ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Dartmouth Chamber (Back Entrance)
90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 14, 2011
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS
AND DELETIONS
Additions:
9.1 Clarification re: Partnership Agreement – Clean Nova Scotia
9.2 Information Item 2 - Information report dated November 4, 2011
re: Open Space Functional Plan – Scope and Process
9.3 Discussion re: HRM Hosting Future FCM Meeting 2013/2014
9.4 Information Item 1 - Briefing Note December 1, 2011 re: Regional
Plan Review Project Scope: Environment and Sustainability Subjects
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
4.1 Status Sheet Update
4.2 Information Report dated September 19, 2011 re: Water
Levels at Kearney Lake (November 14, 2011)
5. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
6. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
6.1 Correspondence
6.2 Petitions
6.3 Presentations – None
7. REPORTS
7.1 STAFF REPORTS
7.1.1 Solar City – Solicitation Approval
8. MOTIONS
8.1 Councillor Lund –Building Permits in non-serviced area of HRM
“That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee request staff to investigate the feasibility of requiring as a condition of issuing a Building Permit in non-serviced areas of HRM, that the house and auxiliary buildings be placed on the lot to avoid being flooded. Further, that drainage from these buildings are not directed to natural watercourses nor directed in such a manner as to adversely affect neighbouring properties (ie. cause flooding).”
9. ADDED ITEMS
9.1 Clarification re: Partnership Agreement – Clean Nova Scotia
9.2 Information Item 2 - Information report dated November 4, 2011
re: Open Space Functional Plan – Scope and Process
9.3 Discussion re: HRM Hosting Future FCM Meeting 2013/2014
9.4 Information Item 1 - Briefing Note December 1, 2011 re: Regional
Plan Review Project Scope: Environment and Sustainability Subjects
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
10.1 Councillor Watts
11. NEXT MEETING DATE – January 5, 2012
11.1 Discussion - Location of January Meeting
12. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Briefing Note December 1, 2011 re: Regional Plan Review Project
Scope: Environment and Sustainability Subjects
2. Information report dated November 4, 2011 re: Open Space Functional
3. Briefing Note dated December 1, 2011 re: Japanese Knotweed,
4. Copy of Response Letter to Community Monitoring Committee dated
November 15, 2011 re: Otter Lake Landfill - Site A
5. Approved Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee 2012
For further information regarding agenda items, please call Krista Vining at 490-6519 or email tidgwek@halifax.ca.
