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