Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

May 1, 2012
1:00p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regional Council March 27 (Revised)

    (77KB) & April 3, 2012 (33KB)and Committee of the Whole –

    April 2 (48KB) & 3, 2012 (56KB)   

   Minutes for May 1, 2012 (60KB)  

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. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
    9.1 Correspondence – None
    9.2 Petitions

10. REPORTS
      10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
               10.1.1 Sole Source Award for Lighting Efficiency Projects

                          with ENSC (Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation)

                          (1.74MB)
               10.1.2 Tender 12-236 – Street Planer Patching, Phase 1

                          – Various Locations (315KB)
               10.1.3 Enabling Legislation – Emera Phase 2 Oval

                          Improvements, Halifax Common (522KB)

      10.2 AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
               10.2.1 First Reading Proposed Amendments to

                            Administrative Order 35, Respecting

                          Procurement Policy (1.58MB)

      10.3 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
               10.3.1 HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality) Hallmark

                          Event Grant Renewals (473KB)
               10.3.2 Festival and Events Grant Funding Request –

                          First Intake (588KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

      Additions:

      12.1 Councillor Hendsbee – Request for staff report re: possible

      acquisition of waterfront property for parkland use in

      West Lawrencetown (56KB)

      12.2 Transportation Standing Committee Recommendation re:

      Halifax Transit Evening Ferry Service (267KB)

      12.3 Councillor Lund – Birch Bear Run Homeowner’s Association,

       District 23, Request for Uniform Charge Allocation (72KB)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
May 1, 2012
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1. Proclamation – Cystic Fibrosis Canada Awareness Month – May 2012

    (370KB)

2. Proclamation – Global Love Day – May 1, 2012 (346KB)

3. Memorandum from Chair, Transportation Standing Committee

    dated January 13, 2012 re: Free Transit Seniors’ Day (247KB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Community & Recreation Services

    dated April 24, 2012 re: Downtown Halifax (HRM by Design)

    Site Plan Approval Process (510KB)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated April 24, 2012
    re: Requests for Presentation to Council – None (36KB)