Halifax Regional Council
AGENDA
October 18, 2005
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.
1. INVOCATION
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - NONE
Minutes of October 18, 2005 (73 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
7.1 Heritage Advisory Committee - Case H00171 -
Review of proposed alternations 1496 Hollis Street
(a municipal heritage property) Halifax, NS
(Heritage Hearing) (909KB)
7.2 Halifax Regional Immigration Strategy
(i) staff report (251KB)
(ii) action plan (3.76MB)
7.3 Tender 05-117, Eight (8) 3/4 Ton Pick-Up Trucks and
Tender 05-121, One (1) Forestry Truck c/w Aerial Device (148KB)
7.4 Quotation Q05C344 - Cleaning Contract for Ferry
Terminals and Ferries (136KB)
7.5 Request for Proposal 05-123, Lease of Mail Folding/
Inserter for HRM Printing Centre (193KB)
7.6 HRM Printing Centre - Sole Source Lease - Copier (200KB)
7.7 Oil Spill Remediation Billy Bollong Memorial Park
(Spry Harbour) (204KB)
7.8 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing Various Projects (190KB)
7.9 Capital Budget Increase - Cost Sharing Capital District Projects (160KB)
7.10 Case 00815: Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use
By-Law Amendment - 6193 Young Street at Windsor Street,
Halifax (2.93MB)
7.11 Amendments to Administrative Order No. One,
Concerning Motions of Recission (Revised Report) (223KB)
7.12 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
Motion - Councillor Walker - Move First Reading (178KB)
7.13 North West Community Council - Case 00808: Building
Height Limits - Sackville Drive Secondary Planning Strategy
and Land Use By-Law (684KB)
7.14 City Watch (Deferred to October 25, 2005) (258KB)
7.15 Councillor Mosher - “As of Right” Development in HRM (76.6KB)
7.16 Councillor Smith - Development North End Dartmouth
This item was deleted from the agenda.
7.17 Deputy Mayor Goucher and Councillors Younger and Smith -
Electronic Voting Update (39.9KB)
7.18 Councillor Rankin - Request to have October 11, 2005
information item # 4, “Peggy’s Cove Sewer and Water” added
to the Regional Council agenda 45.8KB)
7.19 Infrastructure Criteria (COW October 11, 2005 item 12.2) (21.9KB)
7.20 Councillor Adams - Request to add a letter to Members of
Parliament for increased infrastructure funding
(COW October 11, 2005 item 12.2) (16.5KB)
7.21 In camera Recommendation - (October 11, 2005 item 12.3)
(i) Legal Matter - Settlement of Claim (21.2KB)
8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence - None
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Presentation
8.3.1 Rocky Lake Development Association (69.9KB)
(i) Barry Mason, Chair
(ii) Dan Sangster
9. REPORTS
9.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
9.1.1 Tender 05-104, Lease of Twenty (20) One-half
(½)Ton 4X4 Regular Cab Pick-up Trucks (279KB)
9.1.2 HRM Economic Strategy (4.19MB)
9.1.3 Pole Free Areas (478KB)
9.1.4 Capital Budget Reallocation -Northbrook School
Police Training Facility/Community Office 154KB)
9.1.5 Airport Taxi Fare Schedule for Administrative Order 39,
Respecting the Setting of Taxi Fares (705KB)
9.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
9.2.1 Case H00169 - Application for Registration of
Beechville United Baptist Church & Cemetery
9.3 HARBOUR EAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL
9.3.1 Case 00635 - Site Specific MPS & LUB Amendment
and amendment to a Development Agreement -
9.4 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
9.4.1 Councillor Snow - Car Pool Parking Lot - Fall River (55.1KB)
9.4.2 Councillor Snow - Status of Various Small Water/
10. MOTIONS
10.1 Councillor Fougere
“To adopt an amendment to Administrative Order No. One, the purpose of
which is to provide clarification regarding motions of Rescission and
Reconsideration.”
10.2 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 amend taxi and limousine fares to and from the airport.”
10.3 Councillor Smith
“To request that HRM planning staff initiate the process to amend the MPS and LUB for Dartmouth to allow a zoning change for a portion of 675 Windmill Road in Burnside Park from Industrial to Residential to permit condominium construction and to require staff to follow the public participation process.”
10.4 Councillor McCluskey
“To request that a change be made to Policy H-3B, Section (a) Comprehensive Development District, Dartmouth MPS from 8 units/acre gross area exclusive of commercial to 8 units/acre net area exclusive of commercial, park area, environmentally sensitive areas and roads.”
11. ADDED ITEMS
Deletion:
7.16 Councillor Smith - Development North End Dartmouth
Addition:
12. NOTICES OF MOTION
13. ADJOURNMENT
In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of - October 11, 2005
2. Property Matter - Acquisition Request - 5621Rainnie Drive (Legion) Halifax
3. Property Matter - Councillor Johns - Acquisition - Springfield Lake Recreation Centre
4. Property Matter - Councillor Snow - Fall River
5. Contractual Matter - CUPE Update (oral)
6. Contractual Matter - Animal Control Contract (oral)
Confidential Information Items
1. Human Rights Complaint - Location of Halifax Wastewater Treatment Plan
INFORMATION ITEMS
October 18, 2005
1. Proclamation - Pap Test Awareness Week -
October 23 - 29, 2005 (73.3KB)
2. Memorandum from Director, Financial Services dated
October 18, 2005 re: First Quarter 2005/2006 Financial Report (2.00MB)
3. Memorandum from Director, Environmental Management
Services dated October 18, 2005 re: In NOVAward 2005 (419KB)
4. Memorandum from Director, Planning & Development
dated October 18, 2005 re: Morris-Russell Lake Secondary
5. Memorandum from Acting Director, Legal Services dated
October 18, 2005 re: Status of By-law Prosecutions (197KB)
