February 13, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 16, 2025

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 – NONE  
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations 
10.3.1 Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame Capital Campaign [PDF]

10.3.2 Nova Scotia Heritage Trust Proposal for Strengthening Built Heritage Protection [PDF]
This item was deferred to the April 17, 2025 meeting of Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee during the approval of the Order of Business.

10.3.3 Discovery Center Biodiversity and Aquarium Facility [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1.1 Halifax Rugby Football Club [PDF] (Large Size 24 Mb)
Motion
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council decline the proposed HRFC clubhouse construction proposal.

13.1.2 RadStorm Community Arts Space Venue Acquisition Grant [PDF] (Large Size 16 Mb)
Motion
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the provision of a one-time contribution of $100,000 to RadStorm Community Arts Space for capital costs relating to the purchase of 2177 Gottingen Street, Halifax subject to this amount being approved in Parks & Recreation’s 2025-2026 budget.
2. Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to finalize and execute, upon confirmation of the approval of the funding in Parks & Recreation’s 2025-2026 budget, the Municipality’s standard Contribution Agreement with RadStorm as set forth in Attachment 3 of the staff report dated January 20, 2025.

14. MOTIONS – NONE 
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 20, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated January 30, 2025 re: Request for Presentation to the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee [PDF]


For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Simon Ross-Siegel, Legislative Assistant, at rosssis@halifax.ca or 902.292.3962

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council