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Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee Agenda

October 1, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall
1841 Argyle Street

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 2, 2015

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE

6. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
7.1. Blue Dot Campaign Supplemental Report

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence
8.2 Petitions

8.3 Presentations
8.3.1 Raja Ubhi and Samuel Reeves, QUEST NS re: District Energy and the Cogswell Interchange - The Next Steps
a) Presentation Handout
b) Report: Transforming the Cogswell Interchange: a district energy opportunity
c) Roadmap: Critical Path for Implementing District Energy at the Cogswell Interchange

8.3.2 Robin Tress, Ecology Action Centre re: Home Adaptation Audit Program
a) Presentation
b) Home Adaptation Audit Program Information Sheet

9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Presentation - Solar City 2.0 Update
a) Information Report
9.1.2 Presentation - Operationalization of Resiliency
a) Presentation
b) Information Report

9.2 COMMITTEES - NONE

9.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE
9.3.1 Councillor Johns – Request for Staff Report re: Shredding Day

10. MOTIONS - NONE

11. IN CAMERA - NONE

12. ADDED ITEMS
12.1 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee Representative for the National Zero Waste Council

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Thursday, November 19, 2015
14.1 Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council meeting space
14.2 Invitation to attend Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee regarding the Greenbelting & Public Open Space Priorities Plan on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10 a.m. in Halifax Council Chamber

15. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk’s Office dated September 21, 2015 re: Presentation Requests
2. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Update
3. Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Solid Waste Regional Chairs Committee re: Periodic Update
4. Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities re: Periodic Update