Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

May 13, 2003
3:00 p.m.
(or Immediately following In Camera)
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
2:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 22, 2003

Minutes of May 13, 2003

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
6. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - May 6, 2003
7.1 Theodore Tug Boat Fund
7.2 Motion Councillor Adams - First Reading By-Law S-204,

Amendment to Smoke Free Places By-Law S-203 re: permitting

of smoking in separately enclosed and ventilated areas of a

restaurant and exempting outdoor patios from Municipal

Regulations.
7.3 District Boundaries Advisory Committee Report

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 Case H00103 - Deregistration of Lot #2 (known as 6957

Armview Avenue) 6941 Tupper Grove (1.2 Mb)
8.2 Case 00451 - Amendment to the Municipal Planning Stategy

and Land Use By-Law -5576 Fenwick Street (162 Kb)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence - None
9.2 Petitions
9.3 Presentations

9.3.1 Animal Control Contract - Mr. Ted Ryan, Stealth

Security Inc.
9.3.2 Animal Control Contract - Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty (SPCA)

10. REPORTS

10.1 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.1.1 Infilling of Moirs Pond, Bedford - Easement and Right

of Way (438 Kb)

10.2 PENINSULA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.2.1 Case 00572 - Amendment to Halifax Municipal

Planning Strategy -Height Precincts, South End

(585 Kb)

10.3 CHEBUCTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.3.1 Case 00062 - Amendment to Halifax Municipal

           Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law for Block F,

           Kelly Street (to set Public Hearing date - June 17,

           2003) (3.0 Mb)

10.4 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.4.1 Case H00104 - Registration of 2223 Brunswick

Street (Heritage Hearing) (1.2 Mb)

10.5 PRIVATE ROADS COMMITTEE

10.5.1 Future of Private Roads in Halifax Regional Municipality

(148 Kb)
10.5.2 Building Permits - Private Roads (146 Kb)

10.6 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.6.1 RPF 02-327, Animal Control Contract (285 Kb)
10.6.2 RFP 03-007, Wright Avenue Extension and Interchange

           Preliminary Design Study (440 Kb)
10.6.3 Tender 02-156, Highfield Park Fire Station (180 Kb)
10.6.4 Tender 03-044, Video Inspection of Sewers 2003

           (142 Kb)
10.6.5 Tender 03-045, Materials, Testing & Inspection 2003

            (130 Kb)
10.6.6 Tender 03-201, Desmond Avenue Culvert - West Region

           (171 Kb)
10.6.7 Tender 03-223, Sidewalk Renewal & Pavement

           Resurfacing - Connaught Avenue (159 Kb)
10.6.8 Tender 02-226, Twin Cities Pumping Station Power

            Back-up - Central Region (248 Kb)
10.6.9 Tender 03-227, Intersection Improvements Bedford

           Highway at Hammonds Plains Road (162 Kb)
10.6.10 RFP 03-317 Consultant Award - Aerotech STP

             Upgrade/Biosolids Dewatering Facility

             This item was deleted from the agenda.

10.6.11 Tender 03-153, Beaverbank / Kinsac Community

             Centre Fire Hall (378 Kb)
10.6.12 Otter Lake RDF, Closure of Cell #1 and Related Works

             (401 Kb)
10.6.13 Regional Planning Committee (412 Kb)

10.7 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.7.1 Councillor Smith - Information Item #5 (May 6/03) ,

Vacant and Boarded Up Buildings (205 Kb)
10.7.2 Councillor Rankin - By-Law O-103, Respecting Open

Air Burning (46 Kb)
10.7.3 Councillor Sloane - Outdoor Skating Rink(60 Kb)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Councillor Cooper

(i) “To adopt as a policy pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, Administrative Order No. 33 - Respecting Open Air Burning. This policy has been developed to implement the details of By-law O-103 - Respecting Open Air Burning”.

(ii) Administrative Order No. 33 - Respecting Open Air Burning (supplementary report) (1.5Mb)

12. ADDED ITEMS

Deletions:

10.6.10 RFP 03-317 Consultant Award - Aerotech STP

Upgrade/Biosolids Dewatering Facility

Additions:

12.1 Councillor Smith - Refuse Containers for Apartment

Buildings (66 Kb)

Information Item - Data Sharing Agreement with CBRM &

Province of Nova Scotia (341 Kb)

In Camera Recommendation (11 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 2:00 p.m. or immediately following

Committee of the Whole
1. Call to Order
2. Property Matter - Urban Transportation Showcase Proposal
3. Legal Matter - Harbour Solutions Update (oral)
4. Contractual Matter - Performance / Process - Tenders (oral)

INFORMATION ITEMS
May 13, 2003

1. Proclamation - National Public Works Week - May 18 - 24, 2003

(114 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated May 7, 2003 re: West Nile Virus (220 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated May 5, 2003 re: Rainfall Event - Storm Frequency Benchmark

(134 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

dated May 2, 2003 re: Transit Service - Halifax International

Airport (172 Kb)

5. Memorandum from Director, Recreation, Culture and Heritage