Advisory Committee on the Environment

Report

Meeting #:	9th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Environment
Date:	Wednesday, September 05, 2018 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #3

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:   S. Ratz (Chair), M. Bhavra, K. Birchall, S. Hall, M. Hodge, J. Howell, N. St. Amour and D. Szoller and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ABSENT:   M. Bloxam, S. Brooks, L. Langdon, T. Stoiber and A. Tipping
    
  ALSO PRESENT:   V. Kinsley, A. Macpherson, L. McDougall, A. Powell 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

Update on Pollinator Habitat Protection, Restoration and Stewardship

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation and handout, as well as the Memo dated August 22, 2018, as appended to the Agenda, from L. McDougall, Ecologist Planner, with respect to an update on pollinator habitat protection, restoration and stewardship, were received.

2.2

60% Waste Diversion Action Plan

• That it BE NOTED that the attached presentation from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to the 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

8th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment

• That it BE NOTED that the 8th Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment, from its meeting held on July 4, 2018, was received.

3.2

7th Report of the Environment and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 7th Report of the Environmental and Ecological Planning Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on June 21, 2018, was received.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

None.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Green in the City Update

• That it BE NOTED that the Green in the City Speaker Series Overview, dated August 28, 2018, from S. Ratz, was received.

5.2

The River Talks Update

• That it BE NOTED that The River Talks event update, dated August 28, 2018, from S. Ratz, was received.

5.3

Forestry Operations Request

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) held a general discussion related to the information the ACE would like to receive from Forestry Operations with respect to trees in the City of London.

5.4

Practices Related to the Watering of London Trees

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment held a general discussion with respect to practices related to the watering of trees in London.

5.5

ACE Presentations / Events / Meeting List

• That it BE NOTED that the Advisory Committee on the Environment Presentations/Events/Meeting List, dated August 28, 2018, from S. Ratz, was received.

5.6

Call for Nominations - 2019 New Year's Honours List

• That it BE NOTED that the 2019 Mayor's New Year's Honour List Nomination Request letter, dated July 23, 2018, from the City Clerk, was received.

6.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

6.1

(ADDED) Letter of Resignation

• That it BE NOTED that the letter of resignation, dated September 3, 2018, from G. Sass, was received.

7.

Confidential

7.1

(ADDED) 2019 Mayor's New Year's Honour List Nomination

• The Advisory Committee on the Environment convened in closed session from 1:58 PM to 2:02 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to a personal matter pertaining to identifiable individuals, including municipal employees, with respect to the 2019 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List.

8.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:03 PM.