Agenda, July 11 ForumThe main item on Council’s agenda last week was the future of the Halifax Forum. The Forum is in bad shape and is in need of a major project. The Forum has two ice surfaces, one of which has arena seating for 4,610, and multi-purpose community space. …
Agenda June 20 Regional CouncilAgenda June 20 Committee of the Whole (Regional Plan)Agenda May 9 Regional Council Micromobility (e-scooter regulation)Coming before Council for first reading was the new micromobility (e-scooters) bylaw. E-scooters have grown in popularity over the last few years and HRM now has businesses offering point-to-point scooter rentals. …
Agenda Regional Council April 25Agenda Budget Committee April 25Agenda Committee of the Whole April 25 (policing study)Agenda Regional Council April 4Agenda Committee of the Whole April 4 (playing field strategy) Saturday Paid ParkingCouncil approved the 2023/2024 budget, but not without some last minute drama around parking. HRM has changed course …
Agenda, Budget Committee, March 29 HRM’s 2023 budget is now largely complete. Council completed our last step of approving the budget adjustment list on Wednesday. The budget adjustment list is created as each department presents to Council. Council moves motions to potentially spend more money on an existing or a …
Agenda, March 21Agenda, March 7 Shelter Downtown DartmouthIn Council’s March meetings, there was a bundle of decisions related to housing including a motion I brought forward related to the emergency shelter at the Christ Church Hall on Dundas Street. My request was that the Mayor write the Province to ask …
Agenda, February 21Agenda, February 22 (Budget) Short-Term RentalsThe main item on Council’s agenda this week was the regulation of short-term rentals (Air BNB, VRBO, etc). Most of HRM’s existing land-use bylaws don’t allow for short-term rentals in residential areas. Short-term rentals are considered a tourist accommodation use, which was generally …
Agenda, February 14 (Public Works)Agenda, February 10 (Library)Agenda, February 8 (HalifACT)Agenda, February 3 (Police)Agenda, January 27 (CAO’s Office) Budget time is always the busiest time of year at City Hall. To build the budget, Council reviews each department, which pretty much triples the amount of time we spend in the …
Agenda, January 24Agenda, February 7 Penhorn Lake Park SaleCouncil has approved the sale of a small piece of land in Penhorn Lake Park to Penhorn Residential Holdings GP (the company that owns the adjacent redevelopment). The land totals 221.7 square metres, the equivalent space of seven transit buses. The land …
Council’s budget process resumed last week as we went over the proposed capital budget. You might recall discussions back in December on what the starting point for the average out of pocket tax bill should be. Staff had proposed an 8% increase to the bill, but Council asked for 4% …
Agenda, January 10 Stormwater Right-of-Way ChargeHRM is changing how the stormwater right-of-way charge is paid. The stormwater right-of-way charge has a long and complex history. First thing to know is there are two stormwater charges. One is specific to property and that’s on the Halifax Water bill. The second is …
