Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m. Reconvene 6:00 p.m and Reconvene February 22, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: February 21 & 22, 2023 Halifax Regional Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
REVISED
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 7, 2023
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
5. CONSENT AGENDA*
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve recommendations in the following items: 13.1.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.6 and 15.4.1
6. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
7. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
8. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
9. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
10. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
11. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
12. PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 P.M.
12.1 Case 22423: Regulation of Short-term Rentals
- Staff Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy (Regional Plan), Secondary Municipal Planning Strategies (SMPSs), and all Land Use By-laws (LUBs) as set out in Attachments A, B and C of the staff report dated December 7, 2022 to establish consistent region wide policies and regulations for short-term rentals.
13. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
13.1 Correspondence
13.1.1 Fly-past Request – Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council grant permission for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to fly RCAF assets in formation over Point Pleasant Park as per the enclosed diagram in the letter dated February 1, 2023 (routed from sea and turning inland to fly directly over the memorial) at an altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacles at 10:58 a.m. on May 7, 2023, as part of Battle of the Atlantic ceremony.
13.2 Petitions
14. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
15. REPORTS
15.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
15.1.1 Second Reading Proposed By-Law P-1203, Respecting On-street Parking Permits and Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 15, Respecting License, Permit and Processing Fees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt By-law P-1203, amending By-law P-1200, the On-street Parking Permits By-law, as set out in Attachment B to the revised staff report dated January 16, 2023; and
2. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 15, the License, Permits and Processing Fees Administrative Order, as set out in revised Attachment C to the revised staff report dated January 16, 2023.
15.1.2 Case 24063: Interim Incentive or Bonus Zoning Program Outside of the Regional Centre [Large 14Mb PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading and schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-laws, as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 10, 2023.
15.1.3 Permanent Encroachment of a Building Entrance and Balconies at 5550 Bilby Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council not approve the application for encroachment of the main entrance and balconies currently constructed within the HRM right-of-way at civic 5550 Bilby Street Halifax, NS. The location of the encroachments is shown on Map 1 and Attachments A, B and C of the staff report dated February 10, 2023.
15.1.4 HRM Auditor General Term of Appointment – HRM Charter Amendment* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Mayor to write a letter to the Province requesting an amendment to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter to grant Halifax Regional Council the authority to determine the length of a fixed-term appointment for HRM’s Auditor General for a non-renewable term not to exceed 10 years.
15.1.5 Framework for Addressing Homelessness
- Staff Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. approve A Framework to Address Homelessness in the Halifax Regional Municipality (Attachment A of the staff report dated February 15, 2023) as a document to guide the municipality’s activities in the area of homelessness;
2. direct funding in the amount of $334,800 to maintain the current level of services as identified in Table 1 in the financial implications section of the staff report dated February 15, 2023 be added to the 2023/24 Budget Adjustment List; and
3. direct funding in the amount of up to $798,000 for proposed initiatives as identified in Table 2 in the financial implications section of the staff report dated February 15, 2023 be added to the 2023/24 Budget Adjustment List, conditional on the cost for the daytime drop-in centre being shared equally with the Province of Nova Scotia such that HRM’s share not exceed an annual cost of $744,000.
15.1.6 Navigator Program Expansion – Request* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council allocate $150,000 to cover salary, benefits and non-salary expenditures associated with adding a municipal staff position (Coordinator of Housing and Homelessness) with required funding of $125,000 to be added to the 2023/24 budget adjustment list.
15.2 GRANTS COMMITTEE
15.2.1 Less than Market Value Lease: Back to the Sea Society [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize the Executive Director, Property, Fleet & Environment to negotiate and finalize a less than market value lease agreement with Back to the Sea Society for the premises located at 140 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth as per the key terms and conditions set out in Table 1 in the discussion section of the staff report dated February 3, 2023, and direct the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the finalized less than market value lease agreement.
15.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
15.3.1 Councillor Lovelace – Identify Fire Emergency Services for Future Community Development and Population Growth [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to provide a staff report and return to Council with options to adequately plan for population growth and future community development by identifying capital and operational requirements to establish new Fire Emergency Services assets, including but not limited to:
a) options for property and/or land acquisition;
b) capital cost contributions allocated to build new fire stations;
c) access to water sources in unserviced communities;
d) adequate roads with sufficient egress;
e) appropriate mitigation strategies to address community risk factors such as further development in the wildland urban interface;
f) human resources requirements to staff new fire stations
15.3.2 Councillor Mancini – Halifax Public Library Collection Expansion Strategy [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff report to create a strategy to bring the Halifax Public Libraries collection to the national standard working with the Halifax Public Libraries Chief Executive Officer.
15.4 BUDGET COMMITTEE
15.4.1 Proposed 2023/24 Public Works Budget and Business Plan – Community Monitoring Committee Operating Budget* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the Community Monitoring Committee operating budget of $79,000 as currently allocated within the Public Works proposed 2023/24 Budget and Business Plan prior to February 28, 2023.
16. MOTIONS
17. 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:
17.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – February 7, 2023
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of February 7, 2023 be approved as circulated.
17.2 PROPERTY MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated February 13, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated February 13, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
17.3 PROPERTY MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated February 16, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated February 16, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
18. ADDED ITEMS
19. NOTICES OF MOTION
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
February 21, 2023
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1. Proclamation – Nova Scotia Heritage Day – February 20, 2023 [PDF]
3. Proclamation – Francophonie Month / Mois de la Francophonie – March 2023 / Mars 2023 [PDF]
4. Proclamation – World Lymphedema Day – March 6, 2023 [PDF]