4TH REPORT OF THE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
meeting held on March
1, 2017, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: S. Ratz (Chair), K. Birchall, M.
Bloxam, S. Brooks, S. Hall, M. Hodge, G. Sass, N. St. Amour and D. Szoller and J.
Bunn (Secretary).
ABSENT: R. Harvey, J. Howell, L. Langdon, T.
Stoiber and A. Tipping.
ALSO PRESENT: T. Arnos, G.
Barrett, K. Grabowski, C. Warring and G. Zhu.
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That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that the attached
presentation from K. Grabowski, Transportation Design Engineer, with respect
to bike lanes, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report of the
Advisory Committee on the Environment from its meeting held on February 1,
2017, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the
Agricultural Advisory Committee from its meeting held on January 18, 2017,
was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the
Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee from its meeting
held on January 19, 2017, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the
Transportation Advisory Committee from its meeting held on February 7, 2017,
was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution from its meeting held on January 31 and February 1, 2017, with
respect to the 2nd Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was
received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Energy
Sub-Committee Reports from the meetings held on June 3, 2016, June 29, 2016,
September 2, 2016 and February 1, 2017, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Built Environment
Sub-Committee Reports from the meetings held on September 2, 2016 and
February 2, 2017, were received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Advisory Committee on the Environment Work Plan:
a) the revised, attached
2017 Work Plan for the Advisory Committee on the Environment BE
FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for consideration; and,
b) the revised, attached
2016 Advisory Committee on the Environment Work Plan Summary BE
FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for their information.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment (ACE) held a general discussion with respect to
the 2016 and 2017 ACE Budgets.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment held a general discussion related to the Urban
Agriculture Strategy.
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That it BE NOTED that the attached
Urban Agriculture Event Wrap Up debrief document and verbal report from G.
Sass, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment held a general discussion related to the
Provincial Environmental Advisory Committee Symposium.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment held a general discussion related to the Dark
Sky Policy.
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That consideration of the delegation
request by S. Langer, National Diabetes Trust, related to textile waste and
Diabetes Canada's textile diversion program BE DEFERRED to a future meeting
of the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) in order to allow the
Waste Sub-Committee to follow up with Mr. Langer for more information.
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That it BE NOTED that the Advisory
Committee on the Environment (ACE) received the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities - Diverse Voices for Change Initiative survey; it being noted
that the ACE heard a presentation from C. Saunders, City Clerk, with respect
to this matter.
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The meeting adjourned at 2:08 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: April
5, 2017