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3RD REPORT OF THE

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL PLANNING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

meeting held on March 16, 2017, commencing at 5:07 PM, in Committee Rooms #1 and #2, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  S. Levin (Chair), A. Boyer, L. Des Marteaux, S. Hall, C. Kushnir, S. Madhavji, K. Moser, A. Regehr, N. St. Amour, M. Thorn and I. Whiteside and H. Lysynski (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:   E. Arellano, C. Evans, P. Ferguson, D. Hiscott, S. Peirce, R. Trudeau and N. Weerasuriya.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  C. Creighton, J. MacKay, L. McDougall, L. Mottram and C. Saunders.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Diverse Voices for Change Initiative

 

That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) received the Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Diverse Voices for Change Initiative survey; it being noted that the EEPAC heard a presentation from C. Saunders, City Clerk, with respect to this matter.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

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 19, 2017, was received.

 

4.

2nd and 3rd Reports of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2nd and 3rd Reports of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meetings held on January 11 and February 1, 2017, were received.

 

5.

2nd Report of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 25, 2017, was received.

 

6.

Municipal Council Resolution - Medway Valley Heritage Forest Environmentally Significant Area (south) Conservation Master Plan Phases I and II

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its session held on February 14 and 15, 2017, with respect to the Medway Valley Heritage Forest Environmentally Significant Area (south) Conservation Master Plan Phases I and II, was received.

 


 

7.

Municipal Council Resolution - 2nd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its session held on February 14 and 15, 2017, with respect to the 2nd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, was received.

 

8.

Municipal Council Resolution - Westminster Ponds / Pond Mills Environmentally Significant Area

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its session held on February 14 and 15, 2017, with respect to the ecological restoration works to be completed in Westminster Ponds/Pond Mills Environmentally Significant Area, was received.

 

9.

London Seedy Saturday

 

That it BE NOTED that the communication dated December 7, 2016, from S. Levin, with respect to London Seedy Saturday that was held on March 4, 2017, was received.

 

10.

ESA Management Committee Minutes

 

That it BE NOTED that the ESA Management Committee Minutes, from its meeting held on February 15, 2017, were received.

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

11.

Eagle Ridge Phase 2 Environmental Impact Statement

 

That the attached, revised, Working Group comments dated March, 2017, related to the Eagle Ridge Phase 2 Environmental Impact Statement, BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration.

 

12.

Draft Colonel Talbot Property Subject Lands Status Report

 

That the attached, revised, Working Group comments dated February 10, 2017, related to the draft Colonel Talbot property Subject Lands Status Report, BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

13.

Local Advisory Committee for Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA (south) Conservation Master Plan - Phase 2

 

That K. Moser and S. Hall BE APPOINTED as the Representative and the Alternate, respectively, to the Local Advisory Committee for the Medway Valley Heritage Forest ESA (south) Conservation Master Plan - Phase 2.

 

14.

Properties located at 810 Westdel Bourne, portion of 1055 Westdel Bourne, 1079 Westdel Bourne, 1959 and 1997 Oxford Street West

 

That it BE NOTED that a Notice dated February 6, 2017, from L. Mottram, Senior Planner, with respect to the application by Craig Linton, Developro Land Services Inc., on behalf of West Kains Land Corp and Liahn Farms Ltd., relating to the properties located at 810 Westdel Bourne, a portion of 1055 Westdel Bourne, 1079 Westdel Bourne, and 1959 and 1997 Oxford Street West, was received; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee Working Group comments were received with respect to this matter.

 

15.

Workplan

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2017 Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) Work Plan:

 

 

a)            Corporate Communications BE REQUESTED to assist the Working Group prior to the finalization of the brochure relating to keeping cats and dogs out of Environmentally Significant Areas; and,

 

b)            it BE NOTED that the Working Group will provide a draft of the proposed Dark Sky/Bird Deaths from High Rises Initiative for the EEPAC to review at a future meeting.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:25 PM.

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: April 20, 2017

 

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