Date:
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 23, 2017 & April 5, 2017
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
10.1.1 Correspondence dated March 27, 2017 from George Borgal Chair, Battle of the Atlantic Place Working Group for The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust re: Battle of the Atlantic Place
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Aimee Gasparetto, Senior Coordinator, Community Food, Ecology Action Centre – Halifax Food Policy Alliance
- Food Counts Halifax Food Assessment [PDF]
-Presentation [PDF]
10.3.2 Patrick Stubbert - HRM Off-leash Dog Park Strategy
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF:
12.1.1 Universal Access to Municipal Washroom Facilities [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend to Halifax Regional Council that staff be directed to draft an Administrative Order on universal access to all municipal facilities.
12.1.2 Potential International Partnership with Zhuhai China [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council authorize the Mayor to prepare a Letter of Intent to initiate the process of establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement with Zhuhai, China.
13. MOTIONS - NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
14.1 Approval of In Camera Minutes – March 23, 2017
Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee approve the In Camera Minutes of March 23, 2017 as circulated.
14.2. Personnel Matter
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 http://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy
14.2.1 Citizen Appointments to ArtsHalifax Advisory Committee
Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee proceed to nominate two (2) citizens at large to the ArtsHalifax Advisory Committee for consideration by Regional Council for a term to June, 2018 as outlined in attachment 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated March 14, 2017
15. ADDED ITEMS
15.1 Back to Our Roots Urban Farm Market [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct staff to prepare an agreement with “Back To Our Roots” urban farm to operate a small-scale market in accordance with Table 1 of the staff report dated February 27, 2017.
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 18, 2017
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 12, 2017: Presentation Requests [PDF]