September 16, 2019, at 4:00 PM

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1.   Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

2.   Consent

None.

3.   Scheduled Items

None.

4.   Items for Direction

4.1   City of London Housing Service Review: Proposed Action Plan

2019-09-16 SPPC Agenda

That on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Housing, Social Services and Dearness Home, the following actions be taken with respect to the City of London Housing Service Review:

a)         the staff report dated September 16, 2019, and the subsequent updated report, BE RECEIVED;

b)         Option 3 identified in the reports, noted in a ) above, BE APPROVED;

c)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to take all necessary steps to implement the above-noted Option 3;

d)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report quarterly to Municipal Council with a status and progress update on the implementation of Option 3;

e)         the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to make the necessary arrangements to bring forward the appropriate by-laws to implement actions identified in Option 3; and

f)          the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to Corporate Services Committee on the feasibility of using the same approach taken for affordable housing to reduce the effective tax rate for London Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) buildings to be equivalent to the residential tax rate, including any amendments that may be necessary to the Municipal Housing Facilities By-law to do so;

it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received communications dated September 12, 2019 from D. Astolfi and J. Atkinson, and received verbal delegations and the attached submissions from the Housing Development Corporation and the London & Middlesex Community Housing.

Motion Passed

Voting Record:

Moved by Mayor E. Holder

Seconded by S. Lewis

That on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Housing, Social Services and Dearness Home, the following actions be taken with respect to the City of London Housing Service Review:

a)         the staff report dated September 16, 2019, and the subsequent updated report, BE RECEIVED;

b)         Option 3 identified in the reports, noted in a ) above, BE APPROVED;

c)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to take all necessary steps to implement the above-noted Option 3;

d)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report quarterly to Municipal Council with a status and progress update on the implementation of Option 3; and,

e)         the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to make the necessary arrangements to bring forward the appropriate by-laws to implement actions identified in Option 3.

Motion Passed (7 to 6)

Moved by J. Helmer

Seconded by S. Lewis

That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to Corporate Services Committee on the feasibility of using the same approach taken for affordable housing to reduce the effective tax rate for London Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) buildings to be equivalent to the residential tax rate, including any amendments that may be necessary to the Municipal Housing Facilities By-law to do so.

Motion Passed (13 to 0)

Moved by M. Cassidy

Seconded by A. Kayabaga

That the communications dated September 12, 2019, from D. Astolfi, Canadian Mental Health Association Middlesex, and J. Atkinson, London Poverty Research Centre, Kings University, BE RECEIVED.

Motion Passed (13 to 0)

Moved by S. Hillier

Seconded by M. Salih

That the following actions be taken with respect to the delegation request from Housing Development Corporation:

a)         the communication dated September 10, 2019, from S. Giustizia, Housing Development Corporation, with respect to a request for delegation, BE RECEIVED for information;

b)         the delegation request from Housing Development Corporation BE APPROVED to be heard at this time; and

c)         that pursuant to section 36.3 of the Council Procedure By-law, the delegation from Housing Development Corporation BE PERMITTED to speak for 15 minutes with respect to the City of London Housing Service Review: Proposed Action Plan.

Motion Passed (12 to 0)

Moved by A. Kayabaga

Seconded by E. Peloza

That the following actions be taken with respect to the delegation request from London & Middlesex Community Housing:

a)         the communication dated September 12, 2019, from S. Quigley, London & Middlesex Community Housing, with respect to a request for delegation, BE RECEIVED for information;

b)         the delegation request from London & Middlesex Community Housing, BE APPROVED to be heard at this time; and

c)         that pursuant to section 36.3 of the Council Procedure By-law, the delegation from London & Middlesex Community Housing BE PERMITTED to speak for 15 minutes with respect to the City of London Housing Service Review: Proposed Action Plan.

Motion Passed (13 to 0)

5.   Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

6.   Adjournment

Moved by S. Turner

Seconded by A. Kayabaga

Motion to adjourn.

Motion Passed (13 to 0)

The meeting adjourned at 6:43 PM.