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Halifax Regional Council Agenda

September 23, 2014
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (120Kb)

Minutes for September 23, 2014 (80Kb)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTESCommittee of the Whole July 29, 2014 (103Kb)

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
10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Encroachment Agreement – McAsphalt Industries Limited, Eastern Passage (1.7 Mb)

11.1.2 2014 Fall Debenture and Temporary Borrowing Resolutions (256 Kb)

11.1.3 First Reading Proposed By-Law S-1000, Respecting the Regulation of Sidewalk Cafés (8.9 Mb)
Motion – Councillor Mason – Give First Reading

11.1.4 First Reading Proposed By-Law S-608, Respecting the Amendment of By-Law S-600, the Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal By-Law (633 Kb)
Motion – Councillor Dalrymple – Give First Reading and Schedule Public Hearing

11.2 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
11.2.1 Camp Norway Monument (3.7 Mb)

11.3 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
11.3.1 Halifax Input – Nova Scotia Regulatory Review (2.1 Mb)
11.3.2 HRM’s Potential Participation in the Earth Hour City Challenge 2015 (1.7 Mb)

11.4 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
11.4.1 Bike Lane Partnership Pilot with Dalhousie University (786 Kb)

11.5 GRANTS COMMITTEE
11.5.1 Business Improvement Districts (BID) Contributions Fund – 2014-2015 Recommended Awards (2.1 Mb)

11.5.2 Community Grants Program 2014 – Appeals (2.8 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 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 Citizen Nomination to the Board of Halifax Water – Private and Confidential Report

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:

1) Approve the appointment to the Board of Halifax Water as outlined in the Private and Confidential Report from the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee dated September 12, 2014.

2) It is further recommended that the citizen appointment be released to the public following ratification and notification of the successful candidate.

13.2 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

13.2.1 Property Acquisition – Fall River, NS – Private and Confidential Report

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council not acquire the subject properties for park and open space purposes outlined in Table 1 of the Private and Confidential Staff Report dated July 21, 2014.

It is further recommended that this report not be released.

14. ADDED ITEMS

14.1 Audit and Finance Standing Committee – Approval of Project Funding – Borrow Pit Development / Technical and Owners Engineering Services (316 Kb)

14.2 Audit and Finance Standing Committee – Debt Guarantee Provided to Halifax Regional Water Commission by HRM (438 Kb)

14.3 Sole Source Award Halifax Water, T31.2014 – 311, First Lake Drive Major Storm Routing (713 Kb)

15. NOTICES OF MOTION

16. ADJOURNMENT



INFORMATION ITEMS
September 23, 2014

1. Proclamation – Chiari Malformation Awareness Month – September, 2014 (309 Kb)

2. Proclamation – Right to Know Week – September 22 - 28, 2014 (308 Kb)

3. Proclamation – Biotechnology & Life Sciences Week – September 26 - October 3, 2014 (245 Kb)

4. Memorandum from the Chair of the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee dated September 12, 2014 re: Tennis Canada Proposal Update (911 Kb)

5. Memorandum from the Chair of the Transportation Standing Committee dated September 15, 2014 re: Halifax Transit Moving Together Plan - Update (1.2 Mb)

6. Memorandum for the Acting Director of Transportation and Public Works dated September 16, 2014 re: Status Update II – Temporary Signs By-Law Amendments Supplemental Report (258 Kb)

7. Memorandum from the Director of Finance & ICT/CFO dated September 15, 2014 re: 2015-16 Budget Process and Consultation Plan (95 Kb)

8. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated September 15, 2014 re: Requests for Presentation to Council – None (65 Kb)