August 13, 2025 Special Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 11, 2025

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

The following presentations are a part of the 2025 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Grant report:

7.3.1 Davis Cup World Group I tie – Tennis Canada      

7.3.2 The Gifts We Carry: Youth Empowerment Event Honouring Residential School Survivors – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation  

7.3.3 Taekwondo Canada National Championships – Taekwondo Canada  

7.3.4 2026 Karate Canada U21 & Senior National Championships – Karate Canada  

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 2025/2026 MLSER 2nd Intake Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Special Events Advisory Committee recommend Halifax Regional Council approve total funding
in the amount of $175,000 from the Community and Events Reserve (Q621), as detailed in Table 1 of the staff report dated June 19, 2025

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – TBD

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated August 7, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Special Events Advisory Committee [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.Maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-2408.

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