Date:
Time: Immediately following Budget Committee, Reconvene 6:00 p.m. if Required
Location: Virtual Meeting
Summary of recorded votes: December 15, 2020 Halifax Regional Council Special Meeting Summary of Recorded Votes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 24 and December 1, 2020
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS
4. CONSENT AGENDA*
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the following items: 11.1.2, 11.1.6, 11.1.9 and 11.1.10
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE
8. PUBLIC HEARING – NONE
9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence
9.2 Petitions
9.3 Presentations
10. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE
11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
11.1.1 Second Reading Proposed By-law S-1003, an Amendment to By-law S-1000, Respecting the Regulation of Sidewalk Cafes – To Permit Seasonal Café Owners to Apply for Annual Licenses and to Provide Additional Discretion to the License Administrator [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt By-law S-1003, the purpose of which is to amend By-law S-1000, Respecting the Regulation of Sidewalk Cafes, as set out in Attachment C of the staff report dated October 19, 2020 to:
1. Give the Licensing Authority discretion to consider the factors listed in section 15, including any mitigation, when determining if an annual sidewalk café license may be issued to an applicant;
2. Give current seasonal sidewalk café license holders the opportunity to apply for an annual sidewalk café license prior to December 31, 2020; and
3. Require owners be responsible for sidewalk snow removal where a sidewalk café license is issued.
11.1.2 Facility Operating Agreement – Harrietsfield Williamswood Community Centre* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to negotiate and execute a Facility Operating Agreement (FOA) with the Harrietsfield Williamswood Community Centre Association substantially in the same form as set out in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated October 29, 2020.
11.1.3 First Reading Proposed By-law P-1202, an Amendment to By-law P-1200, Respecting On-Street Parking Permits - Parking Permit By-law Changes and Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 15, Respecting License, Permit and Processing Fees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Give First Reading to proposed By-law P-1202, the purpose of which is to amend By-law P-1200, the On-Street Parking Permits By- law, as set out in Attachment B to the staff report dated November 26, 2020; and
2. Adopt amending Administrative Order 15 the purpose of which is to add section 12 A of Administrative Order 15 Respecting License Permit and Processing Fees, as set out in Attachment E to the staff report dated November 26, 2020 and to ratify and confirm the effective date of the amendment as December 2, 2020.
11.1.4 Case CA0131 – Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies – Street Naming and Renaming from July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 29 Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies in order to approve:
1. The naming of thirteen new private lanes as identified in Attachment A and Maps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the staff report dated November 19, 2020;
2. The naming of one public street as identified in Attachment A and Map 13 of the staff report dated November 19, 2020;
3. The renaming of Lawnwood Ext, Halifax to Maskwi Lane, Halifax, as identified in Attachment A and Map 14 of the staff report dated November 19, 2020; and
4. The retiring of two private lane names, Nijinksy Lane, Hammonds Plains and Razor Lane, Lower Sackville, as identified in Attachment A and Maps 15 and 16 of the staff report dated November 19, 2020.
11.1.5 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 50, Respecting Disposal of Surplus Real Property – Addition of Affordable Housing Category [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 50, Respecting the Disposal of Surplus Real Property Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated October 15, 2020.
11.1.6 Case 22816 – Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendments for Westerwald Street, Halifax* [PDF]
Motion:
That Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Initiate a review to consider amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland to permit new development on Westerwald Street, within a study area described in the staff report dated November 9, 2020. The review will consider allowing townhouses, stacked townhouses and multi-unit buildings through the existing C-2C, R-4A and the R-2TA Zones; and
2. Follow the public participation program as outlined in the Community Engagement section of the staff report dated November 9, 2020.
11.1.7 First Reading Proposed By-law C-1002, an Amendment to By-law C-1000, Respecting Charges for the Resolution of Inadequate Water Supply and Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 15, Respecting License, Permit and Processing Fees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Give First Reading to proposed By-Law C-1002, amending By-Law C-1000, Respecting Charges for the Resolution of Inadequate Water Supply as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated November 30, 2020; and
2. Decline to amend By-law C-1000, Respecting Charges for the Resolution of Inadequate Water Supply to permit the financing of other property types pursuant to Section 4 of the By-law.
11.1.8 Case 22257 – Regional Plan Review – Revised Engagement Plan [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to follow the revised Public Participation Program for the Regional Plan Review as generally set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 18, 2020.
2. Direct that the various committees of Council be consulted respecting the Regional Plan Review as outlined in Table 1 of the Discussion section of the staff report dated November 18, 2020.
11.1.9 Tendering Properties for Tax Sale* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Consents and authorizes the Treasurer to call for tenders for any properties being put up for tax sale prior to December 31, 2021;
2. Direct that any tender process that has been initiated by the publication of advertisement, pursuant to section 157 of the Charter, but has not been completed prior to December 31, 2021 shall proceed until the tender process is completed;
3. Direct further that the Treasurer set the minimum bid for each property being sold through the tender process at an amount equal to the total of taxes, interest and expenses outstanding on the particular property, as such amount maybe determined by the Treasurer; and
4. Authorize the Treasurer, after a property has been put up for tender three times without any successful minimum bid, to set the minimum reserve bid at $770 for each property being sold and, as part of the ongoing tender process, attempt to sell the subject property one more time by tender.
11.1.10 Case 23166 – Municipal Planning Strategy Amendments for 530 Herring Cove Road, Halifax* [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1. Initiate a process to consider amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law to re-designate and rezone a portion of 530 Herring Cove Road in Halifax from the Institutional Designation to the High-Density Residential Designation and the P (Park and Institutional) Zone to the R-4 (Multiple Dwelling) Zone; and
2. Adopt the public participation program as outlined in the Community Engagement section of the staff report dated November 5, 2020.
11.1.11 Ratification of Councillor Nominations from Standing Committees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the recommendations of the Standing Committees regarding Councillor Appointments as outlined in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated December 9, 2020.
11.2 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
11.2.1 First Reading Proposed By-law U-107, an Amendment to By-law U-100, Respecting User Charges - Child Transit Fares and Housekeeping Amendments [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to proposed By-law U-107, the purpose of which is to amend Schedule 1 of By-law U-100, the User Charges By-law, establishing a permanent fare change for children twelve years of age and under, and adopting several housekeeping changes, as set out in Attachment E of the staff report dated August 10, 2020.
12. MOTIONS
13. 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:
13.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – November 17 and 24, 2020
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of November 17 and 24, 2020 be approved as circulated.
13.2 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
Citizen and Councillor 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
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated December 9, 2020; and
2. Not release the private and confidential staff report dated December 9, 2020 to the public.
14. NOTICES OF MOTION
15. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
December 15, 2020
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2. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated December 7, 2020 re: Requests for Presentation to Council [PDF]
3. Proclamation – Giving Tuesday – December 1, 2020 [PDF]
8. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated August 13, 2020 re: Lower Water Street Sidewalk Improvements - REVISED [PDF]