Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

March 10, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 10, 2009 (100KB)

(Deferred Feb 3/09)

- February 24, 2009 (49KB)

Minutes of March 10, 2009 (88KB)

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 - March 3, 2009
7.1 Councillor Walker

“To rescind the motion of Regional Council dated December 16, 2008, 12.2 Committee of the Whole Recommendation - Public Transportation and Municipal Property Taxation.”

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Request for Proposal 08-360 - Design Build -

           Ragged Lake Transit Centre (7.2 Mb)
10.1.2 Proposed By-Law L-130, An Amendment to By-Law

           L-100, Respecting Charges for Local Improvements -

           Amendments to Herring Cove Water & Sewer Services

            (455 Kb)
10.1.3 Capital Projects Evaluation Matrix (198 Kb)
10.1.4 Funding Request - 2011 Canada Winter Games

            (206 Kb)

11. MOTIONS - February 24, 2009
11.1 Councillor Wile

“That the Municipal and provincial traffic authority lower speed limit in school zones in the Halifax Regional Municipality from 50 km per hour to 30 km per hour.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

In Camera Recommendations (13 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - February 24 & March 3, 2009
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Contractual Matter - Purchase of Police Equipment - Sole Source
4. Contractual Matter - Purchase of Police Electronic Equipment -

Sole Source
5. Property Matter - Former YMCA Property, Dartmouth

INFORMATION ITEMS
March 10, 2009

1. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works

dated February 6, 2009 re: Crosswalk Safety Education and Public

Awareness Campaign (168 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works

dated February 6, 2009 re: Request for Speed Limit Reduction and

Traffic Lights at Highland Park (97 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Acting Director, Infrastructure & Asset

Management dated February 27, 2009 re: Petition - Fast Ferry

Construction (133 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Co-Chairs, Investment Policy Advisory Committee
dated February 20, 2009 re: Quarter Ending December 31, 2008