May 21, 2026 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 16, 2026

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
7.1 Councillor St-Amand
Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee rescind the additional motion for item 12.1.1 from the January 16, 2020 CPED meeting which requested a staff report as follows:

“THAT the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee:

1. Request a staff report regarding options and opportunities for a long-term program for complete streets and streetscaping for the suburban commercial main streets in the urban service area outside the Regional Centre which updates the rationale and priorities for projects, and establishes stable long-term funding; and

2. That staff review the letters received and consult with from the suburban Business Improvement Districts in development of the program.”

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
8.1 Seniors Recreation Services Plan 2026-2030 [PDF] (Large Size 49 Mb)

• Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council approve the Seniors Recreation Services Plan, as attached to the staff report dated April 10, 2026 as Attachment 1, for implementation.

8.2 Transom Drive Park Plan [PDF] (Large Size 14 Mb)
Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Adopt the Transom Drive Park Plan as a guiding document to guide future improvements for Transom Drive Park; and

2.    Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to consider the prioritization of the improvements identified within the Transom Drive Park Plan within future business plans and capital budgets.

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Proposal Concerning the Adaptive Reuse of the Halifax Memorial Library [PDF]

• Presentation [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Update on Options for Future Use of the Halifax Memorial Library Site [PDF]

• Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to expand the scope of the community engagement program of the park planning project for the Memorial Library/Grafton Park site to include consultation about the value of the Memorial Library building and return with a staff report to Regional Council as set out in the Discussion Section of the staff report dated May 12, 2026.

13.1.2 Affordable Housing Strategy Project Update [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee forward the staff report dated April 29, 2026 to Regional Council as an information item only.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. 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:
15.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – April 16, 2026
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of April 16, 2026 be approved as circulated.

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 18, 2026

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated May 12, 2026 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