April 19, 2017 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 8, 2017

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

Addition:

15.1 Information Item - Auditor General Annual Report and 2017-18 Audit Priorities [PDF]

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 - None
 10.2 Petitions
 10.3 Presentations - None

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE

 12. REPORTS
 12.1 FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT:
12.1.1 Grant Request – Parking Lot Reconstruction Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts Society and Maritime Muslim Academy [PDF]
 Motion:
 That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend Regional Council decline the grant request for $124,195.11 towards private parking lot upgrades.

 12.2 INVESTMENT REPORTS: NONE

12.3 AUDITOR GENERAL: NONE

12.4 STAFF: NONE

 12.5 GRANTS COMMITTEE: NONE

12.6 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: NONE

 12.7 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
12.7.1 Councillor Nicoll – Strategic Capital Funding Plan Update [PDF]

Motion:
 That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee request a staff report outlining an updated strategic capital funding plan for the next four years that aligns with Council’s priority areas.

 13. MOTIONS - NONE

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
 The Committee 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:

 14.1 Minutes – March 8, 2017

Motion:
 To approve the minutes.

14.2 Personnel Matter:

Citizen appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy

14.2.1 Citizen Nominations to the Grants Committee
 Motion:
 That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee nominate and recommend to Regional Council one (1) citizen to serve on the Grants Committee for a term to November 30, 2017.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 17, 2017

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

Memorandum dated April 10, 2017 from the Legislative Assistant re Presentation Requests – None [PDF]