7TH REPORT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND ECOLOGICAL PLANNING
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
meeting held on June
16, 2016, commencing at 5:03 PM, in Committee Rooms #1 and #2, Second Floor,
London City Hall.
PRESENT: S. Levin (Chair), E. Arellano, A.
Boyer, L. Des Marteaux, S. Hall, D. Hiscott, N. Huner, C. Kushnir, S. Peirce,
N. St. Amour, J. Stinziano, M. Thorn, R. Trudeau, M. Watson and N. Weerasuiya and
B. Mercier (Acting Secretary).
ABSENT: E. Boynton, K. Doughty, C. Dyck, P.
Ferguson, B. Gibson, S. Madhavji and K. Moser.
ALSO PRESENT: C. Creighton and J.
Mackay.
That
it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that the 6th Report
of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee from its
meeting held on May 19, 2016, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held on May 17, 2016, with respect
to the 5th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee,
was recieved.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general
discussion and received the provincial “Policy Guidance on Harm and Harass
under the Endangered Species Act” document, dated August 2014.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee received the Friends
of Kilally Woods Hiking/Busting Schedule for 2016.
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That it BE NOTED that the Notice
related to the Restoring Resilience: Big Impacts Across Small Spaces event, by
the Ontario Invasive Plant Council and the Carolinian Canada Coalition, was
received.
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That the attached Working Group comments
related to the Richardson Farms Environmental Impact Study BE FORWARDED to
the Civic Administration for consideration.
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That it BE NOTED that the attached
ideas were discussed for potential addition to the Environmental and
Ecological Planning Advisory Committee 2016 Work Plan; it being noted that a
recommendation for addition may come forward at a future date.
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That N. St. Amour BE APPOINTED as
the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee representative
to the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee for the term ending November 30,
2019.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee held a general discussion
with respect to their Terms of Reference.
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That it BE NOTED that the
Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee heard a verbal
update from J. Mackay, Ecologist, with respect to The London Plan.
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The meeting adjourned at 6:46 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: July
21, 2016