Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

Report

Meeting #:7th Meeting of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee
Date:
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Location:
Committee Rooms #1 and #2
Attendance
  • PRESENT:  S. Levin (Chair), E. Arellano, C. Dyck, P. Ferguson, S. Hall, B. Krichker, K. Moser, N. St. Amour, S. Sivakumar, C. Therrien, R. Trudeau and I. Whiteside and H. Lysynski (Secretary)

     

    ALSO PRESENT:  C. Creighton and A. Macpherson

     

    REGRETS:  ​A. Boyer, E. Dusenge, C. Evans, C. Kushnir and S. Madhavji

     

     

    The meeting was called to order at 5:05 PM


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • That it BE NOTED that the 6th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on May 17, 2018, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the 5th Report of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on May 23, 2018, was received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on May 8, 2018, with respect to the 5th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, was received.

  • That, the attached Working Group comments with respect to the William Street Storm Sewer Outfall  Environmental Impact Statement BE FORWARDED to P. Yanchuk, Engineer in Training, for review and consideration.

  • That B. Huston, Project Manager, Dillon Consulting, BE ADVISED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) requests to be a participant in the review of the detailed design documents on the Subject Land Status Report for the Southdale Road West Environmental Assessment Study; it being noted that the EEPAC reviewed and received the following with respect to this matter:

    •                    a Notice of Public Information Centre #2 from B. Huston, Project Manager, Dillon Consulting Limited and T. Koza, Transportation Design Engineer;

    •                    slides from the public information centre held on May 31, 2018; and,

    •                    the attached communication dated June 6, 2018, from B. Huston, Project Manager, Dillon Consulting Limited.

  • That P. Adams, Environmental Planner or A. Spargo, Project Manager, AECOM Canada, BE REQUESTED to attend a future meeting of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) to present the Environmental Impact Study for the Broughdale dyke, when it is ready to be reviewed by the EEPAC; it being noted that the EEPAC reviewed and received the Notice of Public Information Centre with respect to this matter.

  • That it BE NOTED that the City of London Long Term Water Storage Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Project Commencement and Public Information Centre #1, was received.

  • That, further to the presentation to the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) with respect to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan update, the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the EEPAC would like guidance as to how to assist staff to achieve the objective to, "improve awareness and understanding about the importance of the City's natural heritage system, the city's urban forest and their broader role within Carolinian Canada" as noted in the Master Plan; it being noted that this is in alignment with the EEPAC mandate.

  • That the attached issues identified in the review of the Hydrogeological Desktop study for Sunningdale Court BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration for review and consideration.

  • That the attached, revised, Working Group comments with respect to the properties located at 3612 and 3630 Colonel Talbot Road and 6621 Pack Road BE FORWARDED to N. Pasato, Senior Planner, for review and consideration; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee will provide hydrogeological comments at its next meeting.

  • That it BE NOTED that the communication dated June 7, 2018, from J. Ramsay, Project Director, Rapid Transit, with respect to the response to the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee Working Group comments, relating to the draft London Rapid Transit Environmental Impact Study, were received.

  • That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee will meet on July 19 and August 16, 2018.

  • That it BE NOTED that the ESA Management Committee Meeting minutes from its meeting held on April 25, 2018, were received.

The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.