousing programs; and, b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to engage with Indigenous- led housing providers, including but not limited to, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) and the Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-op, and Atlohsa Family Healing Services with the intent to support expanded partner-led delivery of MRAP portable housing benefits beginning in 2026, and to develop appropriate administrative pathways for such partnerships; it being noted that a communication from Councillor D. Ferreira, dated June 1, 2025, and a communication from A. Jibb, R. Joseph, J. Manidokaa Bradley and E. Gafney-Ladd, Atlohsa, related to this matter, were received. (2025-S11/C09/S14)

That the Committee recess at this time, for 5 minutes.

That the delegation request from C. Lazenby, Unity Project, as appended to the Added Agenda, BE APPROVED to be heard at this meeting.

That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare an update for the August 11, 2025 meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee regarding the status of the three 2021 Reaching Home capital projects, including the status of associated operational commitments and funding. Nays: (5): D. Ferreira, H. McAlister, P. Cuddy, J. Pribil, and S. Trosow

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.