June 18, 2025 Grants Committee

Agenda

Updated - June 12, 2024 - 2:40 p.m. Item 9.1.3

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 23, 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 – None

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 HRM Community Grants Program: Fiscal 2025 – Recommended Awards [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve 63 awards as detailed in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated May 26, 2025 for a combined total of $480,430 from Operating Account M311-8004 Community Grants.

9.1.2 Less than Market Value Land Lease - Multiple locations:
Block HC-2 Wood Avenue, Halifax (PID 40268534), Block BO Victory Lane, Halifax (PID 00127928); and Block L Imo Lane, Halifax (PID 00035675) [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Grants Committee recommend that Regional Council approve the lease agreement, with the key terms and conditions set forth in the staff report dated April 30, 2025, with Nova Scotia’s Department of Growth and Development for the premises located at Block HC-2 Wood Avenue, Halifax (PID 40268534); Block BO Victory Lane, Halifax (PID 00127928); and Block L Imo Lane, Halifax (PID 00035675) and authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the agreement.

9.1.3 2025/26 Rural Transit Funding Program [PDF]
Motion:
That the Grants Committee recommend that Regional Council approve grants, pursuant to the Rural Transit Grants Administrative Order, for the 2025/26 fiscal year, to a maximum of $503,851, set forth in Table 2 of the staff report dated April 29, 2025. 

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 6, 2025

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 12, 2025 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 902-717-6035.

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