April 19, 2016
6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall,
1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 29, 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
7.1 Councillor Rankin – Re-purposing of HRM Public Lands in Timberlea
Motion: That Halifax and West Community Council rescind the May 6, 2014 resolution to approve that Halifax and West Community Council request a staff report outlining the merit of converting a small portion of HRM public land, located adjacent to the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea School, formerly used as a soccer field, to be re-purposed to a drop off area for school children providing safe access to the school and reducing related vehicular traffic along Mountain Maple Drive.
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. HEARINGS
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS – NONE
10.2 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS – NONE
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.1.1 “Cyanobacterial toxins in lakes- medical implications”
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations - None
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Staff Presentation – Status of the Centre Plan
Motion: That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve, by resolution, the Stage II Amending Development Agreement for Phase 1 of Rockingham South as shown in Attachment “A” of this report to allow for a maximum of 6 units within a townhouse block and ground floor local business uses in the multiple unit residential buildings;
2. Approve, by resolution, the Stage II Development Agreement for Phase 2 of Rockingham South as shown in Attachment “B” of this report to allow for 1 mixed use building and 1 multiple unit residential building;
3. Approve, by resolution, the Stage II Development Agreement for Phase 3 of Rockingham South as shown in Attachment “C” of this report to allow for 2 minor commercial buildings and 1 multiple unit residential building;
4. Require that the Amending Development Agreement shown in Attachment “A” of this report be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval shall be void and any obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end;
5. Require that the Development Agreement shown in Attachment “B” of this report be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval shall be void and any obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end; and
6. Require that the Development Agreement shown in Attachment “C” of this report be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval shall be void and any obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
13.1.3 Safe Waterfront Access, PID 00560789
Motion: That Halifax and West Community Council recommend that Regional Council direct staff to retain the roadside property at PID#00560789 for its scenic values for users of Highway #333 and the community and not designate the site as safe water access to Prospect Bay.
14. MOTIONS
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
16.1 Herring Cove Road Traffic Concerns
16.2 BMX Park on Chain Lake Field
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 17, 2016
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 11, 2016 re: Requests to Present – NONE
2. Information Report: BMX Park on Chain Lake Field
