Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

February 20, 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 - None

Minutes of February 20, 2007 (135KB)

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION - February 13, 2007
6.1 Councillor McCluskey

“To reconsider the motion defeated by Regional Council on February 13, 2007 regarding proposed amendments to Administrative Order One”

7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION - NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - NONE

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-Law T-702, an Amendment to By-Law T-700, Respecting Tax

Deferrals: Proposed Interest Rate (847 KB)

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence - None
10.2 Petitions

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 06-252 - Herring Cove Water & Sewer,

            Phase 2A - West Region (555 KB)
11.1.2 Tender 06-219 - Herring Cove Water and Sewer,

            Phase 1B - West Region (475 KB)
11.1.3 Tender 06-281 - Retaining Wall: Brunswick Street -

            West Region (175 KB)
11.1.4 Request for Proposal 06-321 - Consulting Services -

            Asphalt Pavement Specification Development

            (128 KB)
11.1.5 Tender 07-150 - Halifax Transit Renovation, 200

             Ilsley Avenue (215 KB)
11.1.6 Tender 07-205 - Paving Renewal, South Street

            (Studley Avenue to Oxford Street) - West Region

            This item was deleted from the agenda.
11.1.7 Quotation 2006-M-218 and 2006-M-251 - Dartmouth

            Natural Gas Conversions (298 KB)
11.1.8 Request for Extra Funds for Tender 05-230 -

            Intersection Improvements Windmill Road at Akerley

            Boulevard - East Region (219 KB)
11.1.9 Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

             (CCME) Draft Wastewater Strategy (1.46 MB)
11.1.10 Halifax Regional Water Commission - Annual Report
             (Staff Presentation)
11.1.11 First Reading - By-Law T-220, An Amendment to

             By-Law T-200, Respecting Tax Exemptions -

             Deferred Applications & Appeals (Supplementary

             Report)
             Motion - Councillor Fougere - Move First Reading

             (471 KB)

11.2 ENERGY AND UNDERGROUND SERVICES COMMITTEE

11.2.1 Undergrounding at Herring Cove Wastewater

           Treatment Plant
           (i) Committee Report (372 KB)
           (ii) Staff Report (836 KB)

11.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.3.1 Councillor Younger - Tax Deduction for Local

Improvement Charges (66 KB)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

Deletions:

11.1.6 Tender 07-205 - Paving Renewal, South Street (Studley Avenue to Oxford Street) - West Region

Additions:

12.1 Councillor Streatch - Request for Report re: Broadband Communications (56 KB)

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (48 KB)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - None
2. Legal Matter - By-Law S-602 Challenge - Update (deferred

February 13, 2007)
3. Contractual Matter - Water and Wastewater Merger Update

(Staff Presentation) (deferred February 13, 2007)
4. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim (deferred February 13, 2007)
5. Personnel Matter - Citizen & Councillor Appointments to Boards,

Committees and Commissions
6. Property Matter - Bloomfield Centre Review Project: Tenancy Plan

Confidential Information Items
1. Legal Matter - Outstanding Canadian Union of Public Employees

(CUPE) Account Receivable
2. Legal Matter - Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board - Nova Scotia

Power Incorporated (NSPI) Fuel Adjustment Mechanism Process
3. Legal Matter - Goodwood Lands

INFORMATION ITEMS
February 20, 2007

1. Memorandum from Director, Community Development dated

February 6, 2007 re: Improving HRM’s Community Relations - An

Assessment of HRM’s Past and Present Public Engagement

Exercises Project Update (354 KB)

2. Memorandum from Director, Community Development dated

February 12, 2007 re: Community Visioning - Pilot Project Update

(687 KB)