Date:
Time: Immediately Following Committee of the Whole, Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Location: Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, Acadia Ballroom - 1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax
Minutes: December 4, 2018 Halifax Regional Council Minutes (PDF)
Summary of recorded votes: December 04, 2018 Regional Council Summary of Recorded Votes (PDF)
Action summary: December 4, 2018 Halifax Regional Council Action Summary (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 13, 2018
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
8. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
9. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
10. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
11. PUBLIC HEARING – NONE
12. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
12.1 Correspondence
12.2 Petitions
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
14.1.1 Case 21639 – Initiation of Planning Document Amendments - Margeson Drive Master Plan - Margeson Drive and the Highway #101 Interchange, Middle Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct staff to:
1. Initiate a process to consider amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, the Regional Subdivision By-law, the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategies and Land Use By-laws for Sackville and Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville to enable mixed use residential, commercial, institutional and recreational development on lands surrounding the Highway 101 Interchange at Margeson Drive, Middle Sackville as shown on Maps 1-4 of the staff report dated October 26, 2018; and
2. Follow the public participation program as set out in Attachment D of the staff report dated October 26, 2018.
14.1.2 Port Wallace Environmental Investigation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct staff to:
1. Conduct an environmental assessment of the HRM-owned lands along Barry’s Run and Mitchell’s Brook that would form part of the proposed Port Wallace development PID 41301789 and 41376898) (See Attachment A of the staff report dated November 19, 2018, Figure 3.5.1 of the WSP Land Suitability Analysis, generally shown as Area F).
2. Report the findings of the environmental assessment work to Regional Council prior to returning to them with a final recommendation report for the Port Wallace Secondary Plan project.
14.1.3 Ratification of Councillor Appointments from Standing Committees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the recommendations of the Standing Committee Councillor Appointments as outlined in Attachment 1 of the report dated November 29, 2018.
14.2 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
14.2.1 Halifax Solar City – Program Update and Extension [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the continuation of the Solar City Program as a clean energy, community-based program; and
2. Direct staff to provide annual reports on the Solar City Program to the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee.
15. MOTIONS
16. 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:
16.1 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS – Councillor Outhit – Commuter Rail Update
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera (in private) to discuss this matter.
16.2 PROPERTY MATTER – Councillor Karsten – Buy-Back Agreement
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera (in private) to discuss this matter.
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS
December 4, 2018
1. Proclamation – World AIDS Day and Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week – December 1-5, 2018 [PDF]