Date:
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: February 13, 2020 Appeals Standing Committee Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 12, 2019
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
Deletions:
12.1 DANGEROUS OR UNSIGHTLY PREMISES: DEMOLITIONS
12.2.2 Case #339738: 466 Herring Cove Road, Halifax
The property owner has committed to a compliance date.
12.3 TAXIS, ACCESSIBLE TAXIS AND LIMOUSINES: APPEALS
12.3.1 Appeal of Fekadu Tesfamariam, Cancellation of Taxi Owner License
By-law T-1000 Respecting the Regulation of Taxis, Accessible Taxis and Limousines
25.3 The Licensing Authority must immediately suspend an owner’s license if it receives notification or
otherwise has reason to believe that the insurance for the licensed vehicle may have lapsed, been
suspended or cancelled, and if it is confirmed that the vehicle is no longer insured, the Licensing
Authority must cancel the owner’s license.
By-law A-100 Respecting the Appeals Committee
5(4) The Appeal Committee, will not make any decision that could not have made pursuant to the Charter, by-law or Council policy.
Therefore, the Appeals Committee is not able to overturn the decision of the Licensing Authority. The owner’s insurance had lapsed and the owner’s license must be cancelled.
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 – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 DANGEROUS OR UNSIGHTLY PREMISES: APPEALS
12.1.1 Case #331963: 290 Les Collins Avenue, West Chezzetcook [PDF]
12.2 DANGEROUS OR UNSIGHTLY PREMISES: DEMOLITIONS
12.2.1 Case #339693: 110 Lower Prospect Branch Lane, Lower Prospect [PDF]
12.2.2 Case #339738: 466 Herring Cove Road, Halifax
*removed from agenda during the approval of the order of business and approval of additions and deletions
12.2.3 Case #340499: 954 North Preston Road, North Preston [PDF]
12.3 TAXIS, ACCESSIBLE TAXIS AND LIMOUSINES: APPEALS
12.3.1 Appeal of Fekadu Tesfamariam, Cancellation of Taxi Owner License
*removed from agenda during the approval of the order of business and approval of additions and deletions
13. MOTIONS – NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
18. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE
Hearings of the Appeals Standing Committee are open to the public and any information, including personal information, which is provided or obtained in relation to your appeal, will be a matter of public record.