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Appendix D

Regional Partnerships

London International Airport

The City of London and the Southwest Economic Alliance have endorsed a strategy for a central intermodal facility to combine regional, national and International freight at the London International Airport. With the recent Federal authorization of the London International Airport as an International Transshipment Centre and the CanadalEuropean Union (EU) Open Skies agreement of passenger and airfreight access, the Greater London International Airport Authority, the City of London and SWEA are developing a comprehensive regional transportation plan to position Southwest as an international freight gateway. This proposal has also received endorsement from the London Chamber of Commerce. The provision of essential servicing and infrastructure investment in 2009 and 2010 will create construction jobs and continuing revenues.

The London International Airport area is readily accessible from Highway 401 via Veterans Memorial Parkway. It includes substantial tracts of zoned, serviceable and available industrial land making it an ideal location for a multi-modaVtrans-shipment facility. The City of London is collaborating with the London Airport Authority on the planning, servicing and development of this area with a focus on transportation-related uses.

Planned Pickering Airport Expansion and London Airport

The Greater Airport Authority continues to propose plans to open a Pickering Airport facility on the assembled lands in the Eastern portion of the GTA. This plan is opposed by a variety of municipalities and citizen groups. A further advantage for the London airport is London’s capability to expand both as a passenger, but more importantly a cargo hub that could provide significant offloading of capacity from Pearson International and offer relief to the anticipated congestion.

The opportunity is to provide Regional economic infrastructure investment funding of $15M in 2009 for immediate construction by the Airport Authority. This single project has four components that are fully developed and available to proceed immediately. This investment will leverage an expansion of the existing 1700 direct jobs and $357M annually in direct economic benefits now provided by the London International Airport.

Airport project plan 2009 completion - Land servicing of 80 acres in SkyWay Industrial Park $4M - Development of an International Export Distribution Centre $5M - Development of an International Flight Training Centre $5M - Development of barrier free access to aircraft loading bridges to provide safe and dignified air access for disabled travellers. $1 M

Airport development project background 1. Land Servicing SkyWay Industrial Park - Estimated cost: $4M, with 200 jobs

The London International Airport and the City of London have a joint venture development and marketing agreement for 200 acres of land named the SkyWay Industrial Park. Both parties have contributed more than $8M in the servicing and development of phase one that has supported two new corporate head offices, several aircraft hangars, a research wind tunnel by the University of Western Ontario and several manufacturing and distribution centres.

Phase 2 of development is designed and ready for immediate construction with completion in 2009. This final phase includes the completion servicing of lands including Agenda item # Page # i-t- ck\i

grading, water, sewer, communications and electrical services. This also includes upgrades and extensions to three roads and the extension of four taxiways.

A Federal investment of $4M would complete the airport land servicing and road access in support of further aviation and industrial development. This project is designed and approved for immediate construction.

2. Export Distribution Centre - Estimated Cost: $5M, with 400 jobs The London International Airport has been certified in 2008 by the Federal government as an International Export Distribution Centre. With recent / EU agreement on open skies an investment of $5M would complete the airport distribution land servicing and development of the first common use Federal Export Distribution Centre. This would create significant jobs and support industry in Southwestern Ontario with direct lower cost transportation. This project includes the construction of two common use export distribution centres at 6800 square feet each, servicing of 25 acres of land including grading, water, sewer, communications and electrical services. This also includes upgrades and extensions to roads and the restoration and extension of Bravo taxiway. This project is designed and approved for immediate construction.

3. International Flight Training Centre - Estimated Cost: $5M, with 200 jobs In two years five companies have been started that offer International Pilot training services. Over three hundred students and fifty aircraft are dedicated to delivery of this program. Significant economic development and jobs have been created in support of this emerging industry. Providing one centralised airport facility to provide the training for students from China, India and North America would provide modern, cost effective facilities. This common use facility would be managed by the Airport Authority in support of area economic development, training and retraining of displaced workers. A significant expansion of the program would be undertaken. This project includes the construction of two common use training and hangar facilities at ten thousand square feet each, servicing of ten acres of lands including grading, water sewer, communications and electrical services. This also includes one new taxiway. This project is designed and approved for immediate construction.

4. Essential passenger services - Estimated Cost: $lM Disabled and elderly passengers are unable to use the two jet aircraft loading bridges based on a lack of mechanical elevating devices. This investment would provide safe and dignified access to all facilities for all passengers. The two aircraft loading bridges were purchased as surplus from Pearson International Airport and are connected to the Air Terminal Building. There is no connection for elderly and disabled passengers who are unable to walk on the available ramp inclines. As a result none of the airlines will use the loading bridges for just some passengers. This requires all passengers to board and deplane from aircraft stairs in outdoor conditions. A project has been developed and designed to add two elevator devices to these services. This would provide a safe and protected egress for all passengers and a dignified service for disabled travellers. This project is designed and approved for immediate construction.

Each of these projects is a high visibility project that is designed and ready for implementation start upon contribution funding approval. They all add tremendous value in construction and ongoing jobs.

These projects have been endorsed by a coalition of Mayors from South Western Ontario, the Mayor of the City of London, London Chamber of Commerce and Members of Parliament Ed Holder and Joe Preston.

Veterans Memorial Parkway (VMP) Veteran’s Memorial Parkway (VMP) and Highway 401 expansions

To assist the Airport in becoming a gateway for international trade, one area that would provide a prime location for upgrades and development would be the VMP and 401 access areas between VMP and Highbury Ave. Stimulus funding to support road infrastructure could be used to begin implementation of VMP upgrading to increase capacity and lower travel times, and integrating the VMP-401 interchange with Wilton Agenda Item # Page # /-/- (b\

Grove Road. Wilton Grove Road could be upgraded back to Highbury Avenue and the anticipated upgrades to Highbury Avenue and the 401 that the MTO indicates will be required could also be implemented. This would provide a significant area for logistics at Hwy 401 and offer enhanced access to the VMP based businesses, Innovation Park and the airport. The VMP implementation would also provide the Eastern leg of the enhanced ring road for the City.

Proposed Action:

Continue to work with partners to build funding support for this initiative. Agenda Item # Page # /Lfw

Appendix E

Lonqer Range Regional Partnershim

Multi-Modal Facility

All container goods requiring intermodal capability today are integrated in the GTA or Detroit by both CN and CP. Large numbers of firms in Southwest Ontario are shipping goods to the GTA which are then loaded on rail and run back though the region on the rail lines. An intermodal terminal for Southwest Ontario would enhance the logistics capability for the entire region. At this time, neither CP or CN are interested in a business model looking at intermodal on a standalone basis. To the west of London, all three main lines of CP, CN Sarnia and CN Windsor meet at the 402 west of Komoka. A 3P public-private-partnership including both railways and government, with additional support from stakeholders would offer a great opportunity to add to the region’s capability. The site would offer companies the capability to use the new logistics locations in London and the region. It would also be another key point for allowing the integration of cargo for the Double Rig capability.

Federal and provincial government as well as private sector participation in the planning and funding of a major multi-modal logistics centre would be needed to make this happen. Positioning London as a major logistics centre along the trade corridor would benefit the City and the region. Federal and provincial government as well as the private sector can participate in the planning and funding of a major multi-modal logistics centre. This is a long term project and costing requires further study.

Proposed Action: Examine feasibility, support and potential funding for Multimodal facility in London area.

High-speed Passenger Rail

The creation of a Quebec City to Windsor High Speed passenger rail corridor would be a significant step towards a sustainable growth strategy for Ontario. It would promote energy efficient cost-effective corridors and provide opportunities to re-locate freight rail lines from congested urban areas. The City of London has endorsed the concept of a High-speed Rail service in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, the updating of High- Speed Rail feasibility studies by the Governments of Ontario, Quebec and Canada and has written to the Leaders of those Governments requesting that they recognize the importance of consulting municipal governments on such a service.

Proposed Action: Request meetings, in conjunction with SWEA, with the Governments of Canada and Ontario on a High-speed Passenger Rail service. Conduct feasibility studies to support the London placement as a station on the line.

Cooperate with Niagara on regional transportation linkage to US

The Niagara region has many of the similarities and challenges that exist in many of the Southwest municipalities including a reliance on manufacturing and agriculture and lower average per household wages. Niagara has been looking at several scenarios to better integrate with the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), yet the natural advantages of its region could be more aptly served in partnering economically with Southwest Ontario. Niagara has been pushing to integrate a second major highway through the escarpment region to join with the 407- (QEW) east of Hamilton. Since a large portion of the congestion on the existing QEW from Hamilton to Fort Erie is due to truck traffic, a transportation corridor along Highway 3 from Fort Erie to a location west of SimcoeiTillsonburg and linked to Highways 401 or 403 would provide an alternate solution. This corridor would allow for a more rapid access for Southwest Ontario goods to reach the Niagara-Buffalo border, while permitting truckers using Highways 401 and 403 to save approximately 45 minutes in transit time, and would provide QEW congestion relief. This corridor would also provide an economic stimulus to Haldimand and Norfolk Counties which are experiencing significant economic shifts with the loss of the tobacco industry. Agenda Item # Page # I+&)

Proposed Action: Propose to SWEA that it discuss collaborative measures with Niagara Region

Freight Rail

An addition to a High-speed Passenger Rail would be the dedication of a single, dedicated rail line for CN/CP freight. Many passenger trains share their rail lines with cargo trains which causes scheduling problems when trying to satisfy both environments. A dedicated freight line would relieve congestion on the passenger route and allow the latter to operate at higher speeds. A third track would have to be built along CN’s line.

Proposed Action: Consult with the Governments of Canada and Ontario, as well as CN/CP on opportunity of creating a dedicated freight line

Relocated Rail Lines

Currently, both CN and CP rail lines run through London’s core. Council have in the past examined the possibility of relocating the rail lines outside of the City’s core. However, this option has not been reviewed for many years, and several factors have changed, warranting another look at the feasibility of this option. A relocation would cost over $1 Billion.

Highway 7 Expansion

Currently, Highway 401 is the only trade corridor for the movement of goods from the GTA region to the US border crossings in Sarnia and Windsor. The expansion of Highway 7 from New Hamburg though Perth County and Middlesex County, linking with the 402 would provide an alternate route for the movement of goods and open a number of the SWEA partner regions north of London. With a north-south access route developed from Highway. 401 to the expanded Highway 7, it would enhance the movement of goods for the whole region and provide an option for the transit of vehicles through London and region.

Proposed Action: Work with SWEA to promote Highway 7 expansion

Pori Stanley

The Federal Government is in discussions with municipal authorities to transfer responsibility for Port Stanley’s harbour. Port Stanley harbour has not been dredged in years and is currently not suitable for commercial usage. The City of London supports Port Stanley harbour clean up and re-opening for commercial shipping. There are environmental issues to be resolved requiring environmental remediation of the basin.

Proposed Action: Through SWEA and other regional partners, support clean up of Port Stanley harbour, its re-opening for commercial shipping and improvement of linkages to the 401 corridor.

Expand regional water supply network - HELP Clean Water

On July 24, after the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario signed the Canada-Ontario Building Canada Fund Framework Agreement, Ontario also announced support for our HELP Clean Water initiatives.

Proposed Action: Consider further expansion of the regional water system Agenda Item #Page # Hi9

Expanded Electricity Transmission Capacity

SWEA has identified the need to develop utility infrastructure corridors in conjunction with transportation corridors in order to attract new businesses to Southwest Ontario. These corridors could be in water, natural gas storage and distribution, and electricity transmission. Bottlenecks in electrical transmission on the regional transmission networks are hindering the development or expansion of businesses.

Proposed Action: Through SWEA and other regional partners to lobby for the expansion of electricity transmission network in the region to support energy production in a variety of methods including alternative and renewable fuels

Regional intra urban passenger transportation strategy

This project is to develop (enhance) a regional intra-urban passenger transportation strategy and program supporting the travel of people between urban areas within Southwest Ontario. The comprehensive strategy supports alternative travel within the region for work, school and other travel requirements (such as recreational, medical and social) to the automobile. The strategy would build on existing services and infrastructure to maximize capacity while providing greater mobility and access to an expanding and new economy. It would by extension have positive impact on the environment. The model would reflect the intent and benefit of the GO Transit concept to the GTA. Agenda Item #Page # on I+%)\

Appendix F

Local Partnerships

University of Western Ontario

WORLDiscoveries

WORLDiscoveriesTM is the new Business Development arm of London's extensive Research network and the bridge between local invention and global industry. Born out of a partnership between Research Western, Robarts Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute (collectively known as the 'Partners'), WORLDiscoveriesTM draws upon a mix of industry connections, sector-specific market knowledge and business development expertise, to help Researchers and local inventors commercialize their discoveries through licensing and new company spin-offs.

In delivering this value proposition, WORLDiscoveriesm will be a material contributor to the sustained financial health and vitality of London's Research Row and the community at large. WORLDiscoveriesTMwill be able to provide its extensive holdings of IP to companies throughout the region and will be able to support the Economic Development Offices of the entire region strengthening ties throughout the SWEA members.

London as Information Logistics Hub

London is one of the most serviced fibre communities in Canada with all major fibre companies providing service in London. Many sites in the core are serviced by five to six vendors and provide outstanding opportunities for company operations centres. Behind this network is The Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET), a consortium of 16 colleges and universities in a 'cluster of clusters' of high performance computers in South-Central Ontario. Linked by advanced fibre optics, SHARCNET accelerates production of research results. The UWO Sharcnet site is one of the three original cornerstone sites of the network. The available bandwidth and capabilities of the network would allow London to be a key back up and information distribution hub. With financial support to allow integration of SHARCNET with larger commercial strategies, London could become a leading information distribution location.

Proposed Action: Provide funding to help local companies access the power of high performance computing at SHARCNET through business networking and awareness in London and region

Chair in Logistics Management

If London is to best utilize its position as a transportation and logistics hub, having research and graduate programs in the field would be a major enhancement to the business infrastructure. The University of Western Ontario already offers a number of course disciplines that would be considered important components for logistics management. With additional funding for research and the dedication of a chair, the addition of this dedicated capability at UWO would further enhance the industry. The establishment of connections between industry and academia would provide industry with access to research, and the skilled graduates to support the companies. Currently in Ontario, there is little dedicated post-secondary support to logistics, which would also enhance another strong field for UWO. As well, several course disciplines at could also be enhanced to provide additional job ready skills.

Proposed Action: Approach UWO's Faculty of Engineering to establish a potential research chair in logistics. Research on Lightweight Materials

UWO and the NRC are already conducting significant research and providing industry support into lightweight materials. This could be developed into another important Research and Development (R&D) cornerstone to support and grow industry in London and region. London and UWO could create the Canadian Centre for Lightweight Materials. Whether for use in manufactured goods, in transportation or in building materials, this would provide another key strength for the London market and allow London to attract more of the light manufacturing R& D companies. This research would have the ability to address a number of improved or enhanced products, but is also the type of research that leads to rapid integration into the product stream, providing measurable success rapidly.

Proposed Action: Develop plans for a Canadian Centre for Lightweight Materials in partnership with UWO, Fanshawe College and the National Research Council

Institute for Medical Devices

London is home to the third largest cluster of medical device and life science companies in Ontario. The natural advantage London enjoys with world-class centres such as; the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; the London Regional Innovarium; the Robarts Research Institute; the London Health Sciences Centre; Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, also known as CSTAR; the Lawson Health Research Institute;, and the Stiller Centre are national leaders with significant expertise who maintain a strong track-record of support for advanced health technologies and commercialization making London a natural choice for the research and development and production of new devices. London’s unique capacity as part of Canada’s growing medical device industry is our strong existing interface between the medical device industry and our research hospitals that are the bridge to Ontario’s health care consumers. London is home to state-of-the-art facilities for pre-clinical and clinical trials, validation and physician training, and can take medical devices across the continuum of work from research to technology development to public use.

The Institute for Medical Devices would be an initiative involving several Ontario universities that would collaborate with Ontario medical device companies to develop new products and designs. London would be the cornerstone centre of this initiative that would provide industry growth, attract potential new research and development opportunities and further strengthen UWO as a leader in the Medical Device research and development field.

9 $25M to establish commercialization and validation centre of excellence in London.

Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources

The London based Institute supports research and development of alternative and hybrid (green) fuels and chemicals, where Western is already recognized as a leader in the region and nationally. Fundamental to Western’s mandate, this Institute supports the signature program of “Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy” while bringing together a pan-Canadian and cross-sectoral network in the emerging field of renewable biomass upgrading, with a proactive internationalization program to attract and retain the best students and researchers to Western.

Researchers with ICFAR are working on a number of projects, a few of which include: Biomass conversion projects Converting biochar and bio-oil to syngas Converting biomass to liquid fuels Agenda Item #Page # nu IHQ

Developing natural pesticides through fast pyrolysis of biomass Developing fast pyrolysis of palm oil residues Developing a new reactor for catalyst testing

55M to support future expansion of the Western Experimental Farm for ICFAR

HELP Clean Wafer Research Centre

The project entails the design of a large scale facility for testing, training, research and validation of leading edge water treatment technology for large scale surface water supplies. Preliminary discussions have concluded that physical plants at the Lake Huron water treatment plant can support the Research and Development Centre. The centre will be unique nationally and internationally, providing opportunities for many industries to test and validate new water treatment technology, provide for the training of operators and managers of large scale water treatment plants, and a globally unique environment for social science, engineering, and natural science research in water treatment.

The Research and Training Centre has several possible uses. It is envisaged as a world-class facility which would provide research opportunities from bench-scale to pilot- scale through to full-scale testing and validation of water treatment equipment. The centre would have the capability of drawing significant quantities of raw water from Lake Huron at various flow rates for a multitude of research programs. The centre would provide the opportunity to establish an Ontario training centre having considerable learning opportunities available, including one of the largest treatment plants in the province. The centre would provide the opportunities for classroom training, practical hands-on training with demonstration equipment or even operator apprenticeship at the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant. It is conceivable that this facility would align itself with the Walkerton Clean Water Centre, whereby the Walkerton Centre focuses on small ground water supply system training and the Lake Huron facility would focus on larger scale surface water systems. There is also a strong interest among post-secondary learning institutions to promote either pure or applied research at the university level or operator training through the community college level.

* 515M to support the construction of a Regional Water Treatment Research Centre at Lake Huron. Agenda Item # Page # /@J

Appendix G

Local Partnershim.

Fanshawe College

Following consultations with Fanshawe College, Civic Administration recommends the endorsement of the following two projects to be pursued in partnership with the College:

Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies

This project is a Capital Project, shovel-ready, and can start within 90 days following the announcement of related funding. This proposal will progress in three phases. The first phase is an addition to and renovation of a major portion of a recently acquired annex facility to become the Centre for Transportation Technologies. About half of the existing facility must be reconstructed for it to become a useable learning space. Next, Fanshawe will relocate the remainder of its School of Motive Power Technology to that new Centre, leaving one of its older buildings vacant. The final phase will be the major renovation of the vacated building area to create a new Centre for Applied Technology and Research, and a new Emergency Services Training Centre. These new spaces will include 30 new classrooms, labs and shops. The Centre will offer include automotive courses, and aviation maintenance and some elements of related manufacturing. Since one of the College’s oldest buildings will be significantly renovated through this project, significant deferred maintenance costs will be addressed. Fanshawe will follow the planning direction from its updated Campus Master Plan aimed at concurrently enhancing the hands-on component of its programs while providing opportunities for applied research tied to curriculum. Such research projects will involve partnerships with local businesses and industry.

Employment: For the duration of the project, 140-170 professionals in various industries will be employed; once completed, this project will create employment for 60 to 75 full- time equivalent staff, and will accommodate about 1,000 additional full time students and 2,700 additional continuing education registrations. Duration is approximately 24 months. Estimated cost: $38.5M

School for the Arts. Located in Downtown London

The School for the Arts will create much needed capacity for the College to bring together existing, enhanced, new and expanded programming in hospitality, culinary, performance, theatre, art, etc, into one vibrant location. Located in downtown London, the synergies created by this project will have far reaching positive implications by creating many exciting opportunities for London’s downtown. New Programming will be offered in Technical Theatre Production, and Costume Design programs, essential for the theatre industry and much in demand at The Grand, and nearby Stratford and Shaw Festival Theatres.

Acting as a magnet, the School for the Arts will bring students, college staff and others into the downtown to go to school, attend theatre productions, take Continuing Education classes (in culinary, wine appreciation, dance etc.), participate in community events held at the School, shop, dine and socialize at a dining facilityhestaurant. Fanshawe officials are exploring opportunities to incorporate elements of green technologies in the development and operation of the facility. Fanshawe College is a Community College and through this project it will be able to more extensively engage the community and its partners, in college activities through shared use of its facilities.

Project readiness: Fanshawe College has been working with the City of London to develop conceptual plans for this project and a number of possible sites have been identified and are under consideration. This will be a multi-year project that will generate temporary employment for 350 to 400 workers; once completed it will create ongoing employment for 60 to 75 full-time equivalent staff at the College and many others through spin-off businesses in the surrounding areas. Once completed, the School for Agenda Item # Page # I+ &)

School for the Arts will accommodate about 1,000 additional full time and part-time students. As elements of the project are created, staged increases to enrolment capacity will be introduced, so that capacity may be expanded prior to completion of the entire project. Estimated cost: $48M Agenda Item # Page # 1 15 ih)

Appendix H Local Partnerships

London, Ontario Agri-Food Incubator (LOAF)

The nine-county area around London is one of the richest agricultural belts in Canada. Middlesex County alone contains more than 2,600 farms on more than 620,000 acres including over 512,000 acres in crops. An incubator will serve as a "value-added link in the food supply chain. An excellent supply of raw materials, along with our plans to become Canada's gateway to international trade, will allow both companies to process raw materials in London and access worldwide markets from here.

(pF>aeeaMATERIALS

Project Outline: An important next step in growing the regional food-processing sector is the creation of an incubator. This proposed incubator will allow entrepreneurs, small companies, food artisans, and related businesses to share physical plant area, technology, manufacturing expertise and other resources required to succeed.

Continuing on LEDC's successful L.0.A.F (London Ontario Agri-Food) conference from 2008, this incubator will allow us to hold this conference annually. This conference will showcase local company capabilities, learn from industry peers and open doors to new markets.

London region has the largest cluster of food and beverage processing companies outside the GTA. This incubator facility will enable growth in this sector, create entrepreneurship and assist small business development.

This incubator will bring together the efforts of the Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, London Economic Development, , Middlesex County, Small Business Center, London Artisans Food Network and several other business stakeholders to make London a hub for food and beverage processing in North America.

Projected Costs: Rent on incubator space of 10,000 sq.ft: $1 10,000 Equipment Costs: $400,000 (one time) Consultant Costs: $150,000 (annual) Maintenance/lngredients Costs: $50,000 (annual) Other $50,00O(annual) Total Projected Costs- 3 Years: $1.48M

fxpecfed Benefits: This proposed incubator will have many long-term benefits to the region. Entrepreneurs will get assistance during the crucial start-up phase, graduates from Fanshawe and UWO can test new products and processes; and small businesses will be able to bring innovative products to market sooner.

This project will generate about 100 production jobs through the expected launch of 2-3 companies in the first three years and contribute to higher GDP growth in the London region. From using locally grown ingredients to process into finished product, London companies will have the capacity to ship products all over the world.

Proposed Action: Support the development of the London Ontario Agri-Food Incubator through LEDC Agenda Item # Page# I+)

Appendix I

Local Partnerships

‘Smart” Truck Manufacturing

Trucking will remain the key transportation mode for the next 20 years, and will be integral to London’s economic health. With advancements in light-weight materials, aerodynamics, hybrid powertrains and cleaner fuel technologies, next generation trucks will be much different than what we see on the roads today.

As London looks to be the North American gateway for international trade, a “smart“ truck manufacturing center is a natural fit. This center will study and develop new technologies for fuel-efficient trucks that will be more environment and business friendly.

This proposed center for “smart” truck manufacturing will harness academic expertise at U.W.0, N.R.C and Fanshawe to combine with manufacturing facilities in Woodstock (Hino) and Chatham (International Truck and Engine) and potentially reinitiate the facilities in St. Thomas (Daimler Trucks).

London is seeking to build partnerships between regional research institutes and manufacturing facilities. Research on aerodynamics (using UWO wind-tunnels), new materials (using UWO and NRC), better manufacturing technologies and processes (through UWO and Fanshawe) will enable us to build the trucks of the future.

The Daimler Trucks facility in St. Thomas is relatively newer and has infrastructure in place to manufacture light to medium duty trucks. Through use of fuel-efficient design, materials and powertrain, it is possible to resume production at that plant again.

Projected Costs: Rent on center space of 25,000 sq.ft: $375,000 Other Costs: $250,000 (annual) Salaries - TBD

Total Projected Costs: $625,000

Expected Benefits: This proposed incubator will have many economic and environmental benefits to the region for decades to come. It will also improve the manufacturing vitality of our region and ensure that we manufacture high-tech and high-value-added products that will serve the needs of our future.

Manufacturing fuel-efficient and technically advanced trucks makes good business sense. If production at the Daimler facility in St. Thomas resumes, it would provide employment several hundred people in the London region.

Reduced emissions and lower reliance on petroleum are the environmental benefits that can be expected from this initiative. Higher fuel efficiency will reduce the overall operating costs for the trucking industry, thereby making our manufactured goods cheaper and more competitive. Manufacturing technically advanced transportation will also ensure that our region’s jobs are protected against downturns in the future. Appendix J

Local PaltnershiDs

Digital Media Incubator Centre

London has the largest cluster of digital gaming in Ontario along with several medium sized digital media companies that are experiencing accelerated growth. One characteristic of the digital media industry is that it is driven by project requirements. A company may require significant resources for 6-12 months both in facilities and personnel. Once completed, there is a usual period of downtime before the next project is implemented. This characteristic is seen in the digital animation industry in Toronto and digital media is very similar. With London having a significant position in digital media, and flexible space incubator would provide the ability for the companies to continue to grow, but have the flexibility to ramp up when required and scale back at the end of projects.

The incubator would be best implemented in the core region and would occupy open office space.. The industry is less concerned about the aesthetics of the space and more about the capability of the systems and having the ramp up flexibility. This would allow for more of a raw space to be used to support the centre. The centre would provide modular furniture and high speed networks to support the company requirements. The centre will require unique high speed wiring and switching systems as well as a zone security system to manage multiple entities in the space.

Projected Costs Rent on 10,000 square feet - $170,000 (any additional space will be paid through rents) Furniture - $80,000 (one time) Systems, alarm cabling - $40,000 Internet I Other - $25,000 3 year cost ( rental space recovery 50% year 2 and 75% year 3) $445,000

Benefits -The Digital Media Incubator would be a great support for the industry as well as providing a desirable tenant for a core space and providing a significant job growth platform in the city. Industry growth would provide 75-80 jobs within 3 years, plus anticipated spin-off of 3 additional companies. It would also ensure that there is a flexible talent base that could be utilized by the existing companies in the city and allow them to integrate more projects to their business. It would also supply good opportunities for Fanshawe and UWO students.

Proposed Action: In consultation with the University of Western Ontario, Fanshawe College, and the National Research Council, design plans for Digital Media Incubator Agenda Item !4 Page # l4~~

Appendix K

Short-Term Local Stimulus Projects

The following is a long list of short-term, shovel-ready stimulus projects that could be implemented upon budget approval to provide immediate stimulus to the local economy and create jobs for Londoners.

Upgrading of Existing Bus Maintenance and Storage Facility 'ublic Transit $10,000,000 114 Conventional Transit Vehicle Replacement and Expansion 'ublic Transit $7,000,000 80 Accessibility Upgrades to Existing Bus Stop Locations 'ublic Transit $500,000 6 Vater and Southeast Reservoir and Pumping Station vastewater $57,000,000 651 Vater and Electrical Upgrade - Elgin Area Regional Water $1,040,000 Supply vastewater 12 Vater and $2,000,000 Water Meter Replacement Program vastewater 23 Mater and $1,000,000 Arva Pumping Station - New Pump vastewater 11 Nater and $1,000,000 Replace Lead Water Services vastewater 11 Nater and Clean & Reline additional (7 - 8 km of water $2,000,000 pipe) vastewater 23 Nater and $4,000,000 Sewer Lining and Specialized Repairs Nastewater 46 Nater and $5,000,000 Sewer Reconstruction Program Nastewater 57 Nater and Combined Sewer Overflow Program - $2,000,000 Wellington Nastewater 23 Nater and Elgin Middlesex Pumping Station - Pump $200,000 Replacement Nastewater 2 Material Recovery Facility Solid Waste $1 5,000,000 171 Green Bin (containers & equipment) Solid Waste $6,000,000 68 Recycling Containers and Carts Solid Waste $800,000 9 Yard Material, Recycling & Household Special Solid Waste $1,200,000 Waste Drop-off Depot 14 Road $5,000,000 Arterial Roads - Main (approx 20 lane km) Rehabilitation 57 Road $3,000,000 Arterial Roads - Local & Rural Rehabilitation 34 Road $1,000,000 Traffic Calming Rehabilitation 11 Road $250,000 Warranted Sidewalk Program Rehabilitation 3 Centennial Hall - Replacements - windows , front doors, north lower roof, fire systems, general lighting, exterior finishes Buildings $700,000 8 Argyle Arena Main Building - Renovate front end of arena Buildings $400,000 5 Museum London - Renovate interior Buildings $600,000 7 Life Cycle Renewal Roofing - Replace roof - Fire Halls Buildings $500,000 6 Wolseley Operations Centre Parks & Recreation Operations Centre - Renovate interior Buildings $150,000 2 Rose Gardens Operations Centre - Renovate Buildings $150,000 2 Agenda Item # Page # /4N

interior NE Pool - Renovate pool Buildings $1,400,0-- 16 Emergency Operation Centre - Updates Buildings $150,000 2 Carling Heights T-Block - Major Renovation Buildings $1,100,000 13 White Oaks Apartments (42 Units, singles & Public Housing $2,545,000 Families) 29 Residenza ltalia (44 Affordable Seniors Units + Public Housing $3,770,000 20 Market Rent Seniors) 43 London & Middlesex Housing Corporation - Public Housing $5,618,171 2009 Critical Priority Listing 35 Projects 64 London International Airport Regional Roads, Water & Transportation Hub Strategy wastewater $15,000,000 172 Recreational Facility Life Cycle Maintenance Buildings $40,000,000 460 UTRCA Administration Facility (local and regional) Buildings $10,000,000 115

TOTAL $207,073,171 2,369 Agenda Item # Page # I

Appendix L

Local Priorities

Project: Increase capacity for investment and growth at Highway 401/402 Interchange

There is an opportunity to dramatically increase the capacity for investment and growth of the Highway 401/402 interchange, making it a magnet for industry and new development. Chris Bentley, MPP, is promoting this project.

London is located at the convergence of Highways 401 and 402 and CN and CP rail lines, has highway and rail connections to the north, east, south and west and is well served by an airport with rapidly expanding links to major cities across North America. It has the capacity to service large land assemblies in the Highway 401 and 402 corridors and a regional labour pool that can support substantial transportation related industrial growth. It has the right asset mix to position it as a major growth centre along the trade corridor.

Elements of the project would include:

Light Manufacturing Centre

As the in the manufacturing base in Ontario continues, the focus of the industry will shift to higher value added goods that require more expertise and specialized equipment to produce. These products will also require more lab and Research and Development facilities. These light manufacturing facilities will require a design specification requiring 30-40% office and labs. The balance will be designed for on-demand and flexible manufacturing capability. London is well positioned to take advantage of this trend due to its location, educated workforce and research and development capabilities. The University of Western Ontario (UWO), Fanshawe College and the National Research Centre (NRC) will all be significant partners to this growing portion of the manufacturing market. The NRC focus on lightweight materials, in conjunction with UWO's research and Fanshawe's manufacturing training expertise will help scope these facilities. These companies and facilities will be well suited to be located along proposed Highway 401 corridor lands or in other new designated areas and will provide the ability to develop visually pleasing buildings that provide significant employment and higher value wages. These would be the ideal candidate companies to complement these newly available areas. Currently two major developers in the GTA including Orlando Corporation have been constructing these types of buildings and creating demand for these units.

Proposed Action: Develop detailed plans to create a light manufacturing centre

Southside Pollution Control Plant and Servicing

The City has a long term plan to service the lands along the 401/402 corridor and has completed the preliminary planning for a new sewage plan and works which it refers to as the Southside Pollution Control Plant (PCP). The City's investment in industrial land acquisition and development is intended to provide a catalyst for economic growth and benefit the broader community by strengthening the market for local business and creating job opportunities.

Development of 1,000 hectare of land could support job opportunities in the order of 30,000 employees. Estimated costs: Upfront costs to service 1,000 hectares is in the order of $161 M.

These works could be phased by reducing the Southside plant expansion to 2 MGD expansion and 2.3 million square metres of industrial floor space. A 450 hectare development could support job opportunities in the order of 13,500 employees and 1 million square metres of floor space. Agenda Item # Page # I$%) 00

In both scenarios, the development costs for local roads, water, sanitary and storm sewers and storm water management, and underground hydro is approximately $157,000 per gross hectare based on lot sizes being in the 4 to 8 hectare range. Total plant pollution control costs and servicing would be $350,000 per hectare.

Wonderland Road upgrade and 401 interchange

The Environmental Assessment has been completed by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Connection of the planned development to the Highway 401 corridor through the proposed Wonderland/401 interchange. The project will cost approximately $18M. Additional upgrading on will be required at an estimated cost of $9M.

Future Industrial Growth

As these lands are outside the City's Urban Growth Boundary, servicing studies and environmental studies necessary to identify the lands available for industrial development would be required. These studies would be undertaken as part of an area planning process, and could cost between $200,000 and $400,000. Consistency with the land needs requirements of the Provincial Policy Statement will be an important issue to be addressed.

The development of the 4011402 interchange offers the potential for partnership with regional stakeholders in terms of job creation and servicing. Agenda Item #Page # I4d

Appendix M

Local Priorities

Long Combination Vehicles

In the next few months, the Ontario government is expected to make legislative changes which will allow the use of Long Combination Vehicles (double-rig trucks) in Ontario. This will soon become an important part of road transportation in Ontario. With the ability to double 53-fOOt semi-trailers, to be hauled by a single tractor trailer, the trucking industry will become more cost-effective.

As London looks to be the North American gateway for international trade, long combination vehicles (LCVs) will help increase business in this region, trans-loading facilities where shipments are transferred to and from trucks, and other transportation partners.

London aims to be a leader in servicing the needs of the LCV industry. This includes adapting trans-loading facilities, modifying service centers and providing adequate parking spaces at service points along 401 and London interchanges.

The highway 401/402 interchange and close proximity to highway 403 makes London the ideal choice for setting up a LCV hub. Our existing logistics network has an excellent record of servicing truck transportation. By bringing together leaders in the industry, we can quickly develop new terminals to benefit from the LCV business. Modifications to existing cross-docks, trans-loading facilities and road infrastructure will be required to accommodate the greater turn radius of these road trains.

Projected Costs: New cross-dock facilities: $1.5 Million Modifying trans-loading facilities: $1.5 Million Service areas: $1 Million Total Projected Costs: $4 Million In addition, cost of potential road infrastructure upgrades will need to be determined.

Expected Benefits: The proposed London regional hub for LCV transportation will have many economic and environmental benefits to the community. It will also improve our logistics capabilities and ensure that our high-tech and high-value-added products are cost-competitive.

Another major benefit of long combination vehicles is reduced truck traffic, thereby easing traffic congestion and resulting in fewer accidents. The environmental advantages of using one engine to haul two trailers are using less fuel and cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.

Higher efficiency will reduce the overall operating costs for the trucking industry, thereby making our manufactured goods cheaper and more competitive.

Building London's capacity to service and support LCVs will also generate employment in this region. As more service-centers and trans-load facilities get equipped to handle these double-rigs, our workers will get a chance to learn new skills and technologies

Proposed Action: Bring together leaders in the industry to develop new terminals to benefit from the LCV business Agenda Item # Page # l-t(b) 00

Appendix N

Local Priorities

Recycling Facility As part of the ongoing evolution of the City’s waste management system, the construction of either a city-only material recovery facility (MRF) or a regional MRF is a key part of a sustainable waste management system to divert materials from landfill. Bids have been received to design, build and operate the proposed publicly-owned MRF. The evaluation process is nearing completion and will be presented to Council in March 2009. Preliminary estimates suggest a London- only facility, capable of processing about 40,000 tonnes per year, is in the order of $15 million. A larger, regional facility capable of processing 75,000 tonnes of recyclables from many municipalities across southwestern Ontario would be in the order of $18 to $19 million. Significant interest in this project has also been expressed by Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) and opportunities for private sector funding may be available through WDO’s Continuous Improvement Fund. Regionalization of processing facilities for Blue Box recyclables is viewed as a positive step forward by the Provincial Government and WDO. A larger MRF would also introduce further savings to Londoners and regional partners through economies of scale and provide increased opportunities to add more recyclable materials to the recycling program.

Proposed Action: Report back to Council as soon as feasible on implementation Agenda Item #Page # 0

Appendix 0

Future Local Proiects

The downward spiral of the automotive industry in Southwest Ontario has had and will continue to have a spill-over effect on the economy including the automotive supply chain, the broader manufacturing sector, retailers, the building industry, consumer goods, and the service sector. As a consequence, London’s employment has suffered and in 2008 was down to 247,000 from 250,000. Manufacturing saw a significant drop with 26,900 employed in the London region, a decline of 3,500 over the same period last year.

Given this, it is imperative that London diversify its manufacturing base and look for competitive advantages in other sectors.

Bus Rapid Transit

The development of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) platform service is based on the principles of fiscal responsibility, maximum ridership growth, and public support. BRT would provide a premium level of service to customers, defined as “bus services that are, at a minimum, faster than traditional “local bus” service and that, at a maximum, includes separated ‘lanes for bus operations.” The BRT system for London will feature higher levels of service and operating speeds, a range of transit priority measures, exclusive transit rights-of-way, faster passenger boarding’s, and a system image that is uniquely identifiable. The BRT strategy is an effective and efficient ‘Built in London’ strategy to move large numbers of passengers. The BRT strategy does not negate the possibility of migration to light rail transit should the City develop sufficient nodes corridors to sustain the additional investment in light rail technology.

Incremental capital and operating costs for implementation are estimated at approximately $13M annually in capital costs for the next 15 years, together with operating costs averaging just over $2M.

The business case assessment includes consideration of the economic, environmental and social factors associated with defining and developing a sustainable transportation system for the City of London. The assessment concludes that the net combined respective benefits and costs associated with implementing the 25-year BRT Case, would result in a net Dresent value benefit to the City of London, as a whole, of $155.6 million.

Proposed Action: Implement BRT strategy as funding becomes available through federal, provincial and local budgets.

Agenda Item ifPage # I +( b)

Appendix Q SWEA Business Plan

London's fortunes are linked to regional objectives for economic prosperity in Southwest Ontario. In September 2008, SWEA released a commissioned study by Richard lvey School of Business professors David Conklin and Guy Holburn (the Gateway Report) on trade and transportation on which it is centering its business plan. . Determine the competitive advantage of SWEAs "Triple Helix" of government- business-university applied research and training; attract new businesses to the region 0 Identify the best sectors for value-added growth and build an investment strategy to attract new business to the region 0 Target enhanced rail infrastructure, including freight and high speed passenger rail, and identify intermodal opportunities to support growth 0 Identify utility and transportation corridors which support new business and investment 0 Advocate for efficient border security processes that reduce border crossing times into the U.S. especially at the Sarnia and Windsor crossings 0 Apply for membership on the Canada-Ontario-Quebec Memorandum of Understanding Sector Advisory Committee and in the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) highway congestion analysis project to ensure that regional interests are represented and to enable development of regional investment priorities. 0 Advocate for improved road infrastructure linkages between the Southwest and the Golden Horseshoe, within the Southwest region, and at Southwest- U.S. border crossings

Proposed Action: Endorse SWEAs business plan