Environment and Climate Change Committee
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
8 motions across 5 agenda items · 2022-2026 term
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3.1
PASSED
A motion on "ECCC Minutes 19 - Tuesday, 16 September 2025"
Motion 1
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A motion on "ECCC Minutes 19 - Tuesday, 16 September 2025"
Motion 1
ECCC Minutes 19 - Tuesday, 16 September 2025
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5.1
PASSED
Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Receive the Solid Waste Master Plan 2025 Annual Update for information, including progress on high-priority Action Suites, outlined in this report and further detailed in Document 1 – Progress Update on Year One Actions; Receive a detailed update on the Three-item Garbage Limit (Solid Waste Master Plan Action Suite 4: Enhanced Source Separation of Waste), outlined in Document 2 – Update on the...
Motion 1
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Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Receive the Solid Waste Master Plan 2025 Annual Update for information, including progress on high-priority Action Suites, outlined in this report and further detailed in Document 1 – Progress Update on Year One Actions; Receive a detailed update on the Three-item Garbage Limit (Solid Waste Master Plan Action Suite 4: Enhanced Source Separation of Waste), outlined in Document 2 – Update on the...
Motion 1
Solid Waste Master Plan 2025 Annual Update
Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Receive the Solid Waste Master Plan 2025 Annual Update for information, including progress on high-priority Action Suites, outlined in this report and further detailed in Document 1 – Progress Update on Year One Actions; Receive a detailed update on the Three-item Garbage Limit (Solid Waste Master Plan Action Suite 4: Enhanced Source Separation of Waste), outlined in Document 2 – Update on the...
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Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy
PASSED
WHEREAS Climate Ready Ottawa identifies extreme heat as a top climate risk and emphasizes protecting heat-vulnerable populations from heat-related illness and mortality; WHEREAS interest holders including the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and ACORN have advocated for measures to combat extreme heat, including expanding existing programs to support vulnerable individuals; WHEREAS the Climate Ready Ottawa...
Motion no. eccc 2025-21-01
· moved by M. Carr
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WHEREAS Climate Ready Ottawa identifies extreme heat as a top climate risk and emphasizes protecting heat-vulnerable populations from heat-related illness and mortality; WHEREAS interest holders including the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and ACORN have advocated for measures to combat extreme heat, including expanding existing programs to support vulnerable individuals; WHEREAS the Climate Ready Ottawa...
Motion no. eccc 2025-21-01 · moved by M. Carr
Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy
WHEREAS Climate Ready Ottawa identifies extreme heat as a top climate risk and emphasizes protecting heat-vulnerable populations from heat-related illness and mortality; WHEREAS interest holders including the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and ACORN have advocated for measures to combat extreme heat, including expanding existing programs to support vulnerable individuals; WHEREAS the Climate Ready Ottawa...
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Moved by: Councillor M. Carr
DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Johnson) Climate Ready Ottawa highlights the vital role of mature trees in providing cooling, stormwater management, ecological and health benefits. It also highlights the risks to the City’s tree canopy from drought, disease, high winds and ice storms, and the risks to people and property from trees damaged in extreme weather. Maintenance of privately-owned trees is the responsibility of the homeowner. However, low-income homeowners, especially older adults and...
Motion 3
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DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Johnson) Climate Ready Ottawa highlights the vital role of mature trees in providing cooling, stormwater management, ecological and health benefits. It also highlights the risks to the City’s tree canopy from drought, disease, high winds and ice storms, and the risks to people and property from trees damaged in extreme weather. Maintenance of privately-owned trees is the responsibility of the homeowner. However, low-income homeowners, especially older adults and...
Motion 3
Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy
DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Johnson) Climate Ready Ottawa highlights the vital role of mature trees in providing cooling, stormwater management, ecological and health benefits. It also highlights the risks to the City’s tree canopy from drought, disease, high winds and ice storms, and the risks to people and property from trees damaged in extreme weather. Maintenance of privately-owned trees is the responsibility of the homeowner. However, low-income homeowners, especially older adults and...
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DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Devine) The federal government has pledged to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Concurrently, the City of Ottawa is advancing its "Climate Ready Ottawa" strategy to address the growing risks posed by climate change and has stated its intention to seek opportunities for additional sources of funding from upper levels of government. Given the increasing recognition of climate resilience as a national security imperative and given Ottawa’s strategic...
Motion 4
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DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Devine) The federal government has pledged to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Concurrently, the City of Ottawa is advancing its "Climate Ready Ottawa" strategy to address the growing risks posed by climate change and has stated its intention to seek opportunities for additional sources of funding from upper levels of government. Given the increasing recognition of climate resilience as a national security imperative and given Ottawa’s strategic...
Motion 4
Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy
DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Devine) The federal government has pledged to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Concurrently, the City of Ottawa is advancing its "Climate Ready Ottawa" strategy to address the growing risks posed by climate change and has stated its intention to seek opportunities for additional sources of funding from upper levels of government. Given the increasing recognition of climate resilience as a national security imperative and given Ottawa’s strategic...
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PASSED
Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Approve the Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy and Five-year Plan as outlined in this report and Documents 1 and 2; and, Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Strategic Initiatives, and the Director, Climate Change and Resiliency Service, individually, to approve, amend, execute, and extend agreements related to Climate Ready Ottawa within the Strategic Initiatives Department as further...
Motion 1
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Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Approve the Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy and Five-year Plan as outlined in this report and Documents 1 and 2; and, Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Strategic Initiatives, and the Director, Climate Change and Resiliency Service, individually, to approve, amend, execute, and extend agreements related to Climate Ready Ottawa within the Strategic Initiatives Department as further...
Motion 1
Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy
Report recommendation(s) That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council: Approve the Climate Ready Ottawa Strategy and Five-year Plan as outlined in this report and Documents 1 and 2; and, Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Strategic Initiatives, and the Director, Climate Change and Resiliency Service, individually, to approve, amend, execute, and extend agreements related to Climate Ready Ottawa within the Strategic Initiatives Department as further...
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7
A motion on "In Camera Items"
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A motion on "In Camera Items"
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In Camera Items
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8.1
PASSED
Motion THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council approve the following: That the Parks Maintenance and Forestry Services, Public Works Department investigate and report back on potential ways to incorporate some personalization for the Personal Dedications Program for in memoriam dedications as part of the Tree Dedication Program. This review can include a municipal scan and updated applicant fees to reflect the cost of a plaque or...
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Motion THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council approve the following: That the Parks Maintenance and Forestry Services, Public Works Department investigate and report back on potential ways to incorporate some personalization for the Personal Dedications Program for in memoriam dedications as part of the Tree Dedication Program. This review can include a municipal scan and updated applicant fees to reflect the cost of a plaque or...
Motion 1
Motion – Councillor T. Kavanagh - Tree Dedication
Motion THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council approve the following: That the Parks Maintenance and Forestry Services, Public Works Department investigate and report back on potential ways to incorporate some personalization for the Personal Dedications Program for in memoriam dedications as part of the Tree Dedication Program. This review can include a municipal scan and updated applicant fees to reflect the cost of a plaque or...
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