2017-01-05 AWAC Report 2

 

2ND REPORT OF THE

 

ANIMAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

meeting held on January 5, 2017, commencing at 5:07 PM, in Committee Room #3, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  W. Brown (Chair), Heather deHoog, M. Gelinas, P. Lystar, M. Puzanov, D. Simpson and M. Toplack and J. Martin (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:   K. Ashe, V. Lightfoot, E. Nicholas and J. Sukhdeo.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  R. Oke.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

2.

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for the term ending November 30, 2017

 

That it BE NOTED that the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee elected W. Brown and D. Simpson as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the term ending November 30, 2017. 

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

1st Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on December 1, 2016, was received.

 

V.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

4.

Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Working Group

 

That it BE NOTED that no update was received.

 

VI.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

5.

Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Work Plan

 

That the following actions be taken with respect to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Workplan:

 

a)            the attached 2017 Work Plan for the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for consideration;  and,

 

b)            the attached 2016 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Workplan Summary BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for their information.

 

6.

Wildlife Education at London Libraries

 

That it BE NOTED that the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) held a general discussion with respect to an initiative to distribute wildlife education information at London Libraries; it being noted that the AWAC added the above-noted initiative to its 2017 Workplan.

 

VII.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

              The meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: February 2, 2017