Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 30, 2013
Regional Council
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. (if required)
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (136KB)

Minutes of April 30, 2013 (99KB)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – None

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 Award - Unit Price Tender No. 13-225,

Mirco Surfacing – Phase 1 – Various Locations

(709 KB)

10.1.2 Award - Unit Price Tender No.13-228,

Street Reconstruction, Asphalt Walkway Resurfacing and Watermain Renewal, Kincardine Drive – East Region (643 KB)

10.1.3 Request for Permanent Encroachment –

Colins Road, Bedford (434 KB)

10.1.4 Case 18288 – Amendments to the Cole Harbour/

Westphal Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Lawto Enable Residential Development Adjacent to Lake Loon, Westphal

-Report (1.74 KB)      -Presentation (2.91 KB)

10.1.5 Case 17000: Amendments to Downtown Halifax

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law - Barrington Street South Precinct

(3.24 MB)

(i) Design Review Committee Report (1.14 MB)

10.1.6 Priority Snow Clearing of Bus Stop Shelters

-Report (182 KB)   -Presentation (1.41 MB)

10.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

10.2.1 2013-14 Project and Operating Budget

Recommendation Report (579 KB)

(i) Board of Police Commissioners Report (62.7 KB)

Staff Presentation - April 30, 2013 (1.9 Mb)

-Supplemental Budget Information

-Audit and Finance Standing Committee Report dated April 22, 2013 re: 2013-14 Project and Operating Budget Recommendation Report (1.9 Mb)

 

10.3 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

10.3.1 HRM and the Proposal for Regional

Enterprise Networks (REN) (146 KB)

10.3.2 Local Immigration Partnership Opportunity for HRM

(1.31 KB)

10.3.3 AdHoc Special Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

(229 KB)

10.4 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.4.1 Summer Festival Grant Program (176 KB)

10.4.2 Festival and Events Grant Funding Request –

First Intake (292 KB)

10.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.5.1 Councillor Johns- Extension of Water Service

District Boundary to McCabe’s Lake North Lands

(Information Report dated March 11, 2013)

(1.36 MB)

11. MOTIONS

11.1    Ratification of In Camera Motion- April 23, 2013-

Citizen Appointments to Boards and Committees

Motion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council:

1. Approve the appointment to the Board of Police Commissioners as outlined in the Private and Confidential Report of April 10, 2013.

2. It is further recommended that the Citizen appointment be released to the public following Council ratification.

12. IN CAMERA- None

13. ADDED ITEMS

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

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INFORMATION ITEMS
April 30, 2013

1. Proclamation- Global Love Day- May 1, 2013 (563 KB)

2. Memorandum from the Director of Transportation and Public Works & Director of Finance and ICT dated March 19, 2013 re: Sidewalk Snow Clearing Service and Taxation (420 KB)

3. Memorandum from Director of Finance and ICT dated April 16, 2013 re: Residential Tax Exemption: Revised Rebate Values for 2013-2014 (212 KB)

4. Memorandum from the Acting Director of Legal Services and Risk Management dated April 12, 2013 re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions – March 1, 2013 – March 31, 2013 (216 KB)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated April 23, 2013 re: Requests for Presentation to Council- None (40.7 KB)