Date:
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 Annual Election of Chair
1.2 Annual Election of Vice Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 16, 2025
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 Halifax Stanfield International Airport Annual Update [PDF]
10.3.2 Our HRM Alliance and Ecology Action Center Priorities Update [PDF]
11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
12.1 Rural Recreation Strategy – Year One Implementation Progress Report [PDF]
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Update -- ANS Road to Economic Prosperity Action Plan [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee forward the staff report dated November 4, 2025 to Halifax Regional Council as an information item only.
13.1.2 Proposed 2026 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee approve the proposed 2026 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.
14. MOTIONS – NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 3, 2025
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated November 12, 2025 re: Request for Presentation to the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee [PDF]
2. Memorandum from the Commissioner of Operations dated September 9, 2025 re: 2025-2026 Grants to Professional Arts Organizations, CAO Approved [PDF]
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