Goal 3: A Healthy Environment
| Objective | Action | Success Indicator | Status |
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| 3.1 A Healthier Environment | 3.1.1 Develop and execute a Green City Charter | Green City Charter to be developed in 2019 | Included in new plan |
| Initiated recycling receptacle program within arenas, halls and parks | Complete | ||
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Development of the Healthy Environment Plan See Mayor Letham's message on caring for our environment. |
Complete | ||
| 3.1.2 Execute the Integrated Waste Management Strategy |
12,000 lbs of batteries were recycled in 2017
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Complete | |
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Partnership with Habitat for Humanity to place bin at Lindsay Ops Landfill diverted 1.3 tonnes of reusable goods from the landfill |
Complete | ||
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Implemented the Clear Bag Program which resulted in 20% less waste collected at the curb and cost avoidance of $500,000/year |
Complete | ||
| 3.1.3 Develop and execute the Energy Management Plan | Corporate Energy Management Plan approved in 2017 | Complete | |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Station installed at Lindsay Recreation Complex | Complete | ||
| 3.1.4 Develop and execute Low Impact Development (LID) Standards for the City | Incorporated the LID requirements from the Province into storm and stormwater management guidelines available on the website | Complete | |
| Request that all development applications consider maintaining the "water balance" on site | Complete | ||
| 3.1.5 Finalize Lake Management Plans and utilize these plans in future decision making | Lake management plans completed | Complete | |
| 3.1.6 Protect & enhance water quality | 100% of septic inspections completed for Municipal Drinking Water Source Protection 2015-2019 | Complete | |
| 65.6% of septic inspections completed for Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan 2017-2022. Inspections completed as targeted to end of 2019 | Complete | ||
| MOECC annual inspection for municipal water plants resulted in all 21 systems receiving 100% | Complete | ||
| 3.1.7 Protect prime agricultural land by including policies in the Official Plan and working with the agricultural community to identify opportunities to support the sector. | |||
| Agricultural policies as part of the 2012 Official Plan now in place | Complete | ||
| 3.1.8 Protect natural features and functions | To be further defined in and included in the 2020-2023 Strategic Plan | Included in new plan | |
| Completed first phases of the shoreline retention program along Rotary Trail/Scugog River | Complete | ||
| Management of trees impacted by the Emerald Ash Borer | In progress | ||
| Official recognition as a Bee City by Bee City Canada as we support healthy pollinator populations and ongoing efforts to preserve and create pollinator habitat | Complete | ||
| 3.1.9 Manage aggregate resources | Review of City-owned gravel pits completed | Complete | |
| Review of Aggregate Policy to conclude in 2019 | In progress | ||
| 3.2 Community Preparedness | 3.2.1 Update the City's community preparedness plan by working with community partners to address both natural hazards. Including flooding and erosion as well as man-made hazards and threats to community safety and security | City's Emergency Management Plan reviewed and updated to Incident Management model | Included in new plan |
| All City fire safety plans updated and annual review and fire drill coordinated | Complete | ||
| Emergency Operations Centre annual training and exercise completed successfully | Complete | ||
| Floodplain mapping studies completed for 10 priority flood damage centres | Complete |
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