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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-10 Minutes CLARINGTON AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Barrie Gary Jeffery Ted Watson Mark Bragg Eric Bowman Brenda Metcalf Mary Ann Found Jen Knox ' t Co jor Partner TAFF: Faye Langmaid F� EGRETS: Donald Rickard Marlene Werry + - ouncillor ner chaired this portion of the meeting _ hair calle a meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. elcome t ' ' 3 - do tion o aenda _ ti 11-01 Moved by MaryAnn Found, sec '! I 1a i � r 11-02 eve y Te "That the minutes of the October 14th, 2010 q7eeting be ppro CARRIED 011-03 Moved by Tom Barrie, seconded by Eric Bowman "That the minutes of the August 26tt',2010 meeting be approved." CARRIED Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington DRAFT - March 10, 2011 The Municipality of Clarington appoints advisory committees. They are • Accessibility Advisory Committee; • Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee; • Heritage Advisory Committee; and • Agricultural Advisory Committee The Agricultural Advisory Committee was first started in 2001. This is a volunteer advisory committee established by the Municipality of Clarington to assist in it's efforts to identify, review, discuss and make recommendations to Council on agriculture and agricultural related issues. ; ouncil appr es a Terms - or each committee this serves as the mandate for ommittee a_ address of g, Backgr ;, Mandat Co ee Scope cti of Committee F� Membe d representation on the Com e addition, it s a feral protocol for all co ' t ' ws'. espons es and Obligations of Members Yr F All Com tee members shall abide by the Terms The C or Spokesperson appointed by the on q e Commit' to Council or the public; A Com ee or its members shall not issue pe r o behalf the Committee, unless specifically author on;` A Com ttee and it's members shall not act outsi vi of the Co ittee; _ The Ch r may eject any Committee member fro that per n is being disruptive or disrespectful; Membe - et, 4 hours i dva ■ Membe w re noti ai ■ A majo of e I c iq { ~` nall eld on the sec' T h YI i y member of t may a et o _ eting _ sRr, with Faye Lengmaid r Meeting minutes are sent in draft form to the Municipal Clerk to be included in the next available Council Agenda. Minutes are posted to the web site after committee approval. Resolutions by the Committee are forwarded to the Clerk for inclusion in the Council Agenda. 011-04 Moved by Tom Barrie, seconded by Ted Watson "That the term of office for the Chair and Vice-Chair be two years." CARRIED Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington DRAFT - March 10, 2011 Tom Barrie nominated Ted Watson for Chair. Ted Watson nominated Gary Jeffery for Chair. Ted declined and Gary accepted nomination. Eric Bowman moved that the nominations be closed. 011-05 Gary Jeffery is Chair of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington for 2011 and 2012. CARRIED om Barrie inated Ted W Vice Chair. '{ S ed accept omina enni Knox' ved the nomina i ns be clo 11-06 Watson is the Vice-Chair of th ric ory Committee ofon for 2011 and 12 I 11-07 Farmer's Market representative, John o end - • Brenda accepted, John moved n CARRIED , ' 3 armer's P ade of Lights, Eric Bowman will be the liar "~ ary took ' er chairing the Meeting. .- • N - p�ccomplis present at PA h �t t Connection ev' ro a rk PI 11 and 2012: —'--- - shaw n _ of agrri u _ S.W.. Corporations vs.` is cts Alternative Energy Projects (wind, solar, biogas/digesters).r• Pesticides issues and noxious weeds including enforcement issues (fence lines, ditches). Monitoring and commenting on Official Plan Review as it relates to Countryside/Rural, including Value-added for agriculture, farm markets and agri-tourism, urban/rural buffers. Council Referrals — Fence Viewers/By-law Faye provided a brief overview of the report from Clerk's Department on the elimination of Fence Viewers and the implementation of a by-law that sets a standard for the fence construction. After discussion, where the elimination of fence viewers was not deemed an issue but rather that the new standard does not address agriculture abutting agriculture lands and Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington DRAFT - March 10, 2011 agriculture abutting residential lands where the standard would be different than that included in the draft by-law. John Cartwright volunteered to meet with By-law with Faye to work out the issues and provide alternatives. Once that has occurred and the by-law has been updated Faye will circulate to committee with the date of when it will go back to Council. Future Agendas MET e Qn, ads 6 and 7, widths are an issue where barriers have been installed, committee _ cussion with Engineering on standards for these projects and also for site Iternation b law and subdivisi agreement (impact of soi� - rosion, movement to adjacent perations a on weed grp vite the r to a to r cipalities strate erections. ' vite Bev to a ting to _ ion her •cultural adv" -ouncil. nvite John •0 a meeting to speak on 4 d provin definition of farmer/c vite Peter speak on Nutrient Managem �} aye to pro an update on Official Plan Review. iaison s Yr AAC — H rt Schillings is Chair, Planning Staff liai en d, D n vestigatin Whether it could be a single point for buil o AAC Tour, September 15th in Uxbridge. RFA/OF The OFA is monitoring 16 ongoing is icrofit Ho -ups for Alternative Energy and Provincia pril 5, 6, Brooklin Farm Connections. ther Busi 7 S,- 1 Commit e m ! ; Emerge) cy , e d u m contacti t _ on _ nd qki listed a ,no longer willi to pr de the service. - ' { ~` date_tbe re fo ommittee; Faye ill lea i � r • 'M-_ ourn. CARRIED r' Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington DRAFT - March 10, 2011