Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

November 28, 2006
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 14, 2006 (21KB)

Minutes of November 28, 2006 (40KB)

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 - November 21, 2006
7.1 Motion of Reconsideration - Councillor Karsten

- November 7, 2006

“To reconsider the amendment regarding the Halifax-Dartmouth

Canada Day Committee - Terms of Reference which states

“That members serve for a maximum two year term and where

there are insufficient applicants, terms may be extended”

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-law T-218, An Amendment to By-Law T-200, Respecting Tax

Exemptions for Non Profit Organizations - 2006 / 2007 (1.69 MB)

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

10. REPORTS
10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Request for Proposal 06-125 - HRM Community

Energy Plan (418 KB)
10.1.2 2007 Council Meeting Schedule (128 KB)

10.2 AUDIT COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements,

March 31, 2006 (1.71 MB)
10.2.2 Audited Financial Statements - Miscellaneous Trust

Funds, March 31, 2006 (523 KB)

10.3 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

10.3.1 Councillor Walker - Request to add November 14,

           2006 Information Items to the Agenda

(i) Information Item # 1 - Tax Exemption for Non-

    Profit Organizations in Receipt of Municipal

    Contracts: Policy Implications (427 KB)

(ii) Information Item # 2 - Award of Tender

     06-074 - Winter Sidewalk Snow and Ice

     Control - Western Region (106 KB)

10.3.2 Councillor Johns - Request to add November 21,

           2006 Information Item # 2 to the Agenda - Snow &

           Ice Control Service Standards (477 KB)
10.3.3 Councillor Streatch - Request for Report re: Proposed

           Expansion of the Containment Zone of the Brown

           Spruce Longhorn Beetle (52 KB)

10.3.4 Councillor Snow - Request for Report re: Exploration

           of Funding Funding Sources - Water Servicing, Fall

           River Village, Phases 1 - 9 (45 KB)

11. MOTIONS

12. ADDED ITEMS

In Camera Recommendations (17 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - November 14 & 21, 2006
2. Contractual Matter - 2014 Commonwealth Games International

Bid Budget
3. Contractual Matter - Fibre Optic Network Municipal Access

Agreement
4. Legal Matter - Postponement Agreement

INFORMATION ITEMS
November 28, 2006

1. Proclamation - Canadian AIDS Awareness Week 2006 and

World AIDS Day (125 KB)

2. Memorandum from Director, Community Development dated

November 20, 2006 re: Department of National Defence (DND)

Shearwater Lands (1.27 MB)

3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services

dated October 24, 2006 re: Harbour Solutions Project -

Quarterly Report (July to September /06) (1.33 MB)

4. Memorandum from Acting Director, Finance dated November 21, 2006
re: Year End 2005 / 2006 Financial Report (214 KB)