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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEAC 2020-05-13 agenda.pdf City of Maple Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee AGENDA Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm Held via teleconference Meeting Access Information To practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic we will be holding the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) meeting via teleconference. Members of the EAC and the public are asked to join the meeting from home using the following access information: Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/303348973 Or join the meeting using your phone Dial: 1-888-455-1389 (toll free) Enter the Access Code: 303-348-973 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – March 11, 2020 4. DELEGATIONS 5. QUESTION PERIOD 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1 EAC Action Items and Work Distribution 6.1.1 Subcommittees – Frameworks, Membership and Chair/Secretary Selection 6.1.2 Financial Assistance/Grants and Business Planning 6.1.3 EAC Training, Education and Event Planning 6.2 Green Infrastructure Overview & Update (PowerPoint presentation) 7. LIAISON UPDATES 7.1 Staff Liaison 7.2 Council Liaison 8. SUBCOMMITTEE & TASK FORCE UPDATES 9. ROUNDTABLE 10. ADJOURNMENT Next Regular Meeting: September 9, 2020 Agenda Items Submission Deadline: August 26, 2020 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. /em --==------·~ - mapleridge.ca 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 on March 11, 2020 at 7:00pm. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck Council Liaison Bill Hardy, Chair Member at Large Dennis Kinsey Member at Large Gary Letts Environmental Professional Janice Jarvis Environmental Professional Jessie Lees, Vice Chair Member at Large Ross Davies Member at Large Simon Matthews Member at Large STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Rodney Stott Staff Liaison / Environmental Planner Erin Mark Committee Clerk 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2020-009 It was moved and seconded That the March 11, 2020 Environmental Advisory Committee agenda be approved as circulated. CARRIED 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2020-010 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Environmental Advisory Committee meeting dated February 12, 2020 be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 4. DELEGATIONS – Nil 5. QUESTION PERIOD – Nil 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS – Nil mapleridge.ca Environmental Advisory Committee Minutes March 11, 2020 Page 2 of 2 7. LIAISON UPDATES 7.1. Staff Liaison The staff liaison provided a verbal update regarding several ongoing items:  The responses from the Tree Bylaw Survey will be going to Council at the end of March. The purpose of the survey was to look for efficiencies in the permitting process.  The RFP for Green Infrastructure will be issued soon. 7.2. Council Liaison Councillor Dueck provided a verbal update on Council’s activities and answered questions from members. 8. SUBCOMMITTEE & TASK FORCE UPDATES 8.1. Green Infrastructure Subcommittee Overview The Chair and staff liaison presented an overview of the Green Infrastructure Subcommittee and answered questions from the Committee. The Committee requested that further discussion on the Green Infrastructure deliverables occur at the next EAC meeting. 9. ROUNDTABLE Members provided updates and reports on related environmental activities and events and asked questions to the staff and Council liaisons. 10. ADJOURNMENT – 8:46 PM Bill Hardy, Chair /em