Common use of Community Engagement Clause in Contracts

Community Engagement. The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters mailed to property owners within the notification area and two public information meetings held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 and Monday, August 28, 2017. Attachment D contains a summary of the minutes from both meetings. A mailout was also sent to area residents for feedback on the revised proposal in May 2020. Case 20110: Rezoning and Development Agreement Windgate Drive, Beaver Bank Community Council Report - 5 - November 8, 2021 The public comments received include support for non-disturbance areas between the development and adjacent properties and trail connections linking park assets in abutting neighbourhoods. Members of the public expressed they would prefer a standard form of subdivision, similar to Monarch Rivendale and Capilano Estates. Concerns raised included the following topics: • Density, mix of housing including seniors housing in the form of townhouses and multiple unit dwellings, clustering of units and their compatibility with abutting low density rural subdivisions; • Traffic impacts and road safety – residents expressed concern about the design features of existing streets including narrow widths and no sidewalks, and requested traffic calming and upgrades to the Beaver Bank Road – Windgate Drive intersection; • Proposed road connections to adjacent subdivisions; • Interruptions to services, including water supply and garbage collection, due to construction activity; • Impacts on wildlife, natural corridors wetlands and watercourses including water quality of Second Lake; • Presence of sulphide bearing slates; • Impacts on xxxxx; • Stormwater runoff toward adjacent neighbourhoods; • Proximity of shared on-site wastewater treatment plants to existing homes and wetlands; • School capacity; • Buffering development from abutting properties; • Lack of transit and nearby services and amenities for seniors; • Impacts on property values; and • Active transportation connections. In response to concerns and questions raised by the public, staff created a Frequently Asked Questions document as presented in Attachment E. This document was available on the application website as a part of the community engagement efforts. Public comments have been considered by staff and addressed where possible in the proposed development agreement. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should North West Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 3 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposal will potentially impact local residents and property owners. North West Planning Advisory Committee The application was presented to the North West Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on January 7, 2016, November 1, 2017, and July 15, 2020. PAC reviewed the proposal on July 15, 2020 and recommended that the application be approved with consideration given to the Windgate Drive – Beaver Bank intersection, traffic calming, road connections, transit, parkland, and school capacity. At the July 15, 2020 PAC meeting, Deputy Mayor Xxxxxxxxx tabled a petition signed by 99 area residents requesting that the proposed development be adjusted to remove the proposed connection to Elise Victoria Drive. Residents expressed that a connection to Elise Victoria Drive would “become a main artery for vehicles travelling from Beaver Bank Road and Fall River instead of the quiet and peaceful dead-end street it currently is”. Staff advise that most of PAC’s concerns have been addressed in the proposed development agreement. Changes have not been made to the proposal in response to the following matters:

Community Engagement. The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy, the HRM Charter, and the Public Participation Program approved by Council as outlined in the staff report dated September 20, 2021. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters letters/ fact sheet mailed to 542 property owners within the notification area as shown on Map 2 (for Case 23746), and two a virtual public information meetings meeting held on WednesdayJune 10, November 182021 (Case 22896). Comments received from the fact sheet mailout in October 2021 (Case 23746) regarding the removal of the (proposed) Bayview Road walkway were as follows: • Two emails in favour of removing the proposed walkway; and • Seven emails opposed to removing the proposed walkway. The virtual Public Information meeting held on June 10, 2015 2021 (for Case 22896) regarding the requested amendments to the development agreement was attended by 44 members of the public. While the request to remove one of the pedestrian walkways was not specifically introduced to attendees of the meeting, the topic of encouraging pedestrian travel and Monday, August 28, 2017cycling was discussed. Attachment D contains a summary of the minutes comments from both meetingsthe meeting. A mailout was also sent to area residents for feedback on the revised proposal in May 2020. Case 20110: Rezoning and Development Agreement Windgate Drive, Beaver Bank Community Council Report - 5 - November 8, 2021 The public comments received include support for non-disturbance areas between the development and adjacent properties and trail connections linking park assets in abutting neighbourhoods. Members of the public expressed they would prefer a standard form of subdivision, similar to Monarch Rivendale and Capilano Estates. Concerns raised included the following topics, many of which were related to and considered at the time of the original approval of the agreements in 2018: • Density, mix Comments re: traffic impacts of housing including seniors housing in the form of townhouses Seton Ridge development on existing streets and multiple unit dwellings, clustering of units and their compatibility overall neighbourhood. Specific traffic concerns on Briarwood Crescent may be dealt with abutting low density rural subdivisionsseparately; • Traffic impacts Grading, drainage and road safety – residents expressed concern about the design features provision of existing streets including narrow widths and no sidewalks, and requested traffic calming and upgrades to berms near the Beaver Bank Road – Windgate Drive Lacewood Dr./Seton Rd. intersection; • Proposed road connections to adjacent subdivisionsConcern re: any additional tree removal, protection of the pond, and design of the parks; • Interruptions Questions and concerns related to services, including water supply blasting activities and garbage collection, due to construction activitynoise; • Impacts Whether the provision of a new school or impact on wildlife, natural corridors wetlands and watercourses including water quality of Second Lakeexisting schools was taken into consideration; • Presence Questions regarding water pressure and the burying of sulphide bearing slateselectrical utilities; • Impacts Impact of density on xxxxxexisting neighbourhood and clarification of proposed population/ units; • Stormwater runoff toward adjacent neighbourhoods; • Proximity of shared on-site wastewater treatment plants to existing homes and wetlands; • School capacity; • Buffering development from abutting properties; • Lack of transit and nearby services and amenities for seniors; • Impacts on property valuesWhether affordable housing will be provided; and • Active transportation connections. In response Questions/ comments over funding and costs related to concerns and questions raised by the public, staff created a Frequently Asked Questions document as presented in Attachment E. This document was available on the application website as a part of the community engagement efforts. Public comments have been considered by staff and addressed where possible in the proposed development agreementstand-alone heat plant. A public hearing must be held by North West Regional Council and Community Council before they consideration can consider be given to the approval of the proposed MPS and development agreementagreement amendments. Should North West Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 3 2 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposal Amendments to the Halifax MPS will potentially impact local residents and property owners. North West Planning Advisory Committee The application was presented to the North West Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on January 7following stakeholders: residents, 2016, November 1, 2017landowners, and July 15, 2020. PAC reviewed the proposal on July 15, 2020 and recommended that the application be approved with consideration given to the Windgate Drive – Beaver Bank intersection, traffic calming, road connections, transit, parkland, and school capacity. At the July 15, 2020 PAC meeting, Deputy Mayor Xxxxxxxxx tabled a petition signed by 99 area residents requesting that the proposed development be adjusted to remove the proposed connection to Elise Victoria Drive. Residents expressed that a connection to Elise Victoria Drive would “become a main artery for vehicles travelling from Beaver Bank Road and Fall River instead of the quiet and peaceful dead-end street it currently is”. Staff advise that most of PAC’s concerns have been addressed in the proposed development agreement. Changes have not been made to the proposal in response to the following matters:businesses.

Community Engagement. The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters mailed to property owners within the notification area and two a public information meetings meeting held on WednesdayNovember 26, November 18, 2015 and Monday, August 28, 20172018. Attachment D C contains a copy of a summary of from the minutes from both meetingsmeeting. A mailout notice was also sent mailed to area residents for in May 2020 advising of revisions to the proposal and requesting feedback on the revised proposal in May 2020most recent plans. Case 20110: Rezoning and Development Agreement Windgate Drive, Beaver Bank Community Council Report - 5 - November 8, 2021 The public comments received include support for non-disturbance areas between the development and adjacent properties and trail connections linking park assets in abutting neighbourhoods. Members of the public expressed they would prefer a standard form of subdivision, similar to Monarch Rivendale and Capilano Estates. Concerns raised included the following topics: • Density, mix Compatibility of housing including seniors housing in the form of townhouses proposed semi-detached units and multiple unit dwellings, clustering lot sizes; • The total number of units and their compatibility with abutting low density rural subdivisionsproposed; • Traffic impacts Increased traffic as a result of the development; • Existing road conditions including the lack of sidewalks and road safety – residents expressed concern about the design features of existing streets including narrow widths and no sidewalks, and requested traffic calming and upgrades to the Beaver Bank Road – Windgate Drive intersectioncrosswalks; • Proposed road connections to adjacent subdivisions; • Interruptions to services, including water supply traffic routes – all outgoing traffic directed through Lively Road and garbage collection, due to construction activitya one-way entrance from Xxxxxx Lake Drive; • Impacts on wildlife, natural corridors wetlands and watercourses including water quality of Second Lakeexisting road infrastructure; • Presence of sulphide bearing slates; • Impacts Effects on xxxxx; • Stormwater runoff toward adjacent neighbourhoods; • Proximity of shared on-site wastewater treatment plants to existing homes and wetlands; • School capacity; • Buffering development from abutting properties; • Lack of transit and nearby services and amenities for seniorsxxxxx when new construction begins; • Impacts on property values; • Environmental concerns due to the former use of the site as a race track and potential contamination of nearby xxxxx; • Presence of shale and possibility of arsenic; • School capacity and lack of child care services; and • Active transportation connections. In response to concerns Tree buffers between the development and questions raised by the public, staff created a Frequently Asked Questions document as presented in Attachment E. This document was available on the application website as a part of the community engagement efforts. Public comments have been considered by staff and addressed where possible in the proposed development agreementabutting properties. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should North West Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 3 2 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposal will potentially impact local residents and property owners. North West Planning Advisory Committee The application was presented to On June 24, 2020, the North West Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on January 7, 2016, November 1, 2017, and July 15, 2020. PAC reviewed the proposal on July 15, 2020 and recommended that the application be approved with consideration given of traffic calming measures, relocating the traffic signals to the Windgate intersection of Xxxxxx Lake Drive – Beaver Bank intersection, traffic calming, road connections, transit, parkland, and school capacitySackville Drive and designing the one-way entrance from Xxxxxx Lake Drive to minimise ATV use. At the July 15, 2020 PAC meeting, Deputy Mayor Xxxxxxxxx tabled a petition signed by 99 area residents requesting that the proposed development be adjusted to remove the proposed connection to Elise Victoria Drive. Residents expressed that a connection to Elise Victoria Drive would “become a main artery for vehicles travelling from Beaver Bank Road and Fall River instead of the quiet and peaceful dead-end street it currently is”. Staff advise that most of PAC’s concerns have been addressed in the proposed development agreement. Changes have not been made to the proposal The following information is provided in response to the following matters:motion of PAC. Case 21355: Development Agreement Lively Road, Middle Sackville Community Council Report - 4 - April 12, 2021 Traffic Calming Administrative Order 2015-004-OP respecting Traffic Calming is meant to respond to existing street conditions and driver behaviour and does not apply to new or proposed streets. New streets are designed in accordance with the most recent engineering standards which include requirements to mitigate concerns related to traffic volumes, travel speeds, and safety. As a part of the detailed design of streets through the subdivision approval process, design elements such as curb bump outs and a one-way street design entering the development from Xxxxxx Lake Drive may be required to mitigate speeds within the development and limit traffic volumes on Xxxxxx Lake Drive respectively.

Community Engagement. The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters mailed to property owners within the notification area and two public information meetings held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 and Monday, August 28, 2017. Attachment D contains a summary of the minutes from both meetings. A mailout was also sent to area residents for feedback on the revised proposal in May 2020. Case 20110: Rezoning and Development Agreement Windgate Drive, Beaver Bank Community Council Report - 5 - November 8, 2021 The public comments received include support for non-disturbance areas between the development and adjacent properties and trail connections linking park assets in abutting neighbourhoods. Members of the public expressed they would prefer a standard form of subdivision, similar to Monarch Rivendale and Capilano Estates. Concerns raised included the following topics: • Density, mix of housing including seniors housing in the form of townhouses and multiple unit dwellings, clustering of units and their compatibility with abutting low density rural subdivisions; • Traffic impacts and road safety – residents expressed concern about the design features of existing streets including narrow widths and no sidewalks, and requested traffic calming and upgrades to the Beaver Bank Road – Windgate Drive intersection; • Proposed road connections to adjacent subdivisions; • Interruptions to services, including water supply and garbage collection, due to construction activity; • Impacts on wildlife, natural corridors wetlands and watercourses including water quality of Second Lake; • Presence of sulphide bearing slates; • Impacts on xxxxx; • Stormwater runoff toward adjacent neighbourhoods; • Proximity of shared on-site wastewater treatment plants to existing homes and wetlands; • School capacity; • Buffering development from abutting properties; • Lack of transit and nearby services and amenities for seniors; • Impacts on property values; and • Active transportation connections. In response to concerns and questions raised by the public, staff created a Frequently Asked Questions document as presented in Attachment E. This document was available on the application website as a part of the community engagement efforts. Public comments have been considered by staff and addressed where possible in the proposed development agreement. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should North West Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 3 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposal will potentially impact local residents and property owners. North West Planning Advisory Committee The application was presented to the North West Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) on January 7, 2016, November 1, 2017, and July 15, 2020. PAC reviewed the proposal on July 15, 2020 and recommended that the application be approved with consideration given to the Windgate Drive – Beaver Bank intersection, traffic calming, road connections, transit, parkland, and school capacity. At the July 15, 2020 PAC meeting, Deputy Mayor Xxxxxxxxx Blackburn tabled a petition signed by 99 area residents requesting that the proposed development be adjusted to remove the proposed connection to Elise Victoria Drive. Residents expressed that a connection to Elise Victoria Drive would “become a main artery for vehicles travelling from Beaver Bank Road and Fall River instead of the quiet and peaceful dead-end street it currently is”. Staff advise that most of PAC’s concerns have been addressed in the proposed development agreement. Changes have not been made to the proposal in response to the following matters: