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Ciut o~ Minutes I Meeting Summary
Sustainable Pickering Advisory Committee
May 5, 2008
10:00 am
Main Committee Room
Attendees: Doug Dickerson, City Councillor, Ward 2 (Chair)
Bonnie Littley, Regional Councillor, Ward 1
David Pickles, City Councillor, Ward 3
Tom Melymuk, Director, Office of Sustainability
Neil Carroll, Director, Planning & Development
Shawna Mutton, Coordinator, Community Sustainability
Jack McGinnis - Durham Sustain Ability
Marla Shim, Executive Assistant, Council (Recording Secretary)
Guest: Terry Green, Durham Sustain Ability
Absent: Jennifer O'Connell, City Councillor, Ward 1 (Vice-Chair)
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1. Welcome
Councillor Dickerson welcomed everyone and introduced
Terry Green of Durham Sustain Ability.
2. Sustainable Pickering Day
. Shawna reported that plans for the May 24th Sustainable
Pickering Day are going really well
. The focus this year is on Responsible Development
. Planning & Development staff have been extremely
helpful In planning the event
. Some of the participants include: Veridian, TRCA,
Durham Sustain Ability (very popular last year), Smart
Commute, and Canada Green Building Council
. A game called "Sidewalks and Sewers" that will engage
the community in learning more about the Sustainable
Neighbourhood Guidelines is being developed
. Will also have a visioning exercise / activity called
"Visioning Downtown", which involves an artist doing
renderings
. Great Waterfront Trail Adventure sold out, but will have a
display board and handouts to promote the event
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. Information on the Official Plan Review and Seaton
website will be available
. It was suggested that a map outlining the federal lands Shawna to bring idea
and Ag Preserve could be added back to Sustainable
. Residents / participants who are engaged at one or more Pickering Day working
of the exhibits can fill out a ballot for an opportunity to win group
a pnze
. It was recommended that between 11 :00 am and 12:00
noon would be a good time for Councillors to attend and
mingle
3. Measuring Sustainabilitv
. The 229 indicators have been reduced to 26
. Goal is to have a manageable number of indicators -
between 20 and 30
. The updated indicator list will be presented to residents at
Town Hall meetings planned for June 1 yth at Petticoat
Creek Community Centre and June 19th at the Recreation
Complex
4. Sustainable Pickering Challenge
. Town Hall meetings will be used to encourage people to
become engaged in the challenge by getting involved in
sustainable programs / activities that currently exist or will
exist in the community in the future
. Idea is to highlight projects / programs that are already in
existence in the community and encourage residents,
businesses etc. to participate
. Need more time to decide on how to engage developers
in the "development challenge"
5. Other Business
. Councillor Dickerson suggested that the Sustainable
Pickering Advisory Committee submit a report to Council
at their September or October meeting. He
recommended dividing the report into sections so that the
presentation can be done by the representatives on the
committee
. Councillor Pickles suggested that the committee hold a Councillor Pickles to
meeting that will focus mainly on energy (e.g. Energy discuss opportunity
Star, LEED, residential development, Duffin Heights, with Tom in further
Seaton, burying hydro wires, district heating, Geo detail
Thermal heating, etc.)
. Councillor Littley suggested a combined meeting with the
Seaton Advisorv Committee
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. Experts can be invited to share their experiences (e.g. a
builder from another municipality)
. Could also invite people that can give the committee a
better sense on what they should be focusing on and
what they would like to see incorporated
6. Next Meeting
To be determined.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:00 noon
Copy: All Members
Chief Administrative Officer
Directors
City Clerk
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