Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

October 25, 2011
Immediately Following In Camera
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
1:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – None

    Minutes for October 25, 2011 (79KB)

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 – September 13, 2011
8.1 Implementation – Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials

(i) Supplementary Executive Standing Committee Report

     (226 Kb)
(ii) Executive Standing Committee Report dated August 23,

     2011 (1.0 Mb)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence – None

9.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Heritage Gas Hearing Update (oral presentation)
11.1.2 Municipal Usage of N Viro Halifax Soil Amendment

           (4.4 Mb)
11.1.3 Request for Proposal 11-122 Supply of up to 15

           Forty-Foot Transit Buses (164 Kb)

11.2 CHEBUCTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Case 01254 – Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

           Use By-Law Amendments and Development

           Agreement – 3620 Dutch Village Road, Halifax

           (6.5 Mb)

11.3 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDING

        COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Invasive Species – Japanese Knotweed and Flea

           Beetles (401 Kb)
11.3.2 Halifax Water – Renewable Wind Energy Project

           Development (832 Kb)

11.4 GRANTS COMMITTEE

11.4.1 HRM Community Grants Program 2011-2012 Appeals

           (968 Kb)
11.4.2 Less Than Market Value Lease – Lake Echo Lions

           Club (310 Kb)

11.5 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.5.1 Case H00357 – Application to Consider 5381 Spring

           Garden Road, Halifax, as a Municipally Registered

           Heritage Property

(i) Staff Recommendation Report (601 Kb)
(ii) Heritage Advisory Committee Recommendation

     Report (2.1 Mb)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

13.1 Proclamation – Movember – November 2011

         (389 Kb)

13.2 Audit & Finance Standing Committee Report - Write-off of Uncollectible Accounts (1.5 Mb)

13.3 Motion - Councillor Watts – Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Negotiations

“To request a staff report on the current status of negotiations of the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the possible impacts on HRM of the proposed trade agreement. Specifically, I would request an update from the Province of Nova Scotia on the status of negotiations with the federal government on behalf of Nova Scotia municipalities. The staff report to include possible actions for Regional Council to consider in response to possible negative impacts of the proposed agreements”

13.4 Councillor Rankin

(i) Request for staff report re: Street Signage Management Non-100 Series Provincial Highways (192 Kb)
(ii) Request for staff report re: Western Common Advisory Committee (189 Kb)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

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In Camera Session – 1:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes – September 27, 2011
2. Approval of the Order of Business
3. Contractual Matter – CN Bridges (oral)

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INFORMATION ITEMS
October 25, 2011

1. Proclamation – International Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness

    Week – October 25-31, 2011 (364 Kb)

2. Memorandum from Managing Director, Government Relations

    and External Affairs dated September 20, 2011 re: 2011-12

    Government Relations Priority Areas (400 Kb)

3. Memorandum from Chair, Environment and Sustainability Standing   

    Committee Dated October 11, 2011 re: Alderney 5 Energy Project

    (700 Kb)

4. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated October 14, 2011
     re: Requests for Presentation to Council - None (103 Kb)