October 14, 2025 Halifax and West Community Council

Date:

Time: 6:00 p.m.

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

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 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. HEARINGS 
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1.1 PLANAPP-2023-00150: Heritage Development Agreement for 5522-5540 Russell Street, Halifax (St Mark’s Church) [Large 17 Mb PDF]

-Staff Presentation [PDF]
-Applicant Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:

1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated July 7, 2025; and

2. Require the development agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise, this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence 
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None

12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

14. REPORTS – NONE

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE  

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 4, 2025

20. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated October 7, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Halifax and West Community Council – NONE [PDF]


For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Andrea Lovasi-Wood, Legislative Assistant, at lovasia@halifax.ca or 902-240-7164.

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