ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: March 11, 2002
Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928
RTS No. 2594
CC File No. 5804-12
Council: March 26, 2002

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Local Improvement Reballots from December 4, 2001, Court of Revision

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT Court #604, Item #026, BE APPROVED for lane pavement to the grass edge on the south side of the lane (approximately 18 inches off the fence) on the lane south of 2^nd Avenue from Macdonald Street to 166.86 feet east

B. THAT Court #604, Item #031, NOT BE APPROVED for lane pavement on the lane south of 29^th Avenue from Fleming Street to the east property line of the lane east of Fleming Street projected and the lane east of Fleming Street from the lane south of 29^th Avenue to 31^st 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 December 4, 2001, Court of Revision, Council instructed staff to reballot these local improvement petition projects. The results are as follows:

Court #604, Item #026

Lane Pavement on the lane south of 2^nd Avenue from Macdonald Street to 166.86 feeteast

Number of owners	15
Required 2/3 majority	10
	Ballot results:
	In Favour of paving as wide as possible	1
	In Favour of paving to the grass edge on the south side of the lane (approximately 18 inches off the fence)	10
	Opposed	4
	Total responses	15

Based on the ballot results, there is sufficient support for this project to proceed at the narrower width. We are recommending the lane be paved to the grass edge on the south side of the lane (approximately 18 inches off the fence).

Recommendation: Project be approved

Court #604, Item #031

Lane pavement on the lane south of 29^th Avenue from Fleming Street to the east property line of the lane east of Fleming Street projected and the lane east of Fleming Street from the lane south of 29^th Avenue to 31^st Avenue

Number of owners	14
Required 2/3 majority	10
	Ballot results:
	In Favour	5
	Opposed	5
	Total responses	10

Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.
Recommendation: Project not be approved

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