Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That Consent Items 2.1 and 2.3 BE APPROVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Housing and Community Growth, the following actions be taken with respect to the 2023 Industrial Land Development Strategy: a) that the Industrial Land Development Strategy, as appended to the staff report dated September 16, 2025 as Appendix ‘A’, BE ADOPTED as Municipal Council’s strategy for developing municipally owned industrial land, including the following amendments: i) a new Targeted Industry be added to Table 4 of Section 3.3 – Attract Targeted Industries – focused on attracting manufacturing operations that produce goods currently imported into Canada; and ii) a new Priority Action be added to Section 3.6 – Framework for Partnerships – to identify gaps in the supply chain; and b) that Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to consult the London Economic Development Corporation staff as part of this effort, to work with provincial and federal counterparts to identify supply chain gaps.

That on the recommendation of the City Manager, Tourism's London annual report on the expenditures of the Municipal Accommodation Tax revenue BE RECEIVED for information.

That, the following actions be taken with respect to the procurement for the redevelopment of City Hall Campus: a) the report dated September 16, 2025, titled “RFPQ 2025-056 – Redevelopment of City Hall Campus Procurement Update” BE RECEIVED; b) the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports BE DIRECTED to cancel the two-stage RFPQ 2025-056; and c) that the procurement for the redevelopment of City Hall Campus BE REFERRED to Civic Administration with a report back to Council at a future meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee, including the following steps: reviewing with the parties that participated in the initial mandatory meeting in the RFPQ process complications or barriers which led to them withdrawing from the submission process; reviewing the overall future accommodation needs in light of being a fast growing city and changing areas of municipal responsibilities; reviewing any expenditures for repairs and/or upgrades that may be required at City Hall through this timeline extension; and upon completion of the Downtown Master Plan review the recommendations and role City Hall plays in downtown vitality in light of the high commercial vacancy rates and the potential impact of US tariffs on cost projections.

That Items for Direction 4.1 and 4.2 BE APPROVED.

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Committee of Adjustment: a) the communication dated September 3, 2025 from J. Fyfe-Millar BE RECEIVED; b) the resignation from J. Fyfe-Millar from the Committee of Adjustment BE ACCEPTED; and c) the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to advertise in the usual manner to solicit applications for appointment to the Committee of Adjustment, with applications to be brought forward to a future meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee for consideration.

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Covent Market Garden Board of Directors: a) the communication dated September 3, 2025 from J. Fyfe-Millar BE RECEIVED; b) the resignation from J. Fyfe-Millar 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.

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.