Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

March 7, 2006
1:00 p.m.,
reconvene at 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
4:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 21, 2006 (36KB)

Minutes of March 7, 2006 (88 KB)

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL

OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
6 MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE

8. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 Case 00709 - Development Agreement - Former Texpark

Site, Halifax
(Reports Previously Circulated - Feb. 28/06)

(i) Supplementary Report (225 KB)

Attachment - Staff Report (7.66 MB)

(ii) Heritage Advisory Committee report (318 KB)

(iii) District 12 Planning Advisory Committee

Report (499 KB)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence - None
9.2 Petitions

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1   Consultant Award, Request for Proposal

             No. 06-326 North Preston Wastewater Management

             Plan - Eastern Region (390 KB)
10.1.2   Tender 05-296, Johnson Road Pumping Station

             Upgrade Phase II - East Region (326 KB)
10.1.3   Tender 06-203, Resurfacing, Topsail Boulevard - East

             Region (168 KB)

10.1.4   Tender 05-229R New Sidewalk, Beaver Bank Road,

             Central Region (473 KB)
10.1.5   Request for Proposal 05-422 - Two (2) Year

             Agreement for the Supply, Delivery and Services of

             Desktop Computers, Notebooks and Related

             Products (339 KB)
10.1.6   Request for Proposal 05-424 - Wide Area Network

             Solution(s) (198 KB)
10.1.7   Tender 05-423 - Three (3) Year Agreement for

             Elevator and Lifting Devices Maintenance (136 KB)
10.1.8   Request for Proposal 06-020 - Alderney 5 Energy

             Project - Mechanical and Electrical

             Engineering (430 KB)
10.1.9   Request for Proposal 05-073 - Regional Centre Urban

             Design Study (833 KB)
10.1.10 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing -Crichton

             Park School Playground, Westmount Inclusive

             Playground, and Eastern Passage Commons (169 KB)
10.1.11 Dissolution of Committee - Deadman’s Island (380 KB)
10.1.12 Gas Tax (674 KB)
10.1.13 By-Law F-300 Provision of Tax Information (160 KB)

10.2 AUDIT COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Audited Financial Statements - Miscellaneous Trust

Funds March 31, 2005 (443 KB)

10.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.3.1 Councillor Hum - Request to add February 28, 2006

           Information Item #4 “Petition for New Sidewalk,

           Julies Walk - Central Region” to the Agenda. (123 KB)
10.3.2 Councillor Snow - Regional Rink Facility - Request for

           Inclusion in Capital Budget (56 KB)
10.3.3 Councillor Mosher - Resolution UNSM - Fair & Equitable

           Funding (presentation) (100 KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

In Camera Recommendations (17 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - February 21, 2006
2. Legal Matter - Bribery Investigation (oral)
3. Property Matter - Councillor Snow - Fall River, NS
4. Personnel Matter - Appointments to Commonwealth Games

Board (to be circ)

Confidential Information Item
1. Legal Matter - Tree Liability Claims

INFORMATION ITEMS
March 7, 2006

1. Proclamation - Greek Independence Day - March 25, 2006 (60 KB)

2. Memorandum from Director, Financial Services dated February

28, 2006 re: 2006/2007 Business Planning and Budgeting Time

Line Update (156 KB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Financial Servies dated February 1, 2006
re: Miscellaneous Donation Accounts - Operating Fund (251 KB)

4. Memorandum from Acting Director, Recreation, Tourism & Culture
dated February 21, 2006

re: Community Signage (173 KB)

5. Memorandum from Acting Director, Recreation, Tourism & Culture

dated February 27, 2006