Environmental Action Committee

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Time:	9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.
Location:	Online Video Conference

Members

• Councillor Matt Mahoney, Ward 8 (Chair)
• Councillor Stephen Dasko, Ward 1 (Vice-Chair)
• Councillor George Carlson, Ward 11
• Brad Bass, Citizen Member
• Chelsea Dalton, Citizen Member
• Lea Ann Mallett, Citizen Member
• Pujita Verma, Citizen Member
• Sydney Miller, UTM (University of Toronto Mississauga) Student
• Sophie Zhang, PEYA (Peel Environmental Youth Alliance)
• Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources
• Britt McKee, Ecosource
• Melanie Kramer, Credit Valley Conservation
• Jennifer Taves, Partners in Project Green
• Andrea Rowe, Greening Sacred Spaces (Non-Voting Member)
• Brad Butt, Mississauga Board of Trade (Non-Voting Member)
• Sid Gendron, Sawmill Sid Inc. (Non-Voting Member)

Staff Present

Dianne Zimmerman, Manager, Environment
Diane Gibson, Supervisor, Climate Risks
Teresa Chan, Supervisor, Climate Change
Karen Flores, Communications Advisor
Michelle Sanstra, Legislative Coordinator

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Mahoney, Chair called the meeting to order at 9:39AM

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

Councillor Mahoney, Chair recited the Indigenous Land Statement.

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approved (B. Bass)

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

Environmental Action Committee DRAFT Minutes – March 1, 2022

Approved (Councillor Carlson)

6.

DEPUTATIONS

6.1

Carrah Bullock, Climate Change Specialist regarding a presentation on Public EV Chargers

Ms. Bullock provided a presentation on Public EV (Electric Vehicle) chargers and spoke to locations and charging connections, station usage, potential future locations and Regional Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy.

Alice Casselman, Community Organization Representative inquired about the location of the downtown lot. Ms. Bullock responded to Ms. Casselman's inquiry.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0005-2022
  Moved By A. Casselman

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Carrah Bullock, Climate Change Specialist regarding the Public EV Chargers, be received.

  Received

6.2

Diane Gibson, Supervisor, Environmental Sustainability regarding a presentation on Advancing Circular Economy and Litter Mitigation - Waste Management Update

Ms. Gibson provided a presentation on Waste Management - Advancing Circular Economy and Litter Mitigation and spoke to circular economy, climate change action plan, collaboration in 2021 and 2022, and the Central Library Renovation Project.

Alice Casselman, Community Organization Representative informed the Committee of a presentation that is in the development stages regarding a Spring Walk with Naked Trees and made a suggestion regarding shoe recycling.

Brad Bass, Citizen Member referred to an article regarding how rising carbon prices will encourage the circular economy and will circulate the article to committee members at a future date.

Ms. Gibson spoke briefly about the Central Library renovation project and spoke about the wider social media buzz its received.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0006-2022
  Moved By B. Bass

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Diane Gibson, Supervisor, Environmental Sustainability, regarding a presentation on Advancing Circular Economy and Litter Mitigation - Waste Management Update, be received.

  Received

7.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit 

No members of the public registered to speak.

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

9.

MATTERS  CONSIDERED

9.1

Environmental Action Committee (EAC) Work Plan

No discussion took place regarding this item.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0007-2022
  Moved By Councillor Dasko

  That the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan be approved as discussed at the April 5, 2022 EAC meeting.

  Approved

10.

INFORMATION ITEMS - Nil

11.

OTHER BUSINESS/ENQUIRIES - Nil

12.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

13.

ADJOURNMENT

10:05AM (Councillor Carlson)