Grimsby Green Advisory Committee

Resolved that the agenda for the December 20, 2023, Grimsby Green Advisory Committee be approved, as amended.

Resolved that the November 15, 2023, Grimsby Green Advisory Committee minutes be received.

Resolved that the Grimsby Green Committee provide feedback to Public Works staff by January 3, 2024, on the Public Tree By-law; and 1. That the By-law come back to the January 17, 2024 meeting for more discussion and feedback.

Whereas the upcoming renovation on Town of Grimsby’s Peach King Area will increase the number of parking spaces to 420; and Whereas the present schematic diagram of trees adjacent and within the parking lots shows a ratio of 1:16; and Whereas tree canopy provides shade and windbreak benefits to the vehicle and passengers using the parking lot, (i.e., cars parked in the shade can be 45 degrees cooler than those parked in full sun; and Whereas researchers at the University of Waterloo predict that temperature highs in Canadian Cities will rise 5 degrees Celsius in the next 30 years; and Whereas unshaded asphalt creates a heat island that absorbs solar radiation and releases it into the atmosphere overnight; and Whereas other Towns and Cities, (i.e., Oakville, Vaughan, Markam and Toronto), have standards for tree planting on Parking lots; and Whereas the Town of Grimsby can take action to implement Tree Canopy Standards for the Peach King Parking Lot and use this as a model anytime new public lots are created, and encourage for use on public lots found on private land. Therefore, be it resolved that the Town of Grimsby adopt Tree Canopy Standards for all Municipal Parking lots where there is one tree for every five parking spaces and that landscape strips where they are planted adhere to the minimum soil depth and area requirements found in Parking lot standards for the Towns of Markam, Guelph, Oakville and the cities of Toronto and Vaughan. Be it further resolved that this moti