March 5, 2020 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

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 – December 5, 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 Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Conservation and Conceptual Plan – Allison Thorne, Conservation Project Coordinator – Urban Wildlands, and Ross Firth, Director of Conservation, Nova Scotia Nature Trust

- Presentation

10.3.2 Hydrogen and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology – TJ Lawy, Principal Engineer, Ballard Power Systems

- Presentation

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF 
12.1.1
Penalties for Illegal Dumping
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the CAO to:
1. Prepare amendments to the Solid Waste By-Law (S-600) for Council’s consideration to address illegal dumping and litter abatement; and
2. Assess staffing requirements to support the implementation of the proposed by-law amendments.

12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE
12.3 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES – NONE
13. MOTIONS – NONE

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

14.1 Personnel Matter – Private and Confidential Report 
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy  

Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 2, 2020

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1.    Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated February 24, 2020 re: Requests for Presentation