July 30, 2019 Halifax Regional Council

Date: July 30, 2019

Time: 10:00 a.m., Reconvene 6:00 p.m.

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

Minutes: July 30, 2019 Halifax Regional Council Minutes (PDF)

Video: July 30, 2019 Halifax Regional Council Video

Summary of recorded votes: July 30, 2019 Halifax Regional Council Summary of Recorded Votes (PDF)

Action summary: Halifax Regional Council July 30, 2019 Action Summary (PDF)

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Committee of the Whole June 18, 2019, Special Regional Council June 25, 2019 and Special Committee of the Whole June 25, 2019

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the following items: 15.1.2, 15.3.1, 15.3.2 and 15.3.3

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 – July 16, 2019
10.1 Councillor Austin – Municipal Discretionary Tax Relief – Eligibility of Market Leases [PDF]
i) Councillor Austin – Request for Council Consideration Form [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to develop options for a grant program for taxes paid on commercially assessed property that is leased by small local registered charities that provide direct social service programs. The proposed options should utilize a standardized formula to estimate taxes paid as described in the June 18, 2019 staff report and other conditions as appropriate.

11. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

12. PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 P.M.
12.1 Case 21440 - Amendments to the Cole Harbour/ Westphal Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for 206 Ross Road to enable an expansion to the existing Construction and Demolition (C&D) Transfer Facility [PDF]

- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Cole Harbour/Westphal as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 15, 2019, to enable an expansion to the existing Construction and Demolition (C&D) Transfer Facility.

Public Hearings - Frequently Asked Questions

13. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
13.1 Correspondence
13.2 Petitions
13.3 Presentations
13.3.1 Halifax Partnership [PDF]
13.3.2 Discover Halifax [PDF]

14. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

15. REPORTS
15.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
15.1.1 Award – Tender No. 19-150 Beazley Fieldhouse and Grandstands [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council award Tender 19-150, Beazley Fieldhouse and Grandstands, to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Bird Construction Group, for the total price of $2,644,693 (net HST included), with funding from CP000018 Beazley Field Complex and CB190006 Accessibility – HRM Facilities, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated July 2, 2019.

15.1.2 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 19-241, Asphalt Overlays Phase 2, Various Locations [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council award Tender No. 19-241, Asphalt Overlays Phase 2 – Various Locations, to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Dexter Construction Company Limited for a Total Tender Price of $1,395,775 (net HST included) with funding from Project Account Nos. CR000009 - Street Recapitalization, and CR1800002 – Sidewalk Renewal, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated July 11, 2019.

15.1.3 Tallahassee Community Recreation Centre, Phase 2 Renovations [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to include the Phase 2 renovations for the Tallahassee Community Recreation Centre as part of the 2020/2021 Capital Budget process and prioritize this facility against other capital priorities for recreation facilities in that process.

15.1.4 Declaration of Surplus Properties – Lot 2 and Lot 3 – Pickard Lane, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Declare the HRM properties known as Lot 2 (PID 40274110), and Lot 3 (PID 41408063), both abutting Pickard Lane, Halifax, as shown in Attachment A – Site Plan and Photos of the staff report dated June 21, 2019, surplus to municipal purposes;
2. Categorize the HRM properties known as Lot 2 (PID 40274110) and Lot 3 (PID 41408063), both abutting Pickard Lane, Halifax, as ‘Remnant’, as per Administrative Order 50 – Respecting the Disposal of Real Property.

15.1.5 Case 22227 - Amendments to HRM Planning Documents to Enable Egg-laying Hens and/or Chickens in All Residential Zones [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Initiate a process to consider amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy and all applicable Secondary Municipal Planning Strategies and Land Use By-laws as necessary to permit the keeping and raising of chickens consistent with the proposed policy direction outlined within the Discussion section of the staff report dated June 12, 2019; and
2. Follow the public participation program as set out in the Community Engagement section of the staff report dated June 12, 2019.

15.1.6 Floating Yellow Heart – Little Albro Lake [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to pilot the use of benthic mats to control the Yellow Floating Heart infestation at Little Albro Lake, contingent on regulatory approval from the Province of Nova Scotia and Government of Canada.

15.1.7 Name Change for Industrial Park located in Beechville [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct:
1. That the municipality update its municipal records to reflect renaming of the Lakeside Industrial Park to the Beechville Industrial Park and direct the Chief Administrative Officer to make corresponding amendments to municipal signage; and
2. Civic addressing staff to begin a street renaming review of the Lakeside Park Drive in accordance with Civic Addressing Policy (Administrative Order 29).

15.1.8 Case CA0125 - Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies - Street Naming and Renaming from February 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting Civic Addressing Policies in order to approve:
1. the naming of six new private lanes as identified in Attachment A and Maps 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the staff report dated June 18, 2019; and
2. the naming of two water access lake coastlines as identified in Attachment A and Maps 5 and 6 of the staff report dated June 18, 2019; and
3. the naming of two public streets as identified in Attachment A and Maps 7 and 8 of the staff report dated June 18, 2019; and
4. the renaming of a portion of Baffin Boulevard, Dartmouth to Hudson Way, Dartmouth as identified in Attachment A and Map 10 of the staff report dated June 18, 2019.

15.1.9 First Reading Proposed By-law T-1003, an Amendment to By-law T-1000, the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi and Limousine By-law and Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 39, Respecting Taxi and Limousine Regulation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to proposed By-law T-1003, the purpose of which is to amend By-law T-1000, the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi and Limousine By-law as set out in Attachment B of the supplementary staff report dated May 27, 2019.

15.1.10 Surplus Property Classification and Disposal of PID 41287137, near Highway 101 and Margeson Drive, Middle Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Rescind Part 1 of Regional Council’s February 7, 2017 motion to categorize the surplus two acre portion of that parcel of land identified as PID 41287137 as ‘Economic Development’ and reclassify the surplus two acre portion as a ‘Community Interest’ property;
2. Subject to the outcome of the Secondary Planning Process and the approvals required to facilitate the development proposal on this site inclusive of addressing land use, subdivision, shared parking, vehicle access and egress, proximity to Provincial right of ways, as well as the size and location of septic fields; and subject to the parties reaching a viable shared parking arrangement; return to Council with the recommended steps and terms of the property conveyance for final approval by Council.

15.1.11 Special Election – District 15, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the following:
1. Rescind the May 9, 2017 appointment of Lori A. McKinnon, as the Returning Officer for any special election that may be required prior to the 2020 regular municipal and school board election;
2. Appoint Kevin Arjoon, the Municipal Clerk, as the Returning Officer to conduct any special election that may be required prior to the 2020 regular municipal and school board election;
3. Set the dates for the 2019 Special Election in District 15, Lower Sackville, as follows:
a) the date for the Special Election is Saturday October 5, 2019;
b) the date when the Amended List shall be provided to the Returning Officer is August 30, 2019; and
c) alternative voting shall commence at the hour of twelve o’clock noon September 28, 2019 and be kept open until Saturday October 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

15.1.12 Proposed Administrative Order 2019-005-ADM, the Community Area Rate Administrative Order [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt Administrative Order Number 2019-005-ADM, the Community Area Rate Administrative Order as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated June 11, 2019, including repealing the Interim Area Rate Guidelines and Recreation Area Rate Policy.

15.1.13 Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB) (Package A) – Supplementary Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Give First Reading to consider the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law, as contained in Attachments A and B of the supplementary staff report dated July 25, 2019;
2. Give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, the Regional Subdivision By-law, the Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy, the Dartmouth Land Use By-law, the Downtown Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy, the Downtown Dartmouth Land Use By-law, the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law, and the Downtown Halifax Land Use By-law as contained in Attachments C to M-2 of the supplementary staff report dated July 25, 2019; and
3. Schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed planning documents, as contained in Attachments A and B, as well as the proposed amendments to existing planning documents, as contained in Attachments C to M-2 of the supplementary staff report dated July 25, 2019.

Supplementary Staff Report [PDF]

Staff Presentation [PDF]

Attachment A: Proposed Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A) [Large 25 Mb PDF]

Map 1: Urban Structure - REVISED [PDF]
Map 2: Maximum Floor Area Ratio Precincts [PDF]
Map 3: Maximum Building Height Precincts - REVISED [PDF]
Map 4: Downtown Dartmouth Precincts [PDF]
Map 5: Lake Banook Canoe Course Maximum Building Height Precinct [PDF]
Map 6: Dartmouth View Planes [PDF]
Map 7: Halifax Citadel View Planes [PDF]
Map 8: Halifax Citadel Ramparts [PDF]
Map 9: Downtown Dartmouth View Corridors [PDF]
Map 10: Proposed Heritage Conservation District Study Areas - REVISED [PDF]
Map 11: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept - Shannon Park [PDF]
Map 12: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Penhorn Lands [PDF]
Map 13: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Young Street Lands [PDF]
Map 14 Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Dartmouth Cove [PDF]
Map 15: Dartmouth Cove Dundas Street Extension Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Appendix 2: Regional Centre Urban Design Manual [Very Large 71 Mb PDF]

Attachment B: Proposed Regional Centre Land Use By-law (Package A) [PDF]

Attachments C - M2 [PDF]

15.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
15.2.1 Special Election – Authorization for Reserve Withdrawal [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize an unbudgeted withdrawal from Municipal Election Reserve Account Q511 to fund A125 cost centre in the amount of $250,000 to conduct a single district special election for District 15, Lower Sackville.

15.3 BUDGET COMMITTEE
15.3.1 Multi-year Capital Plan and Asset Investment Framework [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 capital budgets according to a 20-30% Growth allocation and 70-80% Asset Renewal allocation as described in the staff report dated July 3, 2019.

15.3.2 Prioritizing Capital Outcomes [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to evaluate capital projects in the 2020/21 capital budget using Strategic Alignment weighted allocations as described in the staff report dated July 3, 2019.

15.3.3 Letter Request - Funding for Eastern Shore Lifestyles Centre [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Mayor and/or the Chief Administrative Officer to provide a letter to the Provincial Government of Nova Scotia stating that the Eastern Shore Lifestyle Centre is a priority project for the Municipality, and request that the Province proceed with their request and recommendation to the Federal-Provincial Infrastructure Program for funding under the Communities and Culture category.

15.4 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
15.4.1 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) 2020 Funding Report [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve an Event Grant for a total of $500,000 from the 2019/20 Community and Events Reserve, Q621, to fund the 2020 North American Indigenous Games Local Organizing Committee for the 2020 North American Indigenous Games; and
2. Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a contribution agreement which outlines the Event Grant and up to $1,000,000 for Value-In-Kind support for the 2020 North American Indigenous Games.

15.4.2 Update - 2019 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Grants Report [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve an unbudgeted reserve withdrawal of $25,000 for the Rugby Festival and International Men’s Rugby Match event grant as outlined in Table 1 of the May 27, 2019 Special Events Advisory Committee report with funding from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621.
2. In accordance with Administrative Order 1 section 49(1) waive notice of motion of rescission, in order to rescind the June 4, 2019 decision of Halifax Regional Council to award a 3-year funding of $15,000 in 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 to the MacKenzie Tour Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
3. Remove the classification of the MacKenzie Tour Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament event from the New and Emerging Event program and reclassify as a Distinguished Event and approve an unbudgeted one-time reserve withdrawal of $30,000 for 2019/2020 with funding from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621.

15.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
15.5.1 Councillor Karsten – Appointment of Councillor Lindell Smith to position of non-board Federation of Canadian Municipalities committee member [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council appoint Councillor Lindell Smith to the position of non-board committee member of Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

15.5.2 Councillor Whitman - Cambrians Cove Homeowners Association – Request for Fire Access Road [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve a one-time exemption to grant a request from the District 13 District Capital Fund to the Cambrians Cove Homeowners Association (CCHA) in the amount of $10,350 for the construction of a fire access road.

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 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. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated June 3, 2019; and
2. Not release the private and confidential staff report dated June 3, 2019 to the public.

17.2 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera to discuss the matter.

17.3 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera to discuss the matter.

18. ADDED ITEMS

19. NOTICES OF MOTION

20. ADJOURNMENT

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INFORMATION ITEMS
July 30, 2019

1. Proclamation – Preston Township Heritage Days – August 9-15, 2019 [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated July 22, 2019 re: Requests for Presentation to Council – Wood Product Manufactures Association of Nova Scotia [PDF]

3. Memorandum from the Acting Chief Administrative Officer dated July 19, 2019 re: Hotel Permit – Glenwood Avenue and Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth [PDF]