August 3, 2017 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 – June 8, 2017

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 - None
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Environmental Impacts and Remediation in Harrietsfield, Nova Scotia [PDF]– Marlene Brown & Kelly B. Schnare

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
11.1 Memorandum from the Director, Transportation and Public Works, dated April 4, 2017 re: Residential Component to the Urban Forest Master Plan [PDF]
staff presentation [PDF]

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Memorandum from the Director and Chief Planner, Planning and Development, dated June 2, 2017 re: Reinstating Lake Monitoring and Sampling Program [PDF]
staff presentation [PDF]

12.2 COMMITTEES – NONE

12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE - NONE

13. MOTIONS
13.1 Councillor Blackburn – Subscription Only Flyer Delivery Service for HRM [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee request a staff report, with recommendations, on making the delivery of flyers in the Halifax Regional Municipality by subscription only, so that residents are required to opt-in to receive the service rather than the current model of having to opt-out if the service is unwanted.

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - NONE

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION 

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 7, 2017

19. ADJOURNMENT 

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk’s Office dated July 24, 2017 re: Presentation Requests