Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

2nd Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

Wednesday, March 03, 2021 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

Attendance

• PRESENT: M.T. Ross (Acting Chair), N. Beauregard, M. Bloxam, J. Howell, M.D. Ross, D. Szoller, A. Tipping and B. Vogel and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)
  
  ABSENT: K. May, R. Sirois, R. Pate, J. Santarelli and A. Thompson
  
  ALSO PRESENT: T. Arnos, M. Fabro, A. Pascual, K. Scherr, C. Smith, J. Stanford and B. Westlake-Power
  
  The meeting was called to order at 12:18 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 Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on February 3, 2021, was received.

3.2

Notice of Planning Application - Draft Plan of Subdivision Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - 14 Gideon Drive and 2012 Oxford Street West

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated February 10, 2021, from S. Meksula, Senior Planner, with respect to a Draft Plan of Subdivision Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, related to the properties located at 14 Gideon Drive and 2012 Oxford Street West, was received.

3.3

Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice, and Action Conference 

• That it BE NOTED that the document, as appended to the agenda, from D. Szoller, with respect to the Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice and Action conference that was held on October 16-18, 2019 in Toronto, was received. 

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Waste Sub-Committee Report - ACE's Response to the Green Bin Program 

• That it BE NOTED that the Waste Sub-Committee Report, as appended to the agenda, from J. Howell, was received.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Climate Emergency Action Plan

• That the revised attached Discussion Primer for the Climate Emergency Action Plan - 2020 document, as approved by the members of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for review.

5.2

Advisory Committee on the Environment Meeting Date and Time

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) held a general discussion with respect to the meeting day and time of future meetings of the ACE.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:06 PM.