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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, February 1, 2000, at 10:22 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Fred Bass Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Sick Leave)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator

IN CAMERA MEETING

MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Sullivan,

THAT Council later this day go into a meeting which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph:

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,
SECONDED by Cllr. Daniel Lee,

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic
February 1, 2000

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:

Cl.1: Seaside Bikeway Modifications along West 1st Avenue
Cl 2: Rapid Transit Phase 1 - Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain Station Designs and Precinct Public Enhancements Plans

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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The Council recessed at 10:25 a.m. to reconvene 'in camera'.

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The Council reconvened at 11:46 a.m. with the same members present.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. McCormick
SECONDED by Cllr. Price,

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

OTHER BUSINESS

1. Stanley Park Causeway

Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services, provided a verbal report on the previous evening's Park Board meeting. He advised the Board, after hearing from a large number of delegations, had postponed consideration of a staff report recommending the widening of the Stanley Park Causeway for two weeks, in order to conduct further public consultation. Mr. Rudberg noted the matter was the subject of an Administrative Report on this afternoon's Council meeting agenda.

Council agreed to hear staff's presentation on the Administrative Report at the Council meeting later this day.

MOVED by Cllr. McCormick,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don Lee,

THAT the verbal report from Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services, on the Stanley Park Causeway be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:58 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on Transportation and Traffic was held on Tuesday, February 1, 2000 at 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Fred Bass Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Sick Leave)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator

RECOMMENDATION

1. Seaside Bikeway Modifications along West 1st Avenue File: 5553

The Chair advised there had been a request from the Park Board for a two week postponement of Council's consideration of this item.

The following motion by Cllr. McCormick was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council postpone consideration of the Administrative Report dated January 18, 2000, to a future Standing Committee meeting.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Rapid Transit Phase 1 - Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain File: 5559

Station Designs and Precinct Public Enhancements Plans

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated January 24, 2000, in which the Manager of the Rapid Transit Office, in consultation with the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of City Plans, provided a summary of the Rupert and Renfrew Station Designs, and sought Council's endorsement for the stations' Precinct Public Enhancements Plans, so that staff can finalize negotiations regarding station area improvements.

Michael von Hausen, Planner, Rapid Transit Office, with the aid of models and visual display boards, provided an overview of the Administrative Report and its recommendations. Mr. von Hausen, along with Jane Bird and Wayne Pledger, Rapid Transit Office, responded to questions concerning the stations' designs and precinct public enhancements plans, including security issues, funding, and public consultation.

Greg Ball, Architect, Baker McGarva Hart, and Mike Millar, Station Design Coordinator for Rapid Transit Project2000 Ltd., were present and responded to questions concerning security, accessibility for wheelchairs, station designs (including materials, colours and ability to accommodate turnstiles, if necessary), noise mitigation and weather protection.

The following motion by Cllr. Louis was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council receive for information a summary of the Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain Station Designs, including the Development Permit Board’s advice and comments, as illustrated in Attachments 1 and 2 of the Administrative Report dated January 24, 2000;

B. THAT Council endorse the Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain Station Precinct Public Enhancements Plans, as contained in Attachments 3 and 4 of the Administrative Report dated January 24, 2000, as a basis:

(i) to negotiate station precinct improvements with Rapid Transit Project2000 Ltd., the Provincial rapid transit office (RTPO) and TransLink (formerly GVTA);
(ii) to guide capital planning, service plans and rezonings; and

C. THAT Council direct the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of City Plans to report back by the fall of 2001 on the implementation of the station designs and Precinct Public Enhancements Plans.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 10:22 a.m.

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