Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 23, 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. 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 Andrea D’Sylva – Bussing to Beaches and Recreational Trails
- Presentation Request [PDF]
10.3.2 Douglas Wetmore, It’s More than Buses – 2025-26 Halifax Transit Budget and Service Plan
- Presentation Request [PDF]
11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – January 23, 2025
12.1 Councillor Purdy – Removal of Traffic Islands on Colby Drive [PDF]
12.2 Councillor Cleary – Adjustments to Signs and Signals on Pedestrian Main Streets [PDF]
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Halifax Transit 2024/25 Q2 KPI Report - to be circulated
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive the staff report dated January 23, 2025 for information and receive a presentation.
13.2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.2.1 Prioritization of Sidewalks and Multi-use Pathways in Cherry Brook [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee direct the Chief Administrative Officer to request a staff report on prioritizing construction of sidewalks or multi-use pathways within the Cherry Brook community.
14. MOTIONS
14.1 Councillor Cleary
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare a report investigating a policy allowing Councillors to use district capital funds to purchase a limited number of mobile speed display signs (SDS) for use within their districts as traffic feedback, monitoring, and reporting devices, over and above the current SDS that are now in use within Traffic Management.
14.2 Councillor Purdy [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council amend Administrative Order 2021-005-OP, the Traffic Calming Administrative Order, incorporating amendments identified in the November 25, 2024 information report submitted to the Transportation Standing Committee on January 23, 2025.
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Standing Committee may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:
15.1 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee convene to in camera (in private) to discuss the matter.
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 27, 2025
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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