April 5, 2017 Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – None

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 - March 23, 2017

8.1.1 Halifax Green Network Plan - Planning & Implementation Directions [PDF]

-Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion:

That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Direct that staff use the Halifax Green Network Plan Primer December 2016, attached as Attachment A of the staff report dated February 2, 2017, as the framework for the final phase of public engagement, and for the development of the full consolidated Halifax Green Network Plan, and that staff return to Council for its consideration of the resulting Plan.

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS

10.1 Correspondence

10.1.1 Correspondence from Derek Martin, President Sports & Entertainment Atlantic - “Pop-Up” Stadium at the Wanderers Grounds

Motion – Councillor Austin: [PDF]

That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report into the feasibility of permitting a pop-up stadium on the Wanderer’s Grounds as proposed in the March 24, 2017 letter from Sports Entertainment Atlantic.

10.2 Petitions

10.3 Presentations


11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE

12. REPORTS

12.1 Staff

12.1.1 HRM Anti-Poverty Strategy [PDF]

Motion:

That the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Collaborate with United Way Halifax and other partners on the development of an Anti-Poverty Strategy for the municipality and

2. Initially make up to $20,000 of in-kind support available to develop the strategy

3. Consider additional involvement in activities designed to reduce poverty based on the report arising from the consultations to be launched by the United Way

12.1.2 Provincial Office of the Ombudsman [PDF]

Motion:

That that the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee forward this report to Regional Council for information purposes.

13. COMMITTEE MEMBERS – None

14. MOTIONS - NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 20, 2017

20. ADJOURNMENT

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 29, 2017: Presentation Requests [PDF]