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February 12, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 15, 2016

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF


12.1.1 Integrated Mobility Plan

12.1.2 Tax Relief for Non-Profit Organizations: Proposed Renewal of Tax Relief for Leases Removed from Administrative Order Schedules

12.1.3 Budget Increase CBU01004 Former CA Beckett School Remediation

12.1.4 Third Quarter 2015/16 Financial Report

12.2 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

12.2.1 T.I.P.S. Hotline (Taking Improvement and Performance Seriously) 2015 Annual Report
-Report

-Presentation

12.3 INVESTMENT POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.4 GRANT COMMITEE – NONE

12.5 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE

12.6 MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE

13. MOTIONS - NONE

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

14.1 Approval of In Camera Minutes – November 16, 2015

Motion:

That the Audit & Finance Standing Committee approve the In Camera (In Private) minutes of November 16, 2015 as circulated.

14.2 Property Matter

14.2.1 Property Acquisition – 145 Main Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Motion:

That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Approve an increase to Capital Project CTU00897, Road Corridor Land Acquisition for the purchase of land to be funded from the Sale of Capital Assets Reserve (Sale of Land) Q101, as detailed in the Financial Implications of the January 6, 2016 private and confidential staff report and Table 3; and

2. Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute an Agreement of Purchase for 145 Main Street, PID 191668, located in Dartmouth for future right-of-way requirements, as per the terms and conditions outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated January 6, 2016, Table 1, and the financial implications section of the private and confidential staff report dated January 6, 2016; and

3. Authorize staff to proceed with Alternative No. 4, as shown in Table 2 of the private and confidential staff report dated January 6, 2016, following the conveyance of 145 Main Street, Dartmouth; and

4. It is further recommended that this report not be released to the public until the transaction has closed.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 11, 2016

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant, dated February 3, 2016 re: Requests for Presentation – None