ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Dartmouth Council Chambers
(Back Entrance)
90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 7, 2011
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS
AND DELETIONS
Additions:
9.1 Councillor Hum: Kearney Lake Elevated Water/Dams
9.2 Information Item 1 - Information Report dated July 8, 2011 re:
UNSM Resolutions
9.3 Information Item 2 - Information Report dated July 10, 2011 re:
Stormwater Management Functional Plan
9.4 Information Item 4 - Briefing Note dated August 4, 2011 re: Proposed
Changes to the Nova Scotia Environment Act
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 2011 Work Plan Review
4.2 Status Sheet Review
4.2.1 Save Our Lakes Policy Project
4.2.2 Best Management Practices, Plans, Regulations & Policy
to incubate Solar Energy
4.2.3 Resolutions for UNSM (see Info #1)
4.2.4 Functional Plans Identified in Regional Municipal Planning
Strategy
4.2.5 Community Energy Plan
4.2.6 East Dartmouth Transmission Line Review
4.2.7 Storm Water Management Functional Plan (see Info #2)
4.2.8 Urban Forest Master Plan
4.2.9 Community Garden Heavy Metal Study
4.2.10 Electric Vehicles (see Info #3)
4.2.11 2020 Greenhouse Gas Corporate Reduction Target
(see Item 7.1.1)
4.2.12 Fair Trade Towns
4.2.13 Regional Plan Timeline/Rural Road Standards
4.2.14 Community Monitoring Committee Letter
4.2.15 Proposed By-Law S-607, An Amendment to By-Law S-600,
Respecting Solid Waste Resources Collection & Disposal -
Diversion Opportunities
4.2.16 Pyritic Slate Process
4.2.17 Green Approach to Procurement
5. CONSIDERATIONF OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
5.1 Request to Present: Elmsdale Landscaping Ltd. - Potential
Private Sector Plans re: much of the source separated organics &
related materials produced annually in Nova Scotia (deferred
5.2 Discussion re: Wind Turbines (deferred July 7, 2011)
6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
6.1 Correspondence - None
6.2 Petitions - None
6.3 Presentations
6.3.1 Anna McCarron, SWEPS re: Proposed Regional Governance
Model: Dartmouth Area Watersheds Network
7. REPORTS - NONE
8. MOTIONS
8.1 Councillor Watts
" To request that the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee
direct staff to:
1. Provide an update on the progress and status of Brownfield
redevelopment plans, policies, strategies and initiatives;
2. Request that the Green Municipal Brownfields Fund Program Manager
provide a workshop for the development community outlining
opportunities to fund offers; and
3. Provide clarification regarding what the Green Municipal Brownfields
Fund and other incentive offer."
9. ADDED ITEMS
9.1 Councillor Hum: Kearney Lake Elevated Water/Dams
9.2 Information Item 1 - Information Report dated July 8, 2011 re:
UNSM Resolutions
9.3 Information Item 2 - Information Report dated July 10, 2011 re:
Stormwater Management Functional Plan
9.4 Information Item 4 - Briefing Note dated August 4, 2011 re:
Proposed Changes to the Nova Scotia Environment Act
10. NOTICES OF MOTION - NONE
11. NEXT MEETING DATE - September 1, 2011
12. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information Report dated July 8, 2011 re: UNSM Resolutions
2. Information Report dated July 10, 2011 re: Stormwater Management
3. Information Report from the Transportation Standing Committee dated
July13, 2011 re: Electric Vehicles
4. Briefing Note dated August 4, 2011 re: Proposed Changes to the Nova
