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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
November 13, 2019, 7:00 pm
Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – September 11, 2019
4. DELEGATIONS
4.1. Review of Integrated Stormwater Management Plans (ISMPs)
Glen Shkurhan, Urban Systems and Joe Dingwall, City of Maple Ridge Engineering
5. QUESTION PERIOD
6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6.1. Green Infrastructure Scoping Report Update
Bill Hardy, Chair of Green Infrastructure Subcommittee
6.2. Advisory Committee Review / 2020 Committee Membership
Councillor Judy Dueck
6.3. Proposed January Meeting Date – January 15, 2020, 7:00 pm, Blaney Room
7. STAFF LIAISON UPDATES
7.1. Tree Bylaw Survey
7.2. DFO and Provincial Environmental Authorities
7.3. Aquifer Mapping Update
8. CORRESPONDENCE
9. ROUNDTABLE
10. ADJOURNMENT
QUESTION PERIOD
Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on
subjects that are of concern to them. Each person will be given 2 minutes to speak.
Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period.
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City of Maple Ridge
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Environmental Advisory Committee, held in the
Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia,
on September 11, 2019 at 7:07 pm
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Councillor Judy Dueck Council Liaison
Leanne Koehn, Chair Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
Jessie Lees, Vice Chair Member at Large – Youth Representative
David Neufeld Environmental Professional
Dennis Kinsey Member at Large
Gerry Pinel Community Education on Environment and Development Centre (CEED)
Janice Jarvis Environmental Professional
Ross Davies Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS)
GUESTS
Councillor Ryan Svendsen Council Liaison - Alternate
Martin Dmitrieff CEED - Alternate
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Rodney Stott Staff Liaison / Environmental Planner
Erin Mark Acting Committee Clerk
ABSENT
Betty Von Hardenberg Thornhill Aquifer Protection Study group (TAPS)
Cheryl Ashlie Alouette River Management Society
Sara Barron Member at Large
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
R/2019-010
It was moved and seconded
That the September 11, 2019 Environmental Advisory Committee agenda be approved as
circulated.
CARRIED
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
R/2019-011
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee meeting dated
June 12, 2019 be adopted.
CARRIED
Environmental Advisory Committee Minutes
September 11, 2019
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4. DELEGATIONS - Nil
5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1. Municipal Advisory Committee Policy and Bylaw Update & Next Steps
Councillor Dueck provided an update on the Advisory Committee Review currently underway.
The Committee discussed the upcoming changes to the membership structure of the EAC.
5.2. Green Infrastructure Scoping Report
The staff liaison provided a draft copy of the 2019 Green Infrastructure Scoping Report to
attendees and delivered a related Green Infrastructure presentation. The Committee
provided feedback on the Scoping Report and presentation.
Note: Councillor Svendsen left the meeting at 8:00pm.
6. STAFF LIAISON UPDATES
6.1. An Overview: Environmental Advisory Committee – Action Items 2017-2019
The staff liaison provided an overview of the ongoing work of the EAC and its subcommittees
and the related timelines:
Municipal Advisory Committee Business Plans and Incremental Packages – Fall of
2019
Tentative Council Matrix Dates:
o October 8, 2019 – Tree Bylaw review and questionnaire for Permit Stakeholders
o November 12, 2019 – Green Infrastructure Scoping Report
o November 26, 2019 – Aquifer Mapping Update and OCP Amendment
o First Quarter of 2020 – Communications Strategy Scoping Report
o Second Quarter of 2020 – Ecological Network Management Strategy Scoping
Report
6.2. A Regional Perspective: Metro Vancouver RPEAC Environment Policy & Strategic Plans
This item will be moved to a future agenda.
Environmental Advisory Committee Minutes
September 11, 2019
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7. CORRESPONDENCE
7.1 Upcoming Events
September 21, 2019
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
GETI Fest & Maple Ridge Repair Café
Memorial Peace Park, Maple Ridge
Info: gearsti.org
September 22, 2019
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
World Rivers Day
Kanaka Creek Regional Park - Riverfront, Maple Ridge
Info: keeps.org
September 22, 2019
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
World Rivers Day
Allco Park
Info: alouetteriver.org
October 1, 2019
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Federal Election – All Candidates Meeting: Environment Issues
Ridge Meadows Seniors Society
Looking for volunteers, please speak to Leanne Koehn.
October 7 - 11, 2019
Eco-City World Summit
Vancouver Convention Centre West
Info: ecocity2019.com
October 10, 2019
1:00 pm
Earth Day 2020 Planning Meeting
Maple Ridge Library (Alouette Room)
October 21 - 27, 2019
Waste Reduction Week
October 26, 2019
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Maple Ridge Repair Café
Maple Ridge Library, 22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd
Info: mrrepaircafe.ca
October 30 - 31, 2019
Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Conference
Vancouver Convention Centre East
Organizer: Metro Vancouver
8. ROUNDTABLE
Members provided updates and reports on environmental activities.
9. ADJOURNMENT – 8:45pm
L. Koehn, Chair
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