Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

December 4 2007
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 13, 2007(60KB)

Minutes of December 4, 2007 (63KB)

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
9.1 Case 00929 - Development Agreement and Amendments

to the Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law

        - Commercial Uses
      (i) Staff Report (46 KB)
      (ii) Community Council Report (3.68 MB)

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 O'Connell Drive Funding Options (204 KB)

           (Revised Attachments)
11.1.2 Sewage Thermal Recovery, Techno-Economic

           Study Award (44 KB)
11.1.3 Case 01054 - Amendments to All Municipal Planning

           Strategies - Adult Day Cares (56 KB)
11.1.4 Case 01079 - Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy

           Amendment - Office Buildings (322 KB)
11.1.5 2008 Regional Council Meeting Schedule (46 KB)
11.1.6 Administrative Order 10, Respecting Residential Tax

           Exemption: Proposed Indexing of Rebate Values and

           Minimum Tax Payable (789 KB)
           Motion - Councillor Walker - To Approve

           Amendments to Administrative Order 10
11.1.7 First Reading By-Law T-221, An Amendment to

            By-Law T-200, Respecting Tax Exemptions for

            Non-Profit Organizations: 2007 - 2008 (1.73 MB)
            Motion - Councillor Walker - Move First Reading

11.2 WESTERN REGION COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Area Rate for Prospect Road Community Centre

(1.02 MB)

11.3 AUDIT COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Request for Proposal 07-388 - Audit Services

            (331 KB)
11.3.2 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements,

           March 31, 2007 (1.97 MB)
11.3.3 Audited Financial Statements - Miscellaneous Trust

           Funds, March 31, 2007 (634 KB)

11.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.4.1 Councillor Snow - Request for Report

           re: Reimbursement of Parking/Mileage Costs for

           HRM Board and Committee Volunteers

           This report was deleted from the agenda.

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Hendsbee

"To amend Administrative Order #19 (Respecting Corporate Coat of Arms and Flag) in regard to the use of HRM emblems and symbols so it will allow residents and businesses within the Halifax Regional Municipality to be able to purchase and to proudly fly the official flag of our Municipality above their place of residence and/or business without the requirement of gaining and securing permission of the Regional Council."

13. ADDED ITEMS

Deletion:

11.4.1 Councillor Snow - Request for Report

           re: Reimbursement of Parking/Mileage Costs for

            HRM Board and Committee Volunteers

            (deferral to Dec. 11/07)

Additions: