October 16, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Minutes: October 16, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Draft Minutes (PDF)

Video: October 16, 2025 Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee…

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 21, 2025

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 – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Center for Art Tapes Funding Proposal [PDF]

10.3.2 Soccer Nova Scotia Land Lease Expansion Proposal & Needs Assessment [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Phase 2 Regional Museum Strategy [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1. Approve the Phase 2 Regional Museum Strategy as a guiding municipal document for the implementation of a Regional Museum Model;

2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to put forward the increased staffing requirements and contributions agreement costs as outlined in the financial implications section of the staff report dated May 2, 2025 for Council consideration as a service enhancement in the 2026/27 budget; and

3. Direct the CAO to consider and prepare, as part of the 2026/27 Budget and Business Plan the withdrawal of $2,395,130 from the Capital Fund Reserve (Q526), and allocate the funds to Capital Project Account CB220002 PFE – Heritage Facilities Recap and CP190001 P&R - Cultural Assets to support capital repairs to municipally owned heritage museum properties and artifact storage project, with priority given to Quaker House and Evergreen House.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
15.1 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee:

1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated October 6, 2025 and;

2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated October 6, 2025 be maintained private and confidential.

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 20, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated October 7, 2025 re: Request for Presentation to the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee [PDF]
2. Memorandum from the Commissioner of Operations dated October 16, 2025 re: Rural Recreation Strategy -Year One Implementation Progress Report  [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