January 14, 2016 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street

Agenda

1.    CALL TO ORDER

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

2.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 23, 2015

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.    INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12.    REPORTS
12.1    STAFF
12.1.1    Proposed 2016 Meeting Schedule (to be circulated upon approval)
12.1.2    Presentation of Findings from the EU-Canada Urban Policy Cooperation [PDF]
(i) Staff presentation [PDF - 12 Mb]

12.2    COMMITTEES – NONE
12.3    MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13.    MOTIONS

14.    IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

14.1    In Camera (In Private) Minutes – November 23, 2015
Motion: That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of November 23, 2015 be approved as circulated.

15.    ADDED ITEMS

16.    NOTICES OF MOTION

17.    DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Thursday, February 4, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. (proposed)

18.    ADJOURNMENT 
 

INFORMATION ITEMS 
1.    Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk’s Office dated January 7, 2016 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]
2.    Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Solid Waste Regional Chairs Committee re: Periodic Update  [PDF]
3.    Memorandum from Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities re: Periodic Update [PDF]
4.    Weed Harvesting in Lake Banook & Lake Micmac [PDF]