Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 7, 2021
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 A Model CSO Alert – Kelly Schnare and Or Denemark [PDF]
- Handout [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
10.3.2 Water Quality of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes – Donald Gordon [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Review HRM Litter Receptacle Placement Criteria [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Maintain existing Public Space Litter Receptacle Criteria set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 25, 2021 to ensure continued consistency and collaboration across departments and agencies who manage litter in the Municipal right-of-way or public spaces (i.e. right-of-way, parks, sports fields and trails);
2. Increase public awareness of the placement criteria and service standards for litter receptacles as part of ongoing municipal campaigns, including publishing a map identifying the location of receptacles; and
3. Continue purchasing lids for all 45-gallon litter drums to address concerns of blowing litter and animal access.
12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE
12.2.1 Plastic Pollution Resolution [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend Regional Council to endorse the Plastics Resolution as outlined in Attachment 1 of Request for Consideration form dated September 2, 2021.
12.3 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES – NONE
13. MOTIONS – NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 7, 2021* if required
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated August 26, 2021 re: Presentation Requests to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]