ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: April 27, 2000
Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928
RTS No. 1468
CC File No. 5804-5

Council: May 16, 2000

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Local Improvement Reballots from February 15, 2000, Court of Revision

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT Court #592, Item #050, BE APPROVED for lane paving on the lane south of 23rd Avenue from Sidney Street to the lane east of Victoria Drive and the lane east of Victoria Drive from 23rd Avenue to 25th Avenue.

B.. THAT Court #592, Item #054, NOT BE APPROVED for lane paving on the lane south of 64th Avenue from Adera Street to the lane west of Granville Street.

POLICY

Policies governing the Local Improvement Process are set out in the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-Law. The projects dealt with in this report have gone through the legal requirements in the process, but Council has requested additional information on project support/opposition through the reballot before giving final approval.

PURPOSE

At the February 15, 2000, Court of Revision, Council instructed staff to reballot two local improvement petition projects. The results of the two projects are as follows:

Court 592, Item 50 Lane Paving on the lane south of 23rd Avenue from Sidney Street to the lane east of Victoria Drive and the lane east of Victoria Drive from 23rd Avenue to 25th Avenue

Number of owners 28
Required 2/3 majority 19

Ballot results: In Favour 17

Opposed 5

Total responses 22

The remaining six owners did not return a ballot despite several attempts to contact them. These owners signed the original Petition.

Based on the ballot results, and that all six owners signed the original petition form, there is sufficient support for this project to proceed.

Recommendation: Project be approved

Court 592, Item 54 Lane Paving on the lane south of 64th Avenue from Adera Street to the lane west of Granville Street

Number of owners 34
Required 2/3 majority 23

Ballot results: In Favour 21

Opposed 11

Total responses 32

One ballot that was returned could not be counted as only one of the two owners signed in favour, the other owner is out of the country, however, they signed the original petition form. The remaining owner could not be contacted to determine their position despite several attempts.

Based on the ballot results, there is not sufficient support for this project to proceed.

Recommendation: Project not be approved

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