December 5, 2024 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

Updated:  November 29, 2024 at 4:18pm re: Item 13.1.1.


1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 Annual Election of Chair

1.2 Annual Election of Vice Chair

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 3, 2024

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 - None

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee Councillor Nominations and Appointments [PDF]
Motion:
THAT Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee:

1. Nominate one (1) Councillor from the members of the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee, for appointment by Halifax Regional Council, to serve on the board of the Halifax Regional Water Commission for a term to November 2026;

2. Appoint one (1) Councillor from the members of the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee to serve on the Nova Scotia Solid Waste Resource Management Committee, for a term to November 2026;

3. Appoint one (1) Councillor from the members of the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee as the alternate to the Nova Scotia Solid Waste Resource Management Committee, for a term to November 2026; and

4. Appoint one (1) Councillor from the members of the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee to serve on the Executive Standing Committee, for a term to November 2026. 

13.1.2 Proposed 2025 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion: 
That Environment and Sustainability approve the proposed 2025 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – To be Determined

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated November 27, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Team Lead, Legislative Assistants at viningk@halifax.ca or 902.223.1046

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council