Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 27, 2004
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - April 6 & 13, 2004

Minutes of April 27, 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 - April 20, 2004
7.1 Councillor Mosher - Establishment of Standard Protocols for

Watershed Advisory Boards (Motion - April 6/04)

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence - None
8.2 Petitions

9. REPORTS
9.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

9.1.1 Tender 04-048, Pavement Markings, Western

         Region, and Tender 04-049, Pavement Markings,

         Eastern & Central Region (175 Kb)
9.1.2 Tender 03-129R, Clayton Park Junior High School

         Sportsfield Upgrade (149 Kb)
9.1.3 Tender 03-106, Clothing Halifax Transit Operations

         (164 Kb)
9.1.4 Request for Proposal 04-070, Property Pesticide

          Application Assessment Program (158 Kb)
9.1.5 Request for Proposal 04-028, Underground Utilities

         Feasibilities Study (292 Kb)
9.1.6 Underground Services (431 Kb)
9.1.7 Joint Proposal Submission: Inland Multi-modal Terminal

         (213 Kb)
9.1.8 Harbour Solutions Project: Community Liaison

        Committees Expenditures Approval (266 Kb)
9.1.9 First Reading of By-Law O-106, an amendment to

         By-Law O-103, the Open Air Burning By-Law,

         Respecting the issuance of Burning Permits in order to

         deal with Natural Disasters or Similar Conditions

         (55 Kb)
        Motion - Councillor Hendsbee - Move First Reading

10. MOTIONS

10.1 Councillor Hetherington

“To adopt as a policy pursuant to the Municipal Government Act amendments to Administrative Order Number 17, the Council Members’ Remuneration Administrative Order, the purpose of which are to provide for the incorporation into the By-Law of the recommendations of Citizen’s Commission on Remuneration for Members of Council.”

10.2 Councillor Hendsbee

“To adopt as a policy pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, an amendment to Administrative Order Number 33, the purpose of which is to add to the list of fire districts not requiring a Municipal Burning Permit pursuant to By-Law O-103, the Open Air Burning By-Law, all of the fire districts outside the No Burn Zone. It is the intention that this amendment would stay in effect on a temporary basis until such time as an amendment to By-Law O-103 is adopted giving the Chief Director of the Fire Service the authority to authorize the issuance of Burning Permits for the open air burning of trees, wood, shrubs, bushes and brush in the event of natural disasters or other similar circumstances.”

11. ADDED ITEMS