January 23, 2025 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

Last updated: January 17, 2025 at 4;45 p.m.

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 11, 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. 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 – None

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Proposed Residential Parking Permit Surcharge for Long Vehicles [PDF]
Motion: 
That Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council maintain the current one-size-fits-all permit pricing strategy.

13.1.2 2024 Road Safety Annual Report [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive the report dated December 5, 2024 for information and receive a presentation.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 27, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Team Lead, Legislative Assistants dated January 6, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Transportation Standing Committee – None [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Commissioner of Operations dated December 2, 2024 re: Adjustments to Signs and Signals on Pedestrian Main Streets [PDF]

3. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated November 25, 2024 re: Removal of Traffic Islands on Colby Drive [PDF]


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