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7TH REPORT OF THE

 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL PLANNING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

meeting held on June 16, 2016, commencing at 5:03 PM, in Committee Rooms #1 and #2, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  S. Levin (Chair), E. Arellano, A. Boyer, L. Des Marteaux, S. Hall, D. Hiscott, N. Huner, C. Kushnir, S. Peirce, N. St. Amour, J. Stinziano, M. Thorn, R. Trudeau, M. Watson and N. Weerasuiya and B. Mercier (Acting Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:  E. Boynton, K. Doughty, C. Dyck, P. Ferguson, B. Gibson, S. Madhavji and K. Moser.

 

ALSO PRESENT: C. Creighton and J. Mackay.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

6th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 6th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee from its meeting held on May 19, 2016, was received.

 

3.

Municipal Council Resolution - 5th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its session held on May 17, 2016, with respect to the 5th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, was recieved.

 

4.

Policy Guidance on Harm and Harass under the Endangered Species Act

 

That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general discussion and received the provincial “Policy Guidance on Harm and Harass under the Endangered Species Act” document, dated August 2014.

 

5.

Friends of Kilally Meadows Hiking-Busting Schedule 2016

 

That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee received the Friends of Kilally Woods Hiking/Busting Schedule for 2016.

 

6.

Ontario Invasive Plant Council and Carolinian Canada Coalition

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice related to the Restoring Resilience: Big Impacts Across Small Spaces event,  by the Ontario Invasive Plant Council and the Carolinian Canada Coalition, was received.

 

 

 

 

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

7.

Richardson Farms Environmental Impact Study

 

That the attached Working Group comments related to the Richardson Farms Environmental Impact Study BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

8.

2016 Work Plan

 

That it BE NOTED that the attached ideas were discussed for potential addition to the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee 2016 Work Plan; it being noted that a recommendation for addition may come forward at a future date.

 

9.

EEPAC Member to Attend Trees and Forest Advisory Committee

 

That N. St. Amour BE APPOINTED as the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee representative to the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee for the term ending November 30, 2019.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

10.

Terms of Reference

 

That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general discussion with respect to their Terms of Reference.

 

11.

(ADDED) London Plan

 

That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee heard a verbal update from J. Mackay, Ecologist, with respect to The London Plan.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:46 PM.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: July 21, 2016

 

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