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Cllr Martin Underwood.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Communities
conference Notes for Councillor Reports.
For major long term sustainable change consider a “block by block” approach to
urban initiatives. Allows for immediate citizen feedback, buy-in, and innovation
plus allows a municipality to create local “best practices” guideline quicker.
FCM website has results of a nation wide infrastructure report card available on
its website.
Placed great importance of “integrated asset management plans” joining; finance,
engineering, cultural need and replacement of assets.
Showed need for the incorporation of “mixed use transportation corridors” for
sustainable communities allowing effective movement in local areas for the
future.
Demonstrated a need to move towards redevelopment versus Greenfield
development in the future.
Trends of moving towards eating in season and also recreating in season to save
resources. (Less ice rinks in summer more outside social sport recreation.)
Sustainable Neighbourhoods Legal responsibilities for Municipalities with
regards to climate change and adjusting climate effects. We know climate change
is occurring, this means we may be held responsible for future environmental
events by a litigious society.
o Legal Questions will be answered.
o Municipalities have the legal obligation to adapt.
o Must provide good Governance.
o There are Natural Persons Rights.
o We provide due diligence through the use of planning and by-laws.
Municipalities must work towards carbon neutrality.
o Intentional response
o Engage residential groups
o Local initiatives
o Establish a baseline
o Have realistic options
o ACT
o Replicability throughout municipality
Resident groups Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP)
o Neighbourhood skill approach
o Intergrated Scientific Approach
o Patient approach
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