Environmental Action Committee

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 2nd Floor
300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3C1
and Online Video Conference
Members
  • Councillor Matt Mahoney, Ward 8 (Chair)
  • Councillor Stephen Dasko, Ward 1 (Vice-chair)
  • Councillor Alvin Tedjo, Ward 2
  • Councillor Brad Butt, Ward 11
  • Prabhjit Banga, Citizen Member
  • Jihan Khatib, Citizen Member
  • Morgan Lee, Citizen Member
  • Karen Pawlowski, Citizen Member
  • Derek Stone, Citizen Member
  • Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources
  • Britt McKee, Ecosource
  • Melanie Kramer, Credit Valley Conservation
  • Jennifer Taves, Partners in Project Green

Staff/Agency Representatives

Dianne Zimmerman, Manager, Environment

Nadia Paladino, Director, Parks & Forestry & Environment

Michelle Sanstra, Legislative Coordinator  


Councillor Mahoney, Chair called the meeting to order at 9:32 AM

Councillor Mahoney, Chair cited the Indigenous Land Statement.

That the September 4, 2023 Environmental Action Committee Agenda be approved.

Approved (Councillor Tedjo)

Environmental Action Committee DRAFT Minutes - July 4, 2023

Approved (M. Lee)

Jonathan Brown, Green Infrastructure Planner/Research and Policy Director, STEMThe-Tide spoke to the Digital Twin Solution for Green Infrastructure.

Alice Casselman, Community Group Representative for the Association for Canadian Educational Resources summarized the subject matter.

Action Item: Councillor Dasko requested for staff to benchmark Cobourg and other municipalities regarding the Pilot Digital Twin LID project and report back to the Committee.

  • RECOMMENDATIONEAC-0019-2023
    Moved ByBritt McKee

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Jonathan Brown, Green Infrastructure Planner/Research and Policy Director, STEM-The-Tide regarding Digital Twin Solution for Green Infrastructure, be received.

    Received

Sadia Butt, MFC, PhD, Urban Forestry Professional and ISA Certified Arborist spoke to Combating Malpractice in Tree Care in Mississauga - Revisiting Arboriculture Best Practices.

Councillor Dasko enquired about Gator bags functionality and purpose, Ms. Butt responded to Councillor Dasko's enquiry.

Councillor Butt thanked Ms. Butt for her presentation and voiced concerns regarding tree health on City streets and parks.

Amory Ngan, Manager, Forestry spoke to the City's tree practices, processes and policies.

Action item: Councillor Dasko requested for staff to report back best practices regarding
tree care

 

 

 

 

  • RECOMMENDATIONEAC-0020-2023
    Moved ByCouncillor Dasko

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Sadia Butt, MFC, PhD, Urban Forestry Professional and ISA Certified Arborist regarding Combating Malpractice in Tree Care in Mississauga - Revisiting Arboriculture Best Practices, be received.

    Received

Dianne Zimmerman, Manager, Environment spoke to the summary on the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan Session.

Councillor Mahoney thanked Ms. Zimmerman for facilitating the workshop.

Ms. Zimmerman noted that she will speak to the Action items list at a future meeting.

  • RECOMMENDATIONEAC-0021-2023
    Moved ByDerek Stone

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Dianne Zimmerman, Manager, Environment regarding a summary on the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan Session, be received.

    Received

Vasya Jeyakanthan, Waste Management Assistant spoke to the Circular Economy Initiatives at the City of Mississauga.

Councillor Mahoney spoke to the initiative.

Councillor Tedjo inquired about the availability of the Lorne Park Library for the drive since Clarkson Library is closed for the fall.

Prabhjit Banga, Citizen Member enquired about Partners in Project Green Materials Exchange Program. Ms. Jeyakanthan responded to Ms. Banga's enquiry.

Jennifer Taves, Community Group Representative for Partners in Project Green spoke to the Material Exchange Program and future initiatives.

Derek Stone, Citizen Member enquired about the weight and the type of waste that was collected. Ms. Jeyakanthan responded to Mr. Stone's enquiry

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • RECOMMENDATIONEAC-0022-2023
    Moved ByJihan Khatib

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Vasya Jeyakanthan, Waste Management Assistant regarding Circular Economy Initiatives at the City of Mississauga, be received.

    Received

No members of the public registered to speak.

  • RECOMMENDATIONEAC-0023-2023
    Moved ByAlice Casselman

    That the following item(s) were approved on the consent agenda:

    • 10.1 – Environmental Action Committee (EAC) Work Plan

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 9:30am

Council Chambers, Civic Centre

and Online Video Conference

10:39 AM (B. Mckee)