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Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee Agenda

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Monday, November 23, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall
1841 Argyle Street

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 1, 2015

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

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – NONE
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF – NONE
12.2 COMMITTEES – NONE
12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13. MOTIONS

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Council 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:

14.1 Personnel Matter
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/Citizenrecruitmentpolicy.pdf

14.1.1 Citizen Nominations to Regional Watersheds Advisory Board
Motion: That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee proceed to nominate two citizens to the Regional Watersheds Advisory Board for consideration by Regional Council for a term to November, 2017 as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated November 9, 2015.

14.1.2 Councillor Nomination to Halifax Regional Water Commission
Motion: That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee proceed to nominate one Councillor to the Halifax Regional Water Commission for consideration by Regional Council for a term from April 2016 to October 31, 2016.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

18. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk’s Office dated November 16, 2015 re: Presentation Requests
2. Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Solid Waste Regional Chairs Committee re: Periodic Update
3. Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities re: Periodic Update