HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-06-19 Climate Change and Environment Committee Agenda
Climate Change and Environment Committee
Agenda
June 19, 2025, 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 Committee Administrator, Eda
Islemecioglu at eda.islemecioglu@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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Co-Chairs: V. Nhio-son & K. Charlesworth
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 Chonnonton,
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 where possible are
encouraged to register prior to the start of the meeting. For Delegates who are attending in-
person, registration is permitted up to the start of the meeting. Delegates who are interested
in attending virtually must register by 1:00 p.m. on June 19, 2025 in order to participate
electronically.
3.1 Item 4.1 - K. Chisholm, Plan Manager, Climate Action
Waterloo Region
4.Discussion Items
4.1 Presentation - TransformWR 40 m
The Delegation will provide a 5-minute presentation on this matter.
4.2 Kitchener 2051 Technical Study, DSD-2025-280 20 m
N. Goss, Manager of Policy & Research, will provide a 5-minute presentation on this
matter.
5.Information Items
5.1 Sub-Committee Updates 25 m
5.1.a Environmental Rodent Control Impacts 5 m
C. Corocan, Cllr. Stretch will provide a 5-minute sub-committee update.
5.1.b Sustainable Food Systems 10 m
5.1.c Committee/Council Report Template Change(s)5 m
K. Charlesworth, P. Boot, and P. Nojo will provide a 5-minute sub-committee
update.
5.1.d High Performance Development Standards 5 m
K. Charlesworth, B. Wallis, and J. Phan will provide a 5-minute sub-
committee update.
6.Adjournment
Eda Islemecioglu
Committee Administrator