URBAN DESIGN TASK FORCE AGENDA March 14, 2007

 

 

12:00 p.m - 2:00 p.m
2nd Floor Board Room
Halifax Ferry Terminal

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INTRODUCTIONS

Mr. Frank Palermo, New UDTF Member
Ms. Patricia Pegley, HRM Corporate Communications

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 7, 2007

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
6.1 Land Use/Transportation Connection- Dave McCusker
6.2 Demographics and Population
6.3 Sustainability Update- Kendall Taylor/David Garrett
6.4 Coordination with NS Association of Architects 75th Anniversary Event

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS

8. REPORTS
8.1 Review of Work Underway
8.1.1 Update on Scope/Budget Expansion
8.1.2 Update on Forum #2 Outcomes
8.1.3 Discussion on Member Expectations
8.1.4 Final Report Format

8.2 Review of Upcoming Work
8.2.1 Heritage Interviews
8.2.2 Consultation with North End Groups
8.2.3 Forum 3- Opportunity Sites
8.2.4 Forum 4- Downtown Districts
8.2.5 Implementation

8.3 Issues Review
8.3.1 Residential densities, density/height relationship (residential/ commercial)
8.3.2 Densification Communications
8.3.3 Potential for “land rush” downtown and strategy
8.3.4 Next Steps After Report Completion/ Time line
8.4 Additional UDTF Meeting Date- Vetting of Forum #2 Outcomes
8.5 Project Communications

9. ADDED ITEMS

10. NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATE - March 30, 2007

11. ADJOURNMENT

Information Items:

1. State of Planning Today and Its Relation to City Planning Education
2. Committee Report
3. Staff Report
4. A Consultation Paper on Model Architecture Policy