Agenda Index City of Vancouver

CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

MARCH 14, 2000

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 (Leave of Absence)

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic
March 14, 2000

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. McCormick,

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Councillor Clarke File No. 1254

MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don Lee,
THAT Councillor Clarke be granted Leave of Absence for the week of March 27, 2000.

2. Leave of Absence - Councillor Kennedy File No. 1254

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. McCormick,
THAT Councillor Kennedy be granted Leave of Absence for March 14 and 16, 2000.

The Council adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

MARCH 14, 2000

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, Vice-Chair
Councillor George Puil*
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Leave of Absence)

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

*denotes presence for portion of the meeting.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Freight Transportation in the Lower Mainland File: 1253

· cost of congestion to trucking in the Lower Mainland;
· truck noise and safety issues;
· vehicles registration charges, and concerns with charges being applied to both discretionary and non-discretionary users of the highway system

RECOMMENDED

THAT the verbal presentation from Paul Landry, British Columbia Trucking Association, regarding freight transportation in the Lower Mainland, be received for information

2. Draft Regional Strategic Transportation Plan File: 5560
3. Regional Transportation Program Plan 2000 File: 5560

Bev Ballantyne (brief filed)
Don Buchanan (brief filed)
A Council member requested staff respond, to requests for additional information as set out in Mr. Buchanan's brief
Diane King (re: Richmond UBC Express)
Liz Haan (brief filed re Richmond UBC Express)

Points raised included:

· expanding and improving road capacity will not reduce congestion, but rather create space for more vehicles
· industrial land and jobs must be maintained in the city and density and diversified housing stock increased
· the plan may not go far enough to address environmental, transportation, and liveability challenges, or reflect the wishes of Vancouverites, or get the best return on money invested
· running the Richmond UBC Express bus as a one way, no stop service is not financially justified
· local impacts resulting from an express bus service on 41st Avenue
· service improvements to the #10 bus are not proposed, yet would benefit city residents and UBC bound transit riders
· concern with increased trip capacity on the major road network, with no recommendation related to decreasing car trip capacity into Vancouver

Points raised included:

· support for TransLink's objectives, through a sound fiscal and financial program, of:

· support for Recommendation C of the Administrative report, related to parking charges as an effective TDM measure
· concerns related to TransLink's Strategic Plan calling for two forms of taxation on parking -- a property surtax on non-residential parking by area or number of stalls; and a 14 percent increase in the existing 7 percent PST on pay parking gross revenues

RECOMMENDED
THAT further discussion on this matter be postponed to the afternoon's Regular Meeting of Council, under unfinished business.

(Councillor Puil not present for the vote)

4. Grandview Highway North - Greenway/Bikeway Traffic Plan File: 5767

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT the traffic calming plan for Grandview Highway North be constructed permanently as part of the SkyTrain extension as outlined in the Administrative Report dated February 22, 2000.

B. THAT staff work with residents and Rapid Transit Project 2000 (and their consultants) to refine the detailed designs for the new Greenway/Bikeway, and report back.

RECOMMENDED

C. THAT staff report back on issues contained in a brief dated March 14, 2000, and brought forward this day by Mr. Fillipoff, Project Teacher at Grandview/?Uuqinak'uuh Elementary School.

The Committee adjourned at 12:00 noon

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