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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnv Agenda - 2019-01-17Environmental Committee Agenda Thursday, January 17, 2019 Office of the City Clerk 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. Kitchener City Hall nd 200 King St.W. -2Floor Conestoga Room Kitchener ON N2G 4G7 Page 1Chair -VacantVice-Chair -Vacant Delegations -law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximumof 5 minutes. None at this time Discussion Items 1.Welcome and Committee Member Introductions (10 min) 2.Presentation -Advisory Committee Roles, Responsibilities & Relationships(20 min) 3.Committee Orientation -Environmental Committee Mandate and Corporate Vision (30min) 4.Election of Committee Chair and Vice-Chair (5 min) 5.Selection of the 2019 CEIG Sub Committee(10 min) Carrie Musselman,Senior Environmental Planner Information Items 2019Environmental Committee Meeting Schedule Cody Boomer CommitteeAdministrator ** Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. If you require assistance to take part in a city meeting or event, please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1866-969-9994 ** Date: January 17, 2019 To: Environmental Committee Members From: Carrie Musselman, Senior Environmental Planner Subject:Community Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG) - Sub CommitteeInformation Community Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG) The City offers this grant to organizations that undertake environmental stewardship projects. Applications areaccepted from non-profit groups, neighbourhood associations and communityinterest groups. The objectives of the grant are to: Increase awareness of how Kitchener residents 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 thedevelopment of short term, intermediate and long term community-based environmental programs; and, Support environmental research. A total of $5,000 is budgeted annually to the CEIG program, with the maximum grant of $3,000 to be awarded to any one applicant. Functions of the Sub Committee JanuaryMembers are identified at the Environmental Committee meeting. Review the 2019 CEIG applications included in the agenda package and be Feb/March present at the committee meeting for any CEIG presentations. Teleconference with staff on either March 25 or 26 to assist in preparing a draft March 25/26 recommendation of who should received 2019 CEIG funding. April and support. If necessary, present the CEIG at a Planning and MayStrategic Initiatives Committee (PSIC) meeting(any recommendation arising from that Committee would be considered at the following Council meeting) Ideally, the SubCommitteewill follow-up with the respective grant recipients regarding o the status of their project/program; June -Nov o the submission of any progress reports; and o their attendance at a future meeting to provide anpresentation/update on the status of the project/program REVIEWED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager, Long Range & Policy Planning 5 - 1 18 25 151310 9 12 30 9 21 IF1 - 1