Halifax Regional Council
Agenda
February 28, 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 – February 7 (53KB)& 9, 2012 (32KB)
Minutes for February 28, 2012 (70KB)
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
9.2 Petitions
10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Sidewalk Local Improvement Charges (LIC) and
Taxes (11 Mb)
10.1.2 Halifax Forum Operating Subsidy (140 Kb)
10.1.3 Halifax Regional Municipality Representative –Nova Scotia Fire Service Advisory Committee
(130 Kb)
10.1.4 Case 16655 – Amendments to the RegionalMunicipal Planning Strategy, Halifax Municipal
Planning Strategy and Downtown Halifax Municipal
Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law for the
YMCA- CBC Project at Sackville and South Park
Streets, Halifax
(i) Supplementary Staff Report (788 Kb)
(ii) Design Review Committee Report (125 Kb)
(ii) Staff report dated October 31, 2011 (3.3 Mb)
10.2 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
10.2.1 Mainland Halifax North - Bedford Corridor
Transportation and Waste Water Servicing Strategy
10.2.2 Regional Plan Five (RP+5) and Centre Plan Phase 1
– Timelines, and Communications and Engagement
Strategy
11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Barkhouse
“To direct staff to consider existing uses, constraints, and future opportunities for facilities on lands referred to as the Eastern Passage Common, including consideration of undeveloped lands and other parcels that abut and work in conjunction with the Common lands, and that such review be in the form of a master planning study for the lands. The master plan process will also incorporate community consultation, and the proposed master plan will be brought before Regional Council for adoption.”
12. ADDED ITEMS
14.3.1 2012 HRM Volunteer Recognition and Award Recipients (See In Camera section of agenda)
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 – February 2, 7 & 9, 2012
Motion:
That the In Camera minutes of February 2, 7 & 9, 2012 be approved as circulated.
14.2 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.
14.2.1 ATU Contract Negotiations - Oral
Motion:
To convene to In Camera in order to address matters related to the ATU contract negotiations.
14.3 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
14.3.1 2012 HRM Volunteer Recognition and Award RecipientsMotion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council approve:1. Individual Adult and Youth award recipients, including; ten volunteers to attend the Provincial Volunteer Awards, and HRM’s 2012 Volunteer of the Year (Attachment B of the private and confidential report dated January 12, 2012); and
2. Community Group Award and/or recognition recipients in three categories (Attachment C of the private and confidential report dated January 12, 2012).3. It is further recommended that this report not be release to the public until the 2012 HRM Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 18, 2012.
15. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
February 28, 2012
