Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

December 6, 2005
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 22, 2005 (45 KB)

Minutes of December 6, 2005 (50 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 - NONE

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence - None
8.2 Petitions

9. REPORTS
9.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
9.1.1 Approval to Increase PO #2070217918, Additional
Consultant Work Scope and Fees, Former CA Beckett
School (23 Fenerty Road, Halifax) (638 KB)
9.1.2 Point Pleasant Park Master Plan (presentation) (1,016 KB)
9.1.3 Revenue Collections Policy (1,220 KB)
9.1.4 Provincial Road Transfer (563 KB)
9.1.5 Case 00832: Bedford Municipal Planning Strategy and Land

Use By-law Amendment - 356 Hammonds Plains Road (714 KB)
9.1.6 Proposed Installation of Crossing Gates at the Railway

Crossing near the Fall River / Windsor Junction Intersection (387 KB)

9.2 HARBOUR EAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
9.2.1 Traffic Study - Burnside City of Lakes Business Park (73 KB)

9.3 REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
9.3.1 Regional Plan
(i) Community Council Sessions (1,782 KB)
(ii) Presentation of the Regional Plan Draft # 2 (1,629 KB)

9.4 GRANT COMMITTEE
9.4.1 HRM Community Grants Program - Recommended Changes

2006 - 2007 (179 KB)

9.5 AUDIT COMMITTEE
9.5.1 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements, March 31, 2005

(1,725 KB)

9.6 MEMBERSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE

9.6.1 Councillor and Citizen Appointments to Boards / Committees/

and Commissions (355 KB)

9.7 PROGRAM AND SERVICE REVIEW COMMITTEE
9.7.1 Membership: Program & Service Review Committee

This item was deleted from the agenda.

9.8 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
9.8.1 Councillor Snow - Request for staff report re: Honorariums for

Volunteer Firefighters (48 KB)

10. MOTIONS
10.1 Councillor McCluskey
“To request a comprehensive audit to be carried out on all

departments of HRM. The audit is to be carried out by an

external audit team and to include at least an audit of two

departments each year.”

11. ADDED ITEMS

Deletion:

9.7.1 Membership: Program & Service Review Committee

Additions:

Halifax Regional Council Special Meeting Minutes - November 15, 2005 circulated for approval.

In Camera Recommendations (17 Kb)

12. NOTICES OF MOTION

13. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - Nov. 8 & 22, 2005
2. Property Matter - Councillor Smith - Sale of Properties -

Burnside Industrial Park (Deferred Nov. 22/05)
3. Property Matter - 100 Wyse Road, Dartmouth -

la Societe Maison Acadienne (deferred Nov.22/05)
4. Property Matter - Transfer of Title for 341 Pleasant Street,

Dartmouth to Supportive Housing for Young Mothers
5. Legal Matter - Solid Waste Injunction (oral)
6. Legal Matter - Solid Homes Construction Limited Settlement

Contribution Offer
7. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

INFORMATION ITEMS
December 6, 2005

1. Memorandum from Director, Planning & Development Services

dated December 1, 2005 re: Smoke Free Places Act (106 KB)

2. Memorandum from Chair, Cultural Committee dated November 30,

2005 re: HRM Cultural Plan: Status Update (848 KB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services
dated November 1, 2005 re: Harbour Solutions Project Quarterly

Report (July 1 - September 30, 2005) (1,295 KB)

4. Memorandum from Acting Director, Real Property and Asset

Management dated November 28, 2005 re: Timberlea Village -

Playground Upgrades Request (81 KB)

5. Memorandum from Director, Planning & Development Services