On October 21, 2005, the City of Ottawa’s Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee approved the staff recommendation to proceed with the adoption of a pesticide by-law for private property. The vote on the by-law will take place before full council on October 26, 2005. The motion reads as follows:
City of Ottawa – Council Meeting
Meeting Date: Wednesday 26 October 2005
Meeting Location: Andrew S. Haydon Hall
Meeting Time: 13:00
Contact: Cathy Wilkie 580-2424 ext. 26837, Cathy.Wilkie@ottawa.ca
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend Council:
Enact the by-law attached as Document 2 in order to protect human health and the environment by restricting the application of pesticides in the urban area to essential uses, including the following provisions:
2. Refer the development of guidelines for the conditions under which an infestation could be treated with pesticides and the process of considering requests that would allow such treatment to an advisory panel, to report to HRSS Committee.
3. Approve an implementation strategy that includes the following:
4. That staff be directed to initiate discussions with the Institute of Environment at the University of Ottawa as well as other relevant scientific and technical stakeholders to explore the viability of designing a more comprehensive methodology beyond opinion polls, that would enable the monitoring of the successfulness of the pesticide reduction program, and report back to Committee and Council by April 2006 on the scope and cost of such an undertaking.
CARRIED, as amended
For detailed information on the by-law and the staff report to councillors, click here