Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

October 1, 2013
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (70KB)

Minutes for October 1, 2013 (64KB)

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. – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence – NONE
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations –Provincial Party Leaders/Representatives

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Duke Tower Lease Proposal, Suite 418 (434 Kb)
11.1.2 2013 Fall Debenture and Temporary Borrowing

           Resolution (337 Kb)
11.1.3 Signing of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’

           Annual Conference & Trade Show, 2018 Hosting

           Agreement (4.5 Mb)

11.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

11.2.1 Commercial Taxation - Moving toward a Three-Year

           Average Assessment (688 Kb)

11.3 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Friends of the Halifax Common Exception Report

           (1.6 Mb)

12. MOTIONS

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;

13.1 Labour Relations
A matter pertaining to reports, advice and recommendations, instruction or direction to officers and employees of the Municipality concerning labour relations and employee negotiations arising out of the contract or contract negotiations with one of the Municipalities unions.

13.1.1 CUPE 108 Memorandum of Understanding – Private and Confidential Report

Motion:
To convene to In Camera to address the matter.

Private and Confidential Information Items

1. Private and Confidential In Camera Information Report - re: Duke Tower Lease Proposal, Suite 418

14. ADDED ITEMS

      14.1 Staff Report on an amendment to Administrative Order 35 (27KB)

15. NOTICES OF MOTION

16. ADJOURNMENT

 

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INFORMATION ITEMS
October 1, 2013

1. Proclamation – Children’s Vision Month – October 2013 (172 Kb)

2. Proclamation – Halifax Common Day – October 4, 2013 (160 Kb)

3. Memorandum from the Chair of the Audit and Finance Standing Committee dated September 19, 2013 re: Investment Policy Advisory Committee Report – Quarter Ending March 31, 2013 (479 Kb)

4. Memorandum from the Chair of the Audit and Finance Standing Committee dated September 20, 2013 re: Investment Activities – Quarters Ending March 31, 2013 (1.3 Mb)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated September 23, 2013 re: Requests for Presentation to Council – None (41 Kb)