Summary of Recorded Votes (190 Kb)
Minutes for March 10, 2015 (109Kb)
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 – NONE
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 P.M.
9.1 Case 18255 – Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) Amendments and
Amending Development Agreement 530 Portland Street and 104 Green Village Lane,
Dartmouth (Joint Public Hearing with Harbour East and Marine Drive Community Council)
-Report
(4.3 Mb)
-Applicant Presentation (3.7 Mb)
-Staff Presentation (2.5 Mb)
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
11.1.1 Sole Source Award – Halifax Regional Water Commission Regional Centre Local Wastewater Capacity Analysis (170 Kb)
11.1.2 Award - Request for Proposal (RFP) #P14-356, Animal Shelter Services (110 Kb)
11.1.3 Porters Lake Canal, Highway 207, Seaforth/Three Fathom Harbour (701 Kb)
11.1.4 Invitation to Participate in 2015 Carbon Disclosure Project (5.3 Mb)
11.1.5 First Reading, Proposed By-law S-803, Respecting Amendments to By-law S-800 Respecting Temporary Signs (1.4 Mb)
Motion – Councillor Mason – Give First Reading
11.1.6 First Reading, Proposed By-law S-439, Respecting Amendments to By-law S-400 Respecting Charges for Street Improvements (366 Kb)
Motion – Give First Reading
11.1.7 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 50, Respecting Disposal of Surplus Real Property - Land Requirements – Eastern Passage High School and Dartmouth South P-9 School Sites (7.0 Mb)
Motion – Councillor McCluskey – Approve amendments to Administrative Order 50
11.2 HALIFAX AND WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
11.2.1 Case 17174 – Amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law (LUB) and a Development Agreement - 1017 & 1021 Beaufort Avenue, Halifax (2.3 Mb)
Motion – Give First Reading and Schedule a Joint Public Hearing
11.3 AUDIT AND FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.3.1 Third Quarter 2014/15 Financial Report (5.4 Mb)
11.3.2 Funding Request – Dalhousie University (250 Kb)
11.3.3 Service Improvement Reserve Withdrawal (2.2 Mb)
11.3.4 Funding for Engage Nova Scotia (195 Kb)
11.4 EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE
11.4.1 Councillor Appointment to the Trade Centre Board (42 Kb)
11.5 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
11.5.1 Request for Reinstatement of Three Roads as Candidate Routes in the 2014-19 Halifax Active Transportation Priorities Plan (195 Kb)
11.5.2 Pilot Project Pedestrian Vehicle Shared Street Concept Argyle Street (12.3 Mb)
11.5.3 Recommendations to the Province for Increasing Non-Monetary Penalties for Crosswalk Violations (151 Kb)
12. MOTIONS
12.1 Councillor Whitman
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report to analyze the agreement with the Province of Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal regarding snow clearing service outside of the municipal service boundary with options to consider equality of snow clearing service for all residents of HRM.
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 Boards and Committees – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve appointments to the Board of Police Commissionaires as set out in the discussion section of the February 24, 2015 private and confidential report from the Executive Standing Committee.
2. Release the names of the appointments to the Board of Police Commissioners following Council’s decision and notification of the candidates.
3. Submit nominees to the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) as set out in the discussion section of the February 24, 2015 private and confidential staff report from the Executive Standing Committee for HIAA’s consideration in filling one (1) position on the Authority.13.1.2 Citizen Nominations to Halifax Harbour Bridges – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Adopt the recommendations of the Transportation Standing Committee regarding the Citizen Appointments to the Halifax Bridge Commission as outlined the discussion section of the Transportation Standing Committee report dated February 27, 2015.
2. It is further recommended that the citizen appointments be released to the public following ratification and notification of the successful candidates.
13.2 Contract Negotiations
A matter pertaining to contract negotiations and legal advice.
13.2.1 Miller Waste Transfer Station Proposal – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to in camera.
14. ADDED ITEMS
14.1 Case H00409 - Request to Deregister 2267 Brunswick Street, Halifax as a Municipal Heritage Property (1.9 Mb)
Motion – Set a date for a public hearing
14.2 Ratification of Motion from Committee of the Whole – Fire Services Operational Review – 2014 Update
Motion:
The Committee of the Whole Council recommend to Halifax Regional Council that the Black Point Fire Station return to the daytime staffing model of two which existed prior to the suspension of fire services in the summer of 2014.
14.3 Councillor Mason - Letter to Minister Casey (197 Kb)
15. NOTICES OF MOTION
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
March 10, 2015
1. Proclamation – Kidney Awareness Month – March 1-31, 2015 (271 Kb)
2. Proclamation – World Plumbing Day – March 11, 2015 (330 Kb)
