Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

5th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

Attendance

• PRESENT:  R. Sirois (Chair), N. Beauregard, M. Bloxam, J. Howell, K. May, M.T. Ross, J. Santarelli D. Szoller, and B. Vogel and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)
  
  ABSENT:  R. Pate, M.D. Ross, A. Thompson and A. Tipping
  
  ALSO PRESENT:  T. Arnos, K. Chambers, M. Fabro, A. Rammeloo, J. Stanford and B. Westlake-Power
  
  The meeting was called to order at 12:15 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

2.1

Ontario's Growing Climate Crisis

• That the City of London Municipal Council BE ASKED to request that the Government of Ontario place an interim cap of 2.5 megatonnes per year on the greenhouse gas pollution from Ontario’s gas-fire power plants and develop and implement a plan to phase-out all gas-fired electricity generation by 2030 to help Ontario and the City of London meet their climate targets; it being noted that 28 other municipalities have previously made this request of the provincial government; it being further noted that the presentation, as appended to the Agenda and a verbal delegation from J. Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, with respect to Ontario's Growing Climate Crisis, were received.

3.

Consent

3.1

4th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 4th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on May 5, 2021, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on May 4, 2021, with respect to the 3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

3.3

Municipal Council Resolution - Current Advisory Committee Appointments

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on May 4, 2021, with respect to the Current Advisory Committee Appointments, was received.

3.4

Notice of Public Information Centre: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment - Pottersburg Sanitary Trunk Sewer

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Public Information Centre: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the Pottersburg Sanitary Trunk Sewer from A. Corpodean, Technologist II, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Update - Development of the Climate Emergency Action Plan

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated April 27, 2021, with respect to an update on the Development of the Climate Emergency Action Plan, was received.

4.2

Advisory Committee Review - Interim Report VI

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated May 17, 2021, with respect to the Advisory Committee Review Interim Report VI, was received.

5.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:42 PM.