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Burnaby Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS)

Sub-Committee No. 1 - Ecosystems

Meeting No. 2 - 2013 November 12

Meeting Notes

Legend:

# people contacted by sub-committee members in informal and formal ‘networking’

Points that were given emphasis

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Table B

Frank

Green team meeting – EA 17 people (General interest group)

Focus on Burrard Inlet – managing resources and access to resources – missing

Balanced, general, strategies hitting major points

Corina

Lab group (Applied ecology) – Biology 25 people

Water research group – Resource and Environmental Department 4 people

Focus on conserving what Burnaby has rather than mitigation fix – theme to keep in mind

Missing items

o Water pollution (contaminants entering water bodies)

o Wetland conservation

o Agriculture water use (focused on residential)

* Action items are implemented and monitored and make sure there is resources to do this

Ann

Burnaby Lake Conservation Association 20-25 people

Missing

o Pollution (regulations/penalties for people polluting)

o Focus on healthy parks (Burnaby has green park that are full of invasives)

General – implementable, action-oriented (simple)

Nhi

Youth 30 people

Liked education component, educating community, stores (recycled packaging)

Summary

Generally

Everyone is happy with direction

Strategies hit on key points

Planning and Building Department

Re: Burnaby Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS)

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Missing

Manage resources and access to resources as it relates to Burrard Inlet (specifically

the shoreline)

Water pollution (contaminants entering water bodies)

Conservation (wetland, etc, - conserve what Burnaby has rather than fix what’s been

destroyed)

Healthy parks

* Actions must be implementable and monitored

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Table C

Anthony

Presentation to Stoney Creek Environment Committee monthly meeting with 5 people –

follow up pairwise comparison with 6 people

* Consensus on need for education, group involvement (8)

Plan to present to second year Sustainable Resource Management course and collect

feedback 16 people

* Focus on invasive species and weed and natives

* Integrated planning by drainage area and higher levels of government needed

Opportunities of urban development to be discussed over beep with Planning staff 4

people

* Need to focus on opportunities, “blue sky thinking”

* Encourage social marketing to increase value of environment

Little networking to date, will plan to present to group of 20 people to share involvement

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Table D

Mark - City of Burnaby spoke to 2 people

Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS)

o How municipalities can work with streamkeepers groups

o We need more emphasis on streamkeepers in the strategies as well as the actions

(i.e., support, enhance and grow local streamkeeper groups) – help new groups get

up and running

o Collaborate – i.e., streamkeepers can help monitor water quality for indicators

Internal (staff at Burnaby) from Parks, Engineering

o Goals/strategies are broad but generally good

o Invasive Species Council, etc. will have input on actions

Paul - Editor spoke to 2 people

Bryne Creek Streamkeepers

o Talked about issues specific to Byrne Creek




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o Started talking about actions (i.e., better communication with the City)

Karen - NGO - Bird Studies spoke to 3 people

Environment Canada – Wildlife Service

o Broad goals and actions – lots of ideas, she will follow-up (e.g., a bylaw against

cosmetic pesticide use)

Adam - Metro Vancouver spoke to 5 people

Internal contacts of Metro Vancouver – Engineering, Parks, Planning, etc.

o Don’t replicate things that have already been done (i.e., Metro Vancouver has

regulations, best practices, ecosystem inventories, etc)

o Work with regional experts/ stewardship coordinators

General Comments

Instead of indicators – look at what will be monitored

o This will lead to collaborations (i.e., streamkeepers already monitoring water)

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Table E

Elsie

Seniors – another session in 2 weeks 25 people

o Discussion of building HTS, (very high buildings), walkability, benches, no

pipelines

o Supported laneway housing in single family areas/unite Burnaby north/south (5)

Cliff

Spoke one on one – let’s not let exports create 10 people

On-going education re – full scale recycling

o (1) Toxic chemicals

o (5) Use transit as much as possible

o (6) Burnaby bursting with pride – clean/green health safety

Kel

Reviewed with select consultants 5 people

o (3) Need a hard link between water source protection and watersheds – get people

to understand local water for local ecosystems. Think flow as

storm/sanitary/drinking water

o (2) Support/fund existing programs/agencies – expand. Strengthen partnerships

of SFU/BCIT

Jack

Golf course networking 5 people

o (6) Balance speed of development with speed of planning




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o (5) Make official trails for mountain bikers – use /appreciate/protect

o (5) Implement the SFU gondola

o (5) Fix the Trans Canada Trail

o (2) Cooperation between BCIT/Willingdon Church/partners

o (1) Reporting/penalize polluters – even individuals

o (1) Education on ticketing authority

Jayme

Discussed at SFU 10 people

o (4) Need stronger policies on connecting corridors

o Promote education on what eco tax does




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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION - ROUND 1

Table A Table B Table C Table D Table E

Manage 2.1

Partnerships with

community

groups…

Manage 2.3

Encourage youth

in stewardship &

incorporate local

ecology into the

curriculum

(schools &

universities)

Flow 1.2

Restore and

enhance…

Manage 4.4

Exemplify world

leading

standards…

Manage 2

Citizens and

business owners

are aware…

Table B

Manage 2.3

Engage youth in stewardship and incorporate local ecology and sustainability into

curricula

Actions

(4) Designated City coordinator/representative to visit/educate schools. RCMP

framework – how much funding? “Community development coordinator” (Metro

Vancouver parks)

(4) Mobile classroom (City-run) “Ecobus” – look into corporate sponsors

(2) City sponsoring leadership program or contest or (1) scholarship – students write

proposals for various “green” projects throughout the city (work with City)

(1) Mentorship programs

Designated outdoor classrooms for field trips – input from educators – maintained by

City, leveraged by teachers

City connect with BYSN – mentorship. Facilitate communication. City funding

School Board and City – connect youth with community groups

Table C

Flow 1.2

Restore and enhance aquatic, riparian, wetland and intertidal marine ecosystems and

habitats

Actions

(3) Survey entire city to identify critical areas

(2) Evaluate baseline “Natural State” pre-development (1840)

(2) Prioritize objectives for aquatic, riparian, wetland and intertidal individually

(2) Use “Integrated Vegetation Strategy” with balance of species and success likelihood

(1) Start by conserving healthy areas




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(1) Focus on management of water systems overall

Plant riparian buffers to slow flow, revegetate, connect

Connect interest groups, i.e, streamkeepers, Metro Vancouver, DFO, etc.

In addition to management of habitat, include “keystone species”

Promote native species with flowers that promote bees and butterflies

Promote ecological value of riparian buffer zones and allow creative use, such as trail

use, education

Table D

4.4 (Manage)

(3) benchmarking what other cities are doing

Exemplify world leading standards of sustainability in infrastructure systems, on both

private and City lands

World leading science

Concerns regarding corporate influence

Infrastructure to include natural assets (ecological services)

Actions Burnaby can take

(3) Keep services public

(3) Ecozoning (i.e., Vancouver) – go above and beyond standards for large development

(2) Include natural infrastructure/systems in plans/models

(1) Report on Burnaby’s actions – i.e., how are we exemplifying world leading

sustainability. Compare to international standards

* Kel to follow-up

World class water/sanitary modeling and asset management (up front planning for long-

term savings/efficiencies)

Low impact development – stormwater management

Partnerships/Collaboration

(1) Reduce barriers for developers who want to incorporate leading practices (i.e.,

provincial barriers, Fraser Health barriers for re-using grey water)

Citizens

Metro Vancouver

Province

Port Metro Vancouver

International bodies – sustainability, i.e., World Health Organization

Streamkeeper groups, bird groups, non-profits – i.e., natural infrastructure

Private sector

o Heavy industry

o Developers




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Table E

(1) Specific mention of “Streamkeeper Groups” as well as others listed in 2.1

(1) Improve inter-group co-operation and co-ordination to reduce duplication of effort

and increase effectiveness, towards a broader community of stewardship in Burnaby

(1) Hire community stewardship coordinator (but remove specific reference to LEPS)

(1) In kind City support is appreciated. Some grant capital would be helpful. Make

micro-finance easy and promote matching. Need grant program to be continuous year to

year

(1) Community education – add “Special Events” / “Seasonal Events”. Consider themes

(1) Package Burnaby’s environmental indicators and programs under a stewardship

umbrella/awareness/campaign/brand

(1) Biannual meeting of Burnaby inter-Agency staff with stewardship groups – exchange

information on projects and initiatives

(1) Schools and School Board/City create annual programs of student involvement with

stewardship groups and stewardship projects

Annual “Information” kit to businesses concurrent with business licenses

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION - ROUND 2

Table A Table B Table C Table D Table E

Green 1.1

Continue to

protect critical

habitat…

Green 1.3

Connecting

existing

ecosystems

Green 1.4

…invasive

species…

Flow 2.1 and

Manage 1.3

…climate

change…

Moving

dangerous goods

Table A

Green 1.1

Continue to protect critical habitat areas through parks, acquisitions, covenants and other

legal vehicles

Comments on Strategy

Can’t protect critical habitat only through legal protection b/c not isolated from

surrounding areas – water, air, mountains, etc.

(1) Definitions

o Stewardship and management agreements are other mechanism

o Critical habitat – federal Species at Risk. Make it “important habitat” areas not

yet restored still need protecting. Burnaby sensitive areas tier 1 -111 “Wishlist”

of areas

Make a strategy - habitat banking/compensation may not be appropriate – save the

original habitat instead




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Actions

(3) More emphasis in Parks Department on biodiversity, not just human recreation

(2) Understand and recognize where watershed problems come from. Understand

watershed view of creeks from quality and quantity/flow perspective. Incorporate into

park acquisition policy, i.e., plan from houses on Byrne Creek

(1) Funding is a limitation. City implement regional conservation fund (new

development tax, dollar per parcel), Kootenays, CRD, Delta, Surrey considering or

implementing it

(1) Implement pesticide ban/bylaw for commercial/multi-family land/property

(1) Tree bonus system! (opposite of tree protection bylaw). Property tax reduction. More

Increase park acquisitions – develop a strategy and identify priority areas (support and

add to existing one)

Developer dollar in-lieu can go to environmental

Grant program for environmental projects - $700,000 in Kootenays for funding in their

program

trees = lower tax

Make people responsible for stormawater. Victoria stormwater utility to

incentivize/bonus habitat

Federal eco gifts program – donate program for tax benefits

Table B

Green 1.3

Connect existing significant ecosystems via habitat corridors and greenways

Actions

(2) Work with/form relationships with major land owners (e.g., Hydro), NGO’s,

stewardship groups, private land owners

(2) Habitat requirements in the rezoning

City planning/mapping study

o (1) Define significant ecosystems

o (1) Identify

o (1) Opportunities to connect

(1) Look for opportunities to “daylight” streams, bird corridors

(1) Coordinate connections with neighbouring municipalities

(1) Underutilized transportation corridors that could be converted to greenways

(1) Could be converted to greenways

Incorporate connections into urban environment. Wildlife corridors around Hwy 1

Greenway standard that incorporates a large habitat/biodiversity component

Identify roads that could be narrowed to include greenways – reclaim road space




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Table C

Green 1.4

Reduce the impact of invasive species (plants and animals) *

o (3) Follow recommendations of Invasive Species Council of BC (5 +)

o (1) Build awareness and support for volunteer stewardship groups

o (1) Develop public awareness campaigns, focused on residential owners and

landscapers.

o (1) Pick 5 worst invasives and target resources – knotweed, English Ivy, Purple

Policeman’s Heluet/Hyilasum Balsam, Yellow Flag Irus, Purple Lustrief,

Dapluee’s

o (1) Training of City staff of Management Best Practices

o (1) Commit funding to deal with invasive species

o (1) Early detection – rapid response program

o Endorse ongoing work by Parks and Engineering

o Provide stable funding for stewardship work and public awareness

o Investigate creation of formal invasive fighting programs and by-laws

o Identify invasive animals and seek ways to reduce supply (turtle bau, red eared

slider)

o Clarify use of pesticides for treatment of “infestations”, e.g., City by-law

o Collaborate!

Table D

Flow 2.1 and Manage 1.3

Climate Change

Climate and earth changes

Resiliency and natural disaster planning/response (part of a different goal – urban

development)

* Mitigation (global, regional) versus adaptation (municipal)

Draught, flooding, high winds, sea level rise, lack of snow pack – effects on water supply

Actions Burnaby can take

(3) Tracking/GIS mapping change (climate change, flood plains) – website/dashboard –

Province/UBCM resolutions

(2) Phasing out low lying development – natural flood plan, re-vegetating

(2) Assess building (i.e., single-family zones) codes to encourage/support on-site

collection/re-use of stormwater (rain barrels, cisterns – use for draught/summer watering)

(1) Revegetation for climate change (i.e., province is doing now)

o Trees for slope stability

o Resilient species

(1) Planning infrastructure for sea level rise

(1) Public awareness about adaptation – things they can do at home




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(1) Putting water back into the ground close to the source – natural filtration to control

speed, etc.

Consider sea level rise – flood boxes, agricultural lands

5% of City taxes to buy out low lying properties

Partners/Collaborations

(1) All levels of government collaborating on environmental protection/climate change

adaptation

Metro Vancouver – regional water supply, watersheds

Adjacent municipalities – watershed level – streamkeeper groups

Table E

Transporting dangerous goods (Pipelines)

Moving grain is good

Estimates – 3 times tanks storage / 3 times ships / 2 times pipes

Issues

Congestion of ships at First/Second Narrows

Disruption of pipelines in city/risks

Safety of existing 30-year old pipeline

Alternative location – Ferndale (Cherry Point)

What is our (Burnaby) legal position? (Do we have a say??) Is there no benefit to

Burnaby?

What is the City’s liability (e.g., for Fire protection)

What is the public liability for spill clean-up (above industry CAP of $12.B)

Tanker trucks – what control does City have?

Rail Transport – what control does City have?

Will it be refined here (in Burnaby) or shipped raw?

Why not refined near source (e.g., Alberta)

Influence of First Nations on approval?

Question of human error combined with weather risk in confined waters?

Actions

Raise awareness and understanding on above. Consider promoting routing to

Ferndale/Cherry Point

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