From My Bottom Step

Committee Shuffle

From today’s Board of Control meeting. It’s a political version of musical chairs.Without the music:

TAC Fails to Attract a Quorum

Subsequent to the secrecy and whatever games were played to prevent me from having membership on the city’s Transportation Advisory Committee (and CPSC), I note with some disgust item #1 of this Monday’s ETC agenda, ie. TAC’s 10th report:

“The meeting scheduled to be held on November 4,2008, commencing at 12:15 p.m.”
“The meeting stood adjourned at 12:45 p.m. due to lack of quorum.”

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Liquid Waste Treatment Facility

London is examining how best to deal with hauled liquid waste. And although the preferred solution appears to be a leachate pre-treatment facility adjacent to the W12A Landfill, there is a lack of consensus about proper procedure.

Planning Committee debated this issue last Monday. Members struggled with the question of whether the area ought to be rezoned, with Councillor Caranci taking the position that “We’re running this as a business…It’s a … Continue Reading

2008/10/06 CAPS Meeting

I’ll continue to add commentary about items of interest to me as time permits. For full details about agenda contents, interested persons should log on to the city website and review what’s available there for themselves.

5:00 PM CAPS(01)
Consent Item: 2008/10 Dearness Home Community Newsletter.

5:00 PM? CAPS(02)
Consent Item: CSCPAC Report.

5:00 PM? CAPS(03)
Consent Item: LDRRAC Report.

5:00 PM? CAPS(04)
Consent Item: Council resolution re Advertising … Continue Reading

2008/10/06 ETC Meeting

I’ll continue to add commentary about items of interest to me as time permits. For full details about agenda contents, interested persons should log on to the city website and review what’s available there for themselves.

4:00 PM ETC(07)
Appeal of an order to muzzle a dog.

4:30 PM? ETC(01)
7th Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee..

4:30 PM? ETC(02)
Response to Requests to Discontinue Water Fluoridation … Continue Reading

Committee Meetings – 2008/05/26

Here’s my blow-by-blow description of what’s happening in this week’s committee meetings at City Hall…
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ETC’s Accessible Taxi Licences Referral Motion

Home at last. Almost 4 hours of verbal presentations from members of the public, and in the end a deferral motion that, although unanimous, may (or may not) have been achieved by an illegal procedure.
It seems to me that, after an first motion by Controller Hume was clearly defeated, and with a subsequent motion by Councillor Orser on the floor, the Chair did allow the original motion to … Continue Reading

Committee Meetings – 2008/05/05

Here’s my blow-by-blow description of what’s happening in this week’s committee meetings at City Hall…
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City Hall Committees – 2008/04/07

Here’s my blow-by-blow description of what’s happening in this week’s committee meetings at City Hall…

04:00
ETC(01)
3rd Report of the Trees and Forests Advisory Committee

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Committee Meetings – 2008/03/17

Here’s my blow-by-blow description of what’s happening in todays committee meetings at City Hall…
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