STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Tuesday, March 28, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Laura Kazakoff at 871-6353

1. Accommodation of Bicycles on Pender Street

Cardero to Cambie File: 5553

A. THAT bicycles be accommodated on Pender Street, from Cardero to Cambie Streets, as described in Option C in the Administrative Report dated March 13, 2000, which includes shared wide curb lanes (Cardero to Granville) and dedicated bus-bicycle lanes (Granville to Cambie) for a trial period of not less than six months.

B. THAT funding of $100,000 for the implementation of these bike facilities be provided from Streets Capital Unappropriated Account 30000130, Bicycle Network ($50,000), and $50,000 in advance of approval of the 2000 Streets Capital Budget - Bicycle Network submission.

C. THAT following a trial period of about six months after installation, further public consultation be undertaken regarding the trial bike facilities for report back to Council.

- CARRIED

2. Alma Street and West 8th Avenue - Median File: 5553

A. THAT a modified median refuge on Alma Street at West 8^th Avenue be installed at a cost of $15,000 to be funded from the Bicycle Network portion of the 2000 Streets Basic Capital Budget (A-2e), in advance of approval of the 2000 Capital Budget.

B. THAT, commencing in 2001, the annual Engineering Operating Budget be increased, without offset, by $1,300 for Horticultural Maintenance, Traffic Operations, and Street Cleaning.

- CARRIED

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on Transportation and Traffic

March 28, 2000

The foregoing recommendations of the Committee were approved.

OTHER BUSINESS

1. Provincial Budget / Infrastructure Funding

Councillor Kennedy reported on a conference call earlier that day with the Union of BC Municipalities Executive and the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Cathy McGregor, and provided Council with a briefing on implications of the Provincial budget and infrastructure funding. Councillor Kennedy noted traffic fine revenues are going to be maintained at $13.2 million. There also will be no increased allocation of money for urban areas.

During subsequent discussion it was noted that as municipalities pay one-third of infrastructure costs, they should be included as equal partners in the decision-making process concerning infrastructure projects.

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don Lee,
THAT the Mayor, on behalf of Council, send a letter to the Provincial and Federal Governments requesting that municipalities be involved as equal partners in decisions regarding approval of infrastructure projects.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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