Summary of Recorded Votes (140Kb)
Minutes for December 9, 2014 (155KB)
1. INVOCATION
2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 18, 2014 (85Kb)
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. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.
9.1 Proposed By-Law S-801, Proposed Amendments to By-law S-800, Respecting Temporary Signs (Supplementary Report) (850 Kb)
i) Supplementary Staff Report dated October 10, 2014 (2.0 Mb)
ii) Staff Report dated December 2, 2013 (1.8 Mb)
Staff Presentation (1.0 Mb)
9.2 Case 19326 – Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) Amendments and Development Agreement for 1034, 1042, 1050 and 1056 Wellington Street, Halifax (Joint Public Hearing with Halifax and West Community Council)
- Staff Report
(2.5 Mb)
- Staff Presentation (2.3 Mb)
- Applicant Presentation (209 Kb)
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.1.1 Fly-Past Request – Fall River Canal Days (40 Kb)
10.2 Petitions
11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
11.1.1 Award Tender No. 14-096 – Scotiabank Centre, Washroom Upgrades (344 Kb)
11.1.2 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 12, Respecting the Appointment of the Traffic Authority – Appointment of the Traffic Authority and Deputy Traffic Authority (310 Kb)
Motion – Councillor Karsten – Approve Amendments to Administrative Order 12
11.1.3 Case 19353 – Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law (LUB) – 2480 Maynard Street, Halifax (5.0 Mb)
11.1.4 Municipal Gas Tax Agreement (8.2 Mb)
11.1.5 Cherry Brook Community Centre (13.3 Mb)
11.2 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.2.1 Provincial-Municipal Fiscal Review – Halifax Submission (301 Kb)
11.3 EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.3.1 Councillor Appointments - Nominations of Councillors to Various Boards and Committees (269 Kb)
12. MOTIONS
12.1 Councillor Dalrymple
That Halifax Regional Municipality supports Seaside Wireless Communications Inc.’s application to participate in the Connecting Canadians program to increase internet speeds available to its customers in HRM and forward a letter of support to Industry Canada.
12.2 Councillor Mason
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report to examine potential funding options for HRM to contribute up to 1/3 funding, not to exceed $80,000, to complete renovations to increase Dalhousie Aquatic Centre’s occupancy from 424 to 898 total persons.
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 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
13.1.1 Property Acquisition – Fall River, Nova Scotia – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
The Audit & Finance Standing Committee recommends that Halifax Regional Council:1) Approve an expenditure from Capital Budget project No. CPX01149 Parkland Acquisition in the amount provided in Table 2 of the private and confidential staff report dated October 20, 2014; and
2) Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to enter into an agreement of purchase and sale as per the terms and conditions set out in Table 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated October 20, 2014.
It is further recommended that the October 20, 2014 private and confidential staff report not be released to the public until the transaction has closed.
13.1.2 Property Matter – Williamswood, Grand Lake – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council not seek to acquire the subject property as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated October 29, 2014 for the purposes of water access, park, recreation or open space uses, for the reasons outlined in the private and confidential report.
13.1.3 1909 and 1955 Caldwell Road, Eastern Passage – Ocean View Manor Society Postponement and Amendment of Buy Back Agreement – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into an amendment and postponement of the Buy Back Agreement as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated November 7, 2014.
13.2 Intergovernmental Relations
A matter pertaining to any subject, the discussion of which could, violate the confidentiality of information obtained from another body of government, or a public body.
13.2.1 Future Use of the Halifax Memorial Library – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera.
14. ADDED ITEMS
15. NOTICES OF MOTION
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
December 9, 2014
1. Proclamation – Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers Awareness Month – January 2015 (268 Kb)
