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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE

SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Dartmouth Chamber
90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 7, 2012 & June 26, 2012

    special meeting

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

    ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

Additions:

9.1 Councillor Lund – Discussion re: Bowater Mersey Land Acquisition with Province
9.2 Request to Present – East Port Energy
9.3 Councillor Watts – Request to Present – Maritime Lumber Burrow re: Atlantic Wood Works
9.4 Councillor Watts – Request for Report re: Regional Plan update to Community Design Advisory Committee

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
    4.1 Status Sheet Update
    4.2 Discussion re: Mattress Recycling

          - Staff Briefing Note

5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
    6.1 Correspondence
    6.2 Petitions
    6.3 Presentations
          6.3.1 Our HRM Alliance - Planning for Liveable Communities:

                   Seven Solutions for Saving the Municipality Money and

                   Saving the Environment

                   - Background Information

                   - Presentation

7. REPORTS
    7.1 Staff Reports
          7.1.1 Draft Urban Forest Master Plan – Status Update

                   - Staff Information Report

                   - Presentation

8. MOTIONS

9. ADDED ITEMS

    9.1 Councillor Lund – Discussion re: Bowater Mersey Land Acquisition

          with Province    
    9.2 Request to Present – East Port Energy
    9.3 Councillor Watts – Request to Present – Maritime Lumber

           Burrow re: Atlantic Wood Works
    9.4 Councillor Watts – Request for Report re: Regional Plan update

           to Community Design Advisory Committee

10. NOTICES OF MOTION

11. IN CAMERA

Members of the Standing Committee may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following;

      11.1 In Camera Minutes – June 7, 2012
              Motion:
              That the In Camera minutes of June 7, 2012 be approved

              as circulated.

12. NEXT MEETING DATE – September 6, 2012

13. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information Report dated April 16, 2012 entitled: Progress Report

    on the Community Energy Plan

2. Information Report dated May 24, 2012 entitled: Environmental

    Compliance

3. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerks Office dated July 26, 2012

    entitled: Requests for Presentation to the Environment and

    Sustainability Standing Committee – None