Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 10, 2026
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
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00656: Development Agreement for 400 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Adopt the amendment to the Land Use By-law for Sackville Drive, as set out in Attachment D of the staff report dated July 16, 2026.
2. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A; and
3. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
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 Bedford West Water Quality Status Update – Spring 2026 [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council forward the staff report to Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee as an Information Item.
14.1.2 Lucasville Rural Sidewalks Area Rate and Boundary [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council recommends that Regional Council:
1. Approve an area rate of $0.021 per $100 of taxable assessment to all residential, resource, and commercial properties in the community boundary of Lucasville, as shown in Attachment 1 to the staff report dated September 14, 2026, to be charged after substantial completion of the AT facility, consistent with the process outlined in Administrative Order Number 2022-008-ADM, the Rural Sidewalk Area Rates Administrative Order.
2. Direct the CAO to include the Lucasville Greenway – Segment 2 project, between Bryanston Rd (at Wallace Lucas Community Centre) and Waterstone Run (at Wilson’s Family Farmers Market) within the budget request for CR200001 – Active Transportation for consideration during the development of the draft 2027-2028 Capital Plan subject to project prioritization and available funding.
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 5, 2026
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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