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Meeting: Environmental Advisory Committee
Date: December 2, 2020
Time: 10.00 a.m.
Location: Webex
Attendees: Dave Mennill, Warden
Grant Jones, Councillor, Chair
Sally Martyn, Councillor
Robert Braam, Community Member
Sarah Em ons, Community Member
Michaela Lenz, Community Member
Ray Price, Community Member
Kim Smale, Community Member, Vice Chair
Primrose Kisuule, Community Member, joined the meeting in progress
Staff: Brian Lima, Director of Engineering Services
Nancy Pasato, Manager of Planning
Katherine Thompson, Supervisor of Legislative Services
Carolyn Krahn, Legislative Services Coordinator
MINUTES
1. Call to Order
The Environmental Advisory Committee Orientation Session met this 2nd day of
December, 2020. The meeting was called to order at 10: a.m.
2. Approval of Agenda
The Committee approved the agenda as presented.
3. Adoption of November 3, 2020 Minutes
Moved by: Warden Mennill
Seconded by: Sarah Emmons
Resolved that the minutes of the previous meeting be adopted.
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Recorded Vote
Yes
No
Warden Mennill
Yes
Councillor Sally Mart n
Yes
Michaela Lenz
Yes
Ray Price
Yes
Rob Braam
Yes
Kim Smale
No
Sarah Emons
Yes
Councillor Grant Jones
Yes
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- Motion Carried.
4. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
None.
5. Reviewof Proposed Action Plan
The Legislative Services Coordinator presented the Committee's Action Plan. The
Committee directed staff to contact the conservation authority for information
regarding any applications they may have submitted with respect to the Great
Lakes Protection Initiative.
The Committee also requested that staff organize guest speakers for each meeting
with the suggestion that the Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector be invited to speak
at an upcoming meeting. Committee members agreed to send contact information
of potential speakers to the Supervisor of Legislative Services.
The Committee also directed staff to include reports from the Connectivity
Committee regarding their activities to date and from Economic Development
regarding local food initiatives at the next meeting.
The Committee agreed to meet with the Manager of Planning to discuss the Official
Plan review after the review is launched in February.
The Committee directed staff to present an updated action plan incorporating
Committee feedback and proposing timelines for priority action items and staff
reports.
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6. Correspondence
The Committee received the correspondence from Warden Mennill thanking the
Committee for their feedback regarding a County lawn sign campaign and the
correspondence from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
regarding the development of Ontario's first hydrogen strategy.
7. Date of Next Meeting
The Committee will meet again January 13, 2021 at 10.00 a.m.
8. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11.58 a.m .
Julie Gonyou,
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk.
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