Date:
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: May 10, 2023 Special Events Advisory Committee Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 12, 2023 and April 24, 2023
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 MLSER Grant Report 2023 [PDF]
Motion:
THAT the Special Events Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Oder 2014-020-GOV – Respecting Marketing Levy Special Event Reserve Grants as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff reported dated April 26, 2023;
2. Approve total funding in the amount of $973,500 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621, as proposed in the following categories:
• Seven (7) Distinguished Event Grants for a total of $250,000 as identified in Table 1;
• Eleven (11) Signature Event Grants for a total of $573,500 as identified in Table 2;
• And one (1) Major Hosting Event (previously approved) for a total of $150,000 as identified in Table 2;
3. Pending final approval of the 2024/25 budget, approve $573,500 for previously approved Signature Grants as identified in Table 3;
4. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to undertake a review of Administrative Order 2014-020-GOV – Respecting Marketing Levy Special Event Reserve Grants and report though the Special Events Advisory Committee to Regional Council with proposed changes.
9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Ross Jefferson – Discover Halifax
10. ADDED ITEMS
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 14, 2023
12. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE