Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

September 22, 2009
Immediately following
Committee of the Whole
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. if required
Council Chamber

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 8, 2009 (105KB)

Minutes of September 22, 2009 (113KB)

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 - NONE

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

9.3.1 Greater Halifax Partnership
Colin Dodds, Vice Chair - Board of Directors
Stephen Dempsey, President & CEO

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 09-169 - Halifax Urban Greenway (HUGA)

            Trail - Phase 1 - Beaufort Avenue (1.4 Mb)
10.1.2 Capital Health Cost Shared Funding - Tender 08-211

            Robie Street Improvements (271 Kb)

10.1.3 Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility Recovery

           Update (Halifax Water Staff Presentation - To be

           circulated)
10.1.4 Recognition of Newcomb Corner as an official HRM

           Community (District 1) (488 Kb)
10.1.5 Halifax Regional Municipality Pension Plan

           Amendments (219 Kb)
10.1.6 Defined Contribution Pension Plan for Certain

           Employees of Halifax Regional Municipality (1.7 Mb)

10.2 MARINE DRIVE, VALLEY & CANAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.2.1 Case 01263 - Water Service Area Expansion, Middle

Musquodoboit (1.2 Mb)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Councillor Sloane

“To re-examine the placement of the Fallen Police Officers Memorial to another location within Grand Parade Park.”

11.2 Councillor Watts

“To request a staff report on the implications of securing changes to the provincial legislation banning the sale and use of cosmetic pesticides in Nova Scotia.”

11.3 Councillor Mosher

“To ensure that HRM cease providing all bottled beverages, including but not limited to pop and juice.”

11.4 Councillor Lund

1. That any wastewater treatment design that has environmental implications shall have an independent third party review; and

2. The Terms of Reference for the scope of this review can be negotiated with the proponent at the outset of the project, and is to be paid by the proponent, or as negotiated.”

11.5 Councillor Smith

“To request a staff report to be provided to Regional Council in time for the next year’s budget deliberations on the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for HRM’s feral cat population.

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Correspondence - Request for Fly-Past - Saint Mary’s

University (82 Kb)

Committee of the Whole Recommendation (11 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
September 22, 2009

1. Proclamation - Maple Leaf Day - September 23, 2009 (544 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Chair, Audit Committee dated June 25, 2009

re: Overview of Findings and Recommendations - Procurement

and Accounts Payable Compliance and Operational Review

(488 Kb)