Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That Consent Items 2.1 to 2.3 BE APPROVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following action be taken: a) the City of London Strategic Financial Framework, as appended to the staff report dated October 10, 2023 as “Appendix A”, BE APPROVED; and b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to make the Strategic Financial Framework available on the City’s website.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Economic Development, the following actions be taken with respect to a proposed strategy for the Core Area in alignment with the 2023-2027 City of London Strategic Plan: a) the staff report dated October 10, 2023, entitled “Core Area Ambassador Pilot Program Review” BE RECEIVED; and b) the Core Area Ambassador Pilot Program BE CONCLUDED at the end of 2023.

That the following actions be taken with respect to the 6th Report of the Governance Working Group from its meeting held on September 25, 2023: a) the following actions be taken with respect to the draft Electronic Meeting Participation Policy: i) the above-noted draft policy, as appended to the Governance Working Group agenda, BE APPROVED; and, ii) the attached proposed by-law to enact the aforementioned policy BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on October 17, 2023; b) the following actions be taken with respect to the 2023 Governance Working Group Deferred Matters List: i) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to bring forward to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee revisions to the Selection Process Policy for Appointing Members to Committee, Civic Boards and Commissions and the Appointment of Council Members to Standing Committees of Council and Various Civic Boards and Commissions Policy to enact the following: A) the requirement to fully complete the selections for appointments of Council Members to standing committees during the selection voting process; and, B) the requirement for members to fully complete the submission form(s) for consideration of appointments to standing committees; ii) the above-noted Deferred Matters List BE RECEIVED; and c) clauses 1.1 and 5.1 BE RECEIVED for information.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken with respect to 2023 Corporate Asset Management Plan: a) the report and the “2023 Corporate Asset Management Brochure” as appended to the staff report dated October 10, 2023 as Appendix “A” BE RECEIVED for information; and b) the “2023 Corporate Asset Management Plan”, as appended to the staff report dated as Appendix “B”, BE APPROVED; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a presentation with respect to this matter.

That the following BE APPOINTED to the London Transit Commission for the term ending November 14, 2026:  Jacqueline Madden  David Little

Motion failed. Original motion read as follows: That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to conduct a review and present a report on the feasibility, purpose, and associated expenses of implementing a mandatory municipal lobbyist registry. The review should encompass the establishment of a publicly accessible electronic portal for tracking lobbying activities within the municipality, the appointment of a registrar responsible for overseeing the registry, registration rules, potential exemptions, penalties, fines, enforcement mechanisms, and general provisions related to lobbying regulations; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated October 10, 2023 from Councillors D. Ferreira and S. Franke with respect to this matter.

That the correspondence from T. Kernaghan, MPP dated October 1, 2023 entitled "Establishing Homes Ontario" BE RECEIVED. Moved by: S. Trosow Seconded by: D. Ferreira That the motion BE AMENDED to include parts b) and c) as follows: b) that the Government of Ontario BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of London supports the house debate of the following motion: "That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should establish and fund a new public agency called Homes Ontario to finance and build 250,000 new affordable and non-market homes on public land over ten years, to be operated and/or constructed by public, non-profit or co-op housing providers"; and c) that this matter also BE REFERRED to AMO for consideration.

Part a), as amended, BE APPROVED.

Part b), as amended, BE APPROVED.

Part c), as amended, BE APPROVED.

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.