REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

JULY 25, 2000

PRESENT:

Councillor Gordon Price, Vice-Chair
Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Fred Bass
+Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Chair (Civic Business)
Councillor Lynne Kennedy

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Hazel Hoyle, Meeting Coordinator

+Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

RECOMMENDATION

1. Full Signals at Larch and 41st, MacKenzie and 41st File: 5761-1

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.

2. Update on the Stanley Park Causeway "S" Curve and
Georgia Street Design File: 5752-1

RECOMMENDED

THAT the Memorandum, dated July 11, 2000 regarding Stanley Park Causeway "S"Curve and Georgia Street Design, be received for information.

3. Prospect Point Bridge File: 5752-1

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.

(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 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.

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.

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.

(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.

(Councillors Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Price,
Puil, Sullivan and Mayor Owen opposed)

5. Vancouver Landfill: Receipt of Demolition Materials File: 3757

· Henry Blankers, Inner City Demolition Ltd.
· Paul Moore, Sr., Fraser Valley Disposal Ltd.
· John Ottens, Mini-Load Disposal Ltd.

· 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.

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.

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

PRESENT:

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 Jennifer Clarke (Civic Business)
Councillor Lynne Kennedy

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

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,

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic
July 25, 2000

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;

Cl.5: Vancouver Landfill: Receipt of Demolition Materials

Clauses 1 and 2

MOVED by Cllr.Price,

Clause 3

MOVED by Cllr.Sullivan,

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to B)

Clause 4

MOVED by Cllr. Daniel Lee,

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to B, C, and D)

Clause 5

MOVED by Cllr.McCormick,

(Councillor Bass opposed)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Puil,

The Council adjourned at 12:50 p.m..

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