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meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee wss held
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February 20, 1990 at 5 a 30 p. m.
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Alderman J.J. Keryluk, Co-Chairman
D.G. Riecken, Deputy City Engineer
D. Alpe, SPCA
J. Vander Hoeven, SPCA
H. Kelly& Dayton & Knight

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ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW;

RACCOON AT 3627 McRAE

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representatives of the SPCA were present to address the complaint
which had been received from Mr. Bennett of 3635 NcRae
that a raccoon was
being kept at 3627 McRae in contravention of the recently
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That the Minutes of the Environmental Protection
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Tuesday, January 16, 1990 be considered read and Committee
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These standards were thought to be more
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feel
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that no health hazard exists.

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feels that, for the circumstances at 3627 McRae, the
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received complaints from Mr. Bennett in mid 1988.
Although the raccoon's cage does not meet the Provincial
guidelines now
incorporated into the City's Bylaw, it was noted that the animal
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It was noted that tne Provincial Pish and
Branch are in the
process of amending the Provincial regulations Wildlife
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require
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which are currently exempt for two or less anismls. The and raccoons,
are
expected to come int:o effect in six to eight weeks time, amendments
and
the
SPCA
feels that when this happens there will be no need for the City's Bylaw to
incorpozate stardards of care for specific animals. They would ather see
general standards of care included for any and all animals,
acd noted that
North Vancouver. is in the process of incorporating such standards
into
their bylaw. It is nut known whether the new Provincial regulations will
be retroactive.

Th Committee de'erst(ned that no action should be taken
against the
residents of 3627 McRae at the pr sect time, and
that
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matter
be held
in abeyance pending adoption of the changes to the Provincial peredtting

procedures, and a review of North Vancouver's Bylaw.
ITEM

III:

RECYCLING STUDY UPDATE

Harlan I(elly of Dayton and Knight was present to give the Committee
an overview on progress made to date on the recycling
currentl
being carried out for. the City by his firm. He explainedstudy
the
different
modes of collection, options for. processing and mazketing the
recylables
collected, initiatives being undertaken by the GVRD,
programs currently ln
place in other municipalities in the region, and costs associated with
curbside programs.

iden'fied. three options which the
may wish to consider.
are essentially to do the collection,Cityprocessing
and marketing
ourselves as Port Moody has apparently decided to do; to do the
collection
ourselves and utilize the GVRD processing arid marketing facilities
these become available; or to contract out all collection, processing when
and
marketing. Pros and cons as well as costs for each option were presented
and discussed. The necessity of giving CUPE an opportunity to have some
input into the decision making process prior to pzesenting a report to
Council was also discussed.
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It was decided that the Clmi.rman would speak to
about
schedulirig a special In Committee meeting of Council duringthetheMayor
first
in March to discuss tive results of Dayton and Knight's work, and to week
give
the Environmental Protection Committee some direction as to which option
should be pursued in more detail. The Deputy Ergineer was instructed to
discuss communications with CUPE with the City Administrator
so that their
input would be available for discussion at the In Committee meeting.
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The Committee then discussed a request from tho GVRD for a list of
concerns about recycling and solid waste management planning issues
for
discussion at an upcomi.ng GVRD meeting to be held on February 28, 1990.
The Committee expressed a concern about the timing, location, and method
of opera! I on of the proposed processing and marketing I acili ti es for
recyclables collected at curbside, how these would interrelate
existing private sector marketing operations, and whether commitments with
are
expected from member municipalities now. These concerns will be forwarded

to the GVRD.

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COMPOSTING PROPOSAL

Mr. Reynolds was

unable to attend the meeting to present, details of

his composting proposal.

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BURRARD INLET DRAFT ACTION PLAN

The Committee was in receipt of a request from the GVRD for formal
comments on their draft action plan for environmental improvements to
Burrard Inlet.
The Deputy Engineer noted that while most of the
recommendations had no direct affect on the City given that none of the

City's sewers or drainage outfalls are tributary to the
Inlet,
there were some activities in the plan that would result in Burrard
programs which
would apply to the Region as a whole. These include source control of non
domestic
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sewers, implementation of the GVRD Liquid Waste
implementation of a comprehensive special waste

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collection and disposal program.

The Committee determined that the GVRD should be requested
ensure
that the City has an opportunity to provide some input to the todecisi.on
making process for those activities which would have a direct impact on

the City.
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ITEM VI

COMPIAINT RE DOG FECES

The Committee was in receipt of a complaint from Michel Gendron that
the aburdance of dog feces in parks, school grounds, public roadways and
elsewhere is making it impossible for his family to enjoy these amenities.
The SPCA representatives noted that, while there is a provision in the
City's Bylaw requiring dog owners to clean up after their pets,
enforcement of this provision ls next to impossible. To get a conviction
they virtually have to catch tbe aniraal and its owner in the act of
committing the offense . They did, however, agree to take note of the
complaint and visit the Gendron's neighborhood to investigate the problem.

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The Committee also suggested that the Director of Parks and
Recreation should be made aware of the complaint, as it relates to City

Parks and Playground facilities.

ITEM VII

CORRESPONDENCE FROM VANCOUVER PORT CORPORATION A BOARD OF TRADE

The Committee reviewed correspondence from the above noted sgenecies
their initiatives and concerns relating to environmental

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issues, and voted to receive the correspondeuce.

ITEM VIII:

OTHER BUSINESS

There were no other items of business

The Meeting Adjourned at 7:30 p.m

D.G. Riecken, P. Eng.,

Deputy City Engineer

Alierman HER. wright,
Ccenittee Chairman

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Note:

Minutes not read and adopted by the Committee until certified correct
by the Committee Chairman's signature.

cc Mayor and Aldermen
City Administrator

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