Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

October 11, 2005
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
4:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 27, 2005 (4 KB)

Minutes of October 11, 2005 (56 KB)

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 - NONE

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
8.1 By-Law T-135, An Amendment to By-Law T-108,
Respecting Taxi Fares (726KB)
8.2 Administrative Order SC- 40, Respecting the Closure of the

       Public Pathway, Berkshire Close, Halifax (3.22MB)
8.3 By-Law A-101, An Amendment to By-Law A-100, Respecting
       the Appeals Committee (112KB)
8.4 By-Law S-417, An Amendment to By-Law S-400, Respecting Streets
       and Local Improvement Charges - Norwood Court, Porters Lake (841KB)

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

10. REPORTS

10.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
10.1.1 Tender 04-222, New Paving, Norwood Court - East Region (175KB)
10.1.2 Tender 05-117, Eight (8) 3/4 Ton Pick-Up Trucks and
           Tender 05-121, One (1) Forestry Truck c/w Aerial Device (148KB)
10.1.3 Quotation Q05C344 - Cleaning Contract for Ferry Terminals
            and Ferries (136KB)
10.1.4 Request for Proposal 05-123, Lease of Mail Folding / Inserter
           for HRM Printing Centre (193KB)
10.1.5 HRM Printing Centre - Sole Source Lease - Copier (200KB)
10.1.6 City Watch (258KB)
10.1.7 Oil Spill Remediation Billy Bollong Memorial Park (Spry Harbour) (204KB)
10.1.8 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing Various Projects (190KB)
10.1.9 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing Capital District Projects (160KB)
10.1.10 Case 00815: Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law

               Amendment - 6193 Young Street at Windsor Street, Halifax (2.93MB)
10.1.11 Halifax Region Immigration Strategy
             (i) staff report (251KB)
             (ii) action plan (3.76MB)
10.1.12 Amendments to Administrative Order No. One, Concerning
             Motions of Recission (223KB)
10.1.13 First Reading By-Law T-217, An Amendment to By-Law T-200,

Respecting Tax Exemption for Non-Profit Organizations -
request for extension of the current By-law for 2006-2007 (178KB)

Motion - Councillor Walker - Move First Reading

10.2 NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
10.2.1 Case 00808: Building Height Limits - Sackville Drive Secondary
Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law (684KB)

10.3 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
        10.3.1 Case H00171 - Review of proposed alterations 1489
         Hollis Street (a municipal heritage property) Halifax, NS
         (Heritage Hearing) (909KB)

10.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
10.4.1 Councillor Mosher - “As of Right” Development in HRM (76.7KB)
10.4.2 Councillor Smith - Development North End Dartmouth (45.2KB)
10.4.3 Deputy Mayor Goucher and Councillors Younger and Smith -

Electronic Voting Update (39.9KB)

11. MOTIONS

11.1 Councillor Walker
“To adopt as a policy pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, Administrative Order Number 39, the Taxi and Limousine Fares Administrative Order, the purpose of which is to adopt taxi and limousine fares within Halifax Regional Municipality.” (633KB)

11.2 Councillor Younger
“To amend Administrative Order Number One, Section 8, to allow Council to meet earlier than 6:00 p.m., when appropriate, by a simple majority vote of members present.”

This item was deleted from the agenda.

12. ADDED ITEMS

Deletion:

11.2 - Councillor Younger withdrew the motion to amend Administrative Order One, Section 8

Additions:

12.1 Councillor Rankin - Request to add information item #4 "Peggy's Cove Sewer and Water" to the Regional Council agenda.

In Camera & Committee of the Whole Recommendations (15 Kb)

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 4:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - September 27, 2005
2. Property Matter - Councillor Johns - Acquisition - Springfield Lake

Recreation Centre
3. Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim

Confidential Information Items

1. Legal Matter - Dismissed / Discontinued Legal Matters

INFORMATION ITEMS
October 11, 2005

1. Proclamation - Canada’s Citizenship Week - October 17-23, 2005 (74.1KB)

2. Proclamation - Jer’s Vision Day - October 15, 2005 (83.4KB)

3. Proclamation - Waste Reduction Week - October 17 - 23, 2005 (79.9KB)

4. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management Services dated
September 29, 2005 re: Peggy’s Cove Water & Sewer (160KB)

5. Memorandum from Director, Planning and Development dated October 7,

    2005
    Case H00108: Extension of Demolition Permit / Continuation
    of Feasibility Study - 1790 Granville Street, Kelly Building, A Registered
    Heritage Property (225KB)

6. Memorandum from Traffic Authority, dated September 26, 2005
    re: Petition - Councillor Walker - Request for Restricted Parking on
    Ralston Avenue (122KB)

7. Memorandum from Director, Planning and Development dated October 5,

2005
re: Case 00605: Development Agreement - Midtown Tavern and