Standing Committees

You can contact the Community and Protective Services Committee by phone at 519-661-2489, extension 0835 or by email at cpsc@london.ca.
The Community and Protective Services Committee is a standing committee that reports directly to the Municipal Council. 

The City Clerk shall direct the following general matters to the Community and Protective Services Committee for consideration and report to the Council:

• Animal Services
• Community Services
• Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression (ARAO)
  • Anti-oppression
  • Anti-racism
  • Diversity
  • Inclusion
• Childcare and Early Learning
• Community Grants
• Culture
  • Art gallery and museum (Museum London)
  • Arts, culture and heritage
  • Culture plan
  • Library services
  • London Arts Council
• Dearness Services (unless otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Dearness Home Committee of Management)
• Housing and Homelessness
  • Homeless support and emergency shelters
  • Social housing
  • Affordable housing
• Middlesex London Health Unit
• Ontario Works
• Parks, Recreation and Neighbourhood Services
  • Aquatics
  • Arenas
  • Community centres
  • Community development/strengthening neighbourhoods
  • Community gardens
  • Community recreational and leisure programming
  • Golf
  • Parks and Recreation Master Plan
  • Parks planning - design and development
  • Parks property management and maintenance
  • Special events coordination
  • Sports services
  • Storybook Gardens
  • Urban forestry
• Emergency Services
  • Emergency management
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Fire services
  • Police services
• Public Safety
  • By-laws related to public safety
  • Downtown surveillance cameras
  • Enforcement (parking, noise, property standards, etc.)
  • Licensing (business licensing, lottery licensing, residential rental unit licensing, vehicle for hire, etc.)
• Any other matters the City Clerk identifies as relevant to the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Members:

• Councillor C. Rahman (Chair)          
• Councillor J. Pribil (Vice Chair)
• Councillor S. Trosow
• Councillor A. Hopkins
• Councillor D. Ferreira

You can contact the Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee by phone at 519-661-2489, extension 4599 or by email at icsc@london.ca. The Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee is a standing committee that reports directly to the Municipal Council.

The City Clerk shall direct the following general matters to the Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee for consideration and report to the Council:

Infrastructure

• Bridges and Overpasses
• Drainage and Flood Control
• Equipment acquisition and maintenance
• Parking – Assets and Maintenance
• Roadways - Planning, Design and Maintenance
• Sewers
• Sidewalks & bike lanes
  • Planning, Design (retrofitting into established neighbourhoods) and Maintenance
• Snow control
• Street lighting
  • Retrofitting into existing neighbourhoods
• Traffic control
  • Changes to parking regulations, new pedestrian crossovers, automated enforcement, etc.
• Utilities (Hydro, Gas, Telecommunications – Operational)
• Wastewater
• Waste Management
  • Recycling and composting
  • Garbage collection and disposal
• Water Supply

Corporate Services

• Accessibility (AODA Compliance and Annual Plan)
• Asset Management (Facilities Maintenance and Operations)
• Civic Protocol and Recognitions
• Corporate Communications
• Corporate Information and Archive Management
• Corporate Management
• Corporate Security
• Council Support Services
• Finance
  • Annual development charges reporting
  • Assessment
  • Banking
  • Debenture issuance
  • Financial monitoring and performance
  • Reserve funds – establishment and reporting
  • Taxation
• Human Resources
  • Benefits and compensation
  • Corporate training
  • Employment policies
  • Health and safety
  • Labour relations
  • Recruitment
• Human Rights
• Information Technology
• Intergovernmental and Community Liaison
• Legal Services (except reporting matters directly related to the jurisdiction of another standing committee)
• Legislative Services
• Major Public Facilities
  • Canada Life Place (formerly Budweiser Gardens)
  • Covent Garden Market
  • Centennial Hall
  • Eldon House
  • Grand Theatre
  • Western Fair
• Municipal Elections
• Payroll
• Purchasing (excluding tender/contract awards for matters substantially related to or falling within the jurisdiction of another standing committee)
  • Tenders and contract awards for infrastructure projects approved as part of the annual budget
• Realty Services
• Risk Management
• Any other matters the City Clerk identifies as relevant to the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Members:

• Councillor H. McAlister (Chair)
• Councillor S. Franke (Vice Chair)
• Councillor S. Stevenson
• Councillor E. Peloza
• Councillor P. Van Meerbergen

You can contact the Planning and Environment Committee by phone at 519-661-2489, extension 5417 or by email at pec@london.ca.

The Planning and Environment Committee is a standing committee that reports directly to the Municipal Council. 

The City Clerk shall direct the following general matters to the Planning and Environment Committee for consideration and report to the Council:

• Area plans
• Building approvals
• Business improvement areas (BIA)
• Community planning and community improvement plans
• Condominium approvals
• Conservation Authorities
• Development approvals
• Environmental assessments (related to development)
• Five-year official plan review
• Growth management
• Heritage – built
• Land use planning
• Natural heritage (environmentally significant areas)
• Official plan
• Planning approvals
• Secondary area plans
• Site plans
• Subdivision approvals
• Urban design
• Zoning

Any other matters related to the Planning Act, Ontario Heritage Act and Municipal Act, 2001 and other legislation applicable to planning and development and/or other matters the City Clerk identifies as relevant to the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Members:

• Councillor S. Lehman (Chair)
• Councillor S. Lewis (Vice Chair)
• Councillor P. Cuddy
• Councillor S. Stevenson
• Councillor S. Hillier

You can contact the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee by phone at 519-661-2489, extension 4599 or by email at sppc@london.ca.

The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee is a standing committee comprised of the Mayor and all Council Members.  The Committee reports directly to the Municipal Council.

The City Clerk shall direct the following general matters to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee for consideration and report to the Council:

Strategic Initiatives

• Asset management plan (policies and procedures)
• Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP)
• Corporations with Share Capital (London Hydro and London-Middlesex Housing Corporation)
  • Annual general meetings
  • Board of Directors compensation
  • Dividends
  • Shareholder resolutions
• Council’s strategic plan
• Development charges (policy and by-law)
• Governance
  • Appointment and resignation of members of Standing Committees, Special Committees, Boards, Commissions and Outside Agencies
  • Boundary adjustments (annexations and amalgamations)
  • Citizen appointments to advisory committees (at the commencement of a new Council term)
  • Council conduct
  • Governance model
  • Items related to Strong Mayor Decisions and Directions
• Major corporate initiatives (citizen engagement, Service London)
• Public Transit (conventional and specialized)
  • London Transit Commission (LTC)
  • Alternate modes
• Transportation Master Plan and policies (including Master Mobility Plan)

Budget

• Annual operating and capital budgets
• Long-term financial plans and policies

Economic strategies, initiatives and emerging issues

• Business retention and development
• Governmental liaison related to economic development matters
• Industrial land strategy
• Investment strategy
• Labour force retention and development
• London Convention Centre Corporation (conventions, meetings and events)
• London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)
• Southwest Economic Alliance (SWEA)
• Tourism London (Tourism and Sports Attraction)

Any other matters the City Clerk identifies as relevant to the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Members:

All members of Council make up the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee