Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: December 11, 2019 Halifax and West Community Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Annual Election of Chair and Vice Chair
1.2 TABLING OF 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
• Public Participation for Annual Report [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council accept the 2019 Halifax and West Community Council Annual Report as presented.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 13, 2019 and December 3, 2019
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
8.1 Approval of 2020 Halifax and West Community Council Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council approve the 2020 meeting schedule.
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. HEARINGS
10.1 Public Hearings
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to Map ZM-1 of the Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law as set out in Attachment A of this report.
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve, by resolution, the proposed Discharging Development Agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment C of this report;
2. Approve the proposed Development Agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment B of this report; and
3. Require that both the Discharging Development Agreement and Development Agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to Map ZM-1 of the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law, as set out in Attachment A of this report.
10.2 Variance Hearings
10.2.1 Case 21833: Appeal of Variance Refusal – 1423 Henry Street, Halifax [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
In accordance with Administrative Order One, the following motion must be placed on the floor:
That Halifax and West Community Council allow the appeal.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Adoption Process for Centre Plan (Package B) – Amendments to Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt amendments to the terms of reference of the Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee, as set out within Attachment B of this report.
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Give Notice of Motion to consider the proposed amending development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of this report, to allow non-substantive amendments to an existing development agreement modifying parking requirements and extending the completion date for the building construction;
13.1.3 Clayton Park Business Improvement District [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve, for the purposes of conducting an area rate vote and public meeting pursuant to By-law B-700, the proposed Clayton Park Business Improvement District area rate, minimum levy, and maximum levy; and
2. Approve, for the purposes of conducting an area rate vote and public meeting pursuant to By-law B-700, the proposed Clayton Park Business Improvement District boundaries.
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Correct, by resolution, the development agreement approved by Halifax and West Community Council on August 6, 2019 for 1110, 1116, 1120, 1122, 1126A/1126B/1126C and 1130/1132, Wellington Street, Halifax by deleting section 3.4.7 and replacing it with the following:
3.4.7 The streetwall shall be setback from the streetline a minimum of 1.5 metres and a maximum of 4.5 metres.
2. Require the development agreement, including the correction noted in recommendation number 1, be signed by the property owner within 120 days from December 11, 2019 or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later, otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
13.2 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES – NONE
13.3 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14. MOTIONS – NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Community 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:
15.1 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.
15.2 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.
15.3 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.
15.4 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 21, 2019
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS