Summary of Recorded Votes (46Kb)
Minutes of August 5, 2014 (140Kb)
1. INVOCATION
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 24, 2014 Committee of the Whole (46Kb)
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 29, 2014
8.1 Case 18388 – Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law (LUB), and Development Agreement – 6395 and 6399 North Street, Halifax (2MB)
8.2 First Reading Proposed By-law O-110, Proposed Amendments to By-Law O-109 Respecting Open Air Burning
Motion – Councillor Hendsbee – Give First Reading (144Kb)
8.3 Proposed Administrative Order 2014-007-ADM, Respecting Grants to Professional Arts Organizations – Interim Professional Arts Organization Grant Program
Motion – Councillor Mason – Approve Administrative Order 2014-007-ADM (92Kb)
8.4 Deputy Mayor Fisher – Amendments to the Land Use By-Law for Dartmouth to Clarify the
Definition of “Shipping Container” (33Kb)
8.5 Councillor Watts - Canada Post Service Levels (31Kb)
8.6 Councillor Mosher
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report relating to tender awards for snow removal and ice control contracts. And that in addition to awarding tenders to lowest bidder meeting specifications – consideration be given in the report to procurement specifications also including a proviso that a contractor can only bid if they are in good standing with the municipality and that bidders must not have outstanding legal, procurement, or performance issues.
8.7 Joint Community Planning and Economic Development & Audit and Finance Standing Committees – Audit and Finance Standing Committee – Building Canada Fund Infrastructure Projects
- Report
(5MB)
- Presentation (60 Kb)
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.
9.1 By-law N-200, Respecting Noise – Exemption Application – University of King’s College Orientation (350Kb)
9.2 By-law N-200, Respecting Noise – Exemption Application – DALFest (370Kb)
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 – RFP No. 14-102, Supply of up to Twenty-Five (25) Para-Transit Buses (352Kb)
11.1.2 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 14-224, Street Recapitalization – Waterwheel Crescent and Noria Crescent – Central Region (95Kb)
11.1.3 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 14-274 New Sidewalk and Storm Sewer. Sackville Drive – District 14 (200Kb)
11.1.4 Case 19258 – Amendments to the Downtown Dartmouth Secondary Planning Strategy (SPS) and Land Use By-Law (LUB) to enable residential development at 8 Linden Lea, Dartmouth (3MB)
11.1.5 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 46, HRM Asset Naming Policies
Motion – Councillor Outhit – Approve Amendments to Administrative Order 46 (508Kb)
11.1.6 Proposed Administrative Order 2014-006-ADM, Respecting Open Data REVISED
Motion – Councillor Watts – Approve Administrative Order 2014-006-ADM (1.1 Mb)
11.1.7 Seniors’ Snow Removal Assistance Program (154Kb)
11.1.8 Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM) Conference Resolutions 2014 (115Kb)
11.1.9 Crosswalk Safety Advisory Committee – Crosswalk Safety Work Plan and Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (Supplementary Report) (10MB)
i) Transportation Standing Committee - Crosswalk Safety Work Plan (Information Report) (8MB)
11.1.10 Less than Market Sale - 2581 Brunswick Street, Halifax to the City of Halifax Non-Profit Housing Society (2MB)
Motion – Set a date for a Public Hearing
11.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.2.1 Award – Quotation No. Q14M069 Solar Wall Installation at Dartmouth Sportsplex 2MB)
11.2.2 Proposed Administrative Order 2014-012-ADM, Respecting Grants for Rural Transit - HRM Rural Transit Funding Program (9MB)
Motion – Councillor Dalrymple – Approve Administrative Order 2014-012-ADM
11.2.3 Regional Parking Strategy and Urban Core Improvement Reserve Q329 (3MB)
11.2.4 Renewal of Halifax Regional Water Commission (HRWC) Dividend Agreement (3MB)
11.2.5 Elections and Electronic Voting (E-Voting) Citizen Engagement (2MB)
11.3 EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.3.1 S. 369 of the Municipal Government Act – 2014 Municipal Boundary Review (3MB)
i) Staff Information Report (296Kb)
11.4 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
11.4.1 Proposed Administrative Order 2014-010-ADM, Respecting Special Events Task Force Process for Events, Parades and Street Closures
Motion – Councillor Mason – Approve Administrative Order 2014-010-ADM (6MB)
11.4.2 Request for Letter of Support – Nova Scotia Moves Program (2MB)
11.5 GRANTS COMMITTEE
11.5.1 Tax Appeal – The Deanery Project Cooperative Limited (3MB)
11.6 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
11.6.1 Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve 2014 (Supplementary Report) (3MB)
12. MOTIONS
12.1 Mayor Savage
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report for submission to the Executive Standing Committee examining the benefits and implications of extending the right to vote in municipal elections to Permanent Residents. The report should include a review of practice in other jurisdictions and address administrative, intergovernmental, legislative, procedural, and social implications.
12.2 Councillor Dalrymple
That Halifax Regional Council, in regards to the Strategic Capital Funding Strategy, request a staff report to investigate cancelling and returning “Capital” Area Rates Funding for Recreation Building and Community Centre.
12.3 Councillor Mason
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report no later than end of September 2014 regarding the restoration and repair of the fire damage to Park Place Theatre in Point Pleasant Park.
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 – Deferred from July 29, 2014
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 – Port Wallace Public Participation Committee – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the appointments to the Port Wallace Public Participation Committee as outlined in the Attachment #1 of the staff report dated July 22, 2014.
2. It is further recommended that the citizen appointments be released to the public following ratification and notification of the successful candidates
13.2 Property Matter – Deferred from July 29, 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 Industrial Land Acquisition – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorise staff to enter into negotiations for the subject property, as provided in Table 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated July 8, 2014It is further recommended that Halifax Regional Council authorize staff to also explore the acquisition of the lands as noted in the private and confidential staff report dated July 8, 2014 for industrial park development or for alternate municipal purposes.
It is further recommended that this report not be released to the public.
13.3 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
13.3.1 Citizen Appointments to Halifax Explosion 100th Anniversary Advisory Committee – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
The Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommends that Halifax Regional Council:1. Approve the appointments to the Halifax Explosion 100th Anniversary Advisory Committee as outlined in Attachment 1 of the report dated July 25, 2014
2. It is further recommended that the citizen appointments be released to the public following ratification and notification of the successful candidates.
13.4 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
13.4.1 Request for Postponement of Buy Back Agreement, 5450 Russell Street, Halifax - Shambhala School Society – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:1. Decline the Shambhala School’s request for a second postponement of the Buy-Back Agreement registered against 5450 Russell Street, Halifax (the “Property”), in favour of a postponement as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated July 16, 2014;
2. Approve a second postponement of the Buy-Back Agreement as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated July 16, 2014 subject to the terms and conditions set out in Table 1 of the staff report;
3. This report not to be released to the public.
13.5 Contractual Matter
A matter pertaining to contract negotiations and legal advice.
13.5.1 Contractual Issues – Winter Snow and Ice Control – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera to discuss this matter.
14. ADDED ITEMS
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:13.4 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
13.4.2 Grafton St. Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Buy Back Agreement – Private and Confidential Report
Public Motion:
1. Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to amend the key terms and conditions set out in Table 1 of the in camera report dated June 6, 2014 as per the in camera report dated July 30, 2014.
2. It is further recommended that the in camera recommendation report dated July 30, 2014 not be released until the sale has closed.
15. NOTICES OF MOTION
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
August 5, 2014
