3RD REPORT OF THE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
meeting held on February
3, 2016, commencing at 12:17 PM, in Committee Room #3, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: M. Bloxam (Chair), A. Arnott, K.
Birchall, S. Brooks, S. Hall, M. Hodge, C. Kushnir, S. Ratz, G. Sass, B. Schulz
and D. Szoller and B. Mercier (Secretary).
ABSENT: J. Baxter, J. Howell and L. Langdon.
ALSO PRESENT: S. Armstrong, T.
Arnos, G. Barrett, T. Copeland and J. Stanford.
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That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report
of the Advisory Committee on the Environment from its meeting held on
December 2, 2015, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held January 4, 2016, with respect
to the 1st Report of the Advisory Committee on the Environment from its
meeting held on December 2, 2015, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held January 4, 2016, with respect
to the appointment of Anne Arnott, representing the Thames Region Ecological
Association on the Advisory Committee on the Environment, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Education
and Outreach Sub-Committee minutes from its meeting held on December 15,
2015, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Energy Sub-Committee
minutes from its meeting held on January 15, 2016, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Built
Environment Sub-Committee minutes from its meeting held on January 18, 2016,
were received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Draft 2016-2019 Multi-Year Budget:
a) D.
Szoller BE DIRECTED to seek delegation status at the February 24, 2016
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meeting related to the 2016-2019
Multi-Year Budget, to present the amended submission of the Advisory Committee
on the Environment (ACE); it being noted that a final formal summary of the
Committee’s comments will be placed on the next agenda of the ACE;
b) a
representative from the Financial and Business Services BE INVITED to
a future meeting of the ACE to speak on the gas tax allocation and its
current distribution at the City of London; and,
c) the
Civic Administration BE COMMENDED on the engagement process for the
2016-2019 Multi-Year Budget;
it
being noted that the ACE received verbal delegations from J. Stanford,
Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste and T. Copeland, Division
Manager, Wastewater and Drainage Engineering, with respect to the specific
environmental information within the draft budget.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Springbank Dam:
a) M.
Bloxam BE DIRECTED to seek delegation status at the Civic Works
Committee Public Participation Meeting (PPM) to be held on March 8, 2016, to
present the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) position with respect
to this matter; and,
b) the
communication dated January 26, 2016, from M. Bloxam, with respect to the
Springbank Dam, BE DEFERRED to the next ACE meeting to allow for
further refinement prior to the above-noted PPM.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to Urban Agriculture:
a) the
hosting by the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) of a symposium on
urban agriculture, in late Spring 2016, to engage the urban agricultural
community and other City Advisory Committees BE APPROVED;
b) the
matter of hosting an urban agriculture symposium BE ADDED to the ACE
2016 Work Plan; and,
c) it BE
NOTED that the ACE approved up to $800.00 from its 2016 Budget
allocation toward hosting the above-noted event; it being noted that the ACE
have sufficient funds in its 2016 Budget to support this expenditure.
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That it BE NOTED that Policy 5(16),
General Policy for Advisory Committees, (Section 21 - Specific Conduct and
the Introductory Reference Guide, Advisory Committees 2015, with respect to
advisory committee protocol for media, were received.
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That D. Szoller BE APPOINTED as the
Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) representative on the Cycling
Advisory Committee (CAC); it being noted that the ACE received a
communication dated January 20, 2016, from B. Schulz, with respect to her
resignation as the ACE representative on the CAC.
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The meeting adjourned at 2:46 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: March
2, 2016