Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

Meeting #:	6th Meeting on the Advisory Committee on the Environment
Date:	Wednesday, May 02, 2018 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:00 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #4

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:   S. Ratz (Chair), K. Birchall, M. Bloxam, S. Brooks, S. Hall, J. Howell, L. Langdon, G. Sass, N. St. Amour, D. Szoller, A. Tipping and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:   R. Harvey, M. Hodge and T. Stoiber
    
  ALSO PRESENT:   T. Arnos, T. Conlon, D. Pavletic and K. Teeter
  
  The meeting was called to order at 12:16 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

Potential Pollination Initiatives

• That the following actions be taken with respect to potential pollination initiatives;

  a)   the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to research and report back to the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) with respect to the City of London being certified with Bee City Canada; it being noted that ACE supports the initiatives of Bee City Canada; and,

  b)   L. McDougall, Ecologist Planner, BE REQUESTED to present at a future meeting of the ACE with respect to an update on pollination work being done by the City of London;

  it being noted that the attached presentations from B. Ellis and G. Sass, were received.

2.2

Blue Communities Project

• That the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to report back to the appropriate committee with respect to the feasibility of implementing the Blue Communities Program in London; it being noted that the Advisory Committee on the Environment received a verbal presentation from J. Picton-Cooper with respect to this matter.

3.

Consent

3.1

5th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 5th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on April 4, 2018, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 4th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on April 10, 2018, with respect to the 4th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, was received.

3.3

ACE Presentation/Meeting List

• That it BE NOTED that the list of upcoming Advisory Committee on the Environment presentations and events, as of April 25, 2018, from S. Ratz, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

None.

5.

Items for Discussion

None.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

7.

Adjournment

• The meeting adjourned at 1:32 pm.