Ald. Bill Conway (34) speaks with Ald. Pat Dowell (3) during a City Council meeting in May 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy will meet Monday for a subject matter hearing on the effect a proposed rate hike from Peoples Gas Company would have on city residents.

The environment committee, which kicks off its meeting at 10 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall, will also consider two ordinances. The first concerns the removal of the Carnotite Moratorium Area from city code, and the second ordinance would formalize a system for complaints about private hauling firms that handle recyclable materials or other waste that is not handled by the city.