Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall, - 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 3, 2016
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
7.1 Councillor Rankin
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council rescind the following motion passed at the February 17, 2016 meeting under item 16.1:
That the Halifax & West Community Council requests a staff report on the feasibility of a fenced dog park on the rear portion of HRM owned Parkland at Beech Tree Run, Beechville Estates with greater delineated portion of HRM owned parkland being utilized as a multi-use park.
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. HEARINGS
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1.1 Case 20265 – Amendment to the I-3 (General Industrial) Zone under the Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to the I-3 (General Industrial) Zone of the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland, as set out in Attachment A of the report dated June 27, 2016
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the report dated July 29, 2016; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, which is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
10.2 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS – NONE
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations - None
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Weekend Bicycle Access to Point Pleasant Park [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council direct staff to:
1. Undertake a public survey using the Halifax Opinion Panel regarding weekend bicycle access at Point Pleasant Park; and
2. Launch a pilot program in the spring/summer of 2017 if the survey results support weekend bicycle access.
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve the amending Stage II development agreement, as contained in Attachment A of the report dated August 12, 2016, to permit the development of a two storey commercial building at 30 Farnham Gate Road, Halifax; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
13.1.3 Case 20326 – Substantive Development Agreement Amendments for a development on the corner of Isleville Street and Bilby Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Give notice of motion to consider the proposed Amending Agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the report dated August 31, 2016, to allow for a mixed use development and schedule a public hearing.
13.2 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL – NONE
14. MOTIONS – NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Council 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
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
15.1.1 Councillor and Citizen Appointments to the Western Common Advisory Committee – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council convene to In Camera.
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 15, 2016
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS