Date:
Time: 1:00 p.m.; Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: March 26, 2024 Halifax Regional Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
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: 15.1.3, 15.1.4, 15.2.1.
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. PUBLIC HEARING – NONE
13. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
13.1 Correspondence
13.2 Petitions
14. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – March 19, 2024
14.1 Councillor Lovelace – Use of Managed Retreat as a Climate Adaptation Approach [PDF]
15. REPORTS
15.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
15.1.1 PLPROJ-2024-00185: Comprehensive Neighbourhood Planning Process for Strawberry Hill Future Growth Node, Halifax [Large 15 Mb PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Initiate a process to consider amendments to the Regional Centre Municipal Planning Strategy, and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law to enable a comprehensive mixed-use development in the Strawberry Hill Future Growth Node, located along Windsor Street and Strawberry Hill Street, Halifax, and surrounding lands as outlined in the Discussion section of staff report dated February 13, 2024; and
2. Follow the public participation program as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 13, 2024.
15.1.2 First Reading Proposed By-Law M-401, an Amendment to By-Law M-400, Respecting Marketing Levy
-Report [PDF]
-Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to By-law M-401, amending By-law M-400, the Marketing Levy By-law, as set out in Attachment 3 of the staff report dated February 7, 2024.
15.1.3 First Reading Proposed By-Law S-452, an Amendment to By-Law S-400, Respecting Charges for Street Improvements (Supplementary Report)* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to By-Law S-452, amending By-Law S-400, the Street Improvement By-Law, as set out in Attachment 1 of the supplementary staff report dated March 5, 2024.
15.1.4 Protecting Eastern Hemlock in Halifax Regional Municipality* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to develop a plan for management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid within the Halifax Regional Municipality.
15.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
15.2.1 Council Chamber Hybrid Meeting Technology Funding Request* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the transfer of $155,000 from capital project CI000021 - Public WiFi to capital project CI240006 - Council Chamber Technology Refresh.
15.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
15.3.1 Councillor Hendsbee - Use of Recreational Vehicles (RV’s) for Residential Use [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff report considering land use zoning changes to allow the use of Recreational Vehicles (RV’s) for residential use. This report should include and consider:
1. Temporary accommodations for construction, seasonal rentals, backyard suites and emergency sheltering.
2. Compatibility within Urban, suburban and rural areas.
3. Best practices from other jurisdictions where RV’s are utilized for residential use.
16. MOTIONS
17. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:
17.1 PROPERTY MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land.
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated February 20, 2024; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated February 20, 2024 be maintained private and confidential.
18. ADDED ITEMS
Additions:
19. NOTICES OF MOTION
20. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS
March 26, 2024
1. Proclamation - Purple Day for Epilepsy – March 26, 2024 [PDF]
2. Proclamation – Parkinson's Awareness Month – April 2024 [PDF]
3. Proclamation – 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force – April 1, 2024 [PDF]
4. Proclamation – World Autism Acceptance Month – April 2, 2024 [PDF]