Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

2nd Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

Wednesday, March 02, 2022 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

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Attendance

• PRESENT:  M.T. Ross (Chair), N. Beauregard, M. Bloxam, J. Howell, K. May and D. Szoller and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)

  ABSENT:  M.D. Ross, J. Santarelli, A. Tipping and B. Vogel

  ALSO PRESENT:  T. Arnos, M. Fabro, H. Lysynski, J. Robinet and J. Stanford

  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

Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation, dated March 2, 2022, from J. Stanford, Director, Climate Change, Environment and Waste and M. Fabro, Manager, Climate Change Planning, with respect to the Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on February 2, 2022, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

None.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Request for a Preliminary Business Case for RNG Project Development at the W12A Landfill Site - B. Vogel

• That it BE NOTED that the communication, as appended to the Agenda, from B. Vogel, with respect to potential Renewable Natural Gas Project Development at the W12A Landfill Site, was received.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:02 PM.