Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

October 2, 2007
3:00 p.m.
Reconvene 6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
2:00 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 18, 2007 (50KB)

Minutes October 2, 2007 (32KB)

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 - September 11, 2007
8.1 Harmonized By-Law A-300, Respecting Animals

(Supplementary Report) (441 KB)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 Case 00955: Cobequid Road and Glendale Drive, Sackville -
Sale of HRM Parkland (500 KB)
9.2 By-Law T-219, An Amendment to By-Law T-200, Respecting

Tax Exemptions for Non-Profit Organizations - City of Halifax

Non-Profit Housing Society (Harbour City Homes) (1.57 MB)

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Tender 07-392 - MacIntosh Fuel Depot Replacement

            (127 KB)
11.1.2 Release of Funds - Upper Sackville Turf Capital

           Reserve Fund (120 KB)
11.1.3 Gas Tax Funding Reallocation (153 KB)
11.1.4 Case 00886 - Amendments to Municipal Planning

            Strategies and Land Use By-laws Respecting

            Commercial Outdoor Lighting (170 KB)

12. MOTIONS
12.1 Councillor Younger

"To amend Administrative Order One Section 43(a) to require a vote of Council to approve any request for a staff report and to eliminate the automatic requirement for such report."

12.2 Councillor Smith

"To request a staff report to amend the Solid Waste By-Law to ban furniture products from the Municipal Landfill."

13. ADDED ITEMS

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (53 KB)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 2:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - None
2. Property Matter - Bayers Lake Business Park
3. Legal Matter - Litigation Settlement Proposal
4. Legal Matter - Potential Litigation
5. Contractual Matter - Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

Update (oral)

Confidential Information Item
1. Legal Matter - Dismissal/Discontinuance of Legal Matters

INFORMATION ITEMS
October 2, 2007

1. Proclamation - Insurance Information Campaign 2007 (116 KB)

2. Memordandum from Traffic Authority dated September 18, 2007
re: Traffic Signals at Bedford Highway and Mount Saint Vincent

University (306 KB)

3. Memordandum from Director, Transporation & Public Works

dated September 14, 2007 re: Truck Routes - Halifax Peninsula

(98 KB)

4. Memordanum from Director, Legal Services and Risk Management
dated September 20, 2007 re: Status of By-Law Prosecutions -

July 1 - 31, 2007 (408 KB)

5. Memordanum from Chief Administrative Officer and Director,