Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

June 19, 2007
3:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
1:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

SPECIAL PRESENTATION - CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None

Minutes of June 19, 2007 (61KB)

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 - June 12, 2007
8.1 Municipal Operation of Chester / Lakeside Spur Lines (202 KB)
8.2 Administrative Order SC-44, Respecting Closure of a Portion

of Gottingen Street at Falkland Street (333 KB)
8.3 Proposed Development of Moose River Gold Mines (278 KB)
8.4 Deputy Mayor Uteck - Request for Report re: Halifax Farmers

Market (57 KB)
8.5 Councillor Mosher - Review of HRM Procurement Process (51 KB)
8.6 Councillor Smith - Request for Report re: Little Albro Lake

Vegetation Problems (63 KB)
8.7 Councillor Sloane - Request to Government of Nova Scotia to

Place Cigarette Butt Receptacles in Service Zones (63 KB)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-law T-703, An Amendment to By-Law T-700, Respecting

Tax Deferrals - Revised Income Eligibility Threshold

(Supplementary Report) (166 KB)
9.2 Case 00745: Development Agreement - Salter Street and Lower

       Water Street, Halifax
       (i) Heritage Advisory Committee Report (60 KB)
       (ii) District 12 Planning Advisory Committee Report (74 KB)

Attachment to Items 9.2(i) and 9.2 (ii) (6.23 MB)

Attachment C - Equinox and Solstice Shadows -

Added July 4, 2007 (172 KB)

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 07-221 - Phase 12-1a Development,

            Burnside Business Park (1.53 MB)
11.1.2 Tender 07-253 - Traffic Signal Installation, South

           Street at Queen Street - West Region (158 KB)
11.1.3 Tender 07-254 - Storm Sewer Rehabilitation or

            Replacement, Crescent Avenue - West Region

            (178 KB)
11.1.4 Purchase of Fire-Rescue Boat / Reserve Withdrawals

           (252 KB)
11.1.5 Budget Increase - Halifax Regional Police (282 KB)
11.1.6 Interim Award Policy - 2007 (183 KB)
11.1.7 Services Agreement - Greater Halifax Partnership

            (2.0 MB)
11.1.8 Procurement Process for Office Furniture
           (This item was deleted from the agenda)
11.1.9 Cost Shared Paving of Subdivision Streets Outside

           the Core; Construction Agreement No. 2007- 010

           (705 KB)

11.2 GRANT COMMITTEE

11.2.1 Property Matter - Less Than Market Value Leases

(1.59 MB)
11.2.2 HRM Community Grants Program 2007 - 2008: Appeals

(855 KB)

11.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Case H00197: Application to Consider 76 Peregrine

           Crescent, Golf Links Park, Bedford as a Municipally

           Registered Heritage Property (Heritage Hearing)

           (3.84 MB)
11.3.2 Case H00200: De-registration of 1991B Prince Arthur

           Street, Halifax (A Municipally Registered Heritage

           Property) (1.03 MB)

11.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.4.1 Councillor Rankin - HRM Support of Government of

Nova Scotia Action on Atlantic Accord (55 KB)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

Deletions:

11.1.8 Procurement Process for Office Furniture

Additions:

13.1 Councillor Adams - Unsightly Premises Notices to

Property Owners (51 KB)

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (50 KB)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 1:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - June 12, 2007
2. Property Matter - Derelict Buildings Implementation
3. Property Matter - Councillor Hendsbee - Amendment of

May 30, 2006 Motion Re: Proposed Management Agreement for

Lawrencetown Community Centre
(deferred June 12, 2007 Regional Council)
4. Personnel Matter - Contract Negotiations (staff presentation)

(deferred June 12, 2007)
5. Personnel Matter - Councillor Murphy - Contract Services & Bylaw

Enforcement (oral) (deferred June 12, 2007)
6. Personnel Matter - Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Update (oral)

INFORMATION ITEMS
June 19, 2007

1. Proclamation - Chinese Canadian Head Tax Redress Day -

June 22, 2007 (89 KB)

2. Memorandum from Chair, Cultural Advisory Committee

dated June 14, 2007 re: Public Art Protection (297 KB)

3. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance dated May 10, 2007
re: Standard Tender Package (5.34 MB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated May 1, 2007 re: Harbour Solutions Project - Fourth Quarter