Craig Walkington, Anne Perry, Alvena Cain, Clark Cromwell, Shazza Laframboise, Bryan Darrell and Kristian Curran

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 6:06 pm. 

Review of Notes from Previous Meeting(s): 
 

Halifax CLC Final Report Craig advised that Delaine had updated the final report and it had been reviewed by Mark van de Wiel and himself over the weekend. He said that it required one final review before it would be ready to be tabled.  He requested that rather than recalling the Halifax CLC members for another meeting just to approve the report, that the report would be sent to all CLC members and they would have seven days from receipt to signal their disapproval of the report to Craig. If they do not say anything, then it is assumed that the report is satisfactory and that it can be tabled to HRM Council and posted to the Halifax CLC website. Craig said that the report would be included in the binders that would be given to the new CIF Board members and that they should review it as it contains relevant information to the CIF Board's mandate.
 

Other Business.  Jim Donovan, HRM Manager of Economic Development provided an update on the transfer of the $1million Community Integration Fund.  Jim said that the approval of the Community Investment Fund proposal by HRM Council on 6 March 2007 was subject to two areas being satisfied:
 

 
Jim said that HRM Council appears to be satisfied with condition “a” and there is progress on condition “b”.  He said that once the business structure is in place for the CIF Board, then HRM’s condition on release of the funds would be satisfied.  He indicated that, as a courtesy,  it would be appropriate to make a final presentation to Council at some point near roll out of the business plan, possibly in conjunction with plans to officially open the treatment plant in the Fall. In the meantime, he is working with HRM and GHP staff to have the funds released to GHP who would hold the funds in an interest-bearing account pending completion of the operations and business plan. He said he would also try to convince his Chief Administrative Officer to have an amount transferred that would include interest earned on the $1 million from the date that HRM Council approved the project (6 March 2007).

Adjournment – Craig announced that he was pleased to adjourn the final meeting of the Halifax CLC. The meeting adjourned at 6:20pm.