Date:
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: April 18, 2019 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 21, 2019
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. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Discover Halifax 2018 Update Report – Information Report
(i) Information report dated March 11, 2019 [PDF]
(ii) Presentation – Ross Jefferson, Chief Executive Officer, Discover Halifax – Discover 2018 Update [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee receive a presentation on the 2018 Discover Halifax Update Report.
12.1.2 Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 Youth Engagement Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or his designate to:
1. Continue to engage youth, both in their communities and online, to better understand the current trends and issues of youth across HRM; and
2. Provide an annual report the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee regarding trends issues, best practices and actions taken.
12.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Initiate a process to evaluate existing potential heritage properties identified in Attachment D of the staff report dated December 28, 2018 under the HRM Evaluation Criteria for registered heritage properties under H-200, the Heritage Property By-law;
2. Initiate a background study for the Historic Properties Heritage Conservation District that will consider additional potential heritage resources identified in Attachment D of the staff report dated December 28, 2018 within a boundary that is contiguous with the area identified in Attachment B of the staff report dated December 28, 2018, as Historic Properties; and
3.Direct staff to prepare a program, including financial and land use incentives, for registered heritage properties located in Downtown Halifax, outside of Heritage Conservation Districts, for Council’s consideration.
12.2.2 Case H00460 – Protection of Heritage Buildings: Options and Financial Implications [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare amendments to Bylaw B-201 (The Building Code By-law) and return to Council for its consideration, to include registered heritage properties in the list of applications which are exempt from municipal building permit fees when such fees pertain to the maintenance, preservation or restoration of the exterior of a registered heritage building, for implementation in fiscal year 2020/21;
2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to consider increasing the annual funding to the Heritage Incentives Program to $300,000 per year, during the 2020/21 operating budget development process;
3. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2014-002-ADM, Respecting the Heritage Incentives Program, as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated February 7, 2019, to increase the maximum yearly residential grant to $15,000 and the maximum commercial grant to $25,000 for approved work under the program, with such amendments coming into effect for the fiscal year 2020/21;
4. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to return to Council with a report and recommendations with respect to possible amendments to Administrative Order 2014-001-ADM, Respecting Tax Relief to Non-Profit Organizations, to increase the exemption for otherwise-qualified owners of registered municipal heritage properties for implementation in fiscal year 2020/21;
5. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to include within the upcoming review of the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy amendments to include policy to enable enhanced development options for registered heritage properties across the municipality by development agreement;
6. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare amendments to the municipal evaluation criteria for heritage sites and properties for Council’s consideration, with advice from the Heritage Advisory Committee; such process to take place following completion of the Culture and Heritage Priorities Plan;
7. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to research additional measures for the protection of un-registered heritage properties based on existing legislation in other jurisdictions and to prepare a report for consideration by Regional Council respecting possible requests for amendments to the Heritage Property Act; and
8. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to continue formal discussions with the Province on measures to prevent the demolition of heritage resources prior to adoption of a heritage conservation district based on the previous written requests from the Municipality sent on April 4, 2016.
12.2.3 City Historian for Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report to examine the appointment of a Halifax Historian Laureate to promote the cultural heritage of the Municipality, and that the position be developed with a mandate, objectives, and terms of office similar to that of the Halifax Poet Laureate
12.3 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE
12.4 COMMUNITY DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE
13. MOTIONS – NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
15. ADDED ITEMS
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 16, 2019 – Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax – 10:00 a.m.
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS