October 25, 2021 Executive Standing Committee Meeting

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chambers

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 16, 2021

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

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 2022 Halifax Regional Council Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion

That Executive Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve the proposed 2022 Regional Council meeting schedule as outlined in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated July 21, 2021.

12.2 COMMITTEE - NONE

12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMTEE 
12.3.1 Councillor Mason – Amend Administrative Order One – The Procedure of the Council Administrative Order to include Land Acknowledgement [PDF]

Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee request a staff report regarding amending Administrative Order One to include a land acknowledgement on the agenda of HRM Councils and Committees.

12.3.2 Councillor Mason – Research NS Partnership [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council request a staff report identifying opportunities and funding sources for establishing a research partnership with Research Nova Scotia to develop a coordinated research approach to address municipal challenges.

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. 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:

14.1 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Verbal Update
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group

 15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 22, 2021 

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated October 22, 2021 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]