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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA

REVISED

Monday, February 6, 2012
Council Chambers, City Hall
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 1, 2011

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

    ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

Additions:

9.1 Information Item 4 - Memorandum from the Municipal Clerks Office

      dated January 31, 2012 re: Requests to Present to Standing

      Committee

      Additional Requests to Present received from:

      - Lara Ryan of Canada Green Building Council Atlantic Chapter

        dated February 2, 2012 re: Current Status of Green Buildings in

        Canada

      - Ross Soward of Halifax Cycling Coalition dated February 5, 2012 re:

         Lessons Learned and Findings from the Kickstand Professional

         Workshop for Future Planning

9.2 Information Item 3 - Information Report dated December 13, 2011

      re: Municipal Incubation of Solar Energy

Information Item

5. Information Report dated January 30, 2012 re: HRM Legislative

    Requests Strategy

9.3 Information Item 5 - Information Report dated January 30, 2012

      re: HRM Legislative Requests Strategy

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
    4.1 Status Sheet Update

5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS

6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
    6.1 Correspondence
    6.2 Petitions
    6.3 Presentations – None

7. REPORTS
    7.1 STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
          7.1.1 Councillor Sloane – Request for Report re: ComFIT

                   Program

"That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee direct

  staff to:
  1. Provide a summary report respecting municipal investment

      opportunity for small wind turbines (50 KW and under); and
  2. Include an overview of the ComFIT program and eligibility

      requirements.”

8. MOTIONS
    8.1 Councillor Watts – Disposal of Surplus HRM Equipment

"That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee request

  a staff report on the disposal of surplus HRM equipment to ascertain

  environmental impacts of our disposal practices.”

9. ADDED ITEMS

    9.1 Information Item 4 - Memorandum from the Municipal Clerks

          Office dated January 31, 2012 re: Requests to Present to

          Standing Committee

    9.2 Information Item 3 - Information Report dated December 13,

          2011 re: Municipal Incubation of Solar Energy

    9.3 Information Item 5 - Information Report dated January 30, 2012

          re: HRM Legislative Requests Strategy

10. NOTICES OF MOTION

11. NEXT MEETING DATE – March 1, 2012

12. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information Report dated November 17, 2011 re: Functional Plan

    Update: Water Quality Monitoring Functional Plan

2. Information Report dated December 5, 2011 re: IPSOS Public Affairs

    Survey: Municipal Solutions for a Greener Earth

3. Information Report dated December 13, 2011 re: Municipal Incubation

    of Solar Energy

4. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerks Office dated January 31, 2012

    re: Requests for Presentation to Standing Committee

5. Information Report dated January 30, 2012 re: HRM Legislative

    Requests Strategy