Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

December 9, 2003
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
4:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 25, 2003

Minutes of December 9, 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 - Dec 2, 2003
7.1 Councillor Blumenthal - Abandoned Shopping Carts and

Scavenging (Info item # 6 Nov.25/03) (351 Kb)

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-Law T-211, An Amendment to By-Law T-201, Respecting Tax

Exemption for Non Profit Organizations (1.0 Mb)
8.2 Case 00554: Request for Expansion of Portland Hills Subdivision

in Dartmouth (3.4 Mb)

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

9.3.1 Soccer by the Sea - Ms. Judith Phillips

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 03-333, One (1) 2004, Commercial Cutaway

           Van with Fibreglass Body, Minimum 19,000 GVWR

            (132 Kb)
10.1.2 Capital Budget Increase - Andrew Cobb Park Upgrade

           (Bedford) (108 Kb)
10.1.3 By-Law L-114, Respecting Charges for Local

           Improvement Projects, Point Pleasant Drive Sanitary

           Sewer (1.1 Mb)
10.1.4 Proposed Advanced Funding Approval 2004/05

           Capital Budget (324 Kb)
10.1.5 Bicycle Advisory Committee

              - Report dated Nov 27/03 (253 Kb)

              - Supplementary Report dated Dec 8/03 (175 Kb)
10.1.6 Amendment to Administrative Order #12,

           Respecting an Appointment to the Traffic Authority

           (61 Kb)
           Motion- Councillor Walker- Amend Admin Order 12

10.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Case H00122 - Proposed Addition to 2421 Brunswick

Street, Halifax (1.5 Mb)
10.2.2 Case H00123 - Proposed Addition to 149 Prince Albert

Road, Dartmouth (1.3 Mb)

10.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.3.1 Councillor Mosher
           (i) Proposed Muralist Position (59 Kb)
           (ii) Interpretation of By-Law B-500 - Respecting

               Building Service Connections (66 Kb)

11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Cooper

“To rescind the motion of November 25, 2003 concerning that portion of Appointments to Boards and Committees pertaining to the appointments to the Halifax Regional Water Commission and to have the Membership Selection Committee reconsider this matter.”

11.2 Councillor Smith

“That the Halifax Regional Municipality Council Membership Committee, when nominating members to the Police Board of Commissioners, shall ensure, unless no qualified or appropriate candidate has applied, at least one member of the Board, at any time, is of the female gender and that at least one other member, at any time, is of a visible minority.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Blumenthal - By- Law Enforcement

re: Unsightly Complaints (50 Kb)

12.2 Private Roads Committee - Rockwood Hills Drive

Bridge (470 Kb)

In Camera Recommendations (12 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION
14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - December 2, 2003
2. Contractual Matter - Request for Proposed 98-016, Operation

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

Renewal Term (deferred Dec. 2/03)
3. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim (deferred Dec. 2/03)
4. Property Matter - New “ Halifax Common High School” Proposed

Location
5. Contractual Matter - Canada Strategic Infrastructure Funds -

Harbour Solutions Project

INFORMATION ITEMS
December 9, 2003

1. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

dated November 28, 2003 re: Ditching Repairs - Forest Hills

Parkway (1.8 Mb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

dated December 2, 2003 re: Petition - Idling Buses - Joseph Howe

Manor (93 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

dated November 28, 2003 re: Street Sweeping / Sidewalk Repair

/ Auto Signal (196 Kb)