June 11, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Special Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

3. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

5. Presentation – Dartmouth RBC Center Mooseheads Training Facility Expansion Proposal [PDF]

• Presentation [PDF]

6. Wanderers Block Functional Plan [PDF] (Large Size 40 Mb)

• Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

1. Consider facility needs for the redevelopment of the horticulture complex and parks depot on the Wanderers Block as outlined in the staff report dated April 11, 2025, including the relocation of those municipal uses that may be suitably accommodated at other locations, through future business plans and capital budgets as outlined in this report; and

2. Confirm the interests and prospective funding contributions from tenants, proponents, and other orders of government to determine the viability of the uses and proposals as outlined in the Functional Plan and the staff report dated April 11, 2025, and

3. Return to Regional Council with a staff report with a recommended redevelopment approach, including an assessment of financial feasibility and consideration of its priority in the context of capital priorities and infrastructure deficits.

7. ADJOURNMENT

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Simon Ross-Siegel, Legislative Assistant, at rosssis@halifax.ca or 902.292.3962

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