ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dartmouth Chamber
90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 6, 2012
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL
OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
Additions:
9.1 Councillor Dalrymple - Information Report dated January 2, 2013
regarding East Port Energy Project
9.2 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Update on Blue Mountain-Birch Cove
Regional Park
9.3 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Community Engagement Component of
Solid Waste Review
9.4 Correspodence from Halifax Chamber of Commerce dated
January 10, 2013
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 Status Sheet Update
5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
5.1 Presentation Request from Harvey & MacKenzie Architects
5.2 Staff Report dated September 13, 2012 regarding
Municipal Wood First Policy
6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
6.1 Correspondence
6.1.1 Correspondence (2) from S.M. Mandaville re:
Lake Studies in HRM
6.1.2 Correspondence from Construction Association of
Nova Scotia re: Municipal Wood First Policy
6.1.3 Presentation Request from Cement Association of Canada
re: Municipal Wood First Policy
6.1.4 Presentation Request from Nova Waste Solutions Inc.
re: Thinking Outside the Landfill
6.2 Petitions
6.3 Presentations
6.3.1 Atlantic Concrete Association re: Municipal Wood
First Policy
6.3.2 Clean Nova Scotia re: Pilot Stormwater Management
Program
6.3.3 Eco Resource Management re: Recovering Oil Content in
7.1 Reports from Members of Standing Committee
7.1.1 Councillor Watts - Request to invite QUEST to give
presentation on municipal role in community energy policies
8. MOTIONS
8.1 Councillor Watts
“To request a staff report reviewing options for future RRFB
municipal funding opportunities, in light of findings presented in
the Hogg Report.”
9. ADDED ITEMS
9.1 Councillor Dalrymple - Information Report dated January 2, 2013
regarding East Port Energy Project
9.2 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Update on Blue Mountain-Birch Cove
Regional Park
9.3 Deputy Mayor Rankin - Community Engagement Component of
Solid Waste Review
9.4 Correspodence from Halifax Chamber of Commerce dated
January 10, 2013
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
11. NEXT MEETING DATE – February 7, 2013
12. IN CAMERA
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:
12.1 Appointments to Halifax Water Commission
Motion: To convene to In Camera in order to appoint
members to the Halifax Water Commission
12. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information Report dated December 7, 2012 re: Septic System
Pumping By-Law
2. Information Report dated November 26, 2012 re: Solar Orientation
Regulation
3. Resolution 19A of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities re: Wood First
