Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

March 18, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
1:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None

Minutes of March 18, 2008 (72KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - March 4, 2008
8.1 Motion of Regional Council February 26, 2008

"That Halifax Regional Council remove the provisions relating to cat legislation from By-Law A-300 and maintain the status quo in regards to a contracted sheltering service with the NSSPCA or other service provider at the end of the contract." (as a result of motion to reconsider March 4, 2008)

8.2 First Reading Proposed By-law C-800, Respecting Regional

Capital Cost Charges for Solid Waste Facilities
Motion - Councillor Rankin - Move First Reading (74KB)

8.3 Future Community Visioning Program (146KB)

8.4 By-Law S-424, An Amendment to By-Law S-400, Respecting

Charges for Street Improvements - New Paving O'Connell

Drive, Porters Lake (Supplementary Report) (1132KB)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-Law T-222, An Amendment to By-Law T-200, Respecting

Tax Exemptions for Non Profit Organizations -

Appeals 2007 - 2008 (506KB)

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence

10.1.1 Brian Masse, Member of Parliament, Windsor

           West, Ontario re: Motion that the Standing

           Committee on Transport, Infrastructure &

           Communities engage in a study of border and

            gateway infrastructure (104KB)
10.1.2 Bernie White, Municipal Clerk, Cape Breton

            Regional Municipality re: Proclamation in support

            of reinstatement of rail service from Sydney to

            Truro and Halifax (142KB)

10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations

10.3.1 Canoe 09 World Senior Championships
(i) Chris Keevill, President
(ii) Frank Garner, General Manager

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 08-031 - Supply and Delivery of 8 Phase

           Traffic Signals Controller Cabinets, Accessories

            and Signal Timers (63KB)
11.1.2 Tender 08-201 - Street Improvement Projects -

            Various Locations (49KB)
11.1.3 Tender 08-203 - Hillside Avenue (Robie Street to

            Agricola Street) and Highland Avenue (Normandy

            Drive to Hillside Avenue) Pavement Resurfacing,

            Sidewalk Renewal and Curb Renewal -

            West Region (85KB)

11.1.4 Tender 08-204 - Paving Resurfacing, New Concrete

           Curb & Gutter, Dartmouth - East Region (120KB)
11.1.5 Tender 08-208 - Micro Surfacing - Phase 1,

           Various Locations (59KB)
11.1.6 Tender 08-210 - Paving Renewal, Crown Drive,

            West Region (57KB)
11.1.7 Tender 08-212 - Thin Overlays - Phase 1, Various

            Locations (50KB)
11.1.8 Tender 08-217 - Main Artery Patching, Phase 1 -

            East, West and Central Regions (59KB)
11.1.9 Memorandum of Understanding re: World Hockey

            Championships (182KB)

11.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 District 21 District Activity Fund and Building

           Communities Fund
           (i) Community Council Report (88KB)
           (ii) Staff Report (35KB)

11.3 TAX REFORM COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Property Tax System for Halifax Regional

Municipality (Presentation) (3957KB)

11.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.4.1 Councillor Karsten - Request to Add February 26,

           2008 Information Report to the Agenda - Water

           Quality Notification (156KB)
11.4.2 Councillor Smith - Dartmouth Adult Services Centre

            Land Acquisition (112KB)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS