Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

December 8, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 10 (143KB), 17 (101KB) &

24, 2009 (86KB)

Minutes for December 8, 2009 (121KB)

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 Less Than Market Value Sale - 1247 Bedford Highway, Bedford -

Alrasoul Islamic Society (1.3 Mb)

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence

10.1.1 Municipality of the County of Annapolis re: Volunteer

Firefighters Day (95 Kb)

10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 09-091 - Custom Rescue Pumpers (173 Kb)
11.1.2 Request for Extras to Request for Proposal 08-129 -

           Consulting Services - Halifax Transit Strategic Plan

           Update (205 Kb)
11.1.3 Case 01331 - Armco Lands, Hines Road, Eastern

           Passage (997 Kb)
11.1.4 2010 Regional Council Meeting Schedule (279 Kb)

11.2 ENERGY & UNDERGROUND SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.2.1 Sweden and Environmental Sustainability Update

(5.45 Mb)

11.3 REGIONAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Community Vision Pilot Project - 2008-2009

              - Report (3.6 Mb)

              - Penhorn - Woodlawn Presentation (2.7 Mb)

              - Middle-Upper Sackville & Lucasville Presentation

                    (235 Kb)

              - Spryfield Presentation (247 Kb)

11.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.4.1 Deputy Mayor Johns - Events Nova Scotia Federal

            and Provincial Government Announcement (113 Kb)
11.4.2 Councillor Dalrymple - Request to add November 24

            Information Item # 3 to the Agenda - Funding

            Agreement - Transit Service to the Airport (247 Kb)
11.4.3 Councillor Smith - Request for Report re: Maintenance

             of Urban Park Walkways Year Round (106 Kb)
11.4.4 Councillor Sloane - Charles Morris Building

             This item was deleted from the agenda.

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

In Camera Recommendations (13 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - November 24, 2009
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Contractual Matter - Request for Proposal 96-184 New Era

Technologies
4. Property Matter - Young Street, Halifax, Sale of Lands
5. Property Matter - North Dartmouth Trunk Sewer Extension
6. Property Matter - Leased Premises Western Region Planning

Office and Customer Service Centre

Confidential Information Items
1. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

INFORMATION ITEMS
December 8, 2009

1. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works

dated November 2, 2009 re: Winter Works Service Standards

(297 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Finance dated December 1, 2009
re: Investment Activities - Quarter Ending September 30, 2009

(433 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Co-Chairs, Investment Policy Advisory

Committee dated November 27, 2009 re: Quarter Ending

September 30, 2009 (411 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Legal Services dated November 18,