Environment and Climate Change Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

21

Date:

Monday, December 08, 2025

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Present:

• Chair: Councillor Shawn Menard, 
• Vice-chair: Councillor Marty Carr, 
• Councillor David Brown, 
• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Councillor Sean Devine, 
• Councillor David Hill, 
• Councillor Laine Johnson, 
• Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
• Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Councillor Wilson Lo, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• and Councillor Tim Tierney 

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 10 December 2025 in Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 21.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Friday, 5 December 2025, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Monday, 8 December 2025.

These “Summary Minutes” indicate the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting. This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the full Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in the Summary Minutes are draft until the full Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The draft of the full Minutes (for confirmation) will be published with the agenda for the next regular Committee meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

ECCC Minutes 20 - Tuesday, 21 October 2025

4.

Finance Services Department

4.1

2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Environment and Climate Change Committee

File No. ACS2025-FCS-FSP-0013 - City-Wide

The draft budget was tabled at the Council meeting of November 12, 2025. The Environment and Climate Change Committee report on the draft budget will be considered by Council at its meeting of December 10, 2025.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee consider the relevant portions of the 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets including the tax and rate supported programs, and make recommendations to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 10, 2025.
• Motion No. ECCC ECCC-21-01
  Moved by M. Carr

  Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2026 Tax-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

  1. 1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. General Manager’s Office and Business and Technical Support Ser-vices Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
        2. Infrastructure Services:
           1. User Fees (page 6);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 5).
        3. Asset Management Services:
           1. User Fees (page 9);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 8).
     2. Strategic Initiatives Department, Climate Change and Resiliency Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);
     3. Public Works Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. Solid Waste Services:
           1. User Fees (pages 15-16);
           2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 13-14);
        2. Forestry Services:
           1. User Fees (page 19);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 18).
     4. Environment and Climate Change Committee Tax-supported Capital Budget on page 20, individual projects listed on pages 43-50 (Environment), and pages 52-60 (Solid Waste).
  Carried
• Motion No. ECCC ECCC-21-02
  Moved by M. Carr

  BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2026 Rate-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

  1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department, Drinking Water Services as follows:
     1. User Fees (pages 3-6);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
  2. Wastewater Services as follows:
     1. User Fees (pages 9-10)
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 8);
  3. Stormwater, Laboratory and Municipal Drainage Services as follows:
     1. User Fees (pages 13-16);
     2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 12);
  4. The Environment and Climate Change Committee Rate-Supported Capital Budget, on pages 17-20, individual projects listed on pages 33-61 (Drinking Water Services), 63-67 (Integrated Water and Wastewater), 69-89 (Storm-water Services) and 91-123 (Wastewater Services).
  Carried
• FOR THE INFORMATION OF COUNCIL

  DIRECTION TO STAFF (Vice-Chair Carr on behalf of Councillor Brockington)

  Forestry Servies staff be directed to assess the feasibility of a 200-tree per ward planting program to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Bytown in 2026 and staff report back in Q1 2026. (Planting of trees would be in one designated location, per ward, selected by Ward Councillor.)

5.

Public Works Department

5.1

Financial Statements for In-House Solid Waste Collection – External Audit Results

File No. ACS2025-PWD-SWS-0009 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend Council receive this report for information.

   

  Carried

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Status Update – Environment and Climate Change Committee – Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 27 November 2025

File No: ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0124 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee receive this report for in-formation.

  Received

7.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

8.

Information Previously Distributed

9.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

10.

Inquiries

There were no Inquiries.

11.

Other Business

There was no other business.

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

To be determined.

The meeting adjourned at 12:26 pm.