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Home My WebLink About03-15_Minutes_PPG_EMC_2015-07-09GTAA PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN A PEARSON ECO -BUSINESS ZONE MINUTES OF PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING #3115 July 9, 2015. The Partners in Project Green Executive Management Committee met via teleconference. Hillary Marshall called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m PRESENT Mike Brandt Voting Member Michelle Brown Voting Member Brad Chittick Voting Member Jonathan Davies Brian Denney Mike Layton Hillary Marshall Doug Whillans STAFF Alex Dumesle Chandra Sharma GUESTS JeffBowman REGRETS Sean Brady Bonnie Crombie Chris Fonseca Mike Puddister John Coyne Learie Miller Voting Member Voting Member Voting Member Co -Chair Voting Member TRCA TRCA City of Brampton Voting Member Voting Member Voting Member Voting Member Co -Chair Advisory Member Page 1 1 PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE I MEETING MINUTES ACTION SUMMARY NUMBER TOPICACTION DESCRIPTION OWNER ECD STATUS #PPG A34 /33 Membership Recruit or facilitate the recruitment of prospective PPG All 03 -Mar -14 ONGOING members, ambassadors, and eco -solution providers. by Consensus #PPG 6/15 SERVICE CENTRES Identify 2-3 organizations that each committee member Brad Chittick Jonathan Davies CARRIED #PPG A4 /14 Membership will contact at the start of the 2015 Membership All 09 -Feb -15 ONGOING campaign. #PPG A9 /14 Membership Provide results of member survey to Executive Committee. Alex Dumesle 09 -Jan -15 ONGOING Congratulatory statement/letterto senior Pratt & Whitney #PPG A10 /14 Membership - Outreach and fundraising to secure support Alex Dumesle 09 -Jul -15 ON HOLD executives. #PPG A11 /14 Waste Manage Create opportunity to meet with Ministry of the Chandra Sharma 09 -Jul -15 ONGOING Environment regarding waste management. Execute Regular Recruitment Strategy • Leverage Executive Management Committee contacts • Committee Members to include PPG involvement in their #PPG A34 /14 Membership personal Linkedin profiles Alex Dumesle 09 -Apr -15 ONGOING • Committee Members to bring PPG summary slides to appropriate speaking opportunities Make use of gamification amongst PPG members and Committee Members #PPG A3 /15 Membership Facilitate introductions to Financial District Business & Mike Layton 09 -Apr -15 ONGOING Industry Association. #PPG A4 /15 Membership Task force to identify strategic recruitment targets and B. Denney, John C., 09 -Apr -15 ONGOING potential Committee Member support. H. Marshall Provide breakdown for 2014 surplus ("Prior year Revenue #PPG AS /15 Budget Alex Dumesle 09 -Jul -15 ONGOING for Future Projects")spending. Provide list of PPG committee members who are not yet #PPG A6 /15 Membership Alex Dumesle 09 -Jul -15 ONGOING formal PPG members. #PPG A7 /15 Membership Provide membership blurb for social media. Alex Dumesle 09 -Jul -15 ONGOING #PPG Ag /15 Strategy Conduct survey to characterize the Leas ide-Throncliffe Alex Dumesle 30 -Sep -15 ONGOING employment area. RESOLUTION SUMMARY RES. NUMBER #PPG 4 /15 TOPIC MINUTES OF MEETING MOTION THAT the Minutes of Meeting #2/15, held on Apr. 9, 2015 be approved. MOVED Brad Chittick SECONDED Michelle Brown STATUS CARRIED by Consensus #PPG 5/15 ECO -BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THAT the pursuit of the Leaside Eco -Business Zone Brad Chi trick Doug Whillans CARRIED opportunity beapproved for further study. by Consensus #PPG 6/15 SERVICE CENTRES THAT the Service Centre Advisory Committee and Brad Chittick Jonathan Davies CARRIED staff be authorized to move forward with the by Consensus business planning stage and boa -launch, including: - Development of a condensed business plan - Outreach and fundraising to secure support - Launch of beta service `See Supporting Materials below for more information. Page 12 PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE I MEETING MINUTES SUPPORTING MATERIALS RES. #PPG4/15 MINUTES OF MEETING To approve the previous meeting minutes. THAT the Minutes of Meeting #2/15, held on Apr. 9, 2015 be approved. CARRIED RES. #PPG5/15 LEASIDE ECO -BUSINESS ZONE To approve the pursuit of the Leaside Eco -Business Zone opportunity. THAT the pursuit of the Leaside Eco -Business Zone opportunity be approved for further study. CARRIED The Leaside Business Park Association(http://www.leasidebusinessr)ark.com/) approached Partners in Project Green and agreed to act as leaders in support of a process that might lead to the roll out of existing Partners in Project Green programs in the Leaside-Thorncliffe employment lands and open the door to developing a new eco -business zone in this area. -40 C h Aug 215 Opportunities CIV mJy�m� Dec •2015 Figure 1. Preliminary roadmap • Strengthen reputation in case of success. • Open the door to new sources of funding. • Expand program reach. • Strengthen relationship with City of Toronto. • Create synergies that will enhance value for Pearson members. • Create new collaboration opportunities. Page 13 PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE I MEETING MINUTES Considerations • Impact on reputation in case of failure. • Limited resources available. Important consideration should be given to the source of start-up funds, the opportunity cost, and potential structure (e.g. phased independence, arm's length partnership, etc.). • Different context, organization sizes, activities and needs may present challenges for the adaptation of Partners in Project Green programs. A survey is proposed to characterize the Leaside-Thorncliffe employment area [PPG A8/15]. RES. #PPG6/15 SERVICE CENTRE FEASIBILITY To approve Service Centre feasibility next steps. THAT the Service Centre Advisory Committee and staff be authorized to move forward with the business planning stage and beta -launch, including: - Development of a condensed business plan - Outreach and fundraising to secure support - Launch of beta services CARRIED Committee Members were presented with the major outcomes of a feasibility study carried out by Ideovation to assess the development and implementation of a new self -sustained service centre program that would promote innovation and sustainability, and generate funds that could be re -invested back into non-profit programming. Building on Partners in Project Green's core competencies and considering an important gap in the marketplace for innovation adoption and propagation support, it is proposed that Partners in Project Green develop a service model that will: • Remove innovation adoption barriers for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (IC&I) organizations. • Enhance visibility of impactful proven (or semi -proven) clean technologies. • Create match making opportunities between IC&I and promising Cleantech companies. Next Steps In order to accelerate the team's progress towards the creation of a new service centre model while mitigating risk, the following next steps were proposed: • Development of a condensed business plan • Outreach and fundraising to secure support • Launch of beta services Committee Members welcomed the outcomes of the feasibility study as well as the proposed next steps, indicating that careful consideration should be given to how Cleantech companies will be committed to and rewarded through the proposed service model to ensure that all parties are equally motivated to produce successful outcomes and that projects may be replicated on a meaningful scale. It was also indicated that part of the centre's success might depend on our abilitv to incorporate more and more untraditional measures into the business case. Page 14 PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE I MEETING MINUTES For Information Performance Committee Updates Present Performance Committee progress and discuss challenges. Progress presented by Performance Committee Chairs was well received. See attached Item4_Performance_Committee_Report. pdf for more information. Highlights • 'Get Nosey Bus Tour went behind the scenes: Delviro- LED light manufacturers, Region Of Peel Integrated Waste Facility- Recycling and Organics and ended at the formal launch event of Calstone's storm water infrastructure project (292 attended) • Metcalf Foundation approves EV Network Project funding proposal ($51,000 value) • Ongoing Ash tree project with City of Toronto (432 tonnes diverted per month). Markham pilot completed in June. Richmond Hill project to take place in July. • GTAA grease interceptor implementation: received certification testing from vendors (savings value of -$100,000), negotiating vendor network discounts, business case development for financial incentive offered (Fall 2015) Challenges • Engagement: Securing Presenting Sponsor ($20,000) for our Duke Out/EV Launch Event on October 7 • Energy: Looking for help to encourage Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto mayors to participate in EV Launch event on October 7`h. TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 4:30 p.m., on July 9, 2015. Hillary Marshall John Coyne Co -Chair Co -Chair NEXT MEETING October 7, 2015 Living Arts Centre, Mississauga Page 1 5