March 27, 2024 Grants Committee

Agenda

Updated: March 25, 2024 at 4:35 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 15, 2024

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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None 

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Revised Proposed 2024 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee approve the revised proposed 2024 Grants Committee meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.

9.1.2 Community Museums Grants Program: Recommended Awards 2024 [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1. Adopt the amendment to Administrative Order 2018-010-ADM, Respecting Grants to Community Museums, as set out in Attachment 1 in the staff report dated February 28, 2024; and

2. Approve seven (7) Project Grants ($77,937) and one (1) new Operating Grant ($6,000) as detailed in the Discussion section of the staff report dated February 28, 2024 at a combined increase in cost of $83,937 in fiscal year 2024/25 from Operating Account M310-8004.

9.1.3 Administrative Order 2024-002-ADM Respecting the HRM Anti-Black Racism Grants Program [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee recommend that Regional Council adopt Administrative Order 2024-002-ADM, the Anti-Black Racism Grants Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 1 to the staff report dated March 1, 2024.

9.1.4 Administrative Order 2024-001-ADM Respecting Tax Relief to Registered Nonprofit and Registered Canadian Charitable Organizations [PDF]
Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Adopt Administrative Order 2024-001-ADM, the Tax Relief Administrative Order, including repealing the Tax Relief for Non-Profit Organizations Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated February 19, 2024, effective April 1, 2024; 

2.    Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to direct staff to implement the Communications Plan described Attachment 2 of the staff report dated February 19, 2024;

3.    Request the Nova Scotia Government amend subsections 89 (1) and (4) of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter to protect the identification of a residential property serving victims of abuse in receipt of a municipal tax exemption by excluding such properties from the legislated requirement that properties in receipt of tax relief be specifically named in policy, and

4.    Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 18, the Revenue Collections Policy Administrative Order, as set out Attachment 5 of the staff report dated February 19, 2024.

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 24, 2024

12. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 19, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Grants Committee - NONE [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Olawumi Odeyinka-Apantaku, Legislative Assistant, at Olawumi.Odeyinka-Apantaku@halifax.ca or 902-771-6035

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