Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC)

Meeting Date: May 11, 2017

MINUTES

Present:

Junior Donald Ramsoram (JR),

Paulina Rodriguez (PR),

Cheryl Tansony (CT),

Mathew Thijssen (MT),

Councillor Mark Whaley, (MW)

Tova Davidson, (TD)

Joseph Kangmennaang, (JK)

Sandra Biskupovic (SB) – non-voting student member

Anna Marie Cipriani (AMC) – non-voting staff liaise

Susie Turner (ST) – non-voting student member

Absent:

Tom Schell (TS)

Maria Nestorovska (MN) – non-voting student member

Meeting Chair: MT

1.DISCLOSUREOFPECUNIARYINTERESTANDTHEGENERALNATURETHEREOF

DisclosureofpecuniaryinterestwasdeclaredbyTD (in regards to agenda item 3 – delegation presentation)

2.APPROVALOFMINUTES

Thatthe minutes oftheCommitteemeetingheldonMarch 9, 2017beapprovedasprinted

That the notes from the Committee meeting held on April 13, 2017 beapprovedasprinted

Carried Unanimously

3.PRESENTATIONSDELEGATIONS

Presentation by Danielle Laperriere – Plan Manager CAWR

The formal presentation included:

  • Our Progress, Our Path: An Update on Waterloo Region’s Community Carbon Footprint
  • Overview of community wide GHG emissions 2010-2015
  • Overview of Waterloo specific results GHG emissions 2010-2015
  • Identification of areas for SAC support regarding Climate ActionPlan, current/future targets
  • SAC opportunities for support moving forward

JK left at 9:15 am

i.REPORTSANDDISCUSSIONITEMS

Committee discussed delegate’s presentation and questions handled by DanielleLaperriere

ACTION:A motion was tabled that SAC establish 2sub-committees:

1) ClimateAction WR – 2017 Report

2) Zoning (2nd draft) By-law Review

and that sub-committee chairs can speak on behalf of SACregarding

sub-committee work

Moved by MT, seconded by TD

Carried Unanimously

ACTION:The ClimateAction WR sub-committee will bring a presentation toCouncil

onMay 29,2017 and will bring a report if time permits

(ClimateAction WR sub-committee members are: ST, CT, SB and MT)

ACTION:The Zoning (2nd draft) By-law Review Committee will review in some detail,

the 2nd draft of the Zoning by-law and will bring a presentation and/or report forward

(Zoning (2nd draft) By-law Review sub-committee members are: JDR, CT, TD)

ACTION:AMC to send Zoning (2nd draft) By-law review link to the sub-committee

  1. AMC introduced Rebecca Hudson and Joseph Kangmennaang to SAC and each of the SAC members introduced themselves to RH & JK
  2. PR will move forward with chair training
  3. AMC confirmed her request to clerks to contact JK
  4. There was a discussion on changing SAC’s meeting times and duration. AMC gave some historical background on current practice

ACTION:TD moved to change our meeting times to 8:30 – 10:45 am, beginning June

movingforward, JDR seconded

Motion vote - not unanimous

  1. Committee discussed Zoning By-law review as noted above

ACTION:NEWBUSINESS – None

ACTION:AMC to request midterm recruitment

4.ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn by MT, seconded by JR

Meetingadjourned at 10:16 am

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