Regional Council

Halifax Regional Council

Agenda

September 4, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
In Camera Session
3:30 p.m.

1. INVOCATION

2. SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 31 (70KB) & August 7 (83KB), 2007

Minutes of September 4, 2007 (57.5KB)

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 - August 7, 2007
8.1 Proposed Administrative Order SC-46, Respecting Closure of

a Portion of Cole Drive, Cole Harbour (Supplementary Report)

(472 KB)

9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:00 p.m.
9.1 By-Law S-604, An Amendment to By-Law S-600, Respecting

Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal (2.52 MB)

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

11. REPORTS
11.1 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

11.1.1 Request for Proposal 07-133 - Water Monitoring and

           Engineering Services at Closed Highway 101 Landfill

           (394 KB)
11.1.2 Tender 07-266 - New Sidewalk, Cow Bay Road -

            East Region (162 KB)
11.1.3 Turf Covering - Halifax North Common (256 KB)
11.1.4 Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund Top Up Funding

           Priorities (441 KB)
11.1.5 Canada Nova Scotia Infrastructure Program Funding

           Reallocation (305 KB)
11.1.6 Proposed 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) - Settlement of Claim

            and Arrears (1.52 MB)
11.1.7 Request for Permanent Encroachment - Dalhousie

           University Entrance Sign (262 KB)
11.1.8 Edith Hope Estates, Boscobel Road (268 KB)
11.1.9 Reserve Withdrawal - 2008 Municipal and School

           Board Election Project Manager (146 KB)

11.2 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

11.2.1 Councillor Hum - Request for Report re: Kearney

            Lake Road Water Main Break (46 KB)
11.2.2 Councillor Adams - Request for Report re: Street

            Light Outage - Report and Repair Process (49 KB)
11.2.3 Councillor Streatch - Request for Letter to the

            Honourable Peter MacKay re: Parallel Highway -

            Sheet Harbour to Newcombe's Brook, Ship Harbour

            (60 KB)
11.2.4 Councillor Younger - Request for Report re: Grass

            Cutting - Municipal Right of Ways (65 KB)

12. MOTIONS

13. ADDED ITEMS

IN CAMERA RECOMMENDATIONS (50 KB)

14. NOTICES OF MOTION

15. ADJOURNMENT

In Camera Session - 3:30 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes - July 31 & August 7, 2007
2. Property Matter - Case 00955: Cobequid Road and Glendale

Drive, Sackville - Sale of HRM Parkland
3. Legal Matter - Lot 111, Ahmadi Crescent, Bedford
4. Personnel Matter - Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Update (oral)

INFORMATION ITEMS
September 4, 2007

1. Proclamation - Continuing Care Month, September 2007 (97 KB)

2. Proclamation - Shinerama Day - September 4, 2007 (52 KB)

3. Proclamation - Shinerama Shine Day - September 8, 2007 (53 KB)

4. Memorandum from Chief Administrative Officer dated

August 29, 2007 re: Commonwealth Games Bid Information

(494 KB)

5. Memorandum from Director, Transportation and Public Works

dated August 21, 2007 re: Petition for Street Upgrades, Balsam

Circle - Central Region (117 KB)

6. Memorandum from Traffic Authority dated August 20, 2007
re: Petition for Traffic Signals at Intersection of Beaver Bank Road

and Beaver Bank Windsor Junction Cross Road (114 KB)