Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 20, 2004
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
To Follow Committee of the Whole

1. INVOCATION

SPECIAL PRESENTATION - HRM VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of April 20, 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
5.1 Councillor Hetherington - Motion of Reconsideration re:

Establishment of Standard Protocols for Watershed Advisory

Boards (April 6/04)

6 MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE
8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence - None
8.2 Petitions

9. REPORTS
9.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

9.1.1 Approval of the 2004-2005 HRM Capital & Operating

          Budget, Setting of Tax Rates
9.1.2 Citizens’ Commission re: Elected Officials Remuneration

          Findings (presentation) (1.4 Mb)
9.1.3 Tender 04-045, Hazard Tree Mitigation - HRM Parks &

         Greenbelts (171 Kb)
9.1.4 Tenders 04-024 & 04-025, Fleet Vehicles (172 Kb)
9.1.5 Integrated Dispatch / Telecommunications Centre -

          Adjustment Increase to RPF 03-150 (225 Kb)
9.1.6 Write-Off of Uncollectible Accounts (483 Kb)

9.1.7 St. Margaret’s Bay Arena Expansion (835 Kb)
9.1.8 First Reading - By-Law T-130, An Amendment to

         By-Law T-108, Respecting the Regulation of Taxis and

         Limousines re: Various Amendments (798 Kb)
         Motion - Councillor Walker - Move First Reading

9.2 REGIONAL PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

9.2.1 Regional Planning Alternatives Public Consultation

Process (presentation) (2.3 Mb)

9.3 HRM GRANTS COMMITTEE

9.3.1 By-Law T-212, Tax Exemption for Non Profit

Organizations 2003-04 - Appeals (224 Kb)
9.3.2 HRM Community Grants Program 2004-05 Ineligible

Applications (207 Kb)

10. MOTIONS

10.1 Councillor Hendsbee

“To give First Reading of a By-law to amend the HRM Open Air Burning By-Law to exclude Districts 2 and 3 from it’s jurisdiction and transfer the authority of the issuance of burning permits to be under the auspices and control of provincial legislation and regulations and set a date for a public hearing.”

11. ADDED ITEMS

11.1 Councillor Adams
          (i) Herring Cove Community Liaison Committee -

              Request for Operating Funds (66 Kb)

          (ii) Herring Cove Sewer & Water - Request for 1996

               Porter Dillon Report (57 Kb)

In Camera Recommendation (11 Kb)

12. NOTICES OF MOTION

13. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - To Follow Committee of the Whole
1. Call to Order
2. Property Matter - Acquisition of Additional Lands for Bus

Rapid Transit

INFORMATION ITEMS
April 20, 2004

1. Proclamation - Earth Day - April 22, 2004 (104 Kb)

2. Proclamation - Volunteer Week - April 18 - 24, 2004 (112 Kb)

3. Proclamation - Administrative Professionals Week -

April 18 - 24, 2004 (114 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Financial Services dated April 5, 2004
re: Investment Activities - Quarter Ending December 31, 2003

(635 Kb)

5. Memorandum from Chair, Investment Policy Advisory Committee