May 25, 2015, at 3:34 PM
Present:
Deputy M. Cassidy, M. Brown, A. Hopkins, J. Morgan, H.L. Usher, J. Zaifman, L. Rowe (Secretary)
Also Present:
J. Helmer, P. Hubert, M. Salih, M. van Holst; A. Zuidema, R. Armistead, A.L. Barbon, K. Graham, K. Pawelec
1. Disclosures of
Pecuniary Interest
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.
2. Canada 150 Funding
Programs
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Community & Economic Innovation, the following actions be taken with respect to the Canada 150 Funding Programs: a) the Federal Government BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of London supports the applications of the City of London, as well as its local boards and commissions, for Federal funding under the Canada 150 Infrastructure Fund and the Canada 150 Fund; b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to take the necessary steps to finalize and prioritize the applications for the projects being submitted to the Federal Government for funding under the Canada 150 Infrastructure Fund, with the applications to include, amongst others, a funding request for the Westminster Ponds boardwalk; and c) the Mayor BE DIRECTED to provide a transmittal letter for the City of London’s, and its local boards’ and commissions’, applications under the Canada 150 Infrastructure Fund which summarizes the projects being submitted for consideration and which reiterates the Municipal Council’s support for those applications.