April 10, 2024 Special Events Advisory Committee

Date:

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 13, 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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations

The following presentations are apart of the 2024 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Grant report:
7.3.1 Rock the Harbour – Alderney Landing Facility Association [PDF]
7.3.2 2024 Baseball Canada 22U Championships – 22U Renegades Baseball Society [PDF]
7.3.3 2024 Myoflex Pickleball Canada National Championship – Pickleball Nova Scotia [PDF]
7.3.4 Atlantic Canadian Artistic Gymnastics – Halifax Alta Gymnastics Club [PDF]
7.3.5 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Future Halifax 2024 – Volleyball Nova Scotia [PDF]
7.3.6 Rising Tides Canada Youth Cup – Suburban Football Club [PDF]

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve 2024 Grant Report [PDF]

Motion:
That the Special Events Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council: 

1.Approve the total funding in the amount of $988,500 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Table 2; and 

2.Pending final approval of the 2025/26 budget, approve $250,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621 as identified in Table 3 of the staff report dated March 4, 2024. 

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 8, 2024

12. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 4, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to the Special Events Advisory Committee – None [PDF]