Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m. Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber
Minutes: April 5, 2016 Regional Council Minutes (PDF)
Summary of recorded votes: April 5, 2016 Regional Council Summary of Recorded Votes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Committee of the Whole February 23, 2016 and Regional Council February 23 & March 4, 2016
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
8. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
9. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – December 1, 2015
9.1 2016 Municipal and School Board Election (Supplementary Report) [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Authorize the withdrawal from Q313 Municipal Elections Reserve to fund municipal and school board election expenses incurred within A125 Elections. Withdrawal amounts not to exceed $2,200,000 as outlined in the Audit and Finance Standing Committee report dated November 20, 2015.
2. Adopt Option 1, as outlined in Appendix A of the staff report dated November 4, 2015, as the method of voting in the 2016 Municipal and School Board Elections, which is to utilize both e-voting and in-person polls for a shorter period of time during the entire period of advanced polling and retain in-person polls with paper ballots only on Election Day.
10. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
11. PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 P.M.
11.1 Proposed Administrative Order SC-82, Respecting closure of a portion of Irving Street, Dartmouth
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt Administrative Order SC-82 to close that part of Irving Street that is west of Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, shown as PID 40936882 and PID 40935595, in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 8, 2016.
11.2 Case 18322 – Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-Law Amendment and Development Agreement – 6124 Coburg Road and 1460, 1462, 1470 and 1474 Seymour Street, Halifax
- Report [PDF]
- Applicant's Presentation [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-Law, as contained in Attachments A and B of the report dated February 8, 2016.
11.3 Case 18464 – Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-Law Amendments and Development Agreement, Bright Place, Lady Hammond Road and Normandy Drive, Halifax
- Report [PDF]
- Applicant's Presentation [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-Law, as contained in Attachments A and B of the report dated February 2, 2016
Public Hearings - Frequently Asked Questions
12. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
12.1 Correspondence
12.1.1 Fly-Past Request – 2016 Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council grant permission for the Canadian Armed Forces to fly a long-range patrol aircraft over Point Pleasant Park as per the diagrams attached to the correspondence dated March 10, 2016 at an altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacles on Sunday May 1, 2016 at 10:58 AM in conjunction with the 2016 Battle of the Atlantic ceremony.
12.2 Petitions
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
14.1.1 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies - Case CA0105 – Street Naming for January 1 to February 29, 2016 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 29 Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 4, 2016 in order to approve the naming of seven private lanes, one public street and the renaming of three public streets as identified in Attachment B and Maps 1-8 inclusive of the staff report dated March 4, 2016.
14.1.2 Case 20264 – Amendment to the Regional Subdivision By-Law, Beaver Bank [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give first reading to the proposed amendment to the Regional Subdivision By-law, as contained in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 1, 2016, to extend to the Water Service Area to approximately 148.5 hectares (367 acres) of land located off Windgate Drive in Beaver Bank, and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.3 Shearwater – Mount Hope Connector Road [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Request formal approval from the Department of National Defense and/or Ministry of Transport for the alignment of the Shearwater Connector; and
2. Await the completion of the Integrated Mobility Plan to re-assess the priority of the Shearwater Connector prior to moving forward with the action plan outlined in the staff report.
14.1.4 Property Acquisition – Citadel High Roundabout Right-of-Way Requirements – HRM and Nova Scotia Transportation Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to enter into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR), for a portion of vacant land located at 1855 & 1955 Trollope Street, PID 136309, in Halifax, as per the terms and conditions outlined in the staff report dated February 19, 2016 and Table 1 in the Confidential Information Report dated February 19, 2016.
14.1.5 Second Reading Proposed By-Law B-701, Amendments to By-law B-700, Respecting the Regulation of Business Improvement Districts [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt By-law B-701, A By-law Amending By-law B-700, Respecting the Regulation of Business Improvement Districts, as contained in Attachment B of the staff report dated February 12, 2016.
14.2 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
14.2.1 Halifax’s 2016-21 Economic Strategy
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the Halifax’s Economic Growth Plan 2016-21 as the new five-year economic strategy for Halifax
14.2.2 Councillor Appointment to Halifax Partnership [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council Adopt the recommendation of the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee to appoint Councillor Tim Outhit to Halifax Partnership to fill an unexpired term to October 31, 2016.
14.3 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
14.3.1 Halifax Transit Moving Forward Together Plan [PDF - 13 Mb]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council refer the Halifax Transit Moving Forward Together Plan to a Committee of the Whole meeting.
14.4 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14.4.1 Case 19056 – Amendments to the Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use By-Law (LUB) and associated development agreement, Walker Service Road, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB), as contained in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 23, 2016, to allow the proposed comprehensively planned development at 26 and 34 Walker Service Road, Lower Sackville, and schedule a joint public hearing with North West Community Council.
15. MOTIONS
15.1 Councillor Hendsbee
That Regional Council request staff to meet with the Executive Director and Board of the Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society and prepare a staff report that:
1. Fully documents the heritage work of the Society to date and assess its relevance and effectiveness in researching, documenting and presenting the heritage of the rural coastal area of HRM.
2. Proposes an Interim Agreement, subject to an annual renewal for a period of three-years, with the Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society that will include financial operating and special project assistance equivalent, in principle and equity, with that provided to Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society, to assist the Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society in continuing its heritage work.
3. Propose an implementation plan and the allocation of funds to carry out as soon as possible an Eastern Shore oral history documentation project focused on key elders within the area.
4. Reports on a joint meeting with all of the heritage societies in District 2 to document their respective heritage activities and challenges as part of the development of Regional Museum Strategy.
15.2 Councillor Mason
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report regarding potential changes to Administrative Order 50 that will identify when directed sales of surplus municipal property to community groups (current occupants, organizations meeting a municipally mandated need, etc.) may be appropriate and what changes to the administrative order are required to do so.
15.3 Deputy Mayor Whitman
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report to separate the extension of Margeson Drive to Lucasville Road and property acquisition process from the hold that has been placed on all road projects awaiting the Integrated Mobility Plan.
16. 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:
16.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – February 23 and March 4, 2016
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of February 23 and March 4, 2016 be approved as circulated.
16.2 Property Matter
A matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land in regard to
16.2.1 Agreement of Purchase and Sale, Bloomfield Property – Private and Confidential Information Item brought forward – March 22, 2016
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera
16.3 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
16.3.1 Citizen Appointment to Board of Police Commissioners – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the appointment to the Board of Police Commissioners as set out in the Discussion Section of the March 22, 2016 private and confidential staff report from the Executive Standing Committee.
2. Release the name of the citizen following Council’s ratification and notification of the successful candidate.
16.3.2 Councillor Appointment – Board of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the appointment as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 22, 2016 as Halifax Regional Council’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors for a term from June 2016 to June 2018.
2. Adopt the resolution required by FCM in regard to the appointment as provided in Attachment 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated March 22, 2016.
16.3.3 Councillor Endorsement Table Officer – Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera
Private and Confidential Information Item
1. Private and Confidential In Camera (In Private) Information Report - re: Property Acquisition - Citadel High Roundabout Right-of-Way Requirements – HRM and Nova Scotia Transportation Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR)
17. ADDED ITEMS
16. 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:
16.4 Legal Advice
A matter pertaining to legal advice eligible for solicitor-client privilege.
16.4.1 Halifax Water Amendments – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Agree to the drafting instructions provided by the Province, as set out in Attachment A of the private and confidential staff report dated March 31, 2016; and
2. It is further recommended that the private and confidential report dated March 31, 2016 not be released to the public.
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
April 5, 2016
1. Proclamation – World Down Syndrome Day – March 21st, 2016 [PDF]
2. Proclamation – World Autism Awareness Day – April 2nd, 2016 [PDF]