April 12, 2022 Halifax Regional Council - Daytime Session

Date:

Time: Immediately following Budget Committee

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – NONE

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. CONSENT AGENDA*
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve recommendations in the following items: 15.1.2, 15.1.4, and 15.1.5

6. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
7. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
8. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
9. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
10. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
11. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
 

12. HERITAGE HEARING – 1:00 p.m. 
12.1 Case H00485 -
Request to Include 2267 Brunswick Street, Halifax in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the inclusion of 2267 Brunswick Street, Halifax in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality, as shown on Map 1 of the December 22, 2021 staff report as a municipal heritage property under the Heritage Property Act.
 

13. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
13.1 Correspondence 
13.2 Petitions
13.3 Presentations

14. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – March 22 and April 5, 2022
14.1 Councillor Mancini - Cost Model and Business Case for a Sobering Centre in HRM
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

14.2 Councillor Hendsbee - Mineville Park & Ride Terminal [PDF]


15. REPORTS
15.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

15.1.1 Correction to Less than Market Value Lease Agreement – Spencer House Seniors Centre, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to enter into the Municipality’s standard less than market value lease agreement with the Spencer House Seniors Centre for the premises located at 5596 Morris Street, Halifax, with the corrected base rent for lease years 4 and 5 as set out in Table 1 of the staff report dated January 31, 2022.

15.1.2 First Reading Proposed By-Law U-109, an Amendment to By-Law U-100, Respecting User Charges - Property Based Requests and Fee for Service Report* - REVISED [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to By-law U-109, amending By-law U-100, the User Charges By-law, as set out in Attachment 1 to the staff report dated March 14, 2022.

15.1.3 Case 22444: Incentive or Bonus Zoning Agreement – Mixed Use Development at 1591 Granville Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into and execute the Incentive or Bonus Zoning Agreement, which shall substantially be of the same form as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated March 21, 2022 for the twenty-one storey, mixed-use building at 1591 Granville Street, Halifax.  

15.1.4 Case 24045:  Amendments to the Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains, and Upper Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy to enable the development of smaller residential lots in Carriagewood Estates (PID 00468694), Beaver Bank* [PDF]
Motion:    
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

1. Initiate a process to consider amendments to the Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to enable smaller residential lots for a proposed subdivision called Carriagewood Estates off Daisy Drive in Beaver Bank; and

2. Follow the public participation program for municipal planning strategy amendments as approved by Regional Council on February 27, 1997.

15.1.5 Phase 1 Regional Museum Strategy* 
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:

1.Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

a. commence Phase 2 of the Museum Strategy by implementing recommendations 1-4; and

b. implement operational recommendations 6-11 as set out in the body of the staff report dated April 5, 2022, and return to Council as necessary; and

2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to return to Council with a report on recommendation 5 (Feasibility Study – Phase 3 Regional Museum Strategy) based on the outcome of Phase 2.


15.2 GRANTS COMMITTEE
15.2.1 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 2018-010-ADM, Respecting Interim Grants to Community Museums – Interim Community Museums Grant Program Recommended Awards 2022 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:

1. Approve seven (7) Project Grants as detailed in the Discussion section of the staff report dated February 22, 2022 at a combined cost of $43,923.50 in fiscal year 2022-23 from Operating Account M310-8004; 

2. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2018-010-ADM as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated February 22, 2022 to extend the Interim Community Museums Grant Program by 2 years, to March 31, 2025; and

3. Subject to Council’s approval of Recommendation 2 and annual budgetary approval, extend the term of currently approved Operating Grants to fiscal year 2024-25.
 

16. MOTIONS

17. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

18. ADDED ITEMS

Additions:

18.1 Budget Committee Ratification -2022/23 Budget 
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

1. Adopt the Resolution for Approval of Operating and Capital Budgets and Tax Rates for Fiscal 2022/23 as set out in Schedule 1 of the staff report dated March 30, 2022.

2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to allocate any Deed Transfer Tax revenues in excess of $71 million to the Capital Reserve Q526.
 

19. NOTICES OF MOTION

20. ADJOURNMENT

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INFORMATION ITEMS
April 12, 2022


1. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated April 4, 2022 re: Request for Presentation to Council [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 29, 2022 re: Emergency Supportive Housing and Shelter Accommodation Update – March 2022 [PDF]

3. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 23, 2022 re: Mobile Shower Pilot – Purchase of Truck and Shower Trailer [PDF]