Regular Meeting of Council – Jan 29 2025
Regular Meeting of Council
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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(This meeting will be recorded and livestreamed, excluding any in-camera topics)
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Moment of Silent Contemplation
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Approval of or Amendments to Agenda
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Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of Council (Policy & In-Camera) Meeting held December 10, 2024 and Regular Meeting of Council held December 18, 2024
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Correspondence for Information
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Correspondence for Info
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(76)
Organizational Update from Department of Municipal Affairs
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(71)
Letter to the Honourable Brendan Maguire (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) regarding School Playground Recapitalization
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(70)
Letter to the Honorable Tory Rushton (Department of Natural Resources and Renewables) in reference to aquatic invasive species in Grand Lake (Council motion C24(317).
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(67)
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change released a decision regarding the review of the Melvin Lake Wind Project, Halifax and Hants Counties. The Minister decided to approve the undertaking with conditions.
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(54)
Public Information Meeting Notice for February 4, 2025 (3 applications)
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(53)
Request from the National President of CUPW seeking support and resolution Re: Canada Post and the Industrial Inquiry Commission. Per Council Policy, they have been notified that resolution/proclamation requests are not entertained.
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(51)
PRC Winter E-Newsletter
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(47)
Copy of correspondence to Minister John Lohr outlining the Municipality of Chester’s concerns regarding the Code of Conduct Police as it relates to Clause 14(2) of the model policy.
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(22)
Letter from Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage regarding Active Communities Fund program approval
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(20)
Letter from Melissa Sheehy-Richard MLA, Hants West regarding congratulation on Election and request to participate in a joint meeting
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(18)
Job Opportunity – Community Recreation Coordinator
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(16)
Site Plan Approval Information Sheet – SPA24-015 (Property Location: PID 45096278, 2842 Highway 2, Shubenacadie)
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(15)
Site Plan Approval Information Sheet – SPA24-014 (Property Location: PID 45135464, 151 Waterview Drive, Lakelands)
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(13)
Congratulations Letter to Sipekne’katik First Nation from Warden Roulston
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(12)
Congratulations Letter to East Hants MLAs from Warden Roulston
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(11)
Thank You letter from Uniacke Wishgivers for Donation
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Response letter from John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs advising that the department is considering amendment to Section 22(2) of the MGA to allow in-camera discussions regarding federal and provincial government topics in alignment with the Halifax Charter.
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Thank you letter from John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs, to all municipalities for successfully adopting the legislated Code of Conduct within the required timeline.
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Letter to the Department of Environment seeking clarification on the herbicide spray program per Motion C24(310).
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Approval Notice PLN24-008 – (Gurmehar Singh Walia)
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Correspondence for Decision
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Correspondence for Decision
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(69)
Request from Hants North Baseball Association seeking permission to retain grant funding previously provided for the Hants North Jays International Tournament 2019.
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(68)
Council previously agreed to invite the three MLA’s serving East Hants residents to join Council for a group discussion. Staff are seeking Council’s preference to schedule a meeting. Options for consideration attached.
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(64)
Lantz Volunteer Fire Department background information to support their 2 cent fire levy increase request
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(57)
Draft Agreement NS and East Hants RCMP Support Staff for Council review and approval to sign.
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(48)
Correspondence regarding affordability and ice time scheduling for the East Hants Skating Club. Note: Reports regarding the Sportsplex and rates will be coming forward during the budget discussions. Recommend you defer this item until after Council receives those reports.
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(46)
Letter from Kim Masland, Minister of Emergency Management Re: Moving Towards Consistent and Impactful Emergency Response. The letter is requesting municipalities take specific actions that may be a change to current processes and will have an impact on operations.
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Setting Summer Ice Rates – East Hants Sportsplex
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(58)
Memo East Hants Sportsplex Summer Rate Approval
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Accessibility Advisory Committee Report: Councillor Walter Tingley, Chair
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(65)
Accessibility Advisory Committee Report
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Corporate & Residential Services Committee Report: Councillor Sandra Garden-Cole, Chair
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(59)
Corporate & Residential Services Committee Report
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Infrastructure & Operations Committee Report: Councillor Michael Perry, Chair
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(60)
Infrastructure & Operations Committee Report
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Planning Advisory Committee Report: Councillor Norval Mitchell, Chair
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(61)
Planning Advisory Committee Report
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First Reading (repeat) – Bylaw P-800-2, an amendment to Bylaw P-800, Civic Addressing Bylaw: Councillor Norval Mitchell, Planning Advisory Committee Chair
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(62)
First Reading – Bylaw P-800-2, an amendment to Bylaw P-800, Civic Addressing Bylaw (Repeating first reading due to additional changes)
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First Reading – Bylaw F-400-10, an amendment to Bylaw F-400, Tax Exemption Bylaw: Councillor Sandra Garden-Cole, Corporate & Residential Services Committee Chair
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(63)
First Reading – Bylaw F-400-10, an amendment to Bylaw F-400, Tax Exemption Bylaw
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Business from Councillors
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Set Date & Time of Next Council Meetings: February 18, 2025, Regular Meeting of Council (Policy & In-Camera) and February 26, 2025, Regular Meeting of Council
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