Martin Marinutti
Council · Mission
Mission 34 yrs
About
34 yr Mission resident, retired journeyman tradesman, community volunteer, nature lover and former Steelhead Community Association Chair. Martin brings 30+ years of practical problem-solving experience and a commitment to thoughtful decision-making.
Policy commitments
Buildings
We all want healthy, affordable, and comfortable homes. These policies will help to lower energy bills, cut pollution, and improve indoor air quality.
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Support electrification of new buildings.
Neutral
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Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems.
Supportive
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Incentivize renewable energy, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies in new and existing buildings to improve energy security.
Neutral
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Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings.
Neutral
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Implement a 'right to cool' bylaw to protect tenants during extreme heat events.
Supportive
Climate Justice
Our community is already experiencing the harmful impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuel pollution, and taxpayers are on the hook to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure.
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Endorse the fossil fuel treaty and commit to phase out fossil fuels.
Neutral
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Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources.
Supportive
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Pursue available legal options to recover a fair share of the climate costs facing our community from fossil fuel companies and other big polluters.
Supportive
Ecosystems
The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all rely on healthy ecosystems. Nature can also help protect our community from extreme weather by controlling floods, protecting shorelines, and cooling neighbourhoods. Access to nature improves the health and well-being of residents, and supports biodiversity.
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Protect and restore ecosystems, which are essential to human survival, health, and economic well-being.
Supportive
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Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater.
Supportive
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Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents.
Supportive
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Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife.
Supportive
Land Use
We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.
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Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit.
Supportive
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Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience.
Supportive
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Increase food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens.
Supportive
Transport
Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).
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Deliver reliable, frequent, affordable local transit.
Supportive
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Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities.
Supportive
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Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone.
Supportive
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Expand EV charging infrastructure.
Supportive
Watersheds
Climate change, increasing populations, and overconsumption threaten our water security. Healthy watersheds and forests are critical to support clean drinking water, stormwater management, climate resilience, and biodiversity for future generations.
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Implement water conservation plans and educate the public to conserve drinking water.
Supportive
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Protect and restore watersheds as vital municipal infrastructure.
Supportive
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Develop and implement a water security plan.
Supportive
Zero Waste
Zero waste policies reduce pollution, keep waste out of landfills, build resilient local economies, and safeguard public health by shifting society away from a disposable culture toward a sustainable circular economy.
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Support the development of a circular economy to eliminate waste and improve resilience.
Supportive
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Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible.
Supportive
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× Opposed
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Climate action
How have you contributed to climate action in your community through advocacy, past work, advisory committees, volunteer work, and/or reducing your personal carbon footprint?
My environmental advocacy has focused largely on protecting Mission's forests, waterways, drinking-water sources and environmentally sensitive areas, and on ensuring those considerations are incorporated into land-use decisions.
As Chair of the Steelhead Community Association, I was involved in advocating for stronger environmental protections in Mission's Official Community Plan, including protection of rural aquifers and drinking-water sources. I was also involved in bringing concerns to Council when important environmental provisions previously approved by Council appeared to have been omitted from the 2025 OCP. The City subsequently confirmed that the E1 and E2 environmental guidelines had been unintentionally omitted.
I also brought forward the idea of converting a City-owned 40-acre former gravel site into an accessible Community Nature Park, protecting and restoring the land while creating opportunities for environmental education, recreation and public access to nature.
I believe climate action should include protecting natural systems, reducing emissions and waste, improving energy efficiency, and making practical decisions today that leave Mission in better condition for future generations.
As Chair of the Steelhead Community Association, I was involved in advocating for stronger environmental protections in Mission's Official Community Plan, including protection of rural aquifers and drinking-water sources. I was also involved in bringing concerns to Council when important environmental provisions previously approved by Council appeared to have been omitted from the 2025 OCP. The City subsequently confirmed that the E1 and E2 environmental guidelines had been unintentionally omitted.
I also brought forward the idea of converting a City-owned 40-acre former gravel site into an accessible Community Nature Park, protecting and restoring the land while creating opportunities for environmental education, recreation and public access to nature.
I believe climate action should include protecting natural systems, reducing emissions and waste, improving energy efficiency, and making practical decisions today that leave Mission in better condition for future generations.
Questions for Mission
Are you in favour of accelerating Mission’s adoption of Level 4 of the Zero Carbon Step Code, currently mandated by the province by 2030?
I support the objective of moving toward zero-carbon new construction, but before accelerating Mission's adoption of Level 4 ahead of the provincial timetable, I would want to understand the practical implications for housing costs, builders, available technology, electrical capacity and implementation.
The Province is already moving British Columbia toward zero-carbon new construction by 2030, and local governments currently have the option of adopting higher Zero Carbon Step Code levels earlier.
I would support reviewing whether Mission can reasonably accelerate that transition, including consultation with builders, energy professionals, BC Hydro and the City's Environmental Charter Advisory Committee.
Climate objectives are important, but so are housing affordability and ensuring new requirements can actually be implemented successfully. I would base my decision on the evidence, costs and benefits rather than committing to an earlier date before that work has been done.
The Province is already moving British Columbia toward zero-carbon new construction by 2030, and local governments currently have the option of adopting higher Zero Carbon Step Code levels earlier.
I would support reviewing whether Mission can reasonably accelerate that transition, including consultation with builders, energy professionals, BC Hydro and the City's Environmental Charter Advisory Committee.
Climate objectives are important, but so are housing affordability and ensuring new requirements can actually be implemented successfully. I would base my decision on the evidence, costs and benefits rather than committing to an earlier date before that work has been done.
Would you support making an updated Environmental Charter the foundation policy against which all other policies and strategies are measured?
I support updating Mission's Environmental Charter and giving environmental considerations meaningful weight in City decision-making.
Mission's current Environmental Charter already addresses climate change, green buildings and land use, infrastructure, ecosystems and greenspaces, among other areas, and contains measurable performance indicators.
I would, however, want to understand precisely what is meant by making it the "foundation policy against which all other policies and strategies are measured." Council has responsibilities involving public safety, housing, infrastructure, affordability, economic development and fiscal sustainability as well as environmental protection. These considerations sometimes have to be balanced.
I would support requiring major City policies and decisions to identify significant environmental and climate implications alongside financial, social and infrastructure implications. That would make environmental considerations an explicit part of Council's decision-making without assuming that any single policy consideration automatically overrides every other public interest.
Mission's current Environmental Charter already addresses climate change, green buildings and land use, infrastructure, ecosystems and greenspaces, among other areas, and contains measurable performance indicators.
I would, however, want to understand precisely what is meant by making it the "foundation policy against which all other policies and strategies are measured." Council has responsibilities involving public safety, housing, infrastructure, affordability, economic development and fiscal sustainability as well as environmental protection. These considerations sometimes have to be balanced.
I would support requiring major City policies and decisions to identify significant environmental and climate implications alongside financial, social and infrastructure implications. That would make environmental considerations an explicit part of Council's decision-making without assuming that any single policy consideration automatically overrides every other public interest.
Would you support a policy of evaluating all decisions for their effects on future generations? (i.e. the effect on Mission in 20 or 50 years)
Yes, particularly for major decisions with long-term consequences.
One of my concerns about municipal decision-making is that Council needs to look beyond the immediate capital cost or short-term benefit and consider what today's decisions will mean 20, 30 or 50 years from now.
That applies to infrastructure, debt, land-use planning, environmental protection, drinking-water sources, municipal facilities and the preservation of natural areas. Decisions made today can create benefits—or costs and liabilities—that future residents and taxpayers will inherit.
Mission's Official Community Plan is itself a long-range 20-year planning document, so considering future impacts is already meant to be fundamental to responsible municipal planning. However, I feel our current OCP's environmental protections could be stronger.
I would support incorporating a practical long-term-impact assessment into significant Council decisions, including environmental, financial, infrastructure and community consequences. It doesn't need to create another layer of bureaucracy for every routine decision, but for major decisions Council should be asking: What will this mean for Mission's residents and taxpayers a generation from now?
One of my concerns about municipal decision-making is that Council needs to look beyond the immediate capital cost or short-term benefit and consider what today's decisions will mean 20, 30 or 50 years from now.
That applies to infrastructure, debt, land-use planning, environmental protection, drinking-water sources, municipal facilities and the preservation of natural areas. Decisions made today can create benefits—or costs and liabilities—that future residents and taxpayers will inherit.
Mission's Official Community Plan is itself a long-range 20-year planning document, so considering future impacts is already meant to be fundamental to responsible municipal planning. However, I feel our current OCP's environmental protections could be stronger.
I would support incorporating a practical long-term-impact assessment into significant Council decisions, including environmental, financial, infrastructure and community consequences. It doesn't need to create another layer of bureaucracy for every routine decision, but for major decisions Council should be asking: What will this mean for Mission's residents and taxpayers a generation from now?
Would you support mandating EV charging points in all new residential construction?
I support making new residential construction in urban areas EV-ready, because installing the necessary electrical infrastructure during construction is generally more practical than retrofitting buildings later.
Mission already requires 100% of required parking spaces in new apartment and townhouse developments to be roughed-in for Level 2 EV charging. City of Mission The City's climate initiatives also identify EV charging requirements for new residential parking as an area of action.
Before requiring an installed charging station at every parking space or every new home, however, I would want to understand the additional cost, electrical-capacity requirements and whether EV-ready infrastructure may accomplish the objective more efficiently.
I support planning new construction so residents can readily install and use EV charging as demand grows, while ensuring the requirements are practical and cost-effective.
Mission already requires 100% of required parking spaces in new apartment and townhouse developments to be roughed-in for Level 2 EV charging. City of Mission The City's climate initiatives also identify EV charging requirements for new residential parking as an area of action.
Before requiring an installed charging station at every parking space or every new home, however, I would want to understand the additional cost, electrical-capacity requirements and whether EV-ready infrastructure may accomplish the objective more efficiently.
I support planning new construction so residents can readily install and use EV charging as demand grows, while ensuring the requirements are practical and cost-effective.
Would you support developing an anti-idling policy for the municipal fleet?
Yes. I would support a practical anti-idling policy for the municipal fleet, with appropriate exemptions for vehicles that must remain running for operational, emergency, safety or equipment requirements.
Unnecessary idling wastes fuel, increases operating costs and produces avoidable emissions. Reducing it is the kind of practical measure that can benefit both the environment and taxpayers.
In fact, Mission's Environmental Charter already identifies development of an anti-idling bylaw and an enhanced corporate fleet program as an action, along with a Green Fleet Strategy aimed at transitioning light-duty City vehicles toward zero emissions.
I would therefore want to know what has already been implemented, what results have been achieved and whether further action is required rather than starting from scratch.
Any policy should be straightforward, measurable and operationally realistic.
Unnecessary idling wastes fuel, increases operating costs and produces avoidable emissions. Reducing it is the kind of practical measure that can benefit both the environment and taxpayers.
In fact, Mission's Environmental Charter already identifies development of an anti-idling bylaw and an enhanced corporate fleet program as an action, along with a Green Fleet Strategy aimed at transitioning light-duty City vehicles toward zero emissions.
I would therefore want to know what has already been implemented, what results have been achieved and whether further action is required rather than starting from scratch.
Any policy should be straightforward, measurable and operationally realistic.
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