Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

AGENDA

May 24, 2005
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 10, 2005

Minutes of May 24, 2005

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

7.1 Administrative Order 10: Property Tax Exemption for

Residential Homeowners - Revisions to Program Criteria and

Level of Assistance

(i) Committee Report

(ii) Supplementary staff report
Motion - Councillor Walker - To Amend Admin. Order 10

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-Law P-1002, Respecting On-Street Parking Exemptions

and Permits

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Tender 05-219, Paving Renewal, Water Main Renewal,

Sewer Upgrade and Gas Line Installation, Rose Street

           - East Region
10.1.2 Tender 05-224, Prince’s Lodge Sewer and Water Servicing -
            West Region
10.1.3 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing Various Projects
10.1.4 Structure - Taxi & Limousine Advisory Committee
10.1.5 Armshore Drive Sewer Servicing
10.1.6 Herring Cove Water and Sewer Services, Herring Cove
10.1.7 Harbour Solutions Project - Sewage Collection System Contract,
           Amendment #6
10.1.8 Case 00788 - Amendments to the Eastern Passage / Cow Bay

Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law
10.1.9 Increase in Contract for Claims Management Services
10.1.10 All Channel Alerting - Letter of Support
10.1.11 Agreement for Highway 118 Interchange
10.1.12 Administrative Order # 33, Respecting Open Air Burning -

Communities of Bayside, Brookside and Lower Prospect
Motion - Councillor Meade - To Amend Admin. Order #33
10.1.13 First Reading By-Law O-108, Amendment to By-Law O-103,

Respecting Open Air Burning
Motion - Councillor Hendsbee - Move First Reading

10.2 TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMITTEE
10.2.1 Advertising on Taxis

11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Younger
"To amend By-Law N-200 Respecting Noise by adding the following

section to Schedule A, Part 2:
(14) Notwithstanding any other section of this by-law, the maintenance

or other repair of commercial vehicles outdoors, or in a building which is

not fully enclosed in such a way as to prevent the escape of noise,

shall be prohibited as per the hours listed under Item C of the Prohibited

Times section of this by-law, if said operation is within 250 feet of a

residential property”.

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Rankin - Request to have information item #3 re: Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) - Environment Depot Handling Fee Increase (55 KB)

In Camera & Committee of the Whole Recommendations (18 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - May 17, 2005
2. Personnel Matter - Settlement (to be circ)
3. Property Matter - North Preston Treatment Plant
4. Legal Matter - Community Initiative (oral)
5. Contractual Matter - CUPE Update (oral)

Confidential Information Item

1. Contractual Matter - Solid Waste Contract - Remedy

INFORMATION ITEMS

May 24, 2005

1. Proclamation - Child Care Awareness Days - June 2005

2. Proclamation - Welcome Wagon 75th Anniversary - June 6, 2005

3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated May 17, 2005 re: Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) -
Environment Depot Handling Fee Increase

4. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services dated
May 17, 2005 re: Corporate Environment Initiatives Group

Annual Update

5. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated May 17, 2005 re: HSP Quarterly Report (deleted)