Vancouver City Council |
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: July 17, 2001
Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928
RTS No. 2235
CC File No. 5804-10Council: July 31, 2001
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:
Local Improvement Reballots from June 12, 2001, Court of Revision
RECOMMENDATION
A. THAT Court #601, Item #049, NOT BE APPROVED for lane pavement on the lane east of Ontario Street from 21st Avenue to 22nd Avenue
B. THAT Court #601, Item #060, NOT BE APPROVED for lane pavement on the lane south of 12th Avenue from Stephens Street to Trafalgar Street
C. THAT Court #601, Item #073, NOT BE APPROVED for speed humps on the lane east of Ontario Street from 56th Avenue to 57th Avenue
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 June 12, 2001, Court of Revision, Council instructed staff to reballot these local improvement petition projects. The results are as follows:
Court #601, Item #049
Lane Pavement on the lane east of Ontario Street from 21st Avenue to 22nd Avenue
Number of owners
10
Required 2/3 majority
7
Ballot results:
In Favour
4
Opposed
4
Total responses
8
Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.
Recommendation: Project not be approved
Court #601, Item #060
Lane Pavement on the lane south of 12th Avenue from Stephens Street to Trafalgar Street
Number of owners
16
Required 2/3 majority
11
Ballot results:
In Favour
7
Opposed
6
Total responses
13
Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.
Recommendation: Project not be approved
Court #601, Item #073
Speed Humps on the lane east of Ontario Street from 56th Avenue to 57th Avenue
Number of owners
7
Required 2/3 majority
5
Ballot results:
In Favour
2
Opposed
5
Total responses
7
Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.
Recommendation: Project not be approved
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