Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee Minutes

Regrets	Dana Jordan Mary ELizabeth Konrad Peter Lafleur Craig Mortlock Sandra Orsatti, Chair Stephanie Rutherford Fraser Smith Councillor Zippel

Call to Order

The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m.

Moved byPeter Lafleur
That the minutes of April 21, 2021 be approved as circulated.
Carried

5.b.

PEAC21-016

Moved byCraig Mortlock
That the PEAC approve the recommendations outlined in Report PEAC21-016 dated May 19, 2021, of the Manager of Infrastructure Management Division, as follows:

That the presentation from the Manager of Infrastructure Management be received for information.
Carried
Moved byPeter Lafleur
That the Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee endorse the draft recommendations to allocate remaining funds from the Climate Change Reserve to:
1. 1. Initiate a project to install eight dual-port electric vehicle charging stations for municipal fleet use at various municipal facilities; and,
  2. Make up the City’s 20% contribution for an application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to complete a GHG Reduction Pathway Feasibility Study for municipal buildings.
Carried

PEAC21-017

Moved byMary Elizabeth Konrad
That the PEAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report PEAC21-017 dated May 19, 2021 of the Manager of Infrastructure Management Division, as follows:

That the report be received for information.
Carried

Councillor Zippel provided information to the Committee regarding a recent meeting of the Ontario Climate Caucus.

Moved byCouncillor Zippel
That staff be directed to review the proposal for the removal of the exclusion needed for public-sector accounting to be able to reflect the monetary value of natural assets in Canada, such as carbon sequestration and storage, flood protection and biodiversity benefits.

And that staff review with the CAO and the Commissioner of Corporate and Legislative Services, the request for a signatory from the City of Peterborough in support of the proposal for the explicit exclusion of non-purchased natural resources to be removed from the proposed new Financial Statement Presentation standard, Section PS 1202.
Carried

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