REPORT TO COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
JULY 25, 2000
A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on Transportation and Traffic was held on July 25, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: |
Councillor Gordon Price, Vice-Chair
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ABSENT: |
Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Chair (Civic Business)
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CITY MANAGER'S
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Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager |
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: |
Hazel Hoyle, Meeting Coordinator |
+Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting of July 04, 2000, were adopted.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Full Signals at Larch and 41st, MacKenzie and 41st File: 5761-1
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated July 07, 2000, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended that Council approve proceeding with signal installation on Larch and 41st and MacKenzie and 41st with associated traffic calming measures and further monitoring.
Pat Ryan, Civil Engineer, Traffic Management, with the aid of a display board, presented an overview of the report and along with Jim Hall, Neighborhood Transportation Engineer, responded to questions from Council that discussed why pedestrian signals in this area are inadequate.
The following motion by Councillor Bass was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
THAT signal installation proceed on Larch and 41st and MacKenzie and 41st with associated traffic calming measures and further monitoring as noted in the Administrative Report dated July 07, 2000.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Update on the Stanley Park Causeway "S" Curve and
Georgia Street Design File: 5752-1
The Committee had before it a Memorandum dated July 11, 2000, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services provided an update on the design of the Stanley Park "S" Curve and Georgia Street from Chilco Street to Cardero Street.
Forrest Klotzbach, Civil Engineer, Streets Design, with the aid of display boards, presented an overview of the memorandum and along with Dave Rudberg, General Manager, Engineering Services, Jim Lowden, Director of Stanley District, Greg Chamberlain and Joe Hruda, Civitas Urban Design and Planning, responded to questions regarding the affect the proposals will have upon pedestrians, cyclists and vehicular traffic.
The following motion by Councillor Puil was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
THAT the Memorandum, dated July 11, 2000 regarding Stanley Park Causeway "S"Curve and Georgia Street Design, be received for information.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3. Prospect Point Bridge File: 5752-1
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated July 07, 2000, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended approval of the proposed replacement for the Prospect Point Bridge.
The Committee also had before it a Memorandum dated July 20, 2000, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services outlined another option for retaining the Prospect Point Bridge, which was supported by the Vancouver Heritage Commission.
Forrest Klotzbach, Civil Engineer, Streets Design, with the aid of photographs and drawings presented an overview of the report and the memorandum. Mr. Klotzbach along with Dave Rudberg, General Manager, Engineering Services, Jim Lowden, Director, Stanley District and Garry Dawson, BC Transportation Financing Authority, responded to questions regarding practical, functional and financial differences between the two proposed considerations.
Mr. Rudberg advised Council that staff will report back in the fall, 2000 with a more thorough recommendation.
Hal Kalman, Chair, Vancouver Heritage Commission, spoke in opposition to the replacement of the Prospect Point Bridge and offered suggestions for retaining the bridge in its present state. He recommended that the road base be lowered and that pedestrian traffic be allowed to pass through the abutments.
The following motion by Mayor Owen was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT City Council advise the Province that it supports the proposed replacement of the Prospect Point Bridge.
B. THAT City Council advise the Province that the new structure replace, to the extent possible, the visual effects of the existing Bridge, including the "framing" of the view to Lions Gate Bridge.
- CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to B)
4. Rapid Transit Phase 1 - Commercial SkyTrain Station Design;
Form of Development; Precinct Public Enhancement Plan File: 5559
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated July 11, 2000, in which the Manager of the Rapid Transit Office, in consultation with the Director of City Plans and General Manager of Engineering Services, recommended approval of a portion of the Commercial station site development and provided a summary of the Commercial Station design, the status of the precinct plan for the stations, and the Development Permit Board's comments and advice.
Jane Bird, Project Manager, Rapid Transit, presented a brief overview of the report. Graham McGarva, Greg Ball, Baker McGarva Hart Architecture, with the aid of a model and display boards, described the proposal. Ms. Bird, along with Wayne Pledger, Strategic Transportation Planning Engineer, Lon LaClaire, Rapid Transit Office, Edward Leflufy, Rapid Project 2000, Catherine Sinasac, Planning Analyst, Rapid Transit Office, Mr. McGarva and Mr. Ball, responded to questions regarding:
· The precinct plan.
· The taxes involved in the proposal.
· Accessibility from surrounding residences and wheelchair access.
· Public opinion of the station.
· Structural integrity of the building, rain resistance, drainage and maintenance.
· Resolutions regarding bicycle lockers and washrooms.
· Public art.
The following motion by Councillor Louis was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT Council receive for information a summary of the Commercial SkyTrain Station Design, including the advice of the Development Permit Board, summarized in Appendix B of the Administrative Report dated July 11, 2000.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The following motion by Councillor Puil was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
B. THAT for purposes of the City Zoning and Development By-Law, CD-1 District Schedule, and further as advice to the City Engineer with respect to the portion of the structure on road, Council approve the Commercial SkyTrain Station and ticket hall form of development for a portion of the CD-1 zoned site covered by By-Law No. 6663, noting that the balance of the site will be the subject of a later report as to the retail development.
C. THAT Rapid Transit Project 2000 Ltd. be strongly encouraged to work closely with TransLink and City staff to ensure that a reasonable number of bike lockers are provided at this busy transit exchange, and to ensure that the issue of staff washroom facilities is addressed in a manner that takes into account the community's concerns.
D. THAT Council direct the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of City Plans to report back by the Fall of 2000 on the Precinct Public Enhancement Plan for the Broadway/Commercial station precinct.
- CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)
The following motion by Councillor Bass was put and lost.
THAT the private developer of the Commercial Station Site contribute a percentage of its annual gross revenue to the City and to TransLink.
- LOST
(Councillors Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Price,
Puil, Sullivan and Mayor Owen opposed)
5. Vancouver Landfill: Receipt of Demolition Materials File: 3757
The Committee had before it a Policy Report, dated July 08, 2000, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended a contract be awarded to Pacific Blasting & Demolition Ltd. to supply the City of Vancouver Landfill with demolition materials for construction of roads and other infrastructures and that approval be granted of a policy that will deal with similar contracts in the future.
Chris Underwood, Project Engineer, Landfill Operations, presented an overview of the report and responded to questions regarding the kinds of recycled materials the landfill will accept and which kinds of companies supply the materials.
Peter Alvernaz, Pacific Blasting and Demolition Ltd., spoke in support of the recommendation.
The following spoke in opposition to the recommendation:
· Henry Blankers, Inner City Demolition Ltd.
· Paul Moore, Sr., Fraser Valley Disposal Ltd.
· John Ottens, Mini-Load Disposal Ltd.
The following is a summary of the speakers' comments:
· These companies ensure demolition rubbish is specifically gleaned to salvage materials that can be recycled for building roads and other landfill infrastructure projects.
· In order to operate this type of business, demolition hauling companies must be issued licences. They also pay large security deposits and sign Irrevocable Letters of Credit to the GVRD. All the demolition companies in the Vancouver area have undergone these expenditures and allowing only one company to provide this service to the Vancouver Landfill would create an unfair monopoly.
Dave Rudberg, General Manager, Engineering Services, explained the tendering process which was undertaken by the City and led to the recommendation to grant the tender to Pacific Blasting and Demolition Ltd.
The following motion by Councillor Puil was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT subject to the conditions described in Recommendations B through E below, the City enter into an agreement for the provision of demolition materials for the construction of roads and other landfill infrastructure projects at the Vancouver Landfill.
B. THAT subject to the conditions set out in Recommendations C through E below, an agreement be entered into with Pacific Blasting & Demolition Ltd., and that, if an agreement satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services and the General Manager of Engineering Services cannot be concluded with Pacific Blasting & Demolition Ltd., an agreement be entered into with such other third party which
(i) provides, in the opinion of the General Manager of Engineering Services, the best value to the City, and
(ii) satisfies the conditions outlined in Recommendations C through E below.
C. THAT all legal documentation is to be in a form which is satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services and the General Manager of Engineering Services.
D. THAT once the form of all the documentation has been approved by the Director of Legal Services and the General Manager of Engineering Services, the Director of Legal Services be authorized to execute and deliver such documentation on behalf of the City.
E. THAT no legal rights shall arise and no consents, permissions, leases or licences are granted hereby and none shall arise or be granted hereafter unless and until all contemplated legal documentation has been executed and delivered by all parties.
F. THAT Council delegate to the Director of Legal Services and the General Manager of Engineering Services the standing authority to enter into agreements for the provision of demolition and other waste materials for the construction of roads and other landfill infrastructure projects at the Vancouver Landfill where such agreements will provide, in the opinion of the General Manager of Engineering Services, revenue to the City, provided that where, in the opinion of the General Manager of Engineering Services, the estimated revenue from such an agreement will exceed
(i) $300,000 per year, or
(ii) $300,000 over the term of the contract,
such proposed agreement will be referred to Council.
G. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward an amendment by-law for enactment by Council substantially in Appendix "A" of Administrative Report dated July 08, 2000.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Committee adjourned at 12:45 p.m..
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CITY OF VANCOUVER
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
JULY 25, 2000
A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on July 25, 2000, at 12:45 p.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
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ABSENT: |
Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Civic Business)
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CITY MANAGER'S
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Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager |
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: |
Hazel Hoyle, Meeting Coordinator |
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don 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
July 25, 2000
Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:
Cl.1: Full Signals at Larch and 41st, MacKenzie and 41st
Cl.2: Update on the Stanley Park Causeway "S" Curve and Georgia Street Design
Cl.3: Prospect Point Bridge
Cl.4: Rapid Transit Phase 1 - Commercial SkyTrain Station Design;
Form of Development; Precinct Public Enhancement Plan
Cl.5: Vancouver Landfill: Receipt of Demolition Materials
Clauses 1 and 2
MOVED by Cllr.Price,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.
Clause 3
MOVED by Cllr.Sullivan,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 3 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to B)
Clause 4
MOVED by Cllr. Daniel Lee,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 4 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to B, C, and D)
Clause 5
MOVED by Cllr.McCormick,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 5 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED
(Councillor Bass opposed)
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. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Council adjourned at 12:50 p.m..
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