July 17, 2018 Halifax Regional Council Action Summary
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HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL ACTION SUMMARY This action summary is not an official record of the decisions of Halifax Regional Council. Please contact the Clerk’s Office 902-490-4210 or [email protected] with any inquiries. July 17, 2018 1. CALL TO ORDER- 10:00 a.m. 2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Councillors noted a number of special community announcements and acknowledgements. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Committee of the Whole June 5, 2018 and Regional Council June 5, 2018 Approved as presented. These can be viewed online at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/agendas-meetings- reports 4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS Additions: 17.1 Councillor Hendsbee – Environmental Water Quality Dye Testing 17.2 Councillor Hendsbee – Requesting the Placement of a Crosswalk on Number 7 Highway Between Pool Road and Church Point Road 17.3 Councillor Nicoll – Integrated Pest Management Plan Mayor Savage proposed that if the public agenda was not completed by 4:00 p.m., that Council convene into In Camera (In Private) at that time, to which Council agreed. Order of Business approved as amended. 5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE 6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS – NONE 7. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE 8. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE 9. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE 10. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL July 17, 2018 ACTION SUMMARY PAGE 2 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M. 11.1 Case 19514 - Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Mainland Halifax Land Use By-law (LUB) and associated Development Agreements for the former Motherhouse Lands, Bedford Highway, Halifax (Joint Public Hearing with Halifax and West Community Council) Public Hearing held and closed. Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council approve the proposed amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Mainland Halifax Land-Use By-law (LUB), as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated June 1, 2018, to allow the development of a mixed-use community on the former Motherhouse lands in Halifax. 11.2 Case H00445 - Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District Plan, Heritage Conservation District By-law H-700, and Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Peninsula Public Hearing held and closed. Amended motion approved that Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Peninsula, as contained in Attachment C of the staff report dated March 6, 2018 and Attachment D of the supplementary staff report dated May 24, 2018, and the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District Plan and the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District By-law (H-700) as contained in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated March 6, 2018, with the following amendment: That section 701 (10) of the By-law to Amend the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law to Implement the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District Plan as set out in Attachment D of the supplementary staff report dated May 24, 2018, be amended so that: 1. The minimum lot frontage under 701(10)(b) be reduced from 20 feet to 18 feet; and 2. The minimum lot area under 701(10)(d) be reduced from 2,000 square feet to 1,800 square feet. 11.3 Less than Market Value Sale – Conservation Easement, Purcell’s Cove Backlands Public Hearing held and closed. Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council: 1. Approve the sale of a conservation easement, respecting the lands to be acquired by Halifax Regional Municipality from Clayton Developments Limited (located adjacent to Williams Lakes in Halifax and identified on Map 1 of the staff report dated July 11, 2018), to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for $2,500,000, a less than market value sale, subject to the terms and conditions of Regional Council’s Motion of September 5, 2017; 2. Authorize the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk, on the advice of the Chief Administrative Officer, to enter into: a) an agreement of purchase and sale with Clayton Developments Limited to acquire the lands, and; b) an agreement of purchase and sale with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to sell the conservation easement across that portion of the lands excluding the parking area and trailhead; and c) a Conservation Easement Agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, if in the opinion of the Chief Administrative Officer, they meet the terms and conditions of Regional Council’s Motion of September 5, 2017; and 3. Direct staff to include sufficient funds in the 2019/20 Operating Budget for park maintenance costs. 12. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS 12.1 Correspondence Correspondence was received for items 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 14.1.5. 14.1.6, 14.1.11, 14.2.2, 15.1. This correspondence was circulated to Council. 12.2 Petitions- None 13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL July 17, 2018 ACTION SUMMARY PAGE 3 14. REPORTS 14.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 14.1.1 Award - Standing Offer - Rock Salt – Alternative, Negotiated, Collaborative Procurement between Halifax Regional Municipality and the Provinces of NS, PE Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council: a) Approve HRM’s portion of the collaborative award to K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. for the purchase of Rock Salt, which will form standing offer, for an estimated amount in the range of $7,702,391 - $12,323,825 (net HST included) for the five-year period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023, with an option to renew the agreement for an additional five-year period ending in year 2028, for an additional estimated amount in the range of $8,504,062 - $13,606,499 (net HST included); and b) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute the services contract with terms and conditions acceptable to the CAO and subject to review and approval as to form and authority by Legal Services. 14.1.2 First Reading of Proposed By-law S-446, an Amendment to By-law S-400, Respecting Charges for Street Improvement - Local Improvement Charges 51 Sandy Point Road Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council give First Reading of By-law S-446, an amendment to By- law S-400 (Respecting Charges for Street Improvement), to exempt 51 Sandy Point Road from any further charges arising from Schedule Q which relates to Local Improvement Charges for properties fronting or abutting in whole or in part on Joan Elizabeth Way, Mannette Court and Sandy Point Road, as outlined in the staff report dated May 8, 2018. 14.1.3 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 45, Respecting Private Road Maintenance - Road Maintenance Fee for Jenna Lane Homeowner’s Association Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council: 1. Approve an annual uniform charge of no more than $1,275.00 per property, to be applied against properties abutting Jenna Lane, as depicted in the map shown in Appendix A of the staff report dated May 9, 2018, effective with the 2018-19 fiscal year for funding the road maintenance activities of the Jenna Lane Homeowner’s Association; 2. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 45, Respecting Private Road Maintenance, by adding Schedule 16, respecting a Uniform Charge for the Jenna Lane Homeowner’s Association, as set out in Attachment B of the staff reported dated May 9, 2018; and 3. Subject to the adoption of the amendments of Administrative Order 45, authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into and sign on behalf of HRM, an Agreement between HRM and the Association in the form approved by Regional Council on February 11, 2014. 14.1.4 Service Exchange Agreement – Halifax Regional Municipality and the Halifax Regional Centre for Education Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council: 1. Approve the attached Service Exchange Agreement between the Halifax Regional Municipality and the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (Attachment 1 of the staff report dated June 27, 2018); and 2. Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the agreement including any such minor changes or conditions that the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) may deem beneficial to the Municipality. 14.1.5 Second Reading of Proposed By-law P-602, an Amendment to By-law P-600, Respecting Municipal Parks Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council adopt By-law P-602, the purpose of which is to amend By- law P-600, Respecting Municipal Parks, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated June 14, 2018. Enactment pending implementation of signage. HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL July 17, 2018 ACTION SUMMARY PAGE 4 14.1.6 Second Reading of Proposed By-law N-303, an Amendment to By-law N-300, Respecting Nuisances Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council adopt By-law N-303, amending By-law N-300, the Nuisance By-law, as set out in the revised Attachment 2 of the staff report dated May 25, 2018 and including: 1. That the Revised by-law, Section 3B be amended, to delete references to $100.00 and replace with $25.00; and 2. That the Revised by-law, Section 3A be included: “(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the CAO or delegate may designate a portion of municipal land as a smoking area.” Enactment pending implementation of signage. 14.1.7 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 2017-012-GOV Respecting the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis and the Recognition and Commemoration of Indigenous History Special Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference Motion approved that Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order Number 2017-012-GOV, Respecting the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis and the Recognition and Commemoration of Indigenous History Special Advisory Committee, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated June 20, 2018, to increase to ten (10) the number of members on the Special Advisory Committee to Council, and to increase to five (5) the number of members appointed from a slate of nominations put forward by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs.