Agenda
Environment Advisory Committee
The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Time:	5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting

Members:

• Preethi Anbalagan (Co-Chair)
• Akeem Gardner (Co-Chair)
• Harripaul Bridgemohan
• Rajbalinder Ghatoura
• Jafir Jaferi
• David Laing
• Sanjay Mathur
• Tamsen Metcalfe
• Davika Misir
• Amandeep Purewal
• Sherry-Ann Ram
• Vipul Shah
• Stacey Wilson
• City Councillor D. Whillans - Wards 2 and 6

 

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Approval of Agenda

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

4.

Previous Minutes

4.1

Minutes - Environment Advisory Committee - October 13, 2020

The minutes were approved, as amended, by Committee of Council on October 21, 2020, and approved by Council on October 28, 2020.  EAC021-2020 was amended to read as follows:

EAC021-2020

That it is the position of Brampton City Council, and consistent with the City position already in place with respect to the Heritage Heights Planning Area, that ERO Posting 019-2377 not include the 400 Series Highways for a streamlined Environmental Assessment, in so far as it impacts the Heritage Heights Planning Area within the City of Brampton, due to expected environmental and social impacts from the proposed 400 Series Highway Project in this part of the City, and that the Highway Project be subject to the full Environmental Assessment process.

The minutes are provided for Committee’s information.

5.

Presentations\Delegations

5.1

Delegation from Alice Casselman, Founder/President, ACER (Association for Canadian Educational Resources), and Catherine Soplet, Founder/Lead Strategist, Building Up Our Neighbourhoods, re: Project Crossroads Urban Reforestation Activities

5.2

Staff Presentation re: Bramalea Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP) Action Plan

Presenters: Shannon Logan, Senior Program Manager of Sustainable Neighbourhoods, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and Stavroula Kassaris, Environmental Planner, Public Works and Engineering

Recommendation

5.3

Staff Presentation re: Brampton Grow Green Environmental Master Plan Action Plan and Metric Refresh

Presenter: Stavroula Kassaris, Environmental Planner, Public Works and Engineering

Recommendation

5.4

Staff Presentation re: Riverwalk Area Urban Design Master Plan

Presenter: Alex Taranu, Senior Advisor, Public Works and Engineering

To be received

6.

Reports/Updates

7.

Sub-Committees

7.1

Current EAC Sub-Committee Membership List (updated November 2020)

Note:  The membership list has been updated and is provided for Committee's information.

8.

Other New/Business

8.1

2021 EAC Schedule of Meetings

Note:  The meeting schedule is provided for Committee's information

8.2

Discussion at the request of Stavroula Kassaris, Environmental Planner, Public Works and Engineering, re: Request for Environment Advisory Committee Representation on the Official Plan Review Community Leaders Advisory Group

8.3

Discussion at the request of Stacey Wilson, Committee Member, re: Implications of Bill 229 (Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act) 

9.

Correspondence

10.

Question Period

11.

Public Question Period

5 Minute Limit (regarding any decision made under this section)

During the meeting, the public may submit questions regarding recommendations made at the meeting via email to the City Clerk at [email protected], to be introduced during the Public Question Period section of the meeting.

12.

Adjournment

Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, February 9, 2021