Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

August 8, 2006
3:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None

    Minutes of August 8, 2006 (64 KB)

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL

    OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
6. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - August 1, 2006
7.1 Motion - Deputy Mayor Walker

“That Council initiate an amendment to policies SU-9 and SU-10 of the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy to place approximately 21 hectares of land in Middle Sackville within the R-1 zone. Further, that the Land Use By-law for Sackville be amended to include PID’s 40281479 and 40875346 within the R-1 zone and that Section 23.4 be deleted. Further, that Council instruct staff that the Municipal Planning Strategy amendment process include a public participation program in accordance with the public participation resolution adopted by Halifax Regional Council on February 25, 1997.”

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-Law N-200, Respecting Noise Exemption Application -

       Clayton Developments, Mount Hope Avenue / Baker

       Drive Construction (1.62 MB)

8.2 Case 00723: Mixed Use Development at South Corner of

       Bedford Highway and Moirs Mill Road (7.22 MB)

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence - None
9.2 Petitions

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1   Tender 06-099 - Materials Testing &

             Inspection 2006 (153 KB)
10.1.2   Tender 06-215 - Brick Sidewalk Replacement

             and Resurfacing, Portland Street - East

             Region (285 KB)
10.1.3   Tender 06-222 - Resurfacing and Sidewalk

             Renewal, Claremont Street and New Sidewalk,

             White Glove Terrace - West Region (178 KB)
10.1.4   Tender 06-234 - Resurfacing and Gas Main

             Installation, Birchwood Terrace - East

             Region (273 KB)
10.1.5   Tender 06-235 - Resurfacing, Water Main Renewal

             and Gas Main Installation, Windmill Road -

             East Region (489 KB)
10.1.6   Tender 06-244 - Street Improvement Projects -

             Various Locations (198 KB)
10.1.7   Tender 06-250 - Paving Renewal, Sidewalk

             Renewal and Curb Renewal, Summit Street -

             West Region (193 KB)
10.1.8   Tender 06-263 - Basinview Drive New Sidewalk -

             Central Region (165 KB)
10.1.9   Tender 06-212 - Paving Renewal and Water Main

             Renewal, Merkel Street - West Region (278 KB)
10.1.10 Proposal 06-318 - Consultant Award: Improvements

             to Robie / Barrington Merge and Kempt / Windsor

             Intersection (364 KB)
10.1.11 Bayview Road and Area, Flamingo Drive and Area

             Short-Cutting Study (421 KB)
10.1.12 Bedford / Halifax Fast Ferry Cultivation

             Study (1.34 MB)
10.1.13 Parking Fine Increases (273 KB)
10.1.14 Request for Proposal 06-070 - Banking and Financial

             Services Products (439 KB)
10.1.15 By-Law A-200 Respecting Automatic Machines -

             Amendments (675 KB)
10.1.16 Policy on Daylighting of Rivers (275 KB)
10.1.17 Special Events Reserve Funding for Microcredit

             Summit (1.11 MB)

10.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.2.1 Case 00808: Amendments to the Sackville Drive

           Secondary Planning Strategy and Land Use

           By-Law (3.79 MB)

10.3 PENINSULA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.3.1 Case 00815 - Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy

           and Land Use By-Law Amendments and Development

           Agreement - 6193 Young Street, Halifax (10.46 MB)

10.4 GRANTS COMMITTEE

10.4.1 By-Law T-701 - Tax Deferral Revised Criteria

           for Residency (366 KB)
10.4.2 Administrative Order 10 - Partial Tax Exemption

           for Residential Homeowners - Revised Criteria for

           Residency (660 KB)
10.4.3 HRM Community Grants Program 2006 - 2007 -

           Appeals (471 KB)

10.5 BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE

10.5.1 Annual Report (Presentation) (413 KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Project 00913: Portland Hills Capital Cost

        Contribution (1.2 Mb)

12.2 Proclamation - Acadian Day, August 15, 2006

        (160 Kb)

In Camera Recommendations (17 Kb)

 

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

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In Camera Session - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
1. Approval of the Minutes of - None
2. Property Matter - Less than Market Value Sale - 26 Lyons

    Avenue, Halifax
       (i)  Staff Report
       (ii) Grant Committee Report
3. Property Matter - Less than Market Value Lease - 2326

    Brunswick Street, Halifax
4. Property Matter - Less than Market Value Lease - 47 Wentworth

    Street, Dartmouth
5. Property Matter - Sale of Land - Hammonds Plains Road
6. Legal Matter - CA Beckett School
7. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim
8. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

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Confidential Information Item
1. Legal Matter - Dismissal / Discontinuance of Legal Matters

    against Halifax Regional Municipality

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INFORMATION ITEMS
August 8, 2006

1. Memorandum from Traffic Authority dated July 25, 2006
    re: New Rules at the Armdale Rotary (177 KB)

2. Memorandum from Acting Director, Community, Culture &

    Economic Development dated July 28, 2060 re: Street

    Encroachment - Oakland Road (80 KB)

3. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated August 4, 2006

    re: Requests for Presentation to Council - Internations’

    Justice Federation (49 KB)