Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

August 17, 2010
Immediately Following
Committee of the Whole
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
11:30 a.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - August 3, 2010 (274 Kb)

Minutes of August 17, 2010 (102KB)

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 - August 3, 2010
7.1 Deputy Mayor Johns

“To rescind the August 3, 2010 decision of Council regarding agenda item 8.1 Phase 1 Recommendation - District Boundary Review; regarding the size of Halifax Regional Council, with the objective of rescinding the decision of maintaining the status quo of 23 Councillors and one Mayor.”

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 P.M.
9.1 By-Law N-200, Respecting Noise - Exemption Application -

Kings Wharf Development (185 Kb)
9.2 Case 01251 - Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning

Strategy - Western Shore Bedford Basin (1.8 Mb)
9.3 Case 15815 - Amendments to the Downtown Halifax Municipal

Planning Strategy and the Barrington Street Heritage

Conservation District Plan and By-Law H-500 (1.9 Mb)

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

10.3.1 Community Action on Homelessness re: Development

           of Affordable Housing
           (i) John Hartling, Director of Community Initiatives
             (ii) Claudia Jahn, Program Director

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Withdrawal from Information & Community

           Technologies (ICT) Reserve Q321 (181 Kb)
11.1.2 2010 Aid-to-Municipality Cost Sharing Paving Program

           (328 Kb)
11.1.3 New U-Pass Agreements Cost Increase - Impact on

           Students (192 Kb)

11.2 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.2.1 Councillor Mosher - Emergency Dingle Seawall Repair

- Sir Sandford Fleming Park (78 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Rankin

“That Council approve a letter from the Mayor to the Province asking that the Public Highways Act be amended to enable the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal to delegate the regulation of highway signs within HRM in certain circumstances.”

13. ADDED ITEMS

Committee of the Whole Recommendations (11 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 11:30 a.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - None
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Legal Matter - Heritage Gas Complaint (oral)

INFORMATION ITEMS
August 17, 2010

1. Proclamation - Continuing Care Month - September 2010

(554 Kb)

2. Proclamation - Dalhousie University’s Shine Day -

September 7, 2010 (547 Kb)

3. Proclamation - Shinerama Shine Day - September 11, 2010

(289 Kb)

4. Memorandum from Director, Community Development

dated August 3, 2010 re: 2010 - 2011 Discretionary Funding for

Business Improvement Districts (188 Kb)

5. Memorandum from Director, Community Development

dated July 14, 2010 re: North West Arm View Plane Study -