Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

March 27, 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 - March 20, 2007 (50KB)

Minutes of March 27, 2007 (58KB)

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 - March 20, 2007
8.1 Councillor Adams - Request to add March 6, 2007 Information

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

(1.28 MB)

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

9.3.1 Friends of the Public Gardens re: Phase 3 Development

of Public Gardens - Lesley Armstrong, Board Secretary

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

10.1.1   2007 / 2008 Capital and Operating Budgets

             (Staff Presentation)
10.1.2   Request for Proposal 06-046 Award: Connecting

             HRM - Rural Broadband (346 KB)
10.1.3   Tender 06-370 - Chandler Drive Pumping Station

             Upgrade - Central Region (207 KB)
10.1.4   Tender 06-165 - George Dixon Site Improvements

             (207 KB)
10.1.5   Tender 07-203 - Sidewalk Renewals, Dartmouth -

             East Region (297 KB)
10.1.6   Cost Sharing Agreement with Nova Scotia

             Transportation and Public Works - Highway 102 -

             107 Corridor Study (290 KB)
10.1.7   Purchase of Micou’s Island - HRM Contribution

             (1.29 MB)
10.1.8   Armdale Roundabout and Chebucto Road Reversing

             Lane Project (4.44 MB)
10.1.9   Station Road, Hubbards (1.10 MB)
10.1.10 Capital Debt for Regional Recreational Facilities

             (467 KB)
10.1.11 Halifax Regional Water Commission Water Dividend

             Renewal (456 KB)
10.1.12 Resolution to Renew 2004 / 2005 Temporary

             Borrowing Resolution and 2007 Spring Debenture

         (373 KB)
10.1.13 Request for Permanent Encroachment -2150

             Gottingen Street (Supplementary Report) (1.49 MB)

10.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Case # H00198: De-registration of 1790 Granville

Street, Halifax (a Municipally Registered Heritage

Property) (452 KB)

10.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.3.1 Councillor McInroy - Policies and Procedures Related

to HRM’s Appointments of Citizens to Committees,

Boards and Agencies (53 KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

Additions:

12.1 Addition of Funds - Downtown Halifax Shuttle Service

(289 KB)

12.2 Councillor Rankin - Request for Report re: Maintenance

of Rails and Trails (BLT and others) (54 KB)

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RECOMMENDATION (54 KB)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - None
2. Contractual Matter - Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

Update (oral)
3. Contractual Matter - Captain William Spry Community Centre
4. Personnel Matter - Governance Structure - Audit Function

INFORMATION ITEMS
March 27, 2007

1. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance dated March 19, 2007

re: List of HRM Fees (892 KB)

2. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance & Deputy Treasurer

dated March 13, 2007 re: Investment Activities - Quarter Ending

December 31, 2006 (805 KB)

3. Memorandum from Co-Chairs, Investment Policy Advisory

Committee dated March 13, 2007 re: Quarter Ending