Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

Report

The 3rd Meeting of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

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Attendance

• PRESENT: S. Levin (Chair), I. Arturo, L. Banks, A. Bilson Darko, S. Esan, P. Ferguson, L. Grieves, S. Hall, S. Heuchan, B. Krichker, K. Moser, B. Samuels, S. Sivakumar  and I. Whiteside and H. Lysynski (Committee Clerk)

  ABSENT:   A. Boyer, J. Khan, I. Mohamed, R. Trudeau and M. Wallace

  ALSO PRESENT:  S. Butnari, K. Edwards, M. Fabro, J. MacKay, M. McKillop, P. Lupton and B. Page

  
  The meeting was called to order at 5:02 PM

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Adelaide Wastewater Treatment Plant Climate Change Resiliency Class Environmental Assessment

• That the Adelaide Wastewater Treatment Plant Working Group comments BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee heard a verbal presentation from M. McKillop, Environmental Services Engineer and P. De Carvalho, Restoration Specialist and S. Braun, Water Resource Engineer, Matrix Solutions Inc., with respect to the Adelaide Wastewater Treatment Plant Climate Change Resiliency Class Environmental Assessment.

2.2

Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant Climate Change Resiliency Class Environmental Assessment

• That the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant Working Group comments BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee heard a verbal presentation from M. McKillop, Environmental Services Engineer and P. De Carvalho, Restoration Specialist and S. Braun, Water Resource Engineer, Matrix Solutions Inc., with respect to the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant Climate Change Resiliency Class Environmental Assessment.

2.3

Huron Watermain Environmental Impact Study

• That a Working Group BE ESTABLISHED consisting of  S. Levin (lead), L. Grieves, K. Moser and B. Samuels, with respect to the Huron Watermain Environmental Impact Study; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) received the attachedpresentation from D. Eusebi, Stantec, with respect to this matter.

2.4

Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan

• That a Working Group BE ESTABLISHED consisting of I. Arturo, S. Heuchan and B. Samuels, relating to the draft Climate Emergency Action Plan; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee heard a presentation from M. Fabro, Manager, Climate Change Planning, with respect to this matter.

3.

Consent

3.1

2nd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 20, 2022, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 1st Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That, it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, at its meeting held on January 25, 2022, with respect to the 1st Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

 Working Group comments - Oxford Street West and Gideon Drive Intersection Improvements Environmental Assessment

• That the Working Group report relating to the Oxford Street West/ Gideon Drive Intersection Improvements Environmental Assessment BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration for consideration; it being noted that additional comments may be provided to the Civic Administration by the Working Group.

4.2

Working Group comments - Windermere Road Improvements Municipal Class Environmental Assessment - Environmental Impact Study 

• That the Working Group report relating to the Windermere Road Improvements Municipal Class Environmental Assessment - Environmental Impact Study BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration for consideration.

5.

Items for Discussion

None.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM.