March 6, 2025 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street Halifax

Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 5, 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 Céo Gaudet – A Thousand Lakes

10.3.2 Halifax Water - Water Fluoridation in HRM

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Urban Forest Management Plan - Update - To be Circulated 

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 3, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated February 26, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga at dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902.478.2408.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regionalcouncil/communicating-halifax-regional-council