Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

January 12, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - December 8 (121KB) & 15, 2009 (101KB)

    Minutes for January 12, 2010 (139KB)

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 Case 01186 - Amendments to the Beaver Bank, Hammonds

       Plains and Upper Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

       Use By-Law
       (i) Joint Community Council Report (3.6 Mb)
       (ii) Halifax Watershed Advisory Board Report (418 Kb)
9.2 Case 01332 - Amendments to the Regional Subdivision By-Law

       and the Municipal Planning Strategies and Land Use By-Laws for

       Timberlea / Lakeside / Beechville and Halifax
       (i) Chebucto Community Council Report (111 Kb)
       (ii) Western Region Community Council Report (84 Kb)
       (iii) Staff Report (2.3 Mb)

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence - None
10.2 Petitions

  
11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Sole Source Purchase - Three MiniHybrid Retrofits for

           Halifax Transit Bus Fleet, Testing and Trial: Fuel

           Efficiency Project (3.0 Mb)
11.1.2 Case 01192 - Amendments to the Planning Districts

           14 & 17 Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use

            By-Law to Restrict Future Noise-sensitive

           Development around Halifax Stanfield International

           Airport (833 Kb)
11.1.3 Case 15815 - HRM By Design - Grandfathering of

           Active Development Agreement Applications in

           Downtown Halifax (697 Kb)
11.1.4 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Orders

           Two, Twenty-six and Thirty-Four - Respecting

           North West Community Council, Western Region  

           Community Council and Marine Drive, Valley and

           Canal Community Council (536 Kb)
           Motion - Councillor Harvey - Approve Admin. Orders

           Two, Twenty-six, and Thirty-four

11.2 CHEBUCTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Case 01130 - Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

           Use By-Law Amendments and Development Agreement

          - Mayor Avenue, Halifax & Re-adoption of Mainland

          South Generalized Future Land Use Map (4.0 Mb)

11.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.3.1 Councillor Mosher
            (i) Request for Report re: Leaf Collection Bags

                 (110 Kb)
            (ii) Request for Report re: Proposed Amendment to

                 Administrative Order One, Respecting the

                 Procedures of Council (120 Kb)
11.3.2 Councillor Barkhouse - Request for Report re:

            Climate Change Adaptation (102 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Fisher

“To request a report from HRM Corporate Communications that sets targets for improving French language advertising within the current budget envelope, thus recognizing both official languages when promoting civic events, public service announcements, and web site notifications.”

13. ADDED ITEMS

Committee of the Whole & In Camera Recommendations (11 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

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In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - December 8 & 15, 2009
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Legal Matter - Insurance (Staff Presentation)
4. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

Confidential Information Item
1. Legal Matter - Dismissal/Discontinuance of Legal Matters against HRM

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INFORMATION ITEMS
January 12, 2010

1. Memorandum from Director, Infrastructure & Asset Management
     dated December 14, 2009 re: 2009 Program Overview Report -

     HRM Pesticide By-Law (2.8 Mb)

2. Memorandum from Director, Finance dated December 9, 2009
     re: Settlement Update - Harbour City Homes (357 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Chief of Police dated December 4, 2009
    re: Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) Program (135 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Legal Services & Risk Management
    dated December 16, 2009 re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions -

     October 1 - 31, 2009 (142 Kb)

5. Memorandum from the Acting Clerk Manager dated January 8, 2010
    re: Requests for Presentation to Council - None (50 Kb)