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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 5, 2008 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) Item I Detail$& Di$cussion..& Col1clusion Actiol1ltems.IStatus R.ef# (summary of discussion) (i(Jc/Ycle deacllinea$ appropriate) 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 Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 . 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 Page 2 CORP0228-2/02 . 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 Page 3 CORP0228-2/02