July 20, 2017 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 18, 2017

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

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

4.1 May 18, 2017 - Basic Income Nova Scotia re: Support for the Institution of a Basic Income for Nova Scotia [PDF]

Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee refer the correspondence from Basic Income Nova Scotia dated May 18, 2017 to staff for a report regarding the requests from Basic Income Nova Scotia.

4.2 May 18 – 2017 - Dave Rideout President and CEO of MetroWorks Employment  Association re: Support for a community benefit clause as part of HRM’s public procurement process [PDF]

Motion:
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee refer the correspondence dated May 26, 2017, from Dave Rideout, President and CEO, MetroWorks Employment Association, with respect to community benefit, and the HRM procurement process, to the cross departmental working group regarding procurement, for consideration in the report requested by Regional Council at their meeting of June 20/21, 2017

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 J.B. Kent Smith, President, Musquodoboit Harbour and Area Chamber of Commerce and Civic Affairs - Community Development Plan [PDF]

Presentation [PDF]

10.3.2 Sherry Donovan, CEO Nova Scotia Home Builders’ Association – Pilot program for Licensing Contractors/Deed Transfer Taxes [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD

11.1 May 18, 2017– Memorandum from the Director of Planning & Development/Chief Planner dated March 1, 2017 re: Current Approach to Wayfinding in the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]

Motion: [PDF]
That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report outlining the staff and financial resources necessary to create and implement an integrated HRM Wayfinding Strategy considering the various programs outlined in the March 1, 2017 Information Report on the Current Approach to Wayfinding.

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF

12.1.1  Halifax Partnership and Halifax Economic Growth Plan 2016-21 Update [PDF]

Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Standing Committee receive the April 30, 2017 staff report and forward it to Regional Council for information. 

12.2 COMMUNITY DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.4 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13. MOTIONS – NONE

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 21, 2017

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated July 12, 2017 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Director of Legal, Municipal Clerk, and External Affairs dated May 3, 2017 re: Engage Nova Scotia Update [PDF]

3.  Memorandum from the Director of Legal, Municipal Clerk, and External Affairs dated June 5, 2017 re: International Partnership Update [PDF]