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5TH REPORT OF THE

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

 

meeting held on April 5, 2017, commencing at 12:16 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  S. Ratz (Chair), M. Bloxam, S. Hall, R. Harvey, M. Hodge, J. Howell, L. Langdon, G. Sass, N. St. Amour, T. Stoiber, D. Szoller and A. Tipping and J. Bunn (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:   K. Birchall and S. Brooks.

 

ALSO PRESENT:   T. Arnos, G. Barrett, C. Warring and G. Zhu.

 

 

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.

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 March 1, 2017, was received.

 

3.

3rd Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee from its meeting held on March 7, 2017, was received.

 

4.

2nd Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee from its meeting held on March 22, 2017, was received.

 

5.

Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on March 21, 2017 with respect to the 3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its session held on March 21, 2017, with respect to the 3rd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

 

6.

Notice of Public Information Centre No. 1 - Commissioners Road West Realignment - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice from S. Keen, Project Manager and T. Koza, City of London, dated March 14, 2017, with respect to the Commissioners Road Realignment Class Environmental Assessment Study Notice of Public Information Centre No. 1, was received.

 

7.

Work Plans

 

That it BE NOTED that the 2016 and 2017 Work Plans of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, were received.

 

 

 

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

8.

Waste Sub-Committee

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Waste Sub-Committee Report, from its meeting held on March 29, 2017:

 

a)         the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to copy the Advisory             Committee on the Environment (ACE) on all reports and/or committee             submissions with respect to the Waste Management Working Group, in             order for the ACE to review and provide comments, where applicable; it             being noted that waste management is directly identified/relevant to the             mandate of the ACE; and,

 

b)         Diabetes Canada BE INVITED to a future meeting of the ACE to             present their proposal on how to increase textile recycling in London.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

9.

Event Ideas

 

That a community public education event related to “Resilient Cities” BE APPROVED; it being noted that item 17 on the approved 2017 ACE Work Plan is to host a community education event.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:03 PM.

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: May 3, 2017