Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

September 25, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Room 100
World Trade and Convention Centre

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Committee of the Whole August 14, 2012 (43KB) & Regional Council August 14, 2012 (88KB)

Minutes for September 25, 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.
9.1 Proposed Administrative Order SC-68, Street Closure –

Portion of Bright Place Right-of-Way, Halifax (457 Kb)

Public Hearings - Frequently Asked Questions

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 12-173 – Emera Oval Landscaping, (Plaza

           and Common Area Improvements) Halifax Common

(369 Kb)
11.1.2 Request for Proposal 12-168 – Halifax City Hall

           Heating and Cooling System Replacement
           REVISED (629 Kb)
11.1.3 6199 Chebucto Road – Maritime Conservatory of the

         Performing Arts (1.2 Mb)
11.1.4 Open Data Initiative (746 Kb)
11.1.5 Early Funding for 40-Foot Transit buses (769 Kb)
11.1.6 Disbursement of Area Rate Funds Collected for

Waverley Sidewalks (9.4 Mb)

11.2 MARINE DRIVE, VALLEY AND CANAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 First Reading – Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

         Use By-Law Amendments to Planning District 14/17 for

         the Proposed River-Lakes Secondary Planning Strategy

      This item was deleted from the agenda.

11.3 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.3.1 Hammonds Plains Road Improvements

(i) Community Council Report (184 Kb)
(ii) Transportation Standing Committee Report

(332 Kb)

11.3.2 Planning Amendment – Floodplain Mapping for Little

Sackville River (244 Kb)

11.4 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Urban Forest Master Plan – Endorsement

- Report (9.5 Mb)

- Presentation (4.4 Mb)

11.4.2 Flyer Distribution and Litter Strategy (214 Kb)
11.4.3 First Reading Proposed Amendment to

         Administrative Order 15, Respecting License, Permit

         and Processing Fees – Solar Collection Systems

      (710 Kb)

11.5 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE

11.5.1 First Reading – Repeal and Replace Administrative

           Order 39, Amend Administrative Order 15, Repeal

         By-law T-108, and Enact By Law T-1000, Respecting

          the Regulation of Taxis, Accessible Taxis and

          Limousines

(i) Supplementary Staff Report (978 Kb)
(ii) Standing Committee Report (2.1 Mb)

11.6 GRANT COMMITTEE

11.6.1 HRM Community Grants Program 2012-2013 –

Appeals (365 Kb)
11.6.2 Business Improvement Districts (BID) Contributions

Fund – 2012 Recommendation Awards (232 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

Deletion:
11.2.1 First Reading – Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law Amendments to Planning District 14/17 for the Proposed River-Lakes Secondary Planning Strategy

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. 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;