Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

Meeting #:	2nd Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment
Date:	Wednesday, February 06, 2019 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT:   S. Ratz (Chair), K. Birchall, M. Bloxam, S. Brooks, S. Hall, M. Hodge, L. Langdon, C. Lyons, D. Szoller and A. Tipping and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:   J. Howell and T. Stoiber

   

  ALSO PRESENT:   J. Ackworth, T. Arnos, G. Barrett, L. McDougall, J. Parsons and J. Stanford

   

  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

London as a Bee City

• That the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment recommends that a communication program be developed related to the Bee City implementation that would increase awareness for members of the public as well as between City of London departments; it being noted that the following items were received with respect to London as a Bee City:

  ·         the attached presentation from L. McDougall, Ecologist Planner, entitled “Protecting and Enhancing Pollinator Habitat in London;

  ·         a verbal delegation from A.M. Valastro;

  ·         a verbal delegation from G. Barrett, Manager – Long Range Planning and Research;

  ·         the resubmitted Memo, appended to the agenda, dated August 22, 2018, entitled “Responses to the ACE’s Plight of the Pollinators and Bee City Recommendations (2014 and 2018)”; and,

  ·         the update document, appended to the agenda, dated Summer 2018, entitled “City of London A Leader in Habitat and Pollinator Protection, Engagement and Creation Initiatives”.

3.

Consent

3.1

1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on December 5, 2018, was received.

3.2

1st Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 22, 2019, was received.

3.3

Municipal Council Resolution - 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on December 18, 2018, with respect to the 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

3.4

Notice of Planning Application - Zoning By-law Amendment - 6682 Fisher Lane

• That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Planning Application, dated January 24, 2019, from M. Sundercock, Planner I, with respect to a zoning by-law amendment for the property located at 6682 Fisher Lane, was received.

3.5

West London Dyke Erosion Control - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment - Notice of Study Completion

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Study Completion for the West London Dyke Erosion Control, from C. Gorrie and S. Bergman, Stantec Consulting Ltd., was received.

3.6

Thames Region Ecological Association Representative on the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the communication dated December 4, 2018, from D. Szoller, Thames Region Ecological Association (TREA), with respect to the TREA representative on the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

Energy and Built Sub-Committee Report

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the Energy and Built Environment Sub-Committee Report dated January 2019:

  a)            the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment recommends that the Discover Wonderland Environmental Assessment explore every possible avenue to avoid widening Wonderland Road to six lanes as there are a number of alternative methods that provide better traffic flow, improved options outside of driving ones own personal vehicle (public transit, cycling, walking, etc.), and proper access management; and,

  b)            the above-noted sub-committee report BE RECEIVED;

  it being noted that verbal delegations from J. Ackworth, Transportation Design Technologist and J. Johnson, Dillon Consulting Limited, were received with respect to this matter.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Ice Management in Winter

• That it BE NOTED that the submission dated January 28, 2019, from M. Bloxam as well as a verbal delegation from J. Parsons, Division Manager, Transportation and Roadside Operations, with respect to ice management in winter, were received.

5.2

The Precautionary Principle as it Applies to the City of London

• That it BE NOTED that the attached hand out from K. Birchall with respect to the Precautionary Principle, was received; it being noted that there will be further discussion on this matter at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment.

5.3

Revisiting a City Sustainability Office

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment held a general discussion with respect to a sustainability office in the City of London.

5.4

Current Recycling and Waste Diverson Efforts in the Downtown Core and the https://getinvolved.london.ca/WhyWasteResource

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment held a general discussion with respect to current recycling and waste diversion efforts in the Downtown core.

5.5

Advisory Committee Budget - 2019

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) held a general discussion with respect to the 2019 ACE budget and work plan.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

6.1

(ADDED) Green Bin Program

• That it BE NOTED that the submission, dated December 19, 2018, from J. Kogelheide, with respect to a Green Bin Program, was received.

6.2

(ADDED) Municipal Council Resolution - Bird-Friendly Development

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council Resolution, from its meeting held on January 29, 2019 and the staff report dated January 21, 2019, with respect to bird-friendly development, were received.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:28 PM.