Requesting public reporting on contamination at the GE site

Councillor Votes

Full Resolution Text

BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to report back to Council with a plan to provide public transparency, to the City’s best available knowledge, regarding the level and extent of environmental contamination in and around the GE site, including:  Known contaminants and affected media (soil, groundwater, sediment, structures);  Available mapping or delineation of contamination on and adjacent to the site;  Environmental data or information held by or available to the City;  Roles of responsible agencies and identification of information gaps; and  A plain-language public communication approach for residents; AND THAT, as part of this work, the City formally request from the property owner any available environmental studies, assessments, or delineation information regarding contamination on and adjacent to the site to support public transparency.