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4TH REPORT OF THE

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

 

meeting held on April 1, 2015, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  M. Bloxam (Chair), C. Baranik, J. Baxter, K. Birchall, S. Brooks, S. Hall, M. Hodge, J. Howell, L. Langdon, S. Ratz, G. Sass and B. Schulz and B. Mercier (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:  P. Almost and B. Branfireun.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Councillor J. Helmer and T. Arnos, L. DeVos, I. Kalsi, B. O’Hagan, E. Soldo and J. Stanford.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

2.

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

 

That M. Bloxam and J. Howell BE APPOINTED as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the term ending November 30, 2015.

 

3.

Committee Orientation

 

That it BE NOTED that the committee orientation from B. Mercier, Committee Secretary, was received.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

4.

SHIFT Initiative

 

That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from E. Soldo, Director, Roads and Transportation, with respect to the City of London SHIFT Initiative, was received.

 

5.

Urban Design Manual and the Downtown Design Manual

 

That it BE NOTED that a verbal presentation from B. O'Hagan, Urban Designer, with respect to the Urban and Downtown Design Manuals, was received; it being noted that the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) established a Working Group consisting of S. Hall, M. Hodge and J. Howell, to review the design manuals and report back at a future meeting of the ACE.

 

IV.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

6.

3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED the 3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment from its meeting held on February 4, 2015, was received.

 

7.

3rd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED the 3rd Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee from its meeting held on February 19, 2015, was received.

 

 

 

 

8.

1st and 2nd Reports of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 1st and 2nd Reports of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee from its meetings held on January 28 and February 25, 2015, respectively, were received.

 

9.

1st Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee from its meeting held on February 3, 2015, was received.

 

10.

Appointments to the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on February 24, 2015 with respect to appointments to the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

 

11.

2nd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on February 9, 2015 with respect to the 2nd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

 

V.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

              None.

 

VI.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

12.

Advisory Committee Representative for the Cycling Advisory Committee

 

That B. Schulz BE APPOINTED as the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) representative on the Cycling Advisory Committee; it being noted that the ACE received a communication dated March 1, 2015, from J. Martin, with respect to this matter.

 

13.

Advisory Committee Representative for the Transportation Advisory Committee

 

That the communication dated March 1, 2015 from H. Lysynski, with respect to a request for a representative from the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) for the Transportation Advisory Committee BE REFERRED to the next meeting of the ACE.

 

VII.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

              None.

 

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

              The Meeting adjourned at 1:55 PM.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: May 6, 2015

 

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