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ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE MINUTES
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Tuesday, 2015 November 10
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An ‘Open’ meeting of the Environment
Committee was held in the Council Committee Room, main floor, City Hall,
4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Tuesday, 2015 November 10 at 6:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER
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PRESENT:
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Councillor
Anne Kang, Chair
Councillor
Sav Dhaliwal, Vice Chair
Councillor
Pietro Calendino, Member
Mr.
Bill Brassington Jr., Citizen Representative
Mr.
Peter Cech, Citizen Representative
Ms.
Peggy Hua, Citizen Representative
Mr.
Frank Zhao, Citizen Representative (arrived at 6:26
p.m.)
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STAFF:
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Mr.
Dipak Dattani, Deputy Director Engineering
Ms.
Lee-Ann Garnett, Assistant Director Long Range Planning
Ms.
Gisele Caron, Purchasing Manager
Ms.
Lise Townsend, Ecosystem Planner
Ms.
Melinda Yong, Environmental Technician, Parks Design
Ms.
Blanka Zeinabova, Administrative Officer
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The
Chair called the Open meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
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MOVED BY MR. brassington jr.
SECONDED BY ms. hua
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THAT the minutes of the Open meeting
of the Environment Committee held on 2015 October 13 be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED BY mr. cech
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THAT
the correspondence be received.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Correspondence was received from Mr.
Richard Lee, MLA for Burnaby North, expressing his constituent's
concerns regarding forest fires in BC this past summer, and the number that
had been started with cigarettes tossed out a car window. In addition,
the constituent noted cigarette butts are tossed on the ground in the City,
around bus stops, shopping malls, and parking lots, and wondered if an
education awareness drive might be in order.
Staff advised the City does not have
an active educational program.
Arising from discussion, Councillor
Calendino was granted leave to introduce the following motion:
MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED BY
mr. cech
THAT
staff provide a memorandum to the Committee in response to this issue.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Committee requested the
following be included in the memorandum: potential cost of the educational pilot
program, areas of problem, resource allocation, and jurisdictional review.
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MOVED BY MR. cech
SECONDED BY mr. brassington jr.
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THAT
the report be received.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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The Director Planning and
Building submitted a report seeking approval for the 2016 Environmental
Awards Program call for nominations and the expenditure for promotion and
advertising.
The
Director Planning and Building recommended:
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THAT Council approve the call for nominations for the 2016 Environmental Awards
Program.
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THAT Council approve an expenditure of $2,500 from the Boards, Committees and
Commissions' operating budget for promoting and advertising the Environmental
Awards Program call for nominations.
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**Mr. Zhao arrived at the meeting at 6:26 p.m. and took
his place at the Committee table.**
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MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED BY councillor dhaliwal
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THAT
the recommendations of the Director Planning and Building be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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The Committee suggested
the following:
·
staff
review award categories for 2017;
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advertise
the Program in InfoBurnaby and explore other advertising options, i.e. malls,
digital ads, bus stops, BIAs, etc.;
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review circulation
of Burnaby Now newspaper;
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explore
creating a resource page for teachers and contact individual school
coordinators;
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create a
hashtag for Twitter, and expand use of social media and possible incentives if
people share the City’s content.
Arising from discussion,
Councillor Dhaliwal was granted leave to introduce the following
motion:
MOVED BY councillor dhaliwal
SECONDED
BY councillor calendino
THAT
staff
investigate the feasibility of changing the venue for the Environmental Award
Program, and report back to the Committee at the next meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Committee further suggested
the Environment Award ceremony be held in conjunction with Council meeting.
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Councillor
Dhaliwal
Councillor Dhaliwal requested staff
provide an overview of the streetlight conversion program.
Staff advised the City successfully
completed trial installations to test and demonstrate the benefits of
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) streetlights. The LED streetlights last up to
five times longer, requiring less maintenance, provide a whiter light source
and are ‘dark sky’ compliant. By replacing 1,900 streetlights, the City is
expected to save about 760,000 kilowatt hours each year.
Complete conversion of the City’s
11,000 streetlights is expected to be completed by 2018.
Councillor Kang
Councillor Kang encouraged Committee
members to attend City’s environmental events and other public events,
provide feedback to staff, network with community members and share the City’s
Facebook and Twitter posts.
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There
were no inquiries brought before the Committee at this time.
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MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED BY mr. zhao
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THAT
this Open Committee meeting do now adjourn.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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The
Open meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
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________________________
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Blanka
Zeinabova
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER
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Councillor
Anne Kang
CHAIR
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