Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 Election of Chair
1.2 Election of Vice Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 1, 2022
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 The Backlands Coalition [PDF]
-Presentation [PDF]
10.3.2 Clean Energy Pilot – GreenQuest Power Inc. [PDF]
-Presentation [PDF]
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Bylaw U100 Amendment – Electric Vehicle Charging Fees [PDF]
-Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt By-law U-113, amending By-law U-100, the User Charges By-law, as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated April 3, 2023.
13. MOTIONS
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 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 3, 2023; and;
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 3, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 1, 2023
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 14, 2023 re: Requests for Presentations to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]
2. Application for Halifax as a Bird Friendly City [PDF]