4TH REPORT OF
THE
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting held on June 15, 2016, commencing at 7:01 PM, in Committee Room #1, Second
Floor, London City Hall.
PRESENT: L. McKenna
(Chair), H. Fletcher, S. Franke, M. McAlpine and S. Twynstra and
B.
Mercier (Secretary).
ABSENT: P. Conlin and A. Lawrence.
ALSO PRESENT: C. Colvin
and L. Mottram.
I.
CALL TO ORDER
1.
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
That it BE
NOTED that no
pecuniary interests were disclosed.
II.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
2.
Urban Bees and the Ontario
Bee Act
That it BE NOTED that a delegation from B. Ellis, with respect to urban bees and
the Ontario Bee Act, was
received.
III.
CONSENT ITEMS
3.
3rd Report of the Agriculture Advisory
Committee
That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee from its meeting held on March 16, 2016, was
received.
4.
5th and 6th Reports of the Advisory
Committee on the Environment
That it BE NOTED that the 5th and 6th Reports of the Advisory
Committee on the Environment
from its meetings
held on April 6 and May
4, 2016, respectively, were received.
5.
Municipal Council
Resolution
- 3rd Report of the
Agricultural
Advisory Committee
That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its session
held April 5, 2016, with respect
to the 3rd Report of the Agricultural Advisory Committee,
was received.
6.
Municipal Council Resolution – “Defining and Applying Diversity: ‘Gender
Lens’”
That it BE
NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held May 3, 2016, with respect
to “Defining and Applying
Diversity: ‘Gender Lens’”, was received.
7.
Municipal Council Resolution -
Mushroom Farm Zoning Review
That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session
held May 3, 2016, with respect
to the Mushroom Farm Zoning Review, was received.
8.
Municipal Council Resolution - Appointment to the Agricultural Advisory Committee
That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session
held May 3, 2016, with respect
to the appointment of M. McAlpine as a Member at Large to the Agricultural
Advisory Committee, was received.
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9.
Notice of Application - 2397 Oxford Street West
That it BE NOTED that a Notice dated April 21, 2016, from E. Lalande,
Planner II, with respect to an application submitted by 2293683
Ontario Inc. relating
to the property located
at 2397 Oxford Street West,
was received.
10.
Notice of Application - 4680 Wellington
Road South
That it BE NOTED that a Notice dated March 31, 2016, from B. Turcotte, Senior Planner, with respect to an application submitted by 761030 Ontario
Inc. relating to the
property located at 4680 Wellington Road
South, was received.
11.
Notice of Application - 2449 Dundas Street
That it BE NOTED that a Notice dated May 4, 2016, from M. Corby, Planner II, with respect to an application submitted by the Forest City Gymnastics Club relating
to the property located
at 2449 Dundas Street, was received.
12.
The London Plan
That it BE NOTED that a Notice of Public Participation Meeting and Public Open House dated May 4, 2016, from J. Adema, Planner II, with respect to The London Plan, was
received.
IV.
SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS
None.
V.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
13.
Urban Agricultural Symposium Update
That it BE NOTED that a verbal update
from S. Franke, with respect to the proposed
Urban Agricultural Symposium,
was received.
14.
Middlesex London
Community Food Assessment
That it BE NOTED that the Middlesex London Community Food Assessment Terms of Reference 2016 and its minutes from the Food Policy Council
Forum held on May 5, 2016, were received for information.
15.
Urban Agriculture - London Youth Advisory Council
That it BE NOTED that the Agricultural Advisory Committee heard a verbal delegation and received a communication from E. Blue, Director
of Advocacy Support, London Youth Advisory Council, with respect to Urban Agriculture - London Youth Advisory
Council.
16.
2016 Work Plan
That it BE NOTED that
the Agricultural Advisory
Committee reviewed and updated
its
2016 Work Plan.
VI.
DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
VII.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned
at 8:08 PM.
NEXT MEETING DATE: September 21, 2016