Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

August 6, 2013
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m. If Required
Council Chamber

Minutes of August 6, 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 - July 30, 2013
8.1 Councillor Adams – Weekly Green Cart Collection Services

(2.0 Mb)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M. – None

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Sole Source Award No. 12-169 – Supply of Extra

           Quantities of Red German (Weser) Sandstone to

           Complete City Hall Stone Restoration (637 Kb)
11.1.2 Award – Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 13-165,

           Design – Build Washroom Facilities and Site Work at

           Chocolate Lake and Albro Lake Beaches (338 Kb)
11.1.3 Sole Source Award – Farebox Purchase – Garival

         (291 Kb)
11.1.4 Northcliffe Indoor Tennis Club Lease Renewal

           Proposal (501 Kb)
11.1.5 Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM)

         Conference Resolutions 2013(280 KB)
11.1.6 Halifax Regional Municipality and Aberdeen

          Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)(1.1 Mb)
11.1.7 Legislative Requests Review (531 Kb)
11.1.8 Administrative Order 50 – Disposal of Surplus Real

         Property (2.7 Mb)
11.1.9 Facility Lease Agreement – East Dartmouth

           Community Centre (1.2 Mb)

11.2 HALIFAX AND WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 First Reading, Case 17759 - Municipal Planning

         Strategy(MPS)/Land Use By-law(LUB) Amendments

           and Development Agreement for the northeast

         corner of Dutch Village Road and Andrew Street,

           Halifax (12.0 Mb)
           Motion: Give First Reading

11.3 HARBOUR EAST MARINE DRIVE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.3.1 Reinstatement of Lakes Water Quality Sampling

Program (1.2 Mb)

11.4 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Halifax Transit Ferry Recapitalization and Sole Source

Award – Voith Schneider Propellers – Voith Turbo

GmbH & Co. (3.3 Mb)
11.4.2 Stormwater Right-Of-Way Costs (3.1 Mb)

11.5 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.5.1 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve (MLSER)

Exception Report – Follow Up (497 Kb)

11.6 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.6.1 Councillor Karsten - Cow Bay Road, Eastern

Passage Deep Storm Water Infrastructure Project

(45 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

12.1 Councillor Walker

That Halifax Regional Council request staff to initiate a planning process to establish comprehensive planning policies that enable additional commercial and residential developments on the lands located within Dutch Village Road and neighbouring areas, as outlined in Map 1 (58 Kb).

13. 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;

13.1 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

13.1.1 Councillor and Citizen Appointments to Special Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

Motion: That Halifax Regional Council

1. Approve the appointments to the Special Arts and Culture Advisory Committee as outlined in Attachment #1 of the July 17, 2013 report.

2. Appoint Councillor Waye Mason to the Special Arts and Culture Advisory Committee for a period not to extend beyond December 31, 2013.

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

13.2 Property Matter
A Matter pertaining to providing instruction and direction to officers and employees of the Municipality pertaining to the acquisition / sale of land in regard to

13.2.1 Sandy Point Property – Private and Confidential Report (Deferred from July 30, 2013)

Motion: To Convene to In Camera to discuss matters related to the Private and Confidential Information Report dated June 21, 2013 re: Parkland Acquisition Strategic Parcel, Porters Lake

13.2.2 6830 Bayers Road, Halifax – Private and Confidential Report (Deferred from July 30, 2013)

Motion: To Convene to In Camera to discuss matters related to the Private and Confidential Information Report and the Staff Recommendation Report dated June 25, 2013 re: Property Acquisition – 6830 Bayers Road, Halifax

13.3 Legal Matter
A matter pertaining to litigation or potential litigation whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the interests of the Municipality.

13.3.1 Hobson Lake Drive Cost Sharing Settlement – Private and Confidential Report

Motion: It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council approve the settlement with Armco Capital Inc. in the amount outlined in the Financial Implication section of this report.

It is further recommended that this report not be released to the public.

Private and Confidential Information Items