March 4, 2021 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee (special)

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 4, 2021

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 Mobilizing Universities to Solve Wicked Problems in HRM: Where Does the Water Go?  –
Jonathan Fowler and Linda Campbell 

10.3.2 The Power of a Dried Marker Alex Xia 

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – February 4, 2021
11.1 Hydrogen and Decarbonizing Halifax [PDF]
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Presentation [PDF]

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF 
12.1.1 Naturalization Initiatives Update [PDF]
Motion: 

That the Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee (ESSC) recommend to Halifax Regional Council that the naturalization initiative review period be extended by one year to December 31, 2021, to fully include the pilot projects that were to have occurred in 2020 for monitoring towards a future naturalization guideline/policy. 

12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE 

12.3 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES – NONE

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 1, 2021* if required

18. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated February 19, 2021 re: Presentation Requests to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]