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Audit & Finance Standing Committee Agenda

December 16, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

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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 – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF

12.1.1 Investment Activities - Quarter Ending September 30, 2015
12.1.2 Support for Destination Eastern and Northumberland Shores (DEANS)
(i) Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee report dated November 20, 2015
(ii) Information report dated December 10, 2015
12.1.3 Proposed 2016 Meeting Schedule

12.2 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

12.2.1 Follow-Up Review of Halifax Regional Municipality Overtime©

-Report

-Presentation

12.3 INVESTMENT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTE
12.3.1 Investment Policy Advisory Committee - Quarter Ending September 30, 2015

12.4 GRANT COMMITEE – NONE

12.5 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.6 MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13. MOTIONS

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

14.1 Property Matter

14.1.1 Property Acquisition – West Bedford Transit Terminal and Park & Ride Facility

Motion:

It is recommended that the Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Approve an increase to the budget of the newly established Project CM000010 – West Bedford Transit Terminal/Park and Ride for the purchase of land to be funded from Halifax Transit’s 2015/16 projected surplus, in operating account M701, as detailed in the Financial Implications of the private and confidential staff report dated November 4, 2015.

2. Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with West Bedford Holdings Limited (henceforth WBH) for an 8.27 acre parcel of land from PID #41324443, located along Innovation Drive in Halifax for the purpose of siting a transit terminal and park & ride facility, as per the terms and conditions outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated November 4, 2015 and Table 1; and as per the financial implications section of private and confidential staff report dated November 4, 2015.

3. It is further recommended that this report not be released to the public until the transaction has closed


15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 15, 2015 (pending approval of 2016 proposed meeting schedule)

18. ADJOURNMENT



INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant, dated December 9, 2015 re: Requests for Presentation – None