Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

February 13, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - January 23 (29KB) & 30 (40KB), 2007

Minutes of February 13, 2007 (47KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE

9. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
9.1 Correspondence - None
9.2 Petitions

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1 Tender 06-410 - Point Pleasant Park Master Plan

           and Phase 1 Restoration Protocols (306 KB)
10.1.2 Award - Metro Centre Structural Health Monitoring

           System (462 KB)
10.1.3 Project CB300702 - 5755 Sackville Street (3.68 MB)
10.1.4 Increase to Contract - Sole Source, Consulting

            Services Capital Cost Contribution, Bedford West

            (272 KB)
10.1.5 Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) School

            Board - Special Election (125 KB)

10.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.2.1 Case 00690: Amendment to the Bedford Municipal

            Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Phase II

            of Crestview Commercial Comprehensive

            Development District (CCDD) (6.31 MB)

10.3 HARBOUR EAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

10.3.1 Case 00864 - Proposed Residential Condominium

Project at 675 Windmill Road, Dartmouth (7.26 MB)

10.4 GRANT COMMITTEE

10.4.1 Proposed By-Law T-220, An Amendment to By-Law

           T-200, Respecting Tax Exemptions - Deferred

           Applications & Appeals (Supplementary Report)

           (477 KB)

10.5 TAXI AND LIMOUSINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.5.1 Taxi Owner Licenses (1.12 MB)

10.6 CULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.6.1 Cultural Capitals of Canada: 2010 Application Initiation
(i) Committee Report (132 KB)
(ii) Staff Report (148 KB)

10.7 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.7.1 Councillor Younger

(i) Request for Report re: Fees Charged by

Municipality (64 KB)
(ii) Request for Report re: Needs Based

Tendering / Life Cycle Costing (66 KB)

11. MOTIONS
11.1 Councillor McCluskey

“To amend Section 25(2) of the Administrative Order One, Respecting the Procedures of Council. The purpose of the amendment will be to make the agenda and the other information referred to in Section 25(1) available to the public at 4:30 p.m. on the Friday preceding each regular meeting, as opposed to Monday as is currently the case, i.e. three days earlier.”

12. ADDED ITEMS

12.1 Proclamation - Random Acts of Kindness Week,

February 12 - 18 2007 (65 KB)

12.2 Councillor Rankin - Request for Report re: Signage -

Prospect Road (51 KB)

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (45 KB)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - January 23, & 30 2007
2. Property Matter - Duke Street & Highway 102, Bedford
3. Contractual Matter - Water and Wastewater Merger Update

(Staff Presentation)
4. Contractual Matter - Herring Cove Water and Sewer Funding

Approach (oral)
5. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

Confidential Information Items
1. Legal Matter - By-Law S-602 Challenge - Update
2. Legal Matter - Dismissal / Discontinuance of Legal Matters against HRM

INFORMATION ITEMS
February 13, 2007

1. Proclamation - International Development Week,

February 4 - 10, 2007 (64 KB)

2. Proclamation - National Flag of Canada Day, February 15, 2007

(62 KB)

3. Memorandum from Intergovernmental & Corporate Affairs

dated February 5, 2007 re: Lobbyists’ Position (437 KB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Transportation & Public Works dated

January 18, 2007 re: Impact of Installation of Gas Pipelines on

Streets (194 KB)

5. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated February 1, 2007 re: Implications - Provision of Collection