Halifax Regional Council
Agenda
November 19, 2013
Immediately Following Committee of the Whole
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber
Summary of Recorded Votes (93KB)
Minutes for November 19, 2013 (47KB)
1. INVOCATION
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR
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 – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence – NONE
10.2 Petitions
11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
11.1.1 Case 18599 – Amendments to the Eastern Passage
/Cow Bay Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land
Use By-Law (LUB) to Enable Apartment Buildings in
the C-2 zone in excess of 12 units (1.8 Mb)
11.1.2 Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Municipal AlcoholPolicy Amendments (Administrative Order 53,
Respecting HRM Municipal Alcohol Policy) (168 Kb)
Motion Councillor McCluskey: Approve Amendments to Administrative Order 53
11.2 BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
12. MOTIONS
12.1 Councillor Fisher
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report outlining a formal review of the M-100 By-Law respecting Standards for Residential Occupancies and to include and solicit feedback from stakeholders such as tenants and landlords.
12.2 Councillor Fisher
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report on initiating a master plan for the Beazley Sports Complex to outline planned and needed improvements to the facilities and to investigate any needed Land acquisitions.
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 Personnel Matter
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/Citizenrecruitmentpolicy.pdf
13.1.1 Appointments – Halifax Regional Library Board – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council:1. Adopt the recommendation of the Executive Standing Committee regarding the Citizen appointments to the Halifax Regional Library Board as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report.
2. It is further recommended that the Citizen appointments be released to the public following Council ratification.
Private and Confidential Information Item
1. Private and Confidential In Camera Information Report - re: Administrative Order 53 - Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Municipal Alcohol Policy – Legal Advice on the Proposed Ban on Alcohol Advertising
14. ADDED ITEMS
14.1 Councillor Karsten – Sample Model Housing Resolution (118 Kb)
15. NOTICES OF MOTION
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
November 19, 2013
