Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

January 31, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 10, 2012 (118KB)

Minutes for January 31, 2012 (83KB)

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Proposed 2012 Aid to Municipality Program (372 Kb)
10.1.2 Encroachment Agreement – Cumbria Investments

Limited– 2589 Windsor Street, Halifax (1.8 Mb)
10.1.3 BMO Centre Life Cycle Reserve – Q141 (454 Kb)

10.2 GRANTS COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Proposed Co-location of 211 Information and

Referral Service (211 Nova Scotia) (331 Kb)

10.3 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE

10.3.1 Second Reading - Amendments to Administrative

Order 15 – Parking Permit Fees (489 Kb)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Councillor Mosher

(i) “To repeal the Policy and Procedures for the Disposal of Surplus Schools dated September 14, 2000”.

(ii) “To endorse the current practice as policy with regards to the disposal of surplus schools”.

11.2 Councillor Dalrymple

“To request a staff report regarding acquisition of water front property located between Highway 2 and Lake Thomas in Fall River for the purpose of parkland”.

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Councillor Lund – Paving of Knightsbridge Drive, District 23 (38 Kb)

12.2 Councillor Nicoll – Request for staff report re: Current HRM Policies (27 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. IN CAMERA

Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following;

14.1 In Camera Minutes – January 10, 2012

Motion:
That the In Camera minutes of January 10, 2012 be approved as circulated.

14.2 Personnel Matter
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/Citizenrecruitmentpolicy.pdf

14.2.1 Citizen Appointments to Associated Boards and Committees – Private and Confidential Report - Design Review Committee

Motion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Adopt the recommendations of the Standing Committees regarding the Citizen Appointments as outlined in Attachment 1 the January 23, 2012 private & confidential report

2. That Halifax Regional Council, by way of this motion, expresses their appreciation to all residents who have put forward their names to serve on Boards and Committees of Council

3. It is further recommended that the list of citizen appointments be released to the public following Council ratification

14.3 Labour Relations

A matter pertaining to reports, advice and recommendations, instruction or direction to officers and employees of the Municipality concerning labour relations and employee negotiations arising out of the contract or contract negotiations with one of the Municipalities unions.