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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00 PM
Notice
Personal information is being collected pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and may form part of the public
record which may be released to the public in hard copy and/or electronically. Questions regarding the collection of information should be
directed to the Clerk of the Township of Scugog.
CELLULAR PHONES/PAGERS MUST BE SWITCHED TO THE NON-AUDIBLE FUNCTION DURING THIS MEETING
Alternate Format Available Upon Request
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & NATURE THEREOF 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
i. MINUTES OF THE 2nd MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Recommendation: THAT the Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Environmental Advisory Committee held February 24, 2017, be adopted as circulated.
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES 5. DEPUTATIONS
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i. Report to General Purpose & Administration – SEAC Annual Report
7. PRESENTATIONS:
i. Scugog Lake Stewards 3:10-3:30 pm Mrs. Barbara Karthein and Mr. Ron Porter
8. CORRESPONDENCE:
i. Core Service and Efficiency Review – Committees of Council 9. OTHER MATTERS
i. Commercial Fill Update
ii. Council Update
iii. DEAC Update Mr. G. Carpentier
iv. KRCA Update
v. Work Plan Review
10. NEW BUSINESS 11. ROUNDTABLE NEWS 12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 13. ADJOURNMENT
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APPROVED MINUTES OF THE 2nd REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCUGOG ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M.
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS PRESENT: Chair Mr. G. Carpentier Vice-Chair Ms. C. Gregory Councillor, Ward 1 Mrs. B. Somerville Councillor, Ward 3 Mr. D. Kett Members Mr. P. LaPorte
Mrs. T. Nickleford Mr. J. Peever
ALSO PRESENT: Recording Secretary Ms. S. Cornish Kawartha Conservation Mrs. D. Balika REGRETS: Councillor, Ward 4 Mrs. W. Wotten Members Mr. I. McDougall
Mrs. K. Parish Mrs. N. Robertson
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m and welcomed Mrs. Tracy Nickleford as the newest member of SEAC.
2. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & NATURE THEREOF No member made a disclosure of pecuniary interest.
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
i. MINUTES OF THE 1ST MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD JANUARY 20, 2017
Recommendation:
Moved by: Cara Gregory Seconded by: Councillor Kett THAT the Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Environmental Advisory Committee held January 20, 2017, be adopted as circulated.
Carried
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
i. Phragmites Management Mr. LaPorte provided an update regarding the Phragmites seminar talk with Mrs. Janice Gilbert scheduled for April 19, 2017 at the Purple Woods Conservation Area.
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Recommendation:
Moved by: Paul LaPorte Seconded by: Cara Gregory THAT Mrs. Janice Gilbert’s mileage for travel to and from the seminar talk be paid from the Invasive Species account.
Carried
ii. Blue Dot Movement Mr. Sallans presented to SEAC in October 2016, and both Mr. Sallans and Ms. Gregory presented to Council in January 2017 regarding the Blue Dot Movement, an initiative to recognize citizen’s rights to live in a healthy environment in Canada.
Recommendation:
Moved by: Cara Gregory Seconded by: Councillor Somerville THAT SEAC supports the Blue Dot Movement and recommends that Council support the Blue Dot Movement as well, to recognize citizen’s rights to live in a healthy environment in Canada.
i. Mrs. Sandra Churchill Mr. Peter Johnson Re: Nonquon Environmental Education Centre
Mrs. Churchill and Mr. Johnson presented to the Committee regarding the Nonquon Environmental Education Centre. The presentation included the following:
Locations of Education Centres within Durham including the locations within Scugog;
Summary of programs the Education Centre offers, including, pond study, insect programs, orienteering and GPS, tree identification and leadership programs;
Summary of Community Partnerships, including, roadside cleanups, turtle nesting, invasive species removal, boardwalk construction.
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A question and answer period with members of the Committee followed. The Chair thanked Mrs. Churchill and Mr. Johnson for their presentation.
8. CORRESPONDENCE
i. Draft SEAC Annual Report to Council The Committee reviewed the report and members were asked to forward any comments to the Committee Coordinator within one week to be included in the report.
9. OTHER MATTERS
i. Commerical Fill Update The Chair provided information regarding a guidance tool for municipalities to regulate the use of excess soils (www.excesssoils.com). This tool provides examples of by-law language and guidance for Ontario municipalities to use in creating or updating key sections of the site alteration by-laws.
ii. Council Update
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iii. DEAC Update Mr. Carpentier provided an update from the DEAC meeting which takes place monthly at the Region of Durham. The update included:
“Natural Area as Neighbours” mostly written and populated with photographs. Next draft will be circulated through SEAC
Lake Simcoe Conservation Area (LSCA) presented to DEAC regarding low impact development and how development impacts watersheds. LSCA is developing a protocol for lands within their regulation area.
iv. KRCA Update Mrs. Balika provided an update from KRCA. The update included:
No flood warnings in effect yet;
Budget approved at City of Kawartha Lakes;
Lake Scugog Enhancement Project moving forward;
KRCA nominated the Township of Scugog for the DEAC Environmental Award;
Awaiting results of Hit Squad application.
v. Work Plan Review
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Mrs. Balika offered to manage the work plan updates for the Committee and will bring forward the work plan to review as needed. The Committee discussed separating the item “Invasive Species & Forestry” into their separate items.
10. NEW BUSINESS
i. Release of Red-Tailed Hawk The Chair provided an update regarding the release of a Red-tailed Hawk that Councillor Somerville had rescued and arranged for its recovery from injury. After a month of recuperating, the Red-tailed Hawk was released with success.
ii. Rural Ontario Municipal Conference
Mrs. Balika attended the conference where Mr. Doug Griffiths was the key note speaker. Mr. Griffiths has written a book “13 ways to Kill your Community” that Mrs. Balika recommends.
iii. Seagrave Park Association Councillor Somerville shared that the Seagrave Park Association is celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd in the Seagrave Park. Education booths will be set up on different environmental issues.
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Next meeting Friday, March 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT 4:30 P.M.
Recommendation: Moved by: Councillor Kett THAT the meeting be adjourned. Carried Respectfully Submitted Mr. Geoff Carpentier
Core Service and Efficiency Review
Committees of Council
John Paul Newman, Director of Corporate
Services / Clerk
March 6, 2017
Introduction/Overview
The Township is conducting a Core Service Review
that will examine the level of service and how to
ensure the most efficient and cost effective delivery
of those services.
The first component of this review is to provide
Council with a detailed outline of the Townships
Committees.
“What are we doing now?”
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Summary of Committees
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Responsible Departments
Corporate Services, Development Services and
Community Services
Township of Scugog Committees
1. Accessibility Advisory Committee – meet once per month.