Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

November 18, 2008
10:30 a.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

1. INVOCATION

SWEARING IN CEREMONY - COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 23 -

HAMMONDS PLAINS - ST. MARGARETS (10:30 a.m.)

This item was deleted from the agenda.

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - October 21 (54KB), 28 (40KB) & November 4, 2008 (7KB)

Minutes of November 18, 2008 (46KB)

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

9.3.1 Friends of the Halifax Common

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 08-348 - 150 Thornhill Drive Employee

           Parking Lot Paving (49 Kb)
10.1.2 Halifax Urban Green Way - Active Transportation Trail

           (192 Kb)
10.1.3 Case 01186 - Amendments to the Beaver Bank,

            Hammonds Plains, Upper Sackville Municipal Planning

            Strategy and Land Use By-Law (404 Kb)
10.1.4 Central Library Funding(49 Kb)
10.1.5 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order

           One, Respecting the Procedures of the Council -

           Public Hearing Process (37 Kb)
10.1.6 Pension Plan Amendments (382 Kb)

10.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Case H00227 - Alterations to 1390 Thornvale Avenue,

Halifax - A Municipally Registered Heritage Property

(1.1 Mb)

10.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.3.1 Councillor Mosher - Request for Report re: Bike Lane

Master Plan (119 Kb)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Councillor Younger

"To change the street light standard to require all new or replacement street lights to be cut off lights and to require any new lights installed on municipal roads as part of new subdivisions be owned by HRM and further that HRM express a preference to NS Power for low energy options."

12. ADDED ITEMS

Deletions:

Swearing In Ceremony - Councillor District 23 - Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets

Additions:

12.1 Councillor McCluskey - Request for Report re: Flyers / Free Community Newspapers - Litter

This item was deleted from the agenda.

12.2 Information Item - Memorandum from Chief Administrative Officer dated November 18, 2008 re: Polygraph & Recruitment Review - Update (332 Kb)

Committee of the Whole Recommendations (16 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
November 18, 2008

1. Proclamation - Restorative Justice Week - November 16 - 23, 2008

(97 Kb)

2. Proclamation - Puerto Varas Big Band Day - November 18, 2008

(120 Kb)

3. Proclamation - National Housing Day - November 22, 2008 (139 KB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works

dated October 28, 2008 re: Public Gardens - Earlier Opening /

Later Closing and Winter Access (32 Kb)

5. Memorandum from Director, Infrastructure & Asset Management
dated November 14, 2008 re: Five Year Transit Plan Update (157 Kb)