2017-09-06 ACE Report 8

 

8TH REPORT OF THE

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

 

meeting held on September 6, 2017, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:     S. Ratz (Chair), K. Birchall, M. Bloxam, S. Hall, R. Harvey, M. Hodge, J. Howell, N. St. Amour, T. Stoiber, D. Szoller and A. Tipping and J. Bunn (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:   S. Brooks, L. Langdon and G. Sass.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  R. Craven and L. Maitland.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Neighbourhood Decision-Marking Program

 

That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from R. Craven, Supervisor, Community Development with respect to the Neighbourhood Decision-Making Program, was received.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

7th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED that the 7th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on June 7, 2017, was received.

 

4.

6th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 6th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on June 22, 2017, was received.

 

5.

2nd Report of the Waste Management Working Group

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Waste Management Working Group, from its meeting held on June 27, 2017, was received.

 

6.

Notice of Application - City of London - 2426 Wickerson Road

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice dated July 26, 2017, from M. Campbell, Planner II, with respect to a revised application by the City of London related to the property located at 2426 Wickerson Road, was received.

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

None.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

7.

Accessibility Advisory Committee Comments on Draft Urban Agriculture Strategy

 

That the attached comments, dated August 8, 2017, from the Accessibility Advisory Committee with respect to the Draft Urban Agriculture Strategy BE FORWARDED to L. Maitland, Planner I, for consideration.

 

8.

Request for Representative for Municipal Advisory Group

 

That the request for a representative for the Transit Project Assessment Process Municipal Advisory Group, dated August 25, 2017, from J. Ramsay, Project Director, BE DEFERRED to the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment to allow the Committee Secretary to obtain information on the expected meeting dates.

 

9.

Resilient Cities Conference

 

That it BE NOTED that the updated Resilient Cities Conference Event Sub-Committee Report, from the meetings of May 5, 2017 and May 25, 2017, was received.

 

10.

2018 Mayor's New Year's Honour List - Nominations Requested

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2018 Mayor's New Year's Honour List - Nominations Requested document, dated June 28, 2017, was received.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

11.

(ADDED) Resilient Cities Conference - Funding

 

That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment held a general discussion with respect to the budget for the Resilient Cities Conference Event.

 

12.

(ADDED) Draft Urban Agriculture Strategy Update

 

That the attached, revised comments of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, related to the Draft Urban Agriculture Strategy BE FORWARDED to L. Maitland, Planner I, for consideration.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: October 4, 2017