May 11, 2022 Special Events Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 9, 2022

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 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Grant Report 2022 [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Special Events Advisory Committee recommend Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve total funding in the amount of $1,134,500 from the Community and Events Reserve, Q621 as proposed in the following categories of the staff report dated March 18, 2022: 
• 3 Distinguished, 12 Signature and 1 Major Hosting Event Grants for a total of $731,500 as identified in Table 1;
• 1 New (Emerging) Event Grants (previously approved) for a total of $13,000 as identified in Table 2;
• 1 Distinguished and 3 Major Hosting Events (previously approved) for a total of $390,000 as identified Table 3;
2. Pending final approval of the 2023/2024 budget, approve $766,500 as identified in Table 4 of the staff report dated March 18, 2022; and
3. Pending final approval of the 2024/2025 budget, approve $616,500 as identified in Table 5 of the staff report dated March 18, 2022.

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES – NONE 

10. ADDED ITEMS

12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 8, 2022

13. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE