Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 13, 2004
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

 
1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 30 & 31, 2004

Minutes of April 13, 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 T-129, An Amendment to By-Law T-108, Respecting

      the Regulation of Taxis and Limousines re: Cancellation of

     Insurance

            - Staff Report (345 Kb)

            - Supplementary Report (276 Kb)

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 04-218, Pavement Resurfacing, Lacewood

           Dr. - West Region (143 Kb)
10.1.2 Tender 04-215, Traffic Improvements - Connaught

           Ave. at Quinpool Road and Queen St. at Sackville

           St. - West Region (181 Kb)
10.1.3 RFP 04-316, Plymouth Road and Balcome Drive

           Pumping Stations (246 Kb)
10.1.4 Tender 03-248, Morris Lake Sewage Pumping Station

           Upgrade (171 Kb)
10.1.5 Temporary Borrowing Resolution and 2004 Spring

           Debenture (332 Kb)
10.1.6 Interim Growth Management Strategy, Regional

           Planning (supplementary report) (1.5 Mb)
10.1.7 Use of Provincial Election List - October 16, 2004

           Municipal and School Board Elections (203 Kb)

10.2 REGIONAL TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMITTEE

10.2.1
(i) By-Law T-130, An Amendment to By-Law T-108,

    Respecting the Regulation of Taxis and Limousines

    re: Various Amendments (782 Kb)
(ii) Staff Report re: Taxi Owner License Limitations in the

      Halifax County Zone (283 Kb)

 
10.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.3.1 Case 00527: Substantial Alteration to Heritage

            Property - Gerard Lodge 1226 - 30 Barrington St.,

            Hfx. (3.8 Mb)

10.4 CHEBUCTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.4.1 Case 00562: Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

           Use By-law Amendment - Evergreen Place, Halifax

            (604 Kb)

10.5 HARBOUR EAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.5.1 Case 00525: Application by Lake Loon Developments

           Ltd. to amend the Municipal Planning Strategies for

           Cole Harbour / Westphal and Dartmouth (1.3 Mb)

10.6 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.6.1 Councillor Uteck - Public Sector Accounting

           Board Request for staff report re: Implications for

           HRM’s accounting practices in light of the Canadian

           Institute of Chartered Accounts granting

           authorization to the Public Sector Accounting Board

           to issue recommendations and guidance with respect

           to accounting in the public sector. (68 Kb)

 
11. MOTIONS
11.1 COUNCILLOR SMITH

“To request a staff report regarding possible amendments to the Building Code relating to a requirement to ensure that foundations for turf in new development have a minimum depth of topsoil and the soil have a certain mixture or level of compost added.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Blumenthal - By-law Offenses (49 Kb)

12.2 Councillor Hetherington - Motion of Reconsideration re: Establishment of Standard Protocols for Watershed Advisory Boards (April 6/04) - request to defer for one week.

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

 

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INFORMATION ITEMS
April 13, 2004

1. Memorandum from Director, Public Works and Transportation

    dated April 1, 2004 re: Petition - Westmount (151 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Recreation, Tourism & Culture

    dated April 8, 2004 re: Night of Excellence (124 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Chief Director, Fire Services
    re: Hurricane Juan Update (243 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Legal Services dated April 6, 2004
    re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions (165 Kb)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk, dated April 6, 2004
    re: Requests for Presentations to Council (56 Kb)