Date:
Time: 9:30 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 27, 2025
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
8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Orientation, Marketing Levy Special Event Reserve Grants Scoring
9.1.2 Marketing Levy Special Event Reserve Grants 2025 Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Special Events Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the total funding in the amount of $833,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Table 2;
2. Pending final approval of the 2026/2027 budget, approve $738,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Attachment 3;
3. Pending final approval of the 2027/2028 budget, approve $738,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Attachment 3;
4. Pending final approval of the 2028/2029 budget, approve $10,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Attachment 3; and
5. Pending final approval of the 2029/2030 budget, approve $10,000 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as shown in Attachment 3 of the staff report dated March 5, 2025.
10. ADDED ITEMS
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 11, 2025
12. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Olawumi Odeyinka-Apantaku, Legislative Assistant, at Olawumi.Odeyinka-Apantaku@halifax.ca or 902-717-6035.
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More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council