Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

November 10, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

In Camera Session
Immediately following
Committee of the Whole

REVISED

1. INVOCATION

SELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - October 20, 2009 (121KB)

Minutes for November 10, 2009 - (143KB)

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. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 P.M.
9.1 Less Than Market Value Sale - 9 Spring Street, Bedford -

       Hospice Society of Greater Halifax
       (i) Grant Committee Report (1.8 Mb)
       (ii) Heritage Advisory Committee Report (120 Kb)

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence

10.1.1 Request for Fly-Past - Joint Rescue Coordination

Centre Halifax - Search and Rescue Demonstration

(64 Kb)

10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Purchase of Revenue Collection System and

           Backup Communication Systems for Halifax Transit

           Ragged Lake Transit Centre, Sole Source (3.4 Mb)
11.1.2 Community Facility Lease Agreement - Sackville

           Heights Community & Cultural Centre (255 Kb)
11.1.3 Proposed By-Law T-140, An Amendment to By-Law

           T-108, Respecting Regulation of Taxis & Limousines -

           Hybrid and Smaller Fuel Efficient Vehicles and

           Additional Amendments (476 Kb)

11.2 BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

11.2.1 Pixels for Pistols - Gun Amnesty Program

(Staff Presentation)

11.3 AUDIT COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements, Year

Ended March 31, 2009 (1.9 Mb)
11.3.2 Audited Financial Statements - Miscellaneous Trust

Funds, Year Ended March 31, 2009 (363 Kb)

11.4 REGIONAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Case 01290 - Regional Municipal Planning Strategy

           Amendment, Westphal
          (i) Regional Plan Advisory Committee Report (179 Kb)
          (ii) Staff Report (1.1 Mb)

11.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.5.1 Councillor Rankin - Chester Spur Line Trail

Committee (462 kb)

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Lund

“That Regional Council direct staff to initiate the process to amend the St. Margaret’s Bay and Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville Municipal Planning Strategies and Land Use By-laws to place the entire Westwood Hills subdivision within the St. Margaret’s Bay plan area to provide for consistent land use regulations throughout the subdivision.”

12.2 Councillor McCluskey

“To provide the media and the general public with the Council package at the same time as it is provided to Regional Council by publishing it on the HRM website.”

12.3 Councillor Walker

“To disband the membership selection committee and have the Mayor and Deputy Mayor bring forward the members to Council.”

13. ADDED ITEMS

Commmittee of the Whole & In Camera Recommendations (15 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - Immediately following Committee of the Whole
1. Approval of the Minutes - None
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Legal Matter - UARB Decision - Anglican Diocesan Centre (Staff Presentation)

INFORMATION ITEMS
November 10, 2009

1. Proclamation - Diabetes Awareness Month & World Diabetes Day

(679 Kb)

2. Proclamation - Mathematical Sciences Awareness Week -

November 15 - 21, 2009 (112 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Director, Legal Services dated October 28,

2009 re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions - September 1 - 30, 2009

(175 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Chief of Police dated October 22, 2009
re: Petition re: Opposing the City’s Decision to Euthanize Brindi,

the Dog (149 Kb)

5. Memorandum from the Acting Clerk Manager dated November 6,

2009 re: Requests for Presentation to Council - Biosolids & Waste