Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

September 28, 2004
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera 4:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

SPECIAL PRESENTATION - Peter Cox, Town Crier
SPECIAL PRESENTATION - In Nova Award

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 7 & 14, 2004

Minutes of September 28, 2004

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 HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-Law L-118, an Amendment to By-Law L-100, respecting

Local Improvement Charges (698KB)
8.2 Administrative Order SC-35, Respecting Street Closure - Portion

of Avenue du Portage, Dartmouth (supp report) (1.17MB)

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Tender 04-145, One New Model 2005 4x4 Cab & Chassis

withService Body 11, 200 GVWR (160KB)
Tender 04-146, One New Model 2005 4x4 Cab and Chassis with

Service Body, 17,500 GVWR.
10.1.2 Tender 04-259, Beaver Bank Municipal Services, Phase 4D -

Central Region (195KB)
10.1.3 Tender 04-283, Paving and Watermain Renewal, Parkhill Road,

West Region (330KB)
10.1.4 Tender 04 -056, Supply of Bulk Gasoline, Diesel Fuel

and/or Biodiesel (303KB)
10.1.5 By-Law L-119, An Amendment to L-100 *Respecting Local

Improvement Charges, Rockwood Hill Drive (Private Road)

Bridge - Timberlea (573KB)
10.1.6 Case 00702: Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law

Amendment - 6139 Young Street, Halifax (776KB)
10.1.7 Tender 04-166, Soil Remediation of 15 Fenerty Road (223KB)

10.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
10.2.1 Revised Evaluation Criteria for Municipal Heritage Properties(1.80MB)

10.3 PENINSULA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
10.3.1 Case 00654: Request for Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

Use By-law Amendment to Permit a Health Centre at 5667

Kaye Street, Halifax (2.05MB)

10.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
10.4.1 Councillor Adams
Request to add Information Item # 5 "Trunk Sewer Taxes

Collected in former Wards 7 &8 of the former City of Halifax

(Aug.31/04) to the agenda (52KB)

10.4.2 Councillor Cooper
(i) Restoration of Juan Damaged Parkland (48KB)
(ii) Playground Equipment Repair and Replacement Program (49KB)

10.4.3 Councillor Johns - School Rental Fees for Non-Profit

Community Groups (46KB)

11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Hendsbee
"To request that the HRM Election Office, through the Municipal Clerk's Office, provide a report and presentation to Council on its Election Poll Location Rationalization initiative as it relates to consolidating traditional polling locations for the upcoming 2004 Municipal and School Board Elections, and Provincial Plebiscite."

11.2 Councillor Snow
"To request that staff prepare a report outlining the amount, if any, of the increase in the assessed value of a property that can be attributed from receiving services through a Municipal sewer, water or sewer and water project."

12. ADDED ITEMS

In Camera Recommendation (15 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:00 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes - August 31 & September 7, 2004
2. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

INFORMATION ITEMS
September 28, 2004

1. Proclamation - National Occupational Therapy Month - October, 2004 (101KB)

2. Proclamation - Big Brothers Big Sisters Week - September 27 -

October 1, 2004 (72KB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Financial Service dated September 13, 2004
re: Investment Activities - Quarter Ending March 31, 2004 (508KB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Financial Service dated September 13, 2004
re: Investment Policy Advisory Committee Report - Quarter Ending

March 31, 2004 (378KB)