July 7, 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 – June 3, 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 Using Data-Driven Solutions to Prevent Litter
Nic Esposito and Luke MacDonald, Litterati  [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

10.3.2 Community-Based Wilderness Stewardship in HRM Richmond Campbell and Mike Lancaster [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS
12.1 STAFF 
12.1.1 Halifax Solar City Program Update and Future Program Recommendation [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Approve the inclusion of additional energy measures beyond solar as part of a deep energy retrofit pilot program; and 

2.    Approve the deep energy retrofit pilot program which could incur up to $3.5M of expenditures, to be fully recoverable from the property owner, and operate in the same manner as the Solar City program.

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. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 5, 2021* if required 

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated June 30, 2021 re: Presentation Requests to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]
2. Information report from Brad Anguish, Executive Director, Transportation & Public Works and Jerry Blackwood, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, dated June 17, 2021 re: Opportunities to Promote Marker Recycling [PDF]