AGENDA
SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

Wednesday, June 03, 2020 at 3:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Board Room, Service and Resource Centre,

411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

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1.

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

[Note:  This meeting will be video recorded for the public]

2.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA:

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES:

a.

Minutes

Minutes of the Environment Committee Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, Nanaimo, B.C. on Wednesday, 2020-MAR-11 at 5:00 p.m.

5.

REPORTS:

a.

Climate Action Integration Within The Reimagine Nanaimo Process

To be introduced by Rob Lawrance, Environmental Planner.

Purpose:  To provide the Environment Committee with an overview of the Reimagine Nanaimo Coordinated Strategic Policy Review (2020-2021) process and proposed engagement plan for updating the City’s Climate Action Plan as part of the process.

Presentation:

1. Rob Lawrance, Environmental Planner

Recommendation:  That the Environment Committee receive the report titled “Climate Action Integration within the Reimagine Nanaimo Process” dated 2020-JUN-03.

b.

Climate Resiliency Public Engagement Working Group

To be introduced by Rob Lawrance, Environmental Planner.

Purpose:  To provide the Environment Committee with an update on the Climate Resiliency Strategy and establish a public engagement-working group on climate resiliency.

Recommendation:  That the Environment Committee establish a working group in order to prepare a plan on how the City can communicate and engage with the public on the issue of climate resiliency.

c.

BC Energy Step Code Rezoning Policy

To be introduced by Rob Lawrance, Environmental Planner.

Purpose:  To present to the Environment Committee a draft copy of the BC Energy Step Code Rezoning Policy for review.

Recommendation:  That the Environment Committee endorse the draft BC Energy Step Code Rezoning Policy. 

d.

Green Fleet Strategy

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To present Nanaimo’s Green Fleet Strategy for the Environment Committee’s information.

Presentation:

1. Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works

6.

OTHER BUSINESS:

7.

ADJOURNMENT: