March 24, 2025 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Date:

Time: Immediately following the Audit Committee

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

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 18, 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 James Braun - Orenda Canoe Club: Capital Expansion Project
- Presentation Request [PDF] 
- Handout [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 2024-2025 Affordable Housing Grant Program Funding - Administrative Order 2020-008-ADM, Respecting Grants for Affordable Housing [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to allocate $4,652,318 from the Density Bonus Reserve Q640 to fund the Affordable Housing Grant Program; and 

2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to allocate $623,400 from the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to fund awards under the Affordable Housing Grant Program. 

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Standing Committee 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:

15.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – February 18, 2025
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of February 18, 2025 be approved as circulated.

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 16, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1.  Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 19, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Audit and Finance Standing Committee - None [PDF]
2.  Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 11, 2025 re: CAO Contract Amendment Reporting [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-2408

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