Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 4, 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 Concrete Procurement Standards – Diane Praught, CarbonCure Technologies [PDF]
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee (ESSC) recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1.Report back to ESSC with both an electric vehicle infrastructure strategy and light-duty fleet strategy, complete with budgetary considerations to:
(a) install and administer public electric vehicle charging infrastructure at new and existing Municipal facilities, rights of way and/or public parking sites; and
(b) convert a portion of the municipal fleet to electric vehicles and install charging stations at municipal facilities.
2. Return to Council with recommendations for specific legislative amendments to enable the Municipality to require necessary zero emission vehicle infrastructure in new developments
12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE
12.3 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES – NONE
13. MOTIONS – NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
15. ADDED ITEMS
15.1 Pet Waste Recycling
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the CAO to consider a pilot project for the collection of dog waste in select parks as part of the business and budget planning process for implementation in 2020/21.
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 3, 2019
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS