Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

June 21, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber

Summary of Recorded Votes (214KB)

Minutes for June 21, 2016 (89Kb)

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 24 (97Kb ) & 31, 2016 (84Kb)

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 – NONE
10. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

11. HERITAGE HEARING – 1:00 P.M.
11.1 Case H00414 – Request to Register 280 Portland Street, Dartmouth as a Municipal Heritage Property
- Report (2.35 Mb)
- Revised Map (144 Kb)
- Presentation (279 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the registration of 280 Portland Street, Dartmouth as shown on the revised Map 1, as a municipal heritage property.

PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 P.M.
11.2 By-law N-200, Respecting Noise – Exemption Application – Halifax Pride Festival (158 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the Halifax Pride’s application for an exemption from the provisions of the Noise By-Law pursuant to the contents of the staff report date May 30, 2016.

11.3 Case 19507 – Amendments to the Regional Subdivision By-Law
- Report (1.91 Mb)
- Presentation (75 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the proposed amendments to the Regional Subdivision By-law as contained in Attachment A of the March 30, 2016 staff report with the additional amendment made at First Reading:
That section 31 is amended by adding subsections (3) and (4) directly after subsection (2) as follows:
(3) Other than lots meeting the requirements of section 34, wherever possible, side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or radial to street lines.
(4) Wherever possible, lots shall be uniform in shape and the rear lot lines of a series of adjoining lots shall be continuous, not stepped or jogged; and
2. Approve the proposed amendments to Administrative Order Number 15 Respecting License, Permit and Processing Fees as contained in Attachment B of the staff report dated March 30, 2016.

12. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
12.1 Correspondence
12.2 Petitions
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

14. REPORTS
14.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
14.1.1 Award – Tender No. T16-177 – Scotiabank Centre Roof Replacement (77 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council award Tender No. T16-177, Scotiabank Centre Roof Replacement, to the lowest bidder meeting specification, McCarthy’s Roofing Ltd. for a Total Price of $2,136,000 (HST fully refundable), with funding from Project No. CB000028 – Scotiabank Centre, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated May 26, 2016.

14.1.2 Award – Unit Price Tender No. 16-226 Pavement Renewal & Water Main Renewal – Farquharson Street – East Region (158 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve a budget increase of $387,693 (net HST included) to Project Account No. CR000005, funded through cost sharing with Halifax Water, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated May 27, 2016; and
2. Award Tender No. 16-226, Pavement Renewal & Water Main Renewal – Farquharson Street – East Region, to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Dexter Construction Company Limited for a Total Tender Price of $647,595 (net HST included) with funding from Project Account No. CR000005 – Street Recapitalization, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated May 27, 2016.

14.1.3 Award – Unit Tender Price No. 16-249, Street Reconstruction, New Concrete Curb & Gutter and Asphalt Walkway Resurfacing, Landrace Crescent – East Region (54 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council award Tender No. 16-249, Street Reconstruction New Concrete Curb & Gutter and Asphalt Walkway Resurfacing, Landrace Crescent – East Region to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Basin Contracting Limited for a Total Tender Price of $524,394 (net HST included) with funding from Project Account Nos. CR000005 – Street Recapitalization and CRU01079 – Other Road Related Works, as outlined in the Financial Implications section of the staff report dated May 24, 2016.

14.1.4 2016-17 Budgets and Business Plans for Area-Rated Services (458 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council approve the attached Resolution to Approve Area Rates and Amend the Approved Operating Budget for Fiscal 2016-17 (Appendix A), Schedule of Area Tax Rates (Appendix B), and Budgeted Revenues (Appendix C) of the staff report dated May 30, 2016.

14.1.5 Discovery Centre Funding Request (348 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Authorize payment of the accrued funding of $145,000 to the Discovery Centre from the 2015-2016 fiscal year for meeting the terms and conditions as outlined in the executed 2014-2015 Contribution Agreement between HRM and The Discovery Centre;
2. Approve entering into a three-year Contribution Agreement with the Discovery Centre for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 fiscal years with annual funding of $145,000, subject to appropriation of funds by Regional Council through HRM’s annual budgetary approval process; and
3. Direct the Acting Chief Administrative Officer, or his delegate, to negotiate and execute such a three year Contribution Agreement on terms acceptable to the Acting Chief Administrative Officer.

14.1.6 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies – Case CA0106 – Street Naming from March 1 - March 31, 2016 (1.18 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 May 25, 2016 in order to approve the naming of four public streets and the renaming of six portions of a private road as identified in Attachment B and Maps 1 and 2 of the staff report dated May 25, 2016.

14.1.7 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies Case CA0107 – Street Naming from April 1 – May 31, 2016 (143 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 May 31, 2016 in order to approve the naming of two new public streets and seven new private lanes as identified in Attachment B and Maps 1-6 of the staff report dated May 31, 2016.

14.1.8 Case 20211 – Amendments to the Bedford Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to allow service stations within the ILI (Light Industrial) Zone, Bedford (2.24 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct staff to initiate the process to consider amending the Bedford Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to:
1. Add service stations to the list of permitted uses within the ILI Zone; and
2. Adopt a public participation program for the consideration of said amendments that shall be comprised of a request for written comments from the public through notification that includes the placement of a regular newspaper advertisement and the posting of information on HRM’s website, in lieu of a public information meeting and other provisions of the February 25, 1997 Regional Council Resolution Regarding a Public Participation Program for Municipal Planning Strategy Amendments.

14.1.9 Second Reading, Proposed By-Law U-100, Respecting User Charges (267 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council adopt By-Law U-100, the User Charges By-law attached to the staff report dated April 7, 2016 as Attachment 1, with the amendment passed at First Reading to delete “before July 1, 2016” from Section 3(h) (Schedule 1) with respect to Beaver Bank Monarch Drive Elementary School.

14.1.10 Paving of HRM-owned Gravel Roads (22 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council, direct staff to:
1. Eliminate new Local Improvement Charges as a funding option for the paving of HRM-owned gravel roads, effective April 1, 2017; and
2. Prioritize the paving of HRM-owned gravel roads in the annual capital plan using operational and technical criteria, with lower-priority, HRM-owned gravel roads remaining unpaved.

14.1.11 Standing Committee Role – Staff Report Production (75 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council direct the CAO to ensure all Regional Council staff report requests where the subject matter aligns with any approved Standing Committee terms of Reference are delivered to Regional Council after any review by the Standing Committee.

14.1.12 Councillor Appointment – Diverse Voices for Change Local Working Group (89 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council appoint Councillor Linda Mosher to the Diverse Voices for Change Local Working Group for a term to August 31, 2018.

14.1.13 Federal Infrastructure Applications (REVISED REPORT) (58 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
• Submit the seven projects described in the revised staff report dated May 19, 2016, totaling $66.05 million, for cost-shared funding approval under the Clean Water & Wastewater Fund (CWWF);
• Submit the 16 proposed transit projects described in the revised staff report dated May 19, 2016, totaling $58.21 million, for cost-shared funding approval under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF);
• Direct staff to submit applications and undertake necessary advocacy work to secure funds; and
• Request the Mayor and staff to advocate with the province and federal government for the equitable distribution of Building Canada Funds projects across the province, including in HRM.

14.2 TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
14.2.1 First Reading Proposed By-law A-501, Amendment to By-law A-500 the Amending By-law and Proposed Administrative Order 2016-003-ADM – Mitigation of Construction Impacts (5.40 Mb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council give First Reading to proposed By-law A-501 amending By-law A-500, the Amending By-law, as contained in Attachment B of the staff report dated April 13, 2016, the purpose of which is to amend By-law B-201, the Building By-law; By-law E-200, the Encroachments By-law; and, By-law S-300, the Streets By-law.

14.2.2 Side Guard Protection on HRM Fleet (88 Kb)
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Direct staff to require side guard protection to achieve an approximate maximum ground clearance of 350mm, except where impractical, on:
a. vehicles over 4500kg purchased or leased by Halifax Regional Municipality after April 1, 2017, and;
b. contracted service provider vehicles over 4500kg on contracts awarded after April 1, 2017; and,
2. Direct staff to include sufficient funding in the preliminary 2017-18 Budget and Business Plan to acquire side guard protection on all appropriate vehicles purchased by, leased by, or contracted to deliver service to Halifax Regional Municipality; and
3. Direct staff to submit a report to Transportation Standing Committee in mid-2018 detailing:
a. the status of side guard protection implementation at that time; and
b. recommendations on a retrofit program to complete the implementation of fleet vehicles not subject to replacement by 2022; and,
4. Request that Halifax Water Commission review and report to Regional Council on the application of side guard protection to their fleet and contracted vehicles for 2017 and beyond.

15. MOTIONS
15.1 Councillor Nicoll (27 Kb)
That Halifax Regional Council request a staff recommendation report with respect to Administrative Orders 29, Respecting HRM Civic Addressing Policies, Administrative Order 46, the HRM Asset Naming Administrative Order, and By-law C-300, the Civic Addressing By-law, to allow the renaming of Forest Hills Parkway to Sidney Crosby Parkway and that staff be directed to forward the draft amendments for Regional Council consideration no later than July 26, 2016.

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 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

16.1.1 Release of Buy-Back Agreement – City of Halifax Non Profit Housing Society – 2275 Brunswick Street, Halifax – Private and Confidential Report – Deferred
from June 14, 2016
Motion:
It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Authorize staff to release the Buy-Back Agreement registered against 2275 Brunswick Street, subject to the terms outlined in Table 1 of the private and confidential report dated May 5, 2016; and
2. The private and confidential report dated May 5, 2016 not be released until the Buy-Back is formally released.

16.1.2 Property Disposal – 90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – Private and Confidential Report
Motion:
That Halifax Regional Council:
1. Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to enter into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for 90 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth as per the terms and conditions outlined in the private and confidential staff report dated May 18, 2016 and Table 1 of the private and confidential staff report dated May 18, 2016; and
2. It is further recommended that the private and confidential staff report dated May 18, 2016 not be released to the public until the transaction has closed.