Harbour Solutions Project

Halifax Community Liaison Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2006

George Dixon Community Recreation Centre

Present:

Alvena Cain, Craig Walkington, Anne Perry, Kristian Curran, Shazza Laframboise, Owida Downey, Clark Cromwell, and Sharon Martin

Regrets:

Delaine Clyne and Bryan Darrell

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 6:03pm.

Review of Notes from Previous Meeting – Meeting of 10 January 2006 . Moved by Shazza, Seconded by Anne to accept the notes from the meeting of 10 January 2006. Carried.

Report on Meeting With Brad Anguish, Craig Walkington and Sharon Martin – Craig reported on the meeting that was held on 13 February 2006. Craig said that he gave Brad a brief overview of the CLC and its activities to date. Craig said that it was a positive and productive meeting with a number of keys issues discussed. The main issues discussed were:

a.	Review of Community Development Corporation (CDC) Concept – Brad Anguish said that he would have the legal department review the CDC concept to determine if the CLC can proceed with the concept under the Municipal Government Act (MGA) of Nova Scotia. He said that he would provide assistance in this area if we would submit a report outlining the concept with some possible examples of the types of projects the CDC would cover. If the CDC concept meets the requirements of the MGA, then he would forward it to the Harbour Solutions Advisory Committee for their endorsement. Brad stressed that he wanted us to succeed with our project and would help us wherever he could, providing it was within the parameters of the Harbour Solutions project. He also stressed that he must treat all three CLCs (Herring Cove, Dartmouth, and Halifax) equally.
b.	Use of Community Integration Fund (CIF) for Public Information and Integration Program (PIIP) activities – Craig told Brad that it was unreasonable to expect the CIF to cover all public information meeting costs if the meeting also provided the community with an update on the Harbour Solutions project. The CLC feels that updates on the project fall under the PIIP activities and the cost for those activities should not be covered by the CIF. Brad said that he would review this area and asked the CLC to submit a report on the meeting activities to date and their associated costs and a projection for future meetings.
c.	Prof Divine Study – Brad said that if the CLC decides to proceed with the study (funded under the CIF), he would provide assistance in having the study funding approved quickly providing it meets the contracting/procurement criteria and requirements.

Required Action:

a.	It was agreed that Craig would prepare an outline of the CDC concept along with examples of New Dawn, the CDC in Cape Breton, for submission to Brad Anguish.
b.	Craig and Sharon will prepare the report of meetings and their costs.

Update on Barrington Street Trail–Kristian told the meeting that the Trails Department had been advised of the resolution from the CLC meeting on 10 January 2006 and that they were now working on the concept. As this stage, the Halifax CLC’s involvement will end.

Professor Divine Study – Craig said that he had received an e-mail from Prof Divine on 17 February in response to his e-mail. Craig’s e-mail to Prof. Divine contained the letter from Brad Anguish that stated that the funding for the study by Prof Divine would have to be covered by the CIF. Craig’s e-mail also requested that Prof. Divine meet with the CLC to discuss the proposed study. Prof Divine said that his involvement in the project is totally dependent on the appropriate funding. He said that if the CLC is still willing to pursue the discussion on the study, he is happy to be involved and is free in the first week in March onwards to meet with the group. After much discussion, the CLC decided that they could not use the CIF to fund another study into the area. The CLC members asked Craig to convey this point to Prof. Divine and to thank him for his involvement and interest to date. Craig was also asked to invite Prof. Divine to participate in any future “Tiger Team” activities.

Results From Youth Focus Groups – Craig circulated the results from the Youth Focus Groups that were conducted in late November and early December 2005. The results are very positive with regards to what youth would like to see done and what they are willing to do themselves in this area. Craig asked Sharon Martin, who conducted the focus group sessions, if she would prepare a short summary that would accompany the data that was gathered from the groups. This summary will place the data results in context. Once the summary is prepared, the results will be included in the Halifax CLC Interim Report.

Halifax CLC Interim Report – Craig circulated the report after Delaine had incorporated the recent changes. CLC members were asked to review it closely and note any changes for the next CLC meeting. The goal is to finalize and circulate the report by the end of March 2006

The Way Ahead for the Next Three to Six Months – It was decided that the CLC should:

a.	Proceed as soon as possible with a “Tiger Team” to brainstorm the way ahead.
b.	Submit the outline of the CDC concept and examples to Brad Anguish for legal review.
c.	Submit the report of the previous meetings and their costs and an outline of future meetings and costs to Brad Anguish.
d.	Finalize and distribute the Interim Report no later than end-March 2006.

Next Meeting Date –6:00 pm, on Tuesday, 7 March 2006 at the George Dixon Centre.

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Adjournment – The meeting adjourned at 7:31pm.

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