2ND REPORT OF THE
AGRICULTURAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
meeting held on January
20, 2016, commencing at 7:05 PM, in Committee Room #1, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: L. McKenna (Chair), P. Conlin, H.
Fletcher, S. Franke and M. McAlpine and B. Mercier (Secretary).
ABSENT: K. Dinel, A. Lawrence and S. Twynstra.
ALSO PRESENT: S. Chambers and L.
Mottram.
That
it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to Dingman Creek EA Stakeholder Committee:
a) it BE
NOTED that the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) heard a verbal
presentation and received communications from S. Chambers, Environmental
Service Engineer, with respect to this matter; and,
b) H.
Fletcher and M. McAlpine BE APPOINTED as the AAC representatives on
the Dingman Creek Stakeholders Committee.
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That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report
of the Agricultural Advisory Committee from its meeting held on December 16,
2015, was received.
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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
6, 2016, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held on January 12, 2016, with
respect to the Draft 2016-2019 Multi-Year Budget, was received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the property located at 2001 and 2215 Sunningdale Road West:
a) the
Civic Administration BE ADVISED that, although the Agricultural
Advisory Committee (AAC) is sympathetic to the unusual shape of the property,
in its opinion, the proposed severance does not meet the Provincial Policy
Statement 2014 and would prefer the severed portion with the existing
dwelling be of a smaller acreage in order for the retained agricultural parcel
to be larger; and,
b) it BE
NOTED that a Notice dated December 23, 2015, from B. Turcotte, Senior
Planner, with respect to an application submitted by Nelson Morphy and Glen
and Lianne Ruby relating to the properties located at 2001 and 2215
Sunningdale Road West, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Agricultural Advisory Committee heard a verbal update from S. Franke, with
respect to fruit and nut trees in the City of London.
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8.
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Urban Agriculture Symposium
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to Urban Agriculture:
a) the
hosting by the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) of a symposium on urban
agriculture, in late Spring 2016, to engage the agricultural community and
other City Advisory Committees BE APPROVED; and,
b) the
matter of hosting an urban agriculture symposium BE ADDED to the AAC
2016 Work Plan.
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That the City Clerk BE REQUESTED to
review the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) Terms of Reference,
with respect to the relevance of an Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) Member
as a voting member on the LACH, and to bring forward the necessary Terms of
Reference revision, should the representation be determined to no longer be
valid; it being noted that the AAC held a general discussion with respect to
this matter.
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The meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: March
16, 2016