Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

3rd Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment
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Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency
Attendance
  • PRESENT:  R. Sirois (Chair), N. Beauregard, M. Bloxam, J. Howell, K. May, M.D. Ross, M.T. Ross, J. Santarelli D. Szoller, A. Tipping and B. Vogel and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)

    ABSENT:  R. Pate and A. Thompson

    ALSO PRESENT:  W. Abbott, T. Arnos, M. Fabro, M. Losee, J. Stanford and B. Westlake-Power

    The meeting was called to order at 12:15 PM.


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • That it BE NOTED that the presentation, dated April 7, 2021, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to the Proposed Draft Environmental Assessment Study Report for the Expansion of the W12A Landfill, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on March 3, 2021, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the staff report, dated March 30, 2021, from K. Scherr, Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering Services, City Engineer, with respect to the Green Bin Program Design and Community Engagement Feedback, was received.

  • That the following actions be taken with respect to the National Earth Day Event and the 2040 Film:

    a)     Asha Hodura, London Chapter of the International Circular Economy Club, BE INVITED to a future meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment to speak to the above-noted film and the activities of the International Circular Economy Club; and,

    b)     the communication, movie poster and discussion questions, as appended to the agenda, BE RECEIVED.

  • That a representative of the London Environmental Network BE INVITED to a future meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) to speak to the Green Homes London program; it being noted the ACE held a general discussion with respect to the ACE work plan.

  • That a Working Group BE CREATED to review the Notice of Planning Application, dated March 31, 2021, from C. Parker, Senior Planner, with respect to Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments related to Encouraging the Growing of Food in Urban Areas city wide and report back to the Advisory Committee on the Environment.

The meeting adjourned at 1:33 PM.