June 26, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

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

Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 17, 2025 and June 11, 2025 Special Meeting

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 Business Improvement District Mitigation Reserves Proposal [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1.1 Update – People. Planet, Prosperity: Halifax’s Inclusive Economic Strategy [PDF]
Motion
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee:

1. Receive the staff report dated May 27, 2025 for information and receive a presentation from the Halifax Partnership regarding People. Planet, Prosperity: Halifax’s Inclusive Economic Strategy; and,

2. Forward the staff report dated May 27, 2025 to Halifax Regional Council for information.

13.1.2 Integrated Tourism Master Plan 2030 Update – To Be Circulated

13.1.3 Park Steward Program – To Be Circulated

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 21, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 19, 2025 re: Request for Presentation to the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee [PDF]


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

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council