Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

May 15, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 1, 2007 (38KB)

     Minutes of May 15, 2007 (43KB)

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. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-Law S-107, An Amendment to By-Law S-100, Respecting

      Sewer Charges (215 KB)

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 60131515 - Traffic Paint - Joint Tender with 

           Province of Nova Scotia (154 KB)
11.1.2 Tender 07-219 - Wright Avenue Extension, Burnside

           Business Park (1.3 MB)
11.1.3 Regional Capital Cost Charges Reserve (289 KB)
11.1.4 Public Transit Funding: Update and Funding Allocation

           (374 KB)
11.1.5 Gas Tax: Update and Funding Allocation (463 KB)
11.1.6 Proposed By-law T-703, An Amendment to

           By-Law T-700, Respecting Tax Deferrals - Revised

           Income Eligibility Threshold (Supplementary Report)

           (150 KB)
11.1.7 Proposed Amendments to Administrative Order 10,

           Respecting Partial Tax Exemption for Residential

           Taxation - Revised Income Eligibility Threshold and

           Rebate Values (Supplementary Report) (262 KB)
11.1.8 Encroachment Agreement - Ultramar Water Line,

           Carlisle Drive REVISED (424 KB)
11.1.9 Encroachment Agreement - United Gulf Developments

           Limited Sewage Forcemains, Citation Drive REVISED

           (429 KB)

11.2 PENINSULA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

11.2.1 Case 00895: Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and

           Peninsula Land Use By-Law Amendments for 2594

           Agricola Street, Halifax (3.1 MB)

11.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE and DISTRICT 12 PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

11.3.1 Case 00745: Development Agreement - Salter Street

           and Lower Water Street, Halifax
            (i)  Heritage Advisory Committee Report (58 KB)
            (ii) District 12 Planning Advisory Committee Report

                 (71 KB)

            Attachment to Items 11.3.1 (i) and 11.3.1 (ii)

             (6.2 MB)

11.4 GRANT COMMITTEE

11.4.1 HRM Community Grants Program 2007 - 2008:
           Recommended Awards (2.1 MB)
11.4.2 Property Matter: Less Than Market Value Leases

           (1.1 MB)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

13.1 Proclamation - Opera Week - May 22 - 27, 2007 (89 KB)

13.2 Information Item - Come to Life - Request to Sign the

        Nova Scotia Brand Charter (529 KB)

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (55 KB)

 

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

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In Camera Session - 3:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - May 1, 2007
2. Property Matter - Councillor Smith - Trinity Subdivision Roadway
3. Property Matter - Sale of Property / Extension of Green Park

    Close - Clayton Park West
4. Property Matter - Land Acquisition - Old Sackville Road
5. Contractual Matter - HRM / Railway Private Crossing Licence

    Agreement

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INFORMATION ITEMS
May 15, 2007

1. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance dated May 8, 2007
    re: Sidewalks and Taxation (258 KB)

2. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance dated May 9, 2007
    re: Federal / Provincial Infrastructure Program Updates (390 KB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

    dated May 4, 2007 re: (Unwanted) Home Delivery of Flyers and Free

    Newspapers - Litter (1.4 MB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Transportation and Public Works

    dated April 30, 2007 re: Earle Road, Beaver Bank - Playground

    Update Petition (113 KB)

5. Memorandum from the Municipal Clerk dated May 11, 2007
    re: Requests for Presentation to Council - None (50 KB)