Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: September 28, 2020 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 16, 2020
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 Melanie McIvor, Co-Chair of the Hubbards Streetscape Project [PDF]
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
11.1 Councillor Mason – Commercial Tax and Small Business - Five Zones with Tiers Options [PDF]
- Councillor Request Form [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council proceed with the proposed commercial tax structure changes in the 2021/22 fiscal year.
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF – NONE
12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE
12.3 COMMUNITY DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE
12.4 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
12.4.1 Case H00466: Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs) Prioritization and Process Review [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:
1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prioritize the adoption of new Heritage Conservation Districts in the following order: 1) Downtown Dartmouth; 2) Old North Suburb; and 3) Creighton’s Field; and
2. Repeal the Existing Public Participation Program for Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs) as contained in Attachment E of the staff report dated August 19, 2020 and adopt a revised Public Participation Program for HCDs as contained in Attachment F.
13. MOTIONS – NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 19, 2020
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information report from the CAO’s Office dated February 25, 2020 re: Halifax Economic Growth Plan 2016-21 Update [PDF]
2. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated September 24, 2020 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]