Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

Report

Meeting #:	The 10th Meeting of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee
Date:	Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
Location:	Committee Rooms #1 and #2

Attendance

• PRESENT:   S. Levin (Chair), I. Arturo, L. Banks, A. Bilson Darko, A. Boyer, R. Doyle, C. Dyck, S. Esan, P. Ferguson, L. Grieves, S. Hall, S. Heuchan, J. Khan, B. Krichker, I. Mohamed, K. Moser, B. Samuels, S. Sivakumar, R. Trudeau, M. Wallace and I. Whiteside and H. Lysynski (Secretary)

   

  ABSENT:  E. Arellano and A. Cleaver

   

  ALSO PRESENT:  G. Barrett, C. Creighton, T. Macbeth, J. MacKay, L. McDougall, A. Sones and E. Williamson

   

   

  
  The meeting was called to order at 5:00 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

Kilally South, East Basin Environmental Assessment 

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from A. Sones, Environmental Services Engineer and C. Moon, EcoSystem Recovery Inc., with respect to the Kilally South, East Basin Environmental Assessment, was received.

2.2

Draft Subject Lands Status Report - White Oak-Dingman Secondary Plan, Parsons Inc. 2019

• That a Working Group BE ESTABLISHED consisting of S. Heuchan, I. Mohamed, R. Doyle, S. Esan, L. Banks, S. Levin and B. Samuels, to review the draft Subject Lands Status Report for the White Oak-Dingman Secondary Plan; it being noted that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee reviewed and received the attached presentation from L. McDougall, Ecologist and T. Macbeth, Planner II, with respect to these matters.

3.

Consent

3.1

9th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 9th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on August 15, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 8th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general discussion with respect to the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on August 27, 2019 with respect to the 8th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee; it being further noted that S. Hall and S. Pierce attended an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee meeting in 2017 to discuss the draft "Is Your Cat Safe Outdoors?" brochure.

3.3

Environmentally Significant Areas Meeting Minutes - April and August, 2019

• That G. Barrett, Manager, Land Use Planning and Sustainability, BE INVITED to the next meeting of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee (EEPAC) to discuss the differences between City-owned and privately owned Environmentally Significant Areas; it being noted that at the EEPAC reviewed and received the Environmentally Significant Areas Meeting Minutes from its meetings held on April 30, 2019 and August 20, 2019.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Environmental Management Working Group Comments

• That, the following actions be taken with respect to the review of the Environmental Management Guidelines:

   

  a)         the attached Working Group comments with respect to the review of the Environmental Management Guidelines BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration; and,

   

  b)         a special Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee BE HELD on November 7, 2019 at 5:00 PM to provide further Working Group comments on these matters.

   

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Restriction on Detonation of Fireworks in Environmentally Significant Areas 

• That it BE NOTED that the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general discussion with respect to the restriction on the detonation of fireworks in Environmentally Significant Areas.

6.

Adjournment

• The meeting adjourned at 6:57 PM