Oshawa Environmental Advisory

Committee Minutes

Tuesday, December 05, 2023 at 6:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Committee Room

Present:

Lee Buchanan, Vice-Chair
A.J. Groen
Robert Mullins
Emily Noel
Emily Posteraro
Gregory Waclawek
Councillor Lee
Joseph Young

Absent:

Valerie Bowler, Chair
Peter Kanellos

Also Present:

J. Lane, Council-Committee Coordinator
F. Bianchet, Council-Committee Coordinator
B. Morris, Planner A
Pamela Aguilera

Call to Order

Pamela Aguilera, Council-Committee Coordinator called the meeting to order and advised the members the term of the chair and vice chair have expired and as those members have elected not to return, a motion would be required to appoint a temporary chair for the meeting.

Moved byA.J. Groen
That Emily Posteraro be appointed as Chair for this meeting of the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee.
Motion Carried
Emily Posteraro assumed the Chair.

Additional Agenda Items

None

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

None

Presentations

Presentation - Branden Morris, Planner A, City of Oshawa, regarding 1226 King Street East, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval Application

Branden Morris provided a presentation to the Committee concerning the Environmental Impact Study prepared for 1226 King Street East, in support of an application to amend the Zoning By-law and an application for Site Plan Approval.

Moved byRobert Mullins
That the presentation from Planning Services concerning an Environmental Impact Study for 1226 King Street East be received for information.
Moved byRobert Mullins
That the motion be withdrawn.
Motion Carried
Moved byRobert Mullins
That based on the presentation from Planning Services concerning an Environmental Impact Study for 1226 King Street East, the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee recommends the Study be accepted with the following comments:
1. That clean equipment protocols be suggested to the contractors working on the site to reduce the spread of invasive plants from the site; and,
2. That salt retention systems be enforced as per municipal standards.

Moved byA.J. Groen
That Correspondence Item OEAC-23-56 dated November 20, 2023 from Friends of Second Marsh be received for information.
Motion Carried