November 4, 2021 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 – September 2, 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 Wetland Conservation in the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area
Emma Bocking, Ducks Unlimited Canada [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS
12.1 STAFF 
12.1.1 Municipal Electric Vehicle Strategy [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Adopt the Halifax Regional Municipality Electric Vehicle Strategy as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated August 10, 2021;

2.    Recommend that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing prescribe additional standards by regulation of the Building Code Act to require “EV Ready” parking stalls for the construction of new buildings within the Halifax Regional Municipality and request the Mayor write a letter to the Minister requesting these regulations; and

3.    Request the Mayor write a letter to the Premier of Nova Scotia requesting that the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, introduced in the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, be strengthened to better align with HalifACT. 

12.1.2 Administrative Order 2021-002-OP – Respecting Net-Zero Construction of New Municipal Facilities Within the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]
Motion: 

That the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt Administrative Order 2021-002-OP, Respecting Net-Zero Construction of New Municipal Facilities within the Halifax Regional Municipality, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 5, 2021.

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 2, 2021 

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1.    Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated October 28, 2021 re: Presentation Requests to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee [PDF]