July 4, 2019 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 6, 2019

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 

10.3.1 Climate Change Centre in the Halifax Central Library – Ruth Gamberg & Meghan McMorris [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

10.3.2 Energy Retrofits and Solar City Financing of Energy Retrofits – Emma Norton, Ecology Action Centre [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS 

12.1.1 Case 22037: Options for the Elimination of Drive-Through Facilities - Planning and Development [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to review options for limiting new and expanded drive-throughs, as part of the plan and by-law simplification program.

13. MOTIONS – NONE

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
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:

14.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – June 6, 2019 
Motion: 

That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of June 6, 2019 be approved as circulated.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 1, 2019

19. ADJOURNMENT
 

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1.    Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated June 25, 2019 re: Requests for Presentation [PDF]