Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m. Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: March 21, 2023 Halifax Regional Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 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: 15.1.1, 15.1.2, and 15.2.1
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 24063: Interim Incentive or Bonus Zoning Program outside of the Regional Centre
- Staff Report [Large 13Mb PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the proposed amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy and applicable Land Use By-laws, as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 10, 2023.
2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
(a) draft amendments to Administrative Order 2020-007-ADM, the Incentive or Bonus Zoning Public Benefits Administrative Order, and Administrative Order 2020-008-ADM, Grants for Affordable Housing Administrative Order, to update the permitted use of money-in-lieu funds as outlined in the Discussion section of the staff report dated February 10, 2023 to all areas of the Municipality; and
(b) return to Council for consideration of these amendments upon provincial approval of the amendments set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 10, 2023.
13. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
13.1 Correspondence
13.2 Petitions
14. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
15. REPORTS
15.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
15.1.1 Appointment of Development Officers* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council appoint Victoria Evans and Christopher Rennehan as Development Officers, pursuant to Subsection 258(1) of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, and that these appointments be effective for the duration of their current conditions of employment with the Halifax Regional Municipality.
15.1.2 31 Lister Drive, Bedford - Declaration of Surplus Real Property - Administrative Order 50 -Supplementary Report (Supplementary Report)* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Declare 31 Lister Drive, Bedford, as identified in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 10, 2023, as surplus to municipal requirements; and
2. Categorize 31 Lister Drive, Bedford, as Affordable Housing, as identified in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 10, 2023, pursuant to Administrative Order Number 50 Respecting the Disposal of Surplus Real Property.
15.1.3 Provincial-Municipal Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Homelessness [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to explore on behalf of the municipality, bilateral or multilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), to support homeless and precariously housed individuals and increase housing supply.
2. Direct the CAO to return to Council with a MOU-negotiation-report outlining the nature of the proposed collaboration, what the parties hope to achieve, and how desired results are to be reached.
15.1.4 Skilled Talent Recruitment and Retention Strategy [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Disburse $208,572 (net HST incl.) to the Halifax Partnership in 2022/23 with funding from Fiscal Services to undertake enhanced and targeted international recruitment of skilled tradespeople and labourers needed by the construction industry to build housing, and to identify how local employers can help address the housing needs of its employees; and,
2. Report back to Council in 2023/24.
15.1.5 Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) Tax Agreement Direction to Terminate and Renegotiate [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct staff to:
1. Provide 365 days notice of termination to HIAA as per section 2.3 of the existing taxation agreement and;
2. Enter into negotiations with HIAA with the intent to have a new taxation agreement in place effective March 31, 2024 for the fiscal 2024/25 year.
15.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
15.2.1 Funding Request – Banook Canoe Club* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council award a grant to the Banook Canoe Club in the amount of up to $267,500 to be funded from the Option Reserve Q421, conditional on a signed Contribution Agreement and the conditions as set out in the alternatives section of the staff report dated February 7, 2023.
15.3 GRANTS COMMITTEE
15.3.1 Less than Market Value Lease: Homes for Independent Living (Nova Scotia) [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to negotiate and finalize a less than market value lease agreement with Homes for Independent Living (Nova Scotia) located at 2505 Oxford Street, Halifax, as per the key terms and conditions set out in Table 1 of the staff report dated February 10, 2023 and direct the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the necessary agreements.
15.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
15.4.1 Deputy Mayor Austin – Provincial Emergency Shelters [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Mayor to write a letter to the Provincial government asking that the Province keep the shelter operating at 61 Dundas Street, Dartmouth open, or provide alternate space, and that the Province adopt the same approach of maintaining capacity for the other emergency shelters that it is funding in HRM.
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 – March 7, 2023
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of March 7, 2023 be approved as circulated.
17.2 PERSONNEL MATTER - Deferred from March 7, 2023 - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated February 14, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated February 14, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
17.3 PUBLIC SECURITY – Deferred from March 7, 2023 - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to issues impacting public security.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 3, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 3, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
17.4 LABOUR RELATIONS - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to reports, advice and recommendations, instruction or direction to officers and employees of the Municipality concerning labour relations and employee negotiations arising out of the contract or contract negotiations with one of the Municipalities unions.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 10, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 10, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
17.5 LABOUR RELATIONS - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to reports, advice and recommendations, instruction or direction to officers and employees of the Municipality concerning labour relations and employee negotiations arising out of the contract or contract negotiations with one of the Municipalities unions.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 13, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 13, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
Private and Confidential Information Items
1. Private and Confidential In Camera (In Private) Information Report - re: Personnel Matter
2. Private and Confidential In Camera (In Private) Information Report - re: Personnel Matter
18. ADDED ITEMS
Additions:
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:
17.6 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to any subject, the discussion of which could, violate the confidentiality of information obtained from another body of government, or a public body.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 21, 2023; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 21, 2023 be maintained private and confidential.
18.1 Councillor Outhit - Mill Cove Library and West Bedford Area Fire Station – Information Item No. 6
Information Item 8 – Proclamation – Purple Day for Epilepsy– March 26, 2023 [PDF]
Information Item 9 – Proclamation – Parkinson’s Awareness Month – April 2023 [PDF]
19. NOTICES OF MOTION
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
March 21, 2023
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1. Proclamation – Woman, Life, Freedom – March 2023 [PDF]
2. Proclamation – Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration – March 10-17, 2023 [PDF]
3. Proclamation – Multiple Myeloma Awareness Day – March 31, 2023 [PDF]
4. Proclamation – Autism Acceptance Month – April 2023 [PDF]