HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-21 - Climate Change and Enviornment Committee Agenda
Climate Change and Environment Committee
Agenda
November 21, 2024, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Conestoga Room
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 407
People interested in participating in this meeting can email Manager, Policy and Research, Natalie
Goss at Natalie.Goss@kitchener.ca. Please refer to the delegation section on the agenda below for
the registration deadline. Written comments received will be circulated to the Committee prior to the
meeting and will form part of the public record.
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Chair: Brooklin Wallis
Vice-Chair: Morgan Garner
1.Commencement
The meeting will begin with a Land Acknowledgement given by the Chair.
The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg
and Haudenosaunee Peoples.
We recognize our responsibility to serve as stewards for the land and honour the
original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring
knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Metis and Inuit in
Kitchener today.
2.Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
Members of Council and members of the City’s local boards/committees are required to file a
written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict is declared, please visit
www.kitchener.ca/conflict to submit your written form.
3.Delegations
Pursuant to Council’s Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address the
Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. All Delegations must register by 12:00 p.m. on
November 21, 2024 , in order to participate in the meeting.
3.1 Item 4.2 - B. Williams
3.2 Item 4.3 - P. Gilbride, R. Robinson & L. Truong, Reep
Green Solutions
4.Discussion Items
4.1 Bird Friendly City and World Migratory Bird Day, DSD-2024-
453
4.2 The Environmental Impacts of Chemical Rodent Control
B. Williams will provide a 5-minute presentation on this matter.
4.3 2023-2024 Reep Green Solutions Impact Report
P. Gilbride, R. Robinson & L. Truong, Reep Green Solutions, will provide a 5-minute
presentation on this matter.
5.Information Items
5.1 Kitchener 2051 - Official Plan Project Update, DSD-2024-
424
6.Adjournment
Natalie Goss
Committee Administrator