March 24, 2016 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall

Minutes: March 24, 2016 CPED Minutes (PDF)

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 18, 2016

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

 10.3.1 Tourism Nova Scotia Strategy

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
 12.1 STAFF

12.1.1 Halifax’s 2016-21 Economic Strategy [PDF]

Motion:

The Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council approve

the attached document, Halifax’s Economic Growth Plan 2016-21, as the new five-year economic strategy for Halifax.


13. MOTIONS

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

The Committee 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:

14.1 Personnel

Citizen 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

14.1.1 Councillor Nomination to Halifax Partnership

Motion:

That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee nominate one Councillor to the Board of Halifax Partnership for consideration by Regional Council to fill an unexpired term to October 31, 2016.

 


 15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 21, 2016

18. ADJOURNMENT


 

INFORMATION

1. Memorandum from Director of Planning & Development dated January 29, 2016 RE Municipal Involvement in Community Land Trust Models [PDF]
2. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated February 10, 2016 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]