September 15, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 28, 2016
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
Deletion:
Item 10.3.2 Presentation - Spring Garden 2018 - Gerry Post
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
10.1.1 Supplemental Information – Engage Nova Scotia
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Update on the Mobile Food Market Pilot Project - Ali Shaver, Healthy Built Environment Coordinator, and Heather Monahan, Public Health Nutritionist
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report to:
1) Working with the Mobile Food Market Advisory Team, evaluate a request for a 16 week extension to the in-kind contribution of a Halifax Transit bus once a week, in support of the Mobile Food Market, beginning in January 2017;
2) Explore transportation options to support the long-term viability of the Mobile Food Market, including continuing to provide a bus in-kind, and conveying a surplus bus to the Mobile Food Market Advisory Team
10.3.2 Spring Garden 2018 - Gerry Post
11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF:
12.1.1 Halifax Needs Assessment – Supplementary Report
Motion:
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:
1. Approve in principle the Housing and Homelessness Partnership five-year affordable housing targets as presented in this report;
2. Direct staff to develop an implementation framework to support the implementation of the Housing & Homelessness Partnership five-year affordable housing targets that fall within the municipality’s mandate, including identifying specific actions, monitoring tools and any additional resources if required.
3. Request that the Province amend the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter to enable Council to implement inclusionary housing for all or part of the Municipality.
Motion:
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend Regional Council direct staff to:
1. Develop an incentive or bonus zoning program for affordable housing benefits, including an Administrative Order and any required financial tools, in accordance with the program goals, assumptions, principles and directions outlined in this staff report; and
2. Direct staff to negotiate with Housing Nova Scotia a Memorandum of Understanding
assisting with the monitoring of affordable housing units provided by way of incentive or
bonus zoning agreements
13. COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
13.1 Councillor Watts – Universal Access to Municipal Washrooms Facilities
Motion:
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report on how HRM can ensure universal access to municipal washroom facilities.
13.2 Councillor Mason – Kindness Meters
Motion:
That the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee request a staff report with regard to:
Working with the Mayor’s Office, United Way Halifax, service providers and urban Business Improvement Districts, evaluate a proposal to dedicate revenue from select parking meters (i.e. “kindness meters”) to a United Way fund targeting street involved people
14. MOTIONS - NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 15, 2016
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated September 6 re: Presentation Requests
