June 28, 2024 Heritage Advisory Committee Special Meeting

Date:

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 17, 2024

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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None 

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF

9.1.1 Case 24359:  Development Agreement for 2537-39 Agricola Street, Halifax for a 27.3m mixed-use addition to a registered heritage property [PDF] (Large Size 19 Mb)
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax and West Community Council:

1.    Give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated May 3, 2024, to enable the construction of a 27.3m mixed-use addition to the registered heritage property located at 2539 Agricola Street, and schedule a public hearing;

2.    Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated May 3, 2024; and

3.    Require the 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.
 
9.1.2 H00581: 2024-2025 Financial Incentives Program for Schmidtville and Old South Suburb Heritage Conservation Districts [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1.    approve the proposed grant applications 25-001 to 25-006 listed in Attachment A of the staff report dated June 4, 2024, conditional upon the applicant’s compliance with sections 7 and 36-39 of  Administrative Order Number 2020-005-ADM and the requirements specified in Attachment A being satisfied; and

2.    approve a one-time Conservation Grant of up to $50,000 on a 50% cost sharing basis for exterior conservation work and a one-time Functional Improvement Grant of up to $150,000 on a 15% cost sharing basis for functional improvements to the building at 5185-5189 South Street in Halifax, Application 25-007, for work described in Attachment A, subject to the same conditions as for the Conservation Grant and Functional Improvement Grant and conditional upon the applicant’s compliance with sections 7, 16-25, and 36-39 of Administrative Order 2020-005-ADM, to be drawn from Cost Centre C340 for the 2024-25 Financial Incentives Program for Schmidtville and Old South Suburb Heritage Conservation Districts.

9.1.3 Case HRTG-2024-00259: Substantial Alteration to a municipally registered heritage property within the Carlton Street Streetscape, Halifax [PDF] (Large Size 14 Mb)
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council approve the proposed substantial alteration to the municipal heritage property at 1452-1456 Carlton Street, within the Carlton Street Streetscape, as set out in the staff report dated June 4, 2024.

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES – NONE 

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - NONE 

12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – July 24, 2024 

13. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 10, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Heritage Advisory Committee – NONE [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