Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

March 25, 2008
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
10:30 a.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 26 (67KB) & March 4 (69KB), 2008

Minutes of March 25, 2008 (47KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - March 18, 2008
8.1 Property Tax System for Halifax Regional Municipality (3.86MB)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence

9.1.1 Colin Stephenson, Executive Director Nova Scotia

International Air Show re: Request for Fly-Past (80KB)

9.2 Petitions
9.3 Presentation

9.3.1 Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Commission

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 08-048 - Supply and Install Interpretive

           Signage - Point Pleasant Park (46KB)
10.1.2 Tender 08-205 - Canary Crescent, Paving Renewal,

           New Curb and Watermain Renewal (Meadowlark

           Crescent to Flamingo Drive) - West Region (66KB)
10.1.3 Tender 08-207 - Greystone Drive Paving

           Resurfacing and Sidewalk Renewal - West Region

           (57KB)
10.1.4 Tender 08-214 - Frederick Avenue Paving Renewal,

           New Curb and Watermain Renewal (Gesner Street

            to Willett Street) - West Region (296KB)
10.1.5 Tender 08-221 - Traffic Signal Rehabilitation,

            Intersection of Lacewood Drive & Willett Street -

            West Region (156KB)
10.1.6 Award of Tenders - Grass Cutting and Landscape

           Maintenance (271KB)
10.1.7 Case 01119 - Amendments to Land Use By-Laws

           Regarding Parking Standards for Health

           Practitioners (320KB)
10.1.8 2008 Spring Debenture (261KB)

10.2 PENINSULA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.2.1 Case 00930 - Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

Use By-Law Amendment for 6955 Bayers Road,

Halifax (3.31MB)

10.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.3.1 Case H00206: Application to Consider 5755

           Sackville Street, Halifax as a Municipally Registered

           Heritage Property (Heritage Hearing) (4.44MB)
10.3.2 Case H00211: Application to Consider 11 St.

           Margaret's Bay Road, Halifax as a Municipally

           Registered Heritage Property (Heritage Hearing)

           (2.23MB)

10.4 REGIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.4.1 Youth Transportation (89KB)

10.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.5.1 Councillor Walker - Reinstatement of the Rail

Service from Sydney to Truro and Halifax (108KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Financial Incentives - Proposed Barrington Street

Historic District (from the March 25, 2008 deferred

Committee of the Whole session) (262 Kb)

In Camera Recommendations (16 KB)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 10:30 a.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - February 26 & March 4, 2008
2. Property Matter - Expression of Interest - Downtown

Development Opportunities (To be circulated)
3. Contractual Matter - Urban Renewal Lands Agreement:

Remnant Lands - Proposed Leasing and Sales

Confidential Information Item
1. Legal Matter - Grandfathered Development Application

(To be circulated)

INFORMATION ITEMS
March 25, 2008

1. Memorandum from Director, Infrastructure & Asset

Management dated March 14, 2008 re: Earth Hour - Earth

Day Updates (297KB)

2. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works