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Halifax Regional Council
Agenda

February 24, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (187 Kb)

Minutes for February 24, 2015 (65KB)

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 13, 2015

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 – February 3, 2015
8.1
Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee – Parks and Recreation Strategic Policy Framework (1.0 Mb)

9. HERITAGE HEARING – 1:00 P.M.
9.1 Case H00403 – Application to consider 1320 Old Sackville Road, Middle Sackville, as a Municipally Registered Heritage Property
-Report (3.8 Mb)

-Presentation (1.6 Mb)

PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.
9.2 Case H00405 – Deregistration of 1245 Webster Terrace, Halifax
-Report (1.1 Mb)

-Presentation (765 Kb)

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 Case 19531 – Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategies (MPS) and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law (LUB) for the northeast corner of Young and Windsor Streets, Halifax (5.8 Mb)

11.1.2 Advanced Funding Approval for the Proposed 2015/16 Capital Budget (241 Kb)


11.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
11.2.1 Tantallon Crossroads Follow Up Amendments (27 Kb)
i) Staff Recommendation Report (2.2 Mb)

11.3 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDING COMMITTEE
11.3.1 Weed Growth in Lakes Banook and MicMac (14.4 Mb)


11.4 GRANTS COMMITTEE

11.4.1 Interim Professional Arts Organizations Grant Program – 2014/15 Recommended Awards (936 Kb)

11.4.2 211 Information and Referral Services (211 NS) – Renewal (218 Kb)

11.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
11.5.1 Councillor Mosher – Winter Works (144 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 2015 Volunteer Award Recipients – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:

1. Approve the individual Adult and Youth award recipients; including ten volunteers, to attend the Provincial Volunteer Awards and Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards (Attachment A of the private and confidential staff report dated January 13, 2015);

2. Approve Community Group award recipients in two categories (Attachment B of the private and confidential staff report dated January 13, 2015); and

3. Not release the private and confidential staff report dated January 13, 2015 to the public until the 2015 Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 8, 2015.

14. ADDED ITEMS

15. NOTICES OF MOTION

16. ADJOURNMENT




INFORMATION ITEMS
February 24, 2015

1. Proclamation – Heart Month – February 2015 (304 Kb)

2. Proclamation – Canadian School Counselling Week – February 2-6, 2015 (288 Kb)

3. Memorandum from the Chair of the Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee dated February 13, 2015 re: Current and Potential Municipal Initiatives to Support Affordable Housing (5.9 Mb)

4. Memorandum from the Acting Director of Transportation and Public Works dated February 2, 2015 re: Canopy Sizes at Sackville Landing and Nathan Green Square (486 Kb)

5. Memorandum from the Director of Legal, Insurance and Risk Management Services dated January 30, 2015 re: Decision of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) regarding the Appeal of Twin Brooks Development Limited of the decision of a Development Officer, who refused to issue final subdivision approval for Lots within Phase 2B of the Twin Brooks subdivision in the community of Sackville, NS (139 Kb)

6. Memorandum from the Acting Managing Director, Government Relations and External Affairs dated December 29, 2014 re: Legislative Amendments Fall 2014 Update (895 Kb)

7. Memorandum from the Director of Operations Support dated November 21, 2014 re: Property Matter – Lake City Employment Services Association – HRM Land Acquisition – Fernhill Drive, Dartmouth (1.0 Mb)

8. Memorandum from the Director of Finance and ICT, CFO dated January 17, 2015 re: Award of Contracts – CAO Approval (109 Kb)

9. Memorandum from the Director of Finance and ICT, CFO dated February 9, 2015 re: Right-of-Way Stormwater Charge Options (425 Kb)

10. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated February 17, 2015 re: Requests for Presentation to Council - None (18 Kb)