March 9, 2015, at 2:03 PM
Present:
P. Hubert, M. Cassidy, J. Helmer, P. Squire, S. Turner, H. Lysynski (Secretary)
Also Present:
M. Brown, B. Armstrong, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, M. Salih, H.L. Usher, M. van Holst, J. Zaifman, J.P. Barber, G. Barrett, B. Coxhead, J.M. Fleming, S. Galloway, I. Gibb, M. Hayward, G. Kotsifas, L. Livingstone, T. MacBeth, H. McNeely, D. Menard, D. Mounteer, D. Popadic, L. Rowe, C. Saunders, S. Spring, B. Warner, J. Yanchula, A. Zuidema
1. That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
2. Old Victoria
Hospital Lands
That, the following actions be taken with respect to the retention of the buildings on the Old Victoria Hospital lands: a) the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and the Chief Building Official (CBO) BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council intends to retain the Colborne Building and the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Children’s Hospital; b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to work with proponents responding to the Request for Proposal process regarding the designation of the Colborne Building and the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Hospital; c) the LHSC BE ASKED to dedicate the funds earmarked for the demolition of the 1922 portion of the War Memorial Hospital Building to the remediation and removal of hazardous materials within the Colborne Building and the War Memorial Hospital so that they can be repurposed; d) the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council intends to retain the Health Services building; e) the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council consents to the demolition of the 1945 and later additions to the War Memorial Children’s Hospital building, the Gartshore Nurses Residence, the buildings located at 385, 373, and 351 Hill Street and the building located at the southeast corner of Hill Street and Waterloo Street; f) the LHSC and the CBO BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council requested that key interior and exterior architectural elements of buildings recommended for demolition be retained, wherever possible, for possible use in the interpretation of the former hospital site; and, g) photographic documentation of all buildings, or portion of buildings, demolished on the Old Victoria Hospital Lands BE COMPLETED prior to any demolition activity to ensure archival records exist to allow for future research; it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee reviewed and received the following communications, with respect to this matter: - a communication dated March 4, 2015, from S. Harding, 1462 Trafalgar Street; and, - a communication from S. Bentley, Chair, Heritage London Foundation.
Voting Record:
Motion Passed
Vote:
Yeas: M. Brown P. Hubert M. Cassidy J. Helmer P. Squire S. Turner (6)
Motion Passed
Motion to preserve the Colborne Building and the War Memorial Children’s Hospital.
Motion Passed
Vote:
Yeas: M. Brown P. Hubert M. Cassidy J. Helmer P. Squire S. Turner (6)
Motion Passed
Motion to preserve the Health Services building.
Motion Passed
Vote:
Yeas: Nays: P. Hubert M. Brown (1) M. Cassidy J. Helmer P. Squire S. Turner (5)
Motion Passed
Motion to consent to the demolition of the 1945 and later additions to the War Memorial Children’s Hospital building, the buildings at 385, 373, and 351 Hill Street and the building at southeast corner of Hill Street and Waterloo Street.
Motion Passed
Vote:
Yeas: Nays: M. Brown J. Helmer (1) P. Hubert M. Cassidy P. Squire S. Turner (5)
Motion Passed
(See Confidential Appendix to the 7th Report of the Planning and Environment Committee enclosed for Members only.)
The Planning and Environment Committee convened in camera from 2:29 PM to 3:06 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matters: