Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 13, 2024
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 Lacey Sutherland – LungNSPEI
- Presentation Request [PDF]
- Handout [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
10.3.2 Jess Lewis - Bird Friendly Halifax
- Presentation Request [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Existing and Planned Measures for Coastal Management
- Staff Report [PDF]
- Attachment 1 [PDF]
- Attachment 2A [PDF]
- Attachment 2B [PDF] Large
- Attachment 3 [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee forward the staff report dated June 14, 2024 to Regional Council as an Information Report.
13.1.2 Municipal Watershed Management Framework [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Endorse the draft Framework for Integrated Watershed Management as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated May 29, 2024;
2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to direct staff to implement the steps outlined in the Framework for Integrated Watershed Management in the Dartmouth Lakes watershed and return to Council with a completed watershed management plan for approval; and
3. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to direct staff to implement the steps outlined in the Framework for Integrated Watershed Management in the Nine Mile River watershed and return to Council with a completed watershed management plan for approval.
14. MOTIONS - NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 5, 2024
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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