Summary of Recorded Votes (201Kb)
Minutes for March 8, 2016 (92Kb)
1. CALL TO ORDER
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. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
8. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
9. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – February 16 & 23, 2016
9.1 Rural Benchmarks & Service Levels (Presentation)
- Report (4.1 Mb)
- Presentation (565 Kb)
9.2 Leaf Collection Program (174 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct staff to complete the Leaf Collection Program with the existing resources and approved budget
10. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
11. HERITAGE HEARING – 1:00 P.M.
11.1 Case H00413 – Request to Register 2263 Brunswick Street, Halifax as a Municipal Heritage Property
- Report (1.7 Mb)
- Staff Presentation (1.12 Mb)
- Applicant's Presentation (958 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the registration of 2263 Brunswick Street, Halifax as shown on Map 1 of the November 16, 2015 staff report, as a municipal heritage property.
12. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
12.1 Correspondence
12.1.1 Fly-Past Request – Deadman’s Island Remembrance Event (69 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council grant permission for a CH-124 Sea King or CH-148 Cyclone to perform a fly-past at levels as low as 500 feet over Deadman’s Island Park, Halifax on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 11:15 a.m. in conjunction with the Deadman’s Island Remembrance Event.
12.2 Petitions
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
14.1.1 Award – Sole Source Service Agreement for Field Monitors Mainland Commons and Burnside All Weather Fields (654 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council, in accordance with Administrative Order 35, Section 8(11A) sub-section (k) (attached as Appendix A), award a Sole Source contract to Soccer Nova Scotia for Field Monitors at Mainland Common and Burnside All Weather Fields in the amount of $123,647 (net HST included).
14.1.2 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies – Case CA0104 – Street Naming from November 1 to December 31, 2015 (1.9 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 29 Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 3, 2016 in order to approve the naming of four private lanes, four public streets and the renaming of two public streets as identified in Attachment B and Maps 1-10 inclusive of the staff report dated February 3, 2016.
14.1.3 First Reading Proposed By-Law B-701, Amendments to By-law B-700, Respecting the Regulation of Business Improvement Districts (460 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council move first reading of By-law B-701, A By-law Amending By-law B-700, Respecting the Regulation of Business Improvement Districts, as contained in Attachment B the staff report dated February 12, 2016.
14.1.4 Street Traffic Control Annual Pavement Marking (Painting) (78 Kb)
Motion:
That Regional Council direct staff to:
1. Where required, perform a fall season re-painting of zebra crosswalks on
arterial and major collector roadways outside the downtown core; and
2. Pilot the use of a variety of durable (permanent) pavement marking products
in conjunction with capital works and maintenance programs in order to identify products that may prove beneficial to improving the longevity of pavement markings in various applications.
14.1.5 Proposed Administrative Order SC-82, Respecting closure of a portion of Irving Street, Dartmouth (434 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Declare the section of Irving Street right of way west of Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, shown as PID 40936882 and PID 40935595 in Attachment “A” of the staff report dated February 8, 2016, surplus to municipal requirements, and categorize as ‘Economic Development’, as per Administrative Order 50;
2. Set a date for a public hearing to consider adopting the proposed Administrative Order, SC-82 as contained in Attachment B of the staff report dated February 8, 2016, to close that part of Irving Street that is west of Pleasant Street, Dartmouth.
14.1.6 Regional Council Compensation Committee Final Report (1.4 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give notice of motion to the proposed amendments to Administrative Order 17, the Council Member Remuneration Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 3 of the staff report dated February 17, 2016.
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14.1.7 Rental Fee Structure for Ice Usage across HRM Owned Ice Surfaces (70 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct staff to include a comprehensive review of the arena rental fees as a
component of the Recreation Fee Study to be undertaken in the 2016/17 fiscal year and in consideration of the October 2, 2015 Regional Council direction regarding the ongoing Multi-District review process; and
2. Approve the attached Recreation Fee Study Project Charter, with funding as
outlined in the Financial Implication Section of the staff report dated February 22, 2016.
14.1.8 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 20, Respecting Fees for Cemetery Services (Supplementary Report) (835 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order Number 20, Respecting Fees for Cemetery Services, as outlined in attachment D of the supplementary staff report dated February 28, 2016.
14.2 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
14.2.1 Proposed Administrative Order 2015-005-GOV, Respecting the Siting of a Telecommunication Antenna Administrative Order – Case 18166 – Developing a New Telecommunication Tower Protocol (2.0 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt Administrative Order 2015-005-GOV, as set out within Attachment A of the February 3, 2016 staff report.
14.3 HALIFAX AND WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14.3.1 Case 18322 – Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-Law Amendment and Development Agreement – 6124 Coburg Road and 1460, 1462, 1470 and 1474 Seymour Street, Halifax (2.2 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and the Halifax Peninsula Land Use-By-law as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 8, 2016 and schedule and joint public hearing with Halifax and West Community Council.
14.3.2 Case 18464 – Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-Law Amendments and Development Agreement, Bright Place, Lady Hammond Road and Normandy Drive, Halifax (4.1 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-Law (LUB) as set out in attachments A and B of the staff report dated February 2, 2016 and schedule a Joint Public Hearing with Halifax and West Community Council.
14.4 GRANTS COMMITTEE
14.4.1 Volunteer Search and Rescue Grants Program – Recommended Awards – Operating – Fiscal Year 2015-16 (132 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the award of four (4) operating grants as described in the Discussion section of the attached report dated October 27, 2015 for a combined total of $116,000.00 from Account C801-8004
14.4.2 Volunteer Search and Rescue Grants Program – Recommended Awards – Capital Projects – Fiscal Year 2015-16 (279 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve:
1. A capital grant in the amount of $6,500.00 to the Eastern Shore Ground and
Search from Account C801-8004;
2. A one-time conditional capital grant of $15,000.00 to Halifax Ground Search and Rescue from account C801-004.
14.5 SPECIAL EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
14.5.1 2018 Special Olympic Canada National Summer Games – Host Fee Request (347 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve an event grant in the amount of $89,000.00 from the 2016/17
Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Q315, pending budget approval, to fund the bid for the 2018 Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games, conditional on HRM securing the event and securing no less than equal funding of the Municipal host fee from the Province of Nova Scotia; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to provide a letter of commitment outlining the financial
support to the local host committee for inclusion in the bid for Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games (Attachment 2 of the staff report dated February 18, 2016).
15. MOTIONS
15.1 Councillor Watts
That Halifax Regional Council request an information report respecting the Municipality’s ability to provide tax relief for property, or some portion thereof, leased by a registered non-profit organization or registered Canadian charity in the private sector with the implications in regard to:
(i) The Municipality’s legislative authority
(ii) The policy rationale for tax relief
(iii) The capacity of the Municipality to administer the tax relief
(iv) The Municipality’s financial capacity and any indirect impact on other taxpayers
including non-profit organizations.
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
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:
16.1 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
16.1.1 Citizen Appointment to Design Review Committee – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the appointments to the Design Review Committee as set out in the Discussion Section of the March 8, 2016 private and confidential staff report from the Executive Standing Committee.
2. Release the names of the appointments to the Design Review Committee following Council’s decision and notification of the successful candidate.16.1.2 Citizen Appointment to Community Design Advisory Committee – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the appointment to the Community Design Advisory Committee as set out in the Discussion Section of the March 8, 2016 private and confidential staff report from the Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee.
2. Release the name of the appointment to the Community Design Advisory Committee following Council’s decision and notification of the successful candidate.
16.2 Legal Advice
A matter pertaining to legal advice eligible for solicitor-client privilege.
16.2.1 Legal Advice – Boundaries for the Blue Mountain Birch Cove (BMBC) Regional Park – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
1. That Halifax Regional Council instruct staff to assist in the completion of the facilitator’s report and proceed to the public consultation, as set out in the private and confidential staff report dated February 16 , 2016; and
2. The private and confidential report dated February 16, 2016 not be released to the public.
16.3 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
16.3.1 Industrial Lot Inventory Repurchase – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
1. That Halifax Regional Council initiate the re-purchase of the property as set out in Table 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated February 1, 2016 in accordance with the approved Buy-Back Agreement.
2. It is further recommended that this report not be released to the public.16.3.2 Councillor Hendsbee – Acquisition of Real Estate – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council request staff to investigate the acquisition of significant real estate that would contribute to the fulfillment of several municipal projects as outlined in the private and confidential Councillor Request for Consideration form dated March 8, 2016, and any other parcels that may be associated with this offering.
16.4 Contract Negotiations
A matter pertaining to contract negotiations and legal advice.
16.4.1 Settlement Report – Halifax Transit – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the settlement negotiated between Halifax Transit and New Flyer Industries. It is further recommended that the terms of the settlement and the private and confidential staff report dated February 24, 2016 not be released to the public as the terms of settlement are confidential.16.4.2 Memorandum of Agreement with the Province of Nova Scotia – Halifax Convention Center – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
1. Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to amend the existing Halifax Convention Centre (HCC) Memorandum of Agreement with the Province and Halifax Regional Municipality as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated February 29, 2016;
2. Authorize staff to notify the Province before the deadline, as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated February 29, 2016;
3. Direct staff to return to a subsequent meeting of Regional Council as outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated February 29, 2016; and
4. Not release the private and confidential staff report dated February 29, 2016 until the terms and conditions outlined in the report have been met.
17. ADDED ITEMS
IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
16.4 Contract Negotiations
A matter pertaining to contract negotiations and legal advice.
16.4.3 Approval of Agreement – Contractual Matter – Elections – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council convene to In Camera.
16.5 Labour Relations
A matter pertaining to reports, advice and recommendations, instruction or direction to officers and employees of the Municipality concerning labour relations and employee negotiations arising out of the contract or contract negotiations with one of the Municipalities unions.
16.5.1 International Association of Firefighters Collective Agreement – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council ratify the collective agreement attached as Appendix A to the private and confidential staff report dated March 8, 2016 with an effective date of February 26, 2016 and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the collective agreement on behalf of the Municipality.It is further recommended that the private and confidential report dated March 8, 2016 not be released to the public.
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
March 8, 2016
1. Proclamation – World Plumbing Day – March 11, 2016 (198 Kb)
