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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 24, 2010 city o~ Minutes/Meeting Summary iii Sustainable Pickering Advisory Committee i i February 24, 2010 PICKERIN 2:00 pm Main Committee Room Attendees: Doug Dickerson, City Councillor, Ward 2 (Chair) Tom Melymuk, Director, Office of Sustainability Lynn Winterstein, Manager, Marketing & Business Development Chantal Whitaker, Coordinator, Sustainability Marla Shim, Executive Assistant, Council (Recording Secretary) Absent: Jennifer O'Connell, City Councillor, Ward 1 (Vice-Chair) David Pickles, City Councillor, Ward 3 Jack McGinnis - Durham Sustain Ability Item / Details & Discussion & Conclusion Action Items I Status Ref # (summary of discussion) (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Sustainable Pickering Contribution Program • C. Whitaker advised that Indaco Manufacturing Ltd. has C. Whitaker to draft a contributed $500.00 towards the program follow-up email to potential sponsors. • To date, a total of $5,000 has been received, with a verbal commitment for an additional $3,500 M. Shim to provide email addresses. • It was suggested sending a follow-up email from the Chair to the December 17th letter that was mailed to potential sponsors 2. Measuring Sustainability Report • C. Whitaker advised that the Measuring Sustainability Report has been designed and the draft circulated • L. Winterstein advised that the Report has been reviewed and edited; appropriate images have been selected and tagged • On schedule for a mid-April release • Being an online document, ability to change and add photographs at anytime • Councillor Dickerson requested that 50 copies be made in an enhanced format so, that they can be provided to organizations • An executive summary may also be produced • Print a limited amount and have an up-to-date version Page 1 CORP0228-2/02 online that can be printed, as needed • Additional changes will be done after the community survey, so that the results can be integrated • Councillor Dickerson gave his congratulations on a job well done 3. Communit ' Surve T. Melymuk suggested amending the household income C. Whitaker will speak question to recognize households with more than $80,000 in with W. Dekeseredy, total income. University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) regarding revising the survey. 4. Earth Hour/Sustainable Pickering • C. Whitaker advised that a meeting is being held with Pickering Town Centre staff and their advertising agency, 'Aftershock', to discuss promotional materials • As part of the Challenge, an online form has been created for Earth Hour pre-registration • Registrations can also be done on the day of the event • A $250.00 gift voucher will berm one of the giveaway (gift) bags • A media/photo opportunity is scheduled for 1:00 pm 5. Other Business T. Melymuk advised that a part-time person will be hired (up to 28 hours per week) to fill-in for C. Whitaker during her maternity leave. 6. Next Meeting To be determined. Meeting Adjourned: 3:50 pm. Page 2 CORP0228-2/02