June 17, 2021 Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee Special Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 20, 2021

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

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE

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 Proposal for Charter Provisions for the Halifax Common – Peggy Cameron, Friends of the Halifax Common [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
11.1 Case 22257: Regional Plan Review – Themes and Directions Report [PDF] (Large 60 Mb)

12. REPORTS – NONE 

13. MOTIONS
13.1 Councillor Austin – HRM-wide Parks Advisory Committee
Motion: 
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report regarding possible options and opportunities to create an HRM-wide Parks Advisory Committee.

13.2 Councillor Austin – Construction Mitigation Policy Strategy
Motion: 
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report regarding the clarification of standards in the Construction Mitigation Policy and Administrative Order 2018-005-ADM to:
1. clarify when a temporary sidewalk will be required, or a temporary crosswalk if a sidewalk or temporary sidewalk cannot be provided on one side of the street; and,
2. require reduction in the extent of the encroachment as stages of construction progresses.

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – July 15, 2021, if required

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated June 7, 2021 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]
2. Information report from Denise Schofield, Executive Director of Parks and Recreation dated May 19, 2021 re: Youth Engagement Report 2020 [PDF] (Large 8 Mb)