3RD REPORT OF THE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
meeting held on February
1, 2017, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: S. Ratz (Chair), K. Birchall, M.
Bloxam, M. Hodge, J. Howell, L. Langdon, G. Sass, T. Stoiber, D. Szoller and A.
Tipping and J. Bunn (Secretary).
ABSENT: S. Brooks, S. Hall, R. Harvey and N.
St. Amour.
ALSO PRESENT: T. Arnos, A.
Dunbar, L. Maitland, L. Palarchio, J. Senese and C. Warring.
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That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to gas tax funding:
a) the Civic Administration BE
REQUESTED to provide copies of gas tax reports (provincial and
federal) to the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) on an
ongoing basis; it being noted that the ACE mandate pertains to
these capital budget allocations; and,
b) the ACE BE ADVISED of the City
of London budget consultation process and dates in a timely
manner;
it being noted that the ACE received the attached
presentation from A. Dunbar, Manager III, Financial Planning and Policy,
related to this matter.
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That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the
Advisory Committee on the Environment from its meeting held on January 11,
2017, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the
Trees and Forests Advisory Committee from its meeting held on January 4,
2017, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment heard an update from L. Maitland, Planner I,
with respect to the Urban Agriculture Strategy.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment (ACE) held a general discussion and received a
verbal update from G. Sass related to the Urban Agriculture Conference; it
being noted that the final report on the Urban Agriculture Conference will be
provided at the March meeting of the ACE.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment held a general discussion related to the 2016
and 2017 Work Plans.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution from its session held on January 17, 2017, with respect to the 1st
Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.
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The meeting adjourned at 2:25 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: March
1, 2017