Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council Agenda

May 20, 2014
Immediately Following Committee of the Whole
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

Minutes of May 20, 2014 (155Kb)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Committee of the Whole April 1, 2014 (107 Kb) and Regional Council April 15, 2014 (152 Kb)

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 – May 13, 2014

8.1 Executive Standing Committee – Summary Report and Recommendations – Governance Review (Internal Committees) (6.2 Mb)

8.2 Councillor Hendsbee – District Capital Funding – Nature Conservancy of Canada (864 Kb)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.

9.1 By-law N-200, Respecting Noise – Exemption Application – Right Some Good on Spring Garden Festival (621 Kb)

9.2 By-law N-200, Respecting Noise – Exemption Application – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network – Aboriginal Day Live & Celebration (727 Kb)

9.3 Case 18423 – Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) Amendments and Development Agreement for Bedford West Sub Area, Bedford and Hammonds Plains (Joint Public Hearing with North West Community Council)

Report (14.8 Mb)

Staff Presentation (865 Kb)

Applicant Presentation (9.2 Mb)

Public Hearings - Frequently Asked Questions

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Award – Tender No. 14-015 – Partial 2nd Floor Renovation and Elevator Finishes, City Hall (268 Kb)

11.1.2 Award – Tender 14-020, Construct Two New Passenger Ferries (299 Kb)

11.1.3 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 14-243, Pavement, Curb, Sewer and Water Main Renewal – Sunnybrae Avenue & Pavement and Water Main Renewal – Willett Street – West Region (398 Kb)

11.1.4 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 14-249, Bridge Replacement – Powder Mill Lake Bridge (Rocky Lake Drive) – Central Region (338 Kb)

11.1.5 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 48, Respecting the Creation of Community Councils - Renaming Districts 7, 8 and 9 (295 Kb)
Motion – Councillor Mason – Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 48

11.1.6 Case 19171 - Amendments to the Downtown Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and an Existing Development Agreement to Permit an Extension to the Commencement and Completion Requirements for a 16 Storey Building at 1593 Barrington Street, Halifax (457 Kb)
Motion – Give First Reading and Schedule a Public Hearing

(i) Design Review Committee Report (6.2 Mb)

(ii) Heritage Advisory Committee Report (Information Report) (439 Kb)

11.1.7 Regional Trails Program – Funding and Related Agreements (204 Kb)

11.1.8 Case 18465 – Bonus Zoning Agreement – Mixed-use Development at Birmingham Street and Spring Garden Road, Halifax (567 Kb)

12. MOTIONS

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 Citizen Appointments to the Heritage Advisory Committee – Private and Confidential Report

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera.

13.2 Property Matter – Deferred from May 13, 2014
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 Parkland Acquisition – Strategic Parcel, Porters Lake – Private and Confidential Report

Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council not expropriate the property as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated April 7, 2014.

It is further recommended that the private and confidential staff report dated April 7, 2014 not be released.

14. ADDED ITEMS