Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

May 13, 2008
1:00 p.m. Swearing In Ceremony
Reconvene
Immediately Following In Camera
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
Immediately Following
Committee of the Whole

1. INVOCATION

SWEARING IN CEREMONY

- COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 21 - BEDFORD (1:00 P.M.)

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 22 (31KB) & 29 (36KB), 2008

Minutes of May 13, 2008 (68KB)

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 - None

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-Law P-1100, and Proposed Administrative Order 45,

Respecting Charges for Private Road Maintenance - Area

Rate for Petpeswick Drive Improvement Society (428 Kb)

- REVISED

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence - None
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations

10.3.1 Bluenose International Marathon - Rod McCulloch,

            Co-Chair
10.3.2 Halifax International Airport Authority - Annual Report
            (i) Tom Ruth, President and CEO
           (ii) Michael Healy, Vice President, Infrastructure &

                Technology

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 07-170 - Mainland Common Ballfield Pressbox

            (48 Kb)
11.1.2 Capital Budget Increase & Award of Tender 08-P-618,

           Maplewood on the Lakes Playground Equipment

           Supply and Installation (49 Kb)
11.1.3 Tender 08-P-662 - Planting of Seedlings, Point

            Pleasant Park (44 Kb)
11.1.4 Tender 08-015 - Ravenscraig Sportsfield Construction

            (49 Kb)
11.1.5 Tender 08-215 - Paving Renewal and New Sidewalk,

           Prince Street, Central Region (280 Kb)
11.1.6 Tender 08-225 - Queen Street (Alderney Drive to

           Wentworth Street) - Pavement Renewal and Sidewalk

           Renewal - East Region (100 Kb)
11.1.7 Tender 08-227 - Paving Renewal and New Sidewalk,

            Stokil Drive, Central Region (319 Kb)
11.1.8 Tender 08-235 - Traffic Signal Installation - Akerley

           Boulevard and John Savage Avenue - East Region

            (52 Kb)
11.1.9 Tender 08-242 - Intersection Improvement, Hammonds

           Plains Road at Pockwock Road - Central Region (49 Kb)
11.1.10 Main Street Dartmouth Planning Vision and

             Streetscape Concept (1.0 Mb)
11.1.11 Proposed Business Improvement District for Main

             Street, Dartmouth (437 Kb)
11.1.12 Lease Renewal - Community Ballfields and Dartmouth

             Lawn Bowling Green, Lots M-1 & M-4, Pleasant

             Street, Dartmouth (986 Kb)
11.1.13 Encroachment Agreement - Department of National

             Defence (DND) Pleasant Street Storm Sewer (88 Kb)
11.1.14 Case 01148 - Amendments to the Bedford West

             Secondary Planning Strategy and Regional

             Subdivision By-Law (879 Kb)
11.1.15 Proposed By-Law O-109, Respecting Open Air

             Burning (63 Kb)
11.1.16 Case 00971 - Municipal Planning Strategy and

             Land Use By-Law Amendments and Development

             Agreement, Halkirk (Keith's Brewery) Lands, Lower

             Water, Bishop and Hollis Streets, Halifax
             (i) Staff Report (9.2 Mb)

                         - Revised pages from Attachment B (639 Kb)
            (ii) District 12 Planning Advisory Committee Report

                  (157 Kb)
            (iii) Heritage Advisory Committee Report (152 Kb)
11.1.17 First Reading Proposed By-Law S-425, An

             Amendment to By-Law S-400, Respecting Charges

             for Street Improvements (96 Kb)
             Motion - Councillor Meade - Move First Reading

11.2 HARBOUR EAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Case 01079 - Five Story Buildings in Dartmouth

Crossing (1.6 Mb)
11.2.2 Dartmouth Bridge Terminal (To be circulated)

This item was deleted from the agenda.

11.3 ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

11.3.1 Hybrid Automobiles (212 Kb)

11.4 BIKEWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Active Transportation Advisory Committee (523 Kb)

11.5 DISTRICT 12 PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.5.1 Case 01046 - Municipal Planning Strategy & Land

           Use By-Law Amendments and Development

           Agreement, South Park Street and Brenton Place

            (9.1 Mb)

11.6 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.6.1 Civic Events Granting Process Overview (100 Kb)

11.7 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.7.1 Councillor Fougere - Surveying Activity on

Chebucto Road (121 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

Deletion:

11.2.2 Dartmouth Bridge Terminal

Additions:

13.1 Law Amendments Update (oral)

Committee of the Whole & In Camera Recommendations

(61 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - Immediately Following Committee of the Whole
1. Approval of the Minutes - April 22 & 29, 2008
2. Property Matter - Councillor Snow - Fall River (deferred April 29, 2008)
3. Property Matter - Chebucto Road Infrastructure Improvements

INFORMATION ITEMS
May 13, 2008

1. Proclamation - Hepatitis C Awareness Month - May 2008

(115 Kb)

2. Proclamation - Halifax Chemistry Appreciation Weekend -

May 8 - 11, 2008 (144 Kb)

3. Proclamation - International Day Against Homophobia and

Transphobia - May 17, 2008 (139 Kb)

4. Proclamation - National Public Works Week - May 18 - 24, 2008

(133 Kb)

5. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works

dated May 1, 2008 re: National Public Works Week -

May 18 - 24, 2008 (26 Kb)