October 29, 2012, at 4:04 PM
Present:
J.F. Fontana, B. Polhill, J.B. Swan, S. Orser, N. Branscombe, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D.G. Henderson, P. Van Meerbergen, D.T. Brown, H.L. Usher, J.P. Bryant, S. White, L. Rowe (Secretary)
Absent:
W.J. Armstrong, J.L. Baechler
Also Present:
A. Zuidema, G. Belch, J. Braam, J. Clark, I. Collins, T. Copeland, B. Coxhead, J. Edward, J.M. Fleming, B. George, K. Graham, A. Hagan, M. Hayward, J. Kobarda, B. Kritchker, J. Lajoie, D. Lazenby, L. Livingstone, J. Lucas, V. McAlea Major, L. Palarchio, M. Ribera, J. Senese, E. Soldo, C. Saunders, J. Saunders, J. Stanford, A. Weeden, R. Welker
1. That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
2. 2013 Budget
Development Process and Community Engagement Plan
Recommendation: a) That the previous decision of the Municipal Council to hold Shopping Mall Budget Information Sessions on Saturday, January 12, 2012 BE RECONSIDERED. b) That, subject to the adoption of a), above, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, having considered alternative methods of better engaging the public in the Budget process, the 2013 Budget Development Process and schedule BE AMENDED as denoted in the attached Appendix “A”, which replaces the Shopping Mall Budget Information Sessions with Community Engagement “Build-A-Budget” Workshops at London City Hall; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee heard a verbal overview from the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer with respect to this matter.
3. Tabling of the 2013
Water and Wastewater and Treatment Budgets
Recommendation: That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Engineering and City Engineer, the following actions be taken with respect to the 2013 Water and Wastewater and Treatment Budgets: a) the 2013 Draft Operating Budget, 2013 Capital Budget and associated forecasts for Water Services BE RECEIVED and BE REFERRED to the 2013 Budget process; and b) the 2013 Draft Operating Budget, 2013 Capital Budget and associated forecasts for Wastewater and Treatment Services BE RECEIVED and BE REFERRED to the 2013 Budget process; it being noted that the Managing Director, Engineering and City Engineer gave a verbal overview with respect to this matter.
4. Rationale for
Continuing the Service Delivery Review Process
Recommendation: That the presentation by KPMG regarding the rationale for continuing the service delivery review process BE DEFERRED until a future meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee.
5. Service London
Implementation Plan
Recommendation: That further consideration of the Service London Implementation Plan (Appendix “A”) BE DEFERRED for report back at the December 4, 2012 meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee with additional detail regarding the longer-term operating costs, funding, measurement tools and the efficiencies that are expected as a result of implementing the Plan; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee heard the attached presentation from the Managing Director of Neighbourhood, Children’s and Fire Services with respect to this matter.
6. Consideration of Appointment to the Eldon
House Board of Directors
Recommendation: That the following individual BE APPOINTED to the Eldon House Board of Directors for the term ending November 30, 2014;
John Richard Lisowski (background in and experience with law)
7. Standing Committee
Appointments
(See Confidential Appendix to the 15th Report of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee enclosed for Members only.)
The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee (SPPC) convened in camera from 6:15 PM to 7:23 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matter; it being noted that the SPPC recessed for dinner from 6:15 PM to 6:50 PM: