Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

December 2, 2003
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
4:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 18, 2003

Minutes of December 2, 2003

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 O-105, Respecting Open Air Burning (879 Kb)
8.2 By-Law N-200, Respecting Noise Exemption Application -

Maxim 2000 Inc. re: 1233 LeMarchant Street (567 Kb)

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 03-143, Eisenhauser Field Lighting (137 Kb)
10.1.2 Tender 03-173, Bicentennial Theatre Audio Visual &

           Lighting System Upgrades (162 Kb)
10.1.3 Case 00614: Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and

           Land Use By-law Amendment - 5620 South Street

            (466 Kb)

10.1.4 Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Government

           Act relative to Vacant Dwellings (1.0 Mb)
10.1.5 Administrative Order 34, Respecting the Incorporation

           of Municipal Districts 1,2 & 3 into the Marine Drive,

           Valley and Canal Community Council (57 Kb)
          Motion - Deputy Mayor Streatch - Adopt Administrative

            Order # 34

10.2 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.2.1 Councillor Blumenthal - Abandoned Shopping Carts

and Scavenging (Info item # 6 Nov.25/03) (354 Kb)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Deputy Mayor Streatch

“To request staff to report and recommend as to the procedure and implications of terminating our agreement of April 1, 1996 with the Province of Nova Scotia as it relates to the continuance of the Halifax Regional Library Board. Furthermore, develop terms of reference for the creation of an HRM Library Advisory Board operating under the jurisdiction of the Halifax Regional Municipality.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Hendsbee - Change of District Name

         (60 Kb)

12.2 Councillor Fougere - Cost Shared Capacity Study:

         Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission (61 Kb)

12.3 Councillor Smith - Exemption to rules governing '

        District Capital Fund (59 Kb)

12.4 Correspondence from Region of Queens Municipality

        re: Disaster Financial Assistance Program (DFAP)

         (147 Kb)

In Camera Recommendation (12 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - November 25, 2003
2. Property Matter - Regatta Point Walkway
3. Property Matter - HRM Wharf Property, Halifax and Dartmouth

Waterfronts (confidential info item Nov. 25/03)
4. Contractual Matter - Request for Proposed 98-016, Operation of

Materials Recovery Facility (MFR) - Miller Waste, 2004-2009

Renewal Term
5. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

INFORMATION ITEMS
December 2, 2003

1. Proclamation - Civic Remembrance - December 6, 2003

(106 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Investment Policy Advisory Committee

dated November 24, 2003 re: Quarters Ending March 31 and

June 30, 2003 (689 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Director, Financial Services dated Nov 21, 2003
re: Investment Activities - Quarter Ending June 30, 2003 (573 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

dated November 20, 2003 re: Street Cleaning & Parking