HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-16-003 - Community Environmental Improvement Grant
REPORT TO: Committee of the Whole
DATE OF MEETING: January 25, 2016
SUBMITTED BY: Environmental Committee
PREPARED BY: Dianna Saunderson, Committee Administrator 519-741-2200 ext.
Carrie Musselman, Senior Environmental Planner
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519-741-2200 ext. 7068
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: January 6, 2016
REPORT NO.: FCS-16-003
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION - 2015
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT (CEIG)
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RECOMMENDATION:
That a total of $6,500.00 from the Community Environmental Improvement Grant
(CIEG) capital account be awarded as follows:
$2,400. - to Crestview Public School Council for a School Garden
Project; and,
$2,000. - to Rockway Public School Greening Project - Waterloo
Education Foundation Inc. for a School Greening Project; and,
$1,000. - to IMPACT: Eastwood Collegiate Institute’s Environmental
Group for a School Greening Project.; and,
$550. - to Sustainable Youth Canada – Waterloo Region for a ‘What can
YOUth do?’ conference; and further,
$550. - to Grand River Ontario Professional Organizers in Canada for an
‘Organizing Your Environment for Better Living & Healthier
Communities’ workshop series.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG) was created in 2004 to
foster a sense of environmental stewardship throughout the City. The aim of the CEIG
program is to encourage residents to actively participate in environmental initiatives, by
undertaking projects that meet the following objectives:
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Increase awareness of how we view and treat air, water and land resources, and
encourage solutions to improve the quality of these resources;
Promote healthy lifestyle practices;
Foster a sense of environmental stewardship;
Promote and initiate the development of short term, intermediate and long term
community-based environmental programs; and,
Support environmental research.
REPORT:
The Environmental Committee received 7 grant applications for the 2015 Community
Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG) from the following groups:
• Crestview Public School Council;
• Rockway Public School Greening Project;
• IMPACT: Eastwood Collegiate Institute’s Environmental Group;
• Sustainable Youth Canada – Waterloo Region;
• Grand River Ontario Professional Organizers in Canada;
• Community Renewable Energy Waterloo;
• Huron Cleanup Crew.
Requested Recommended
Group
Grant Grant Funding
Crestview Public School Council $3,000 2,400.
Rockway Public School Greening Project $3,000 2,000.
IMPACT: Eastwood Collegiate Institute’s
$3,000 $1,000.
Environmental Group
Sustainable Youth Canada – Waterloo Region $3,000 $550.
Grand River Ontario Professional Organizers in
$2,650 $550.
Canada
Huron Cleanup Crew $1,000$0
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo $850$0
To facilitate the evaluation process, Environmental Committee members completed
scoring sheets for all CEIG applications, the results of which were compiled to produce
an aggregate ranking of all the applications. Additionally, applicants were invited to
attend the November 19, 2015 Environmental Committee meeting to make short
presentations on their grant requests, of which 5 of the 7 applicants opted to make
presentations to the Committee at that meeting.
On November 26, 2015, the 2015 CEIG Sub-Committee evaluated all seven
applications received based upon the criteria for funding, the merits of the applications,
and the scoring provided by the Environmental Committee members. Based on its
deliberations, the Sub-Committee brought forward a recommendation as outlined in
Community Services Department report CSD-15-093 for consideration at the December
15, 2015 Environmental Committee meeting.
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At the December 15, 2015 Committee meeting, members expressed support for the
recommendation as outlined in Report CSD-15-093 and based on its deliberations, the
Environmental Committee has recommended that a total of $6,500. be allocated to 5 of
the 7 CEIG applicants, as outlined in the recommendation contained herein.
Council Policy 1-590 (Grant Program - Community Environmental Improvement) and
grant criteria have been attached hereto for Council’s reference.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendation of this report supports the achievement of the city’s strategic
vision through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Community Environmental Improvement Grant capital account has $6,500
available for use toward the 2015 CEIG program. The annual allotment is $5,000;
however, a 2014 recipient was not able to utilize the $1500.00 allotted to them and so
those funds were carried over to 2015.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM - This report has been posted to the City’s website with the agenda in advance
of the Environmental Committee meeting.
In September, Planning staff sent targeted e-mails to a database of approximately 60
relevant organizations, non-for profits and neighbourhood associations. The September
edition of the Kitchener Citizen (east and west) included an advertorial highlighting the
J.F Carmichael School Greening Club who received a grant last year and how to apply
to CEIG this year. The focus of communication was social media such as Facebook,
Twitter and the City’s website.
COLLABORATE – This initiative was done in collaboration with a Sub-Committee of
community volunteers.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Dan Chapman, Deputy CAO, Finance and Corporate Services
Appendix A - Council Policy 1-590 (Grant Program - Community Environmental
Improvement)
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