Halifax Regional Council
Agenda
February 26, 2013
1:00 P.M.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber
Summary of Recorded Vote (117KB)
Minutes of February 26, 2013 (399 Kb)
1. INVOCATION
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 5, 2013 (49KB)
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 –
February 12, 2013
8.1 Stormwater Infrastructure Funding Interim Solution (378KB)
9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence – None
9.2 Petitions
10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Request for Proposal No. P12-123, Supply of up to
Eighty (80) 12.2 Meter Transit Buses
This item was deleted from the agenda10.1.2 Request for Proposal No. P12-124 – Supply of Six
10.1.3 Cost Sharing Agreement- Nova Scotia Department
10.1.4 Councillor Appointments to Standing Committees
10.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
10.2.1 Halifax Transit Planning Process for a New Five-Year
10.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
10.3.1 Case H00367: Proposed Demolition of a
Municipally Registered Heritage Property at 120 Ochterloney Street (1.92MB)
10.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
10.4.1 Councillor Adams- Dust Nuisance (572KB)
10.4.2 Councillor Mosher- Captain William Spry Town Crier
10.4.3 Councillor Outhit- Request for an Amendment to
Administrative Order 46, Respecting the Naming of HRM Assets (233KB)
11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor Watts
“To direct staff to:
- Re-route the “Type A” deadheads to Quinpool Road on a trial basis for up to one year beginning May 20, 2013, as identified in the January 4, 2013 staff report titled “Halifax Transit Deadheading via Chebucto Road”; and
- Report back to Regional Council on the operational and budgetary impacts of this adjustment after the trial has completed”.
12. 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;
12.1 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
12.1.1 Citizen Appointments to Boards and Committees
Motion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Increase the membership of Investment Policy Advisory
Committee by one member at large
2. Approve the appointment to the Investment Policy Advisory
Committee as outlined in the Private and Confidential Report of
February 13, 2013.
3. It is further recommended that the list of Citizen
appointments be released to the public following Council
ratification
12.1.2 Personnel Matter- Oral
Motion:
To convene to In Camera to address the matter
12.2 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.
12.2.1 CUPE 108 Collective Barganing Update – Oral
Motion:To convene to In Camera to address the matter
13. ADDED ITEMS
Deletions:
10.1.1 Request for Proposal No. P12-123, Supply of up to Eighty (80) 12.2 Meter Transit Busses
Additions:
13.1 In Camera – Personnel Matter
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group
13.1.1 2013 HRM Volunteer Recognition and Award Recipients
Motion: That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Retain the total number of awards of 100 with an updated distribution of 5 awards per district; 16 overall awards based on scoring, and 3 awards for community groups to reflect the new district configuration;
2. Approve the individual Adult and Youth award recipients as listed in Attachment B of the January 9, 2013 staff report;
3. Approve the ten volunteers to receive the Provincial Volunteer Awards as listed in Attachment B of the January 9, 2013 staff report;
4. Approve HRM’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year as listed in Attachment B of the January 9, 2013 staff report;
5. Approve the Community Group award recipients in three categories as listed in Attachment C of the January 9, 2013 staff report;
6. Approve the Community Group recognition recipients as listed in Attachment C of the January 9, 2013 staff report; and
7. Not release this report to the public until the 2013 HRM Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2013.
14. NOTICES OF MOTION
15. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
February 26, 2013
1. Proclamation- National Nutrition Month- March 2013 (363 KB)
