REVISED

 

 


Environment Committee

 

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, 2020 January 29

 

 

TIME:

6:00 PM

 

 

PLACE:

Clerk's Committee Room, Main Floor,  City Hall

 

A G E N D A

 

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER

PAGE

 

2.

MINUTES

 

 

a)

Minutes of the Environment and Social Planning Committee 2019 November 05

1

 

3.

CORRESPONDENCE

 

 

a)

Correspondence from Judith Matthews

Re: Request for Ban on Plastic Straws

13

 

b)

Correspondence from Metro Vancouver

Re: Amending Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future

14

 

c)

Memorandum from the Deputy City Clerk

Re: BC Benchmarking Pilot Program to Reduce Energy Use and Emissions From Buildings

19

 

d)

Correspondence from Environmental Assessment Revitalization, Environmental Assessment Office

Re: Environmental Assessment Revitalization Update: Environmental Assessment Act

26

 

e)

Correspondence from Environment and Climate Change Canada

Re: Species at Risk Public Registry

28

 

f)

Correspondence from George Clulow

Re: Plastic Pollution in Eagle Creek

29

x-ref 3(g)

 

g)

Memorandum from David O'Connor, Assistant Director Golf

Re: Environmental Concerns - Burnaby Lake

31

 x-ref 3(f)

 

h)

Correspondence from Georgia Straight Alliance and West Coast Environmental Law

Re: Invitation to Collaborate on Accountability for Climate Change

32

 

i)

Memorandum from Director of Planning and Building

Re: 2020 Environmental Awards Program

39

 

j)

Correspondence from Nick Kvenich

Re: Planting of Deciduous Trees

43

 

4.

REPORTS

 

 

a)

Report from the Director of Planning and Building

2020 Environment Week Program

44

 

b)

Report from the Director of Engineering

Impact of Tobacco Products on the Environment

50

 

c)

Report from the Director of Engineering and

Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

Elimination of Single Use Plastic Bags, Straws, Utensils and Containers at City Facilities

53

 

d)

Report from the Director of Engineering

Textile Diversion Programs at the City of Burnaby

57

 

5.

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

6.

INQUIRIES

 

 

7.

ADJOURNMENT