Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street
Agenda
REVISED
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 5, 2018
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
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
9. NOTICE OF TABLED MATTERS
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.1.1 Wendy McDonald - Water Monitoring of HRM Lakes, dated April 15, 2018
10.1.2 Joanne Worden – HRM Bus Idling, dated April 26, 2018
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – Staff Presentation [PDF]
12.1.2 Federal Funding Opportunity: Low Carbon Economy Challenge [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee:
1. Recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct staff to submit Expressions of Interest through the Low Carbon Economy Challenge for the following projects:
• Alderney 5 Upgrades
• Scotia Bank Centre Waste Heat Recovery
• Dartmouth Sportsplex Cogen Plant
• Pool Filtration System Upgrades
• Landfill Gas Utilization at Otter Lake Landfill
• Halifax Organics Management and Long-Term Operating Contract RFP
• Cogswell District Energy System
2. That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s recommendation and the staff report dated April 6, 2018, be forwarded to Regional Council for consideration at its meeting held on May 8, 2018.
12.2 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE
13. MOTIONS
13.1 Councillor Mancini - Plastic Straw Reduction Strategy [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee request a staff report on a Plastic Straw Reduction Strategy in consultation with the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia (RANS).
13.2 Councillor Blackburn - Air Conditioner Disposal at Household Hazardous Waste Depots [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee request a staff report on permitting portable air conditioners to be disposed of/collected at Household Hazardous Waste Depots without prior removal of the CFCs (refrigerant gases).
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 7, 2018
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk’s Office dated April 20, 2018 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]