Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

Meeting #:	9th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment
Date:	Wednesday, October 02, 2019 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT: M. Bloxam (Chair), K. May, R. Sirois, D. Szoller and A. Tipping and J. Bunn (Committee Secretary)
  
  ABSENT: J. Howell, M. Ross, M.D. Ross, A. Thompson
  
  ALSO PRESENT: S. Armstrong, G. Barrett, J. Grinstead, J. Stanford, and D. Turner
  
  The meeting was called to order at 12:16 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

Updates - 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan, Hefty EnergyBag Pilot Project and Community Energy Action Plan

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to an update on the 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan, the Hefty EnergyBag Pilot Project and the Community Energy Action Plan, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

8th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 8th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on September 4, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 7th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on September 17, 2019, with respect to the 7th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

3.3

Notice of Planning Application - Zoning By-law Amendment - 21 Norlan Avenue

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated September 18, 2019, from C. Parker, Senior Planner, with respect to a Zoning By-law Amendment related to the property located at 21 Norlan Avenue, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Sub-Committee Status Update

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal update with respect to the Waste Sub-Committee, from R. Sirois, was received.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Conference Subsidy Request

• That the expenditure of $250.00 from the 2019 Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) budget BE APPROVED for R. Sirois to attend the 2019 Zero Waste Conference being held October 30-31, 2019; it being noted that the ACE has sufficient funds in its 2019 budget to cover this expense.

5.2

Conference Subsidy Request

• That the expenditure of $300.00 from the 2019 Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) budget BE APPROVED for D. Szoller to attend the 2019 Sustainability: Trans-disciplinary Theory, Practice and Action Conference being held October 16-18, 2019; it being noted that the ACE has sufficient funds in its 2019 budget to cover this expense.

5.3

2019 ACE Work Plan

• That the attached 2019 Work Plan for the Advisory Committee on the Environment BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for approval.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:07 PM.