ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, May 2, 2013
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 4, 2013
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF
ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 Status Sheet Update
5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
5.1 Councillor Watts
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee
request staff to implement and recommend a policy to
Regional Council to ensure that all new HRM corporate buildings
are ”Solar Ready” for the future
5.2 Councillor Craig – Draft Regional Plan 5 Year Review, Chapter 8
6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
6.1 Correspondence
6.2 Petitions
6.3 Presentations
6.3.1 Nova Scotia Power regarding Power
Re: Shift Atlantic Research Project
6.3.2 Hefler Forest Products
Re: COMFIT application
7. REPORTS
7.1 Staff Reports
7.1.1 Recommendation Report dated February 20, 2013
Re: lakes in HRM’s urban area
7.1.2 Recommendation Report dated March 6, 2013
Re: LED Streetlight Conversion Project
7.1.3 Recommendation Report dated March 20, 2013
Re: Community Energy Plan Revision Framework
7.1.4 Recommendation Report dated April 15, 2013
Re: Submission to the NS Parks & Protected Areas Plan
8. MOTIONS - NONE
9. ADDED ITEMS
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
11. NEXT MEETING DATE – June 6, 2013
12. IN CAMERA
The Standing Committee may rise and go into a private In Camera
session, in accordance with Section 19 of the HRM Charter, for the
purpose of dealing with the following:
12.1 Personnel Matter
12.1.1 Appointments to Regional Watersheds Advisory Board
13. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Information Report dated January 28, 2013
Re: recycling spent bulbs
2. Information Report dated March 8, 2013
Re:sale of surplus energy from the Alderney 5 Project
3. Information Report dated March 18, 2013
Re: stormwater infrastructure funding (Update)
4. Information Report dated April 8, 2013
