Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – None
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 – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - March 23, 2017
8.1.1 Halifax Green Network Plan - Planning & Implementation Directions [PDF]
-Staff Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct that staff use the Halifax Green Network Plan Primer December 2016, attached as Attachment A of the staff report dated February 2, 2017, as the framework for the final phase of public engagement, and for the development of the full consolidated Halifax Green Network Plan, and that staff return to Council for its consideration of the resulting Plan.
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.1.1 Correspondence from Derek Martin, President Sports & Entertainment Atlantic - “Pop-Up” Stadium at the Wanderers Grounds
Motion – Councillor Austin: [PDF]
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report into the feasibility of permitting a pop-up stadium on the Wanderer’s Grounds as proposed in the March 24, 2017 letter from Sports Entertainment Atlantic.
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 Staff
12.1.1 HRM Anti-Poverty Strategy [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Collaborate with United Way Halifax and other partners on the development of an Anti-Poverty Strategy for the municipality and
2. Initially make up to $20,000 of in-kind support available to develop the strategy
3. Consider additional involvement in activities designed to reduce poverty based on the report arising from the consultations to be launched by the United Way
12.1.2 Provincial Office of the Ombudsman [PDF]
Motion:
That that the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee forward this report to Regional Council for information purposes.
13. COMMITTEE MEMBERS – None
14. MOTIONS - NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 20, 2017
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 29, 2017: Presentation Requests [PDF]