January 19, 2021 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 25, 2020

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. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations

10.3.1 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax Waterfront Arts District – Nancy Noble, Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE 

12. REPORTS
12.1 AUDITOR GENERAL – NONE 

12.2 STAFF
12.2.1 Investment Activities
(a) Investment Activities – Quarter ending December 31, 2019 [PDF]
(b) Investment Activities – Quarter ending March 31, 2020 [PDF]
(c) Investment Activities – Quarters ending June 30 and September 30, 2020 [PDF]
Motion:
That Audit and Finance Standing Committee forward the investment activities reports for quarters ending in December 31, 2019, March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2020 to Halifax Regional Council as an information item.

12.2.2 Cathedral Lane Sewer Separation [PDF]
Motion:
That Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Authorize a budget increase of $375,000 to Capital Project No. CT200009 – Wastewater Oversizing; and
2. Authorize an unbudgeted reserve withdrawal of $375,000 from Q421 – General Contingency Reserve.

12.3 GRANTS COMMITTEE – NONE
12.4 COMMITTEE MEMBERS – NONE 
13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. 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:

14.1 Approval of the In Camera (In Private) Minutes – November 25, 2020
Motion
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of November 25, 2020 be approved as circulated.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION    

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 11, 2021

19. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information Report dated January 11, 2021 from the Legislative Assistant re: Presentation Requests [PDF]