Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Minutes: March 4, 2021 Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee (Special) Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
In accordance with the July 29, 2020 direction of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under section 14 of the Emergency Management Act, this meeting is being held virtually. Draft minutes of this meeting will be made available on halifax.ca within three business days.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 4, 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 Mobilizing Universities to Solve Wicked Problems in HRM: Where Does the Water Go? – Jonathan Fowler and Linda Campbell
10.3.2 The Power of a Dried Marker – Alex Xia
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – February 4, 2021
11.1 Hydrogen and Decarbonizing Halifax [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Naturalization Initiatives Update [PDF]
Motion:
That the Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee (ESSC) recommend to Halifax Regional Council that the naturalization initiative review period be extended by one year to December 31, 2021, to fully include the pilot projects that were to have occurred in 2020 for monitoring towards a future naturalization guideline/policy.
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. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 1, 2021* if required
18. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Haruka Aoyama, Legislative Assistant, at AoyamaHa@halifax.ca or 902-490-6517