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Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 9, 2013
Regional Council
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (126KB)

Minutes for April 9, 2013 (84KB)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – None

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 Sale-2421 Brunswick Street,

Halifax, to Adsum Association for Women and Children (582 KB)

Public Hearing Frequently Asked Questions

 

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence – None
10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Increase to Contract- Tender 12-241 Intersection

Improvements and Widening – Hammonds Plains Road (Kearney Lake Road- Kingswood Drive) - Central Region (356 KB)

11.1.2 Industrial Parks - Select Lot Inventory Additions

and Pricing (233 KB)

11.1.3 2013 Spring Debenture (288 KB)

11.1.4 Proposed Adoption of Administrative Order 50,

Respecting the Disposal of Surplus Real Property
Motion Councillor Walker- Approve Admin. Order 50 (833 KB)

11.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Uniform Charge for Three Brooks Homeowner’s

Association (374 KB)

11.3 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Advanced Approval for 2013/2014

Project Budget (204 KB)

11.4 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Auditor General’s Report- Economic Development

through Partnerships- A Performance Evaluation
(51 KB)

11.5 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.5.1 Case H00374: Substantial Alteration to 5270

Morris Street, Halifax- Story-Wilson House,

a Registered Municipal Heritage Property

- Report (742 KB)

- Presentation (342 Kb)

11.5.2 Case H00375: Substantial Alteration to 6454

Coburg Road, Halifax, a Provincially and Municipally

Registered Heritage Property

- Report (1.38 MB)

- Presentation (436 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Mason

“That Regional Council approve a one time amendment to the

District Capital Fund Policy of June 2007 to permit the disbursement of $12,075 to Brunswick Street United Church for the purchase and installation of a wrought iron style fence and gates to improve security, control, traffic and provide access control to the church, the Brunswick Street Mission, the Metro Turning Point shelter, and the surrounding residential neighbourhood, $3,000 to be funded from the District 8 Capital funds, $9,075 to be funded from theDistrict 7 Capital funds.”

12.2 Councillor Karsten

“That Regional Council direct staff to analyze and review why condominium buildings generally have a higher assessment compared to apartment buildings equal in size, quality and virtually similar in all other factors. To consider methods used in other Canadian Municipalities to address this issue, review with Property Valuations Services Corporation and bring recommendations back to Regional Council.”

13. IN CAMERA
Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following;

Private and Confidential Information Items

Property Matter
A Matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land in regard to:

1. Private and Confidential In Camera Information Report -

re: Industrial Parks – Select Lot Inventory Additions and Pricing

14. ADDED ITEMS

14.1 Audit and Finance Standing Committee Report- Budget Increase – Motor Control Centre – Halifax Metro Centre (979 Kb)

14.2 In Camera- Personnel Matter
Citizen appointments in keeping with the Citizen Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/Citizenrecruitmentpolicy.pdf

14.2.1 Citizen Appointments 2013 Volunteer Awards Recipient

Motion Councillor Hendsbee:

1. That Regional Council approve the addition of the Volunteer Awards recipient for District 2 as outlined in the Private and Confidential added items request and;

2. Not release this information to the public until the 2013 HRM Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2013.

14.3 Councillor Adams- Request for Mayor to write a letter to province re: Long Lake Provincial Park (642 Kb)


15. NOTICES OF MOTION
16. ADJOURNMENT

 



INFORMATION ITEMS
April 9, 2013


1. Proclamation- The International Day of Pink- April 10, 2013 (72 KB)

2. Memorandum from the Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee, dated March 25, 2013 re: Investment Reports (1.80MB)

3. Memorandum from the Director of Legal Services, dated October 15, 2012 re: Monaco Investments (173 KB)

4. Memorandum from the Director of Legal Services, March 5, 2013 re: Can-Euro Investments Ltd. (170 KB)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated March 26, 2013
re: Requests for Presentation to Council-Community Monitoring Committee

(41 KB)

 

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