Agenda Package - City of Vernon

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER I8, 2OO9 Page 3
VERBAL UPDATE FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNER
The Environmental Planner provided the following update;
Heritaqe Tree Bvlaw:
The planning deparlment is working on a heritage tree
survey in the East Hill and City Centre areas where the
majority of Heritage buildings are located.
The city arborist investigated the Heritage Walnut Tree
on 20th Avenue, which neighbours voiced their
concerns about, and advised that this tree would be a
candidate if the Heritage Tree Bylaw is enacted.
Healthy viable 75+ yeil old trees could be considered
heritage trees, depending on a number of factors. A
draft tree bylaw will go to Council in the new year.
Cosmetic Pesticide use:
The Environmental Planner is working on an internal
policy for cosmetic pesticide use with operations staff
and is meeting regularly to discuss. As the Parks and
Recreation budget is maintained through the Regional
District they must be involved in the process. lt is^.
hoped that a report will come to the December 14"'
meeting of council.
OCP Web Paqe:
DELTALOK SYSTEMS Discussed.
GREEN
ENGINEEREDSOLUTIONS
FOR STREAMS, SLOPES
AND WALLS
A visible strategy web page and online implementation
toot on where we are at with the OCP will go live in mid
December.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
CLEARCUT REIGNITES
TREE BYLAW DEBATE
CITY OF OTTAWA
lnformation only.
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