Agricultural Advisory Committee

Report

Meeting #:	2nd Meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee
Date:	Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #3

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:    S. Franke (Chair), H. Fletcher, A. Lawrence, M. McAlpine, L. McKenna and S. Twynstra and J. Bunn (Secretary)

   
  ALSO PRESENT: L. Mottram
   
  The meeting was called to order at 7:00 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

None.

3.

Consent

3.1

1st Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee

• That the 1st Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 17, 2018, BE RECEIVED.

3.2

Advisory Committee on the Environment Reports

• That the 3rd and 4th Reports of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meetings held on February 7, 2018 and March 7, 2018, respectively, BE RECEIVED.

3.3

Highway 401 and Highway 4 (Colonel Talbot Road) Interchange Improvements and Highway 4 and Glanworth Drive Underpass Replacements – Public Information Centre 3 Display Material Package - Dillon Consulting

• That the communication dated February 13, 2018, from J. Matthews, Dillon Consulting Limited, with respect to the Public Information Centre 3 display material package related to the Highway 401 and Highway 4 (Colonel Talbot Road) interchange improvements and Highway 4 and Glanworth Drive underpass replacements, BE RECEIVED.

3.4

Municipal Council Resolution - 1st Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee

• That the Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on January 30, 2018, with respect to the 1st Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, BE RECEIVED.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

None.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

The Bees Act – Draft Letter

• That the revised attached letter to The Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with respect to a request for information related to when Ontarians can expect consultation opportunities related to the Bees Act, as outlined in the Ontario Pollinator Health Action Plan, BE APPROVED by Municipal Council; it being noted that the letter will also be forwarded to the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) for a decision on whether the ACE will co-sign the letter.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 7:27 PM.