The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes

Minutes

Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting

CKLEAC2021-003

Thursday, April 08, 2021

2:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Economic Development Boardroom

Economic Development

180 Kent Street West, Lindsay, Ontario

Members:

• Councillor Tracy Richardson
• Virginia Colling
• Josh Feltham
• Douglas Lowles
• Erin McGregor
• Ryan Megraw
• Jamie Morris
• Deborah Pearson
• Karen Quinn
• Barry Snider
• Pat Warren

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1.

Call to Order

P. Warren called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m. V. Collings, J. Feltham, D. Lowles, E. McGregor, J. Morris, D. Pearson, and B. Snider were in attendance.

Staff present were Manager of Planning, R. Holy, and Recording Secretary E. Hallett.

William Steffler attended as guest.

Absent: R. Meegraw, K. Quinn, Councillor T. Richardson

2.

Administrative Business

2.1

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved By D. Pearson
  Seconded By V. Colling

  That the agenda be adopted as circulated.

  Carried

2.2

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest disclosed.

3.

Deputations/Presentations

4.

Correspondence

5.

Action Item Updates

5.1

Off Road Vehicle Use of City Roads - P. Warren

 

Members debated the pros and cons of the use of ATV’s and ORV’s on City roads. 

Discussion included topics such as safety concerns, accident rates, carbon emissions, assorted statistics, potential loss of trail use, the Active Transportation Master Plan, connecting trail heads, local trail systems, ATV use in other municipalities, potential income for local business, tourism, potential of excluding urban areas, driveway to destination routes versus trail A to trail B.

Members focused on the following criteria:

• Keeping status quo
• Public Safety
• Environmental concerns and carbon emissions
• Completion of the Active Transportation Master Plan prior to considering any future use of ATV's within the public realm
• Economic drivers and tourism

Members came up with a recommendation that will go to Committee of the Whole on May 4^th, 2021.  P. Warren and D. Pearson will fine tune the comments and rationale and send the final draft to the ORV Task Force and Council in preparation for the May 4^th Committee of the Whole meeting.

• Moved By J. Morris
  Seconded By V. Colling

   

  That the City of Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee recommends to Council that it retain current By-law 2019 – 077 (A By-Law to Regulate the Operation of ATV’s and ORV’s in the City of Kawartha Lakes).

  Carried

6.

Next Meeting

The next CKLEAC meeting will be held on May 27, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.

7.

Adjournment

• Moved By V. Colling
  Seconded By D. Lowles

  That the Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting adjourn at 2:55 p.m.

  Carried