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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-17 Minutes SUSTAINABLE CLARINGTON COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting of October 17, 2013, 7:00 P.M. Mezzanine Room Present: Mike Dymarski Suzanne Elston Allan Hewitt Lorraine Jones Kerry Meydam Kira Nowick Michael Patrick Mayor Foster Councillor Hooper Absent: Neil Allin Also Present: Curry Clifford, Corporate Initiatives Officer WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 1. Committee Chair Michael Patrick welcomed the Committee. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 MEETING Moved by Suzanne Elston and seconded by Mike Dymarski that the minutes of the September 19, 2013 meeting be approved. Carried. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 3. There was no business arising from the Minutes. The Committee requested that the minutes be prepared in future to move to the first page of the minutes, a listing of the names and positions of any of the guests meeting with the Committee. COMMITTEE TASK #1 AND #2 4. The Committee had before them a draft report from the Committee Chair to Mayor and The Chair proposed that, depending on the progress of the meeting, he would present th Council meeting and that Committee members, where available, try to attend. Sustainable Clarington - 2- October 17, 2013 Community Advisory Committee The key themes of his draft report included: there is much good work going on in sustainability and the Municipality needs to tell people about it the future work needs to be focussed six priorities suggested what is currently planned in these six areas makes sense and should be given priority by Council two things should happen along the way to implementation of these plans: (a) better co-ordinate the work to minimize risks of gaps, duplication and suggesting Council ask staff to report on this in first ¼ of 2014 and (b) come forward with a plan on when these activities will be done, what it will cost and how it will be financed suggesting Council ask nd staff to report on this in 2 ¼ of 2014. There are three exceptions to (b): go ahead in the 2014 Budget to make staff and funding available to o enable the communications work to happen Priority Green Project is to consider (b) and therefore timing, o expenditures and cost distribution should unfold as part of that project st the Regional Government and Veridian report within the 1 quarter of o 2014 on supports to the business community to reduce energy use st given the Dec 31 , 2014 target for energy consumption reduction set by the Ontario Power Authority. The Chair invited comment on the draft report. Moved by Suzanne Elston and seconded by Kerry Meydam that the report clarify that the agreements with the community garden groups over liability matters make clear that currently these groups are responsible for their own insurance coverage and this should become, like it is in neighbouring municipalities, a municipal responsibility. Carried Moved by Suzanne Elston and seconded by Kerry Meydam that the Committee add to the list of priorities an item previously discussed by the Committee: reducing or eliminating in municipal facilities the use of products, chemicals or compounds that negatively affect human health. Carried There was a wide discussion by the Committee about a number of other amendments to the report, including: - one consolidation of the priorities: consolidate the priorities of encouraging water and energy efficiency in new developments with encouraging water and energy efficiency in existing developments. - clarifications, including: Sustainable Clarington - 3- October 17, 2013 Community Advisory Committee adding an executive summary o cross referencing the 2010 report numbered suggestion to the o o Office of Sustainability rather than a sustainability project that more funding and staffing are required in communications services o communications includes not only sending info out to the community, o but receiving information and suggestions in from community. Moved by Suzanne Elston and seconded by Mike Dymarski, that the Committee accept in principle the report as presented with the changes as discussed. Carried Mr. Clifford indicated that the report would be re-drafted and circulated for ndth comment from October 22 to 25. COMMITTEE TASK # 3 5. The Committee had before them a summary of the Committee suggestions to date on Task #3 and an analysis of the 2010 Green Community Strategy by Chris Winter of Canada Conserves. The Committee, given the hour, opted to defer discussion on this item until its November stth 21 meeting when it would have the benefit of the results of its November 4 meeting with Council. There was brief discussion of whether the Committee would meet in December at its th newly scheduled date of December 12. No decision was made on this matter and the th Chair indicated that this too could be determined based on the results of the Nov 4 meeting. 6. OTHER BUSINESS There was no other business raised. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.