Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

April 3, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
4:30 p.m.

- REVISED -

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None

Minutes of April 3, 2007 (66KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - March 27, 2007
6.1 Councillor Snow

“To reconsider the motion approved by Regional Council on March 27, 2007 regarding Supplementary Education Funding”

7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - March 27, 2007
8.1 Councillor Adams - Request to add March 6, 2007 Information

Item #2 to the Agenda - Third Quarter Capital Report Detail

(1.22 MB)
8.2 Cost Sharing Agreement with Nova Scotia Transportation and

Public Works - Highway 102 - 107 Corridor Study (293 KB)
8.3 Capital Debt for Regional Recreational Facilities (463 KB)
8.4 Halifax Regional Water Commission Water Dividend Renewal

(449 KB)
8.5 Request for Permanent Encroachment -2150 Gottingen Street

(Supplementary Report) (934 KB)
8.6 Case # H00198: De-registration of 1790 Granville Street,

Halifax (a Municipally Registered Heritage Property) (474 KB)
8.7 Councillor McInroy - Policies and Procedures Related to HRM’s

Appointments of Citizens to Committees, Boards and Agencies

(55 KB)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence

9.1.1 Request for Ceremonial Flypast - Battle of Britain (48 KB)

9.2 Petitions
9.3 Presentation

9.3.1 Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation

         re: Economic Impact
          (i) Bonnie Kirby, Chair of the Board
          (ii) Ann MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 07-205 - Paving Renewal, South Street

            (Alumni Crescent, west leg to Oxford Street) -

            West Region (171 KB)
10.1.2 Tender 07-200, Uplands Park Phase 2, New Storm

           Sewer and Sanitary Sewer Replacement, Hammonds

           Plains - Central Region (267 KB)
10.1.3 2008 Municipal & School Board Elections - Voters List

           (353 KB)
10.1.4 First Reading Proposed By-Law C-600, Respecting

           Capital Cost Charges (Supplementary Report)
           Motion - Councillor McCluskey - Move First

           Reading (316 KB)

10.2 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.2.1 Deputy Mayor Uteck - 2014 Commonwealth

Games Bid

This item was deleted from the agenda.

11. MOTIONS
11.1 Deputy Mayor Uteck

“To remove the Arts and Music portion from the Supplementary Funding Budget envelope and show it as a separate area rate.”

11.2 Councillor McCluskey

“That no further Committee of the Whole meetings be scheduled and all Committee of the Whole business be moved to regular Council.”

11.3 Councillor Rankin

“That staff initiate a planning process to, where appropriate, amend the Municipality’s land use by-laws to clarify the regulations of temporary construction uses and specifically, temporary rock crushing activities in association with development.”

11.4 Councillor Murphy

“For staff to examine a strategy for North Barrington to include crosswalks, better lighting, bus stops and traffic calming.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

Deletions:

10.2.1 Deputy Mayor Uteck - 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid

Additions:

8.8 Councillor Rankin - Maintenance of Rails and Trails (BLT and others)

(54KB)

12.1 Councillor Johns - March 20, 2007 Motion re: Tender 07-222

Traffic Singal Upgrades, Robie Street at Almon Street - West Region

and Intersecton Improvements, Sackvill Drive at Millwood Drive-

Central Region

In Camera Recommendations (8KB)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - March 20, 2007
2. Legal Matter - CA Beckett School - Update
3. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

Confidential Information Items
1. Legal Matter - Claim Status Update
2. Legal Matter - Dismissal / Discontinuance of Legal Matters

Against HRM

INFORMATION ITEMS
April 3, 2007

1. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services
dated March 20, 2007 re: Atlantic Canada Sustainability Initiative

(735 KB)

2. Memorandum from Director, Legal Services and Risk Management
dated March 26, 2007 re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions (449 KB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Transportation and Public Works

dated March 20, 2007 re: Performance Penalties - Grass Cutting

and Landscape Maintenance (195 KB)

4. Memorandum from Chair, Solid Waste Resource Advisory

Committee dated March 29, 2007 re: December 4, 2006 Solid

Waste Resource Advisory Committee - Requested Updates -