ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Council Chamber
1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 7, 2013
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF
ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
Additions:
9.1 Councillor Dalrymple - Correspondence from Councillor Adams
re: community consultation on Stantec Report recommendations
9.2 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Information Report
re: FCM Sustainable Communities Conference, Feb. 2013
9.3 Councillor Craig - Information Item 2
re: Draft Regional Plan 5 Year Review, Chapter 8
Deletions:
6.3.2 Presentation from Oathill Lake Conservation Society
6.3.3 Presentation from Ecology Action Centre
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 Status Sheet Update
5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
5.1 Recommendation Report dated February 26, 2013
regarding Waste Strategy – Public Consultation Process
(i) Correspondence from Community Monitoring Committee
6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
6.1 Correspondence
6.1.1 Presentation Request from Hefler Forest Products
regarding COMFIT program
6.1.2 Presentation Request from Nova Scotia Power
regarding Power Shift Atlantic Research Project
6.2 Petitions - NONE
6.3 Presentations
6.3.1 Community Monitoring Committee
Re: Waste Strategy -Public Consultation Process
6.3.2 Oathill Lake Conservation Society
Re: Modifications to storm sewer outfall entering
Oathill Lake
6.3.3 Ecology Action Centre
Re: Benefits of managing stormwater through
low impact development
6.3.4 Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Re: Municipal Access Agreements
7. REPORTS
7.1 Reports from Standing Committee Members
7.1.1 Councillor Watts - Request for Staff Report
Re: district energy options for the Cogswell Interchange
redevelopment
7.1.2 Councillor Watts – Request for Staff Report
Re: Opportunities to support natural gas installation in HRM
8. MOTIONS
8.1 Councillor Watts
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee
request a staff to implement and recommend a policy to
Regional Council to ensure that all new HRM corporate buildings
are ”Solar Ready” for the future
9. ADDED ITEMS
9.1 Councillor Dalrymple - Correspondence from Councillor Adams
re: community consultation on Stantec Report
recommendations
9.2 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Information Report
re: FCM Sustainable Communities Conference, Feb. 2013
9.3 Councillor Craig - Information Item 2
re: Draft Regional Plan 5 Year Review, Chapter 8
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
11. NEXT MEETING DATE – May 2, 2013
12. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Information Report dated February 14, 2013 regarding Gas Tax
Requirement: Municipal Climate Change Action Plan
2. Draft Regional Plan 5 Year Review, Chapter 8 – Municipal Services,
Utilities, Solid Waste and Energy
