October 16, 2023 North West Community Council

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 25, 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. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. HEARINGS – NONE

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None

12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 Case 24193: Request for Additional Time to Sign the Approved Development Agreement for 57 Sanctuary Court, Fall River [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council require that the development agreement for Case 24193 be signed by the property owner within 360 days (an extension of an additional 120 days from the original 240 days), or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval of said agreement by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods whichever is later; otherwise this approval shall be void and any obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.

14.2 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14.2.1 Councillor Lovelace – Functional Plan for Hammonds Plains Road [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to write a staff report outlining and prioritizing the steps needed to initiate the planning and consultation process to develop a Functional Plan for Hammonds Plains Road. The report should consider the following:

1. Impact of “Schedule J” growth restrictions on developing a connected public road network;
2. The increase of population and traffic due to large MU as-of-right developments;
3. Previously promised connections to Margeson Drive, Eider Drive, Lucasville Road;
4. Lack of power poles and lines for streetlight infrastructure on Hammonds Plains Road;
5. Need to improve wooden cross-culverts and stormwater infrastructure, including stormwater easements on private property;
6. Modernizing intersections and installing turn lanes for public transit and traffic flow;
7. Implementing pedestrian safety infrastructure including crosswalks, safer off-street transit stops, and connecting to Lucasville Greenway Project; and,
8. Alignment with work already underway to resolve flooding at Bluewater Road and St. Margarets Bay Road, as well as planned upgrades to Halifax Water infrastructure including decommissioning Uplands Park Wastewater Treatment Facility.

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 20, 2023

20. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated October 10, 2023 re: Request to Present to North West Community Council – None [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Catie Campbell, Legislative Assistant, at Catherine.campbell@halifax.ca or 782-641-0796.
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council