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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT: Local Improvements by Petition - June 11, 2002

RECOMMENDATION

COUNCIL POLICY

PURPOSE

A Court of Revision is scheduled for June 11, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. to review a number of petition and initiative projects. This is the "First and Second Step" report for the petition projects. The report for initiative projects was approved by Council on April 9, 2002. The purpose of this report is to begin the formal Local Improvement process by advancing the petition projects to the Court of Revision and to report on the financial arrangements for the projects. The report also requests authority for staff to pursue more sustainable street and lane improvement demonstration projects. Approval of this report does not commit Council to undertake the projects.

DISCUSSION

First Step
As required by the Local Improvement Procedure By-law, projects for:

Court #606

I.

Lane Lighting

II.

Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential

III.

Lane Pavement, Local Residential

IV.

Speed Humps

V.

Pedestrian Collector Sidewalks

VI.

Sidewalk Reconstruction

VII.

Traffic Circle

   

Court # 609

  

I.

Street Lighting Beautification

II.

Pavement & Curbs Special Project

shown on the attached schedule (Appendix I) are advanced to Council by Petition for review at a Court of Revision which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2002.

Demonstration Projects

1. Crown Street from S. W. Marine Drive to 48th Avenue

Engineering wishes to implement a street design similar to Seattle's "SEA Street" which features a strip pavement which meanders the length of the street. This design includes concrete bands along the edge of the strip pavement for support and limits the area of black pavement. Adjacent the concrete bands would be landscaped swales and drainage areas allowing surface runoff to percolate into the ground. Designated parking areas between these landscaped areas would be strategically located to accommodate local parking. This street treatment was well received in the Seattle area and is appropriate for this street as it is in the West Southlands area which restricts the introduction of concrete curbs.

2. Potential Country Lanes

Engineering has been in contact with owners and interested groups in an effort to proceed with one or more Country Lane projects. However, at this time there is insufficient support for any of these lane projects to proceed. Once a lane project obtains sufficient support, staff will report back to Council.

For this sustainable lane design, Engineering staff are proposing to use two narrow bands of concrete down the wheel paths for the length of the lane. The area between and beside the bands of concrete will have a structural component able to support vehicles, but still be able to be top-soiled and planted with grass. The grassed area would allow water to percolate into the ground and therefore would result in less storm sewer flows.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Local Improvements
The cost of constructing the Local Improvement projects submitted in this report is estimated at $1,526,049. The City's share is $934,984 funded as follows:

- $3,044 for the City's share of projects is available from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts as itemized in Appendix II

- $931,940 for the City's share is subject to the approval of the 2002 Streets Basic Capital Budget

Second Step

The Director of Finance reports as follows:

In accordance with the Local Improvements Procedure By-Law, I am submitting the attached City Engineer's Report. The estimated cost of these Local Improvement projects is $1,526,049. The Property owners share of these projects is $591,065. The City's share is $934,984. I have to report that the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry out this work subject to approval of the 2002 Streets Basic Capital Budget.

Council should be aware that initially, the City's share for the sustainable demonstration projects has the potential to be as much as 50% higher than standard projects. Noting that the demonstration projects offer environmental benefits, Engineering suggests that the cost to the adjacent property owners remain at the standard rate and that the City pick up the premium. In the future, as the design and construction of these projects becomes more routine, it is expected that the costs would be reduced and that they may even rival the standard street and lane improvement costs.

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APPENDIX I

COURT OF REVISION - JUNE 11, 2002

PETITION PROJECTS - SCHEDULE #606

I. LANE LIGHTING

1. L/E of Duff Street from the L/S of Upland Drive to the L/N of Brigadoon Street

2. L/S of Napier Street from Templeton Drive to Garden Drive

3. L/W of Quebec Street from 47th Avenue to 48th Avenue

4. L/W of Tupper Street from 22nd Avenue to 23rd Avenue

5. L/E of Tyne Street from the L/N of 45th Avenue to the L/N of 47th Avenue and the 2nd L/S of 45th Avenue from Tyne Street to the L/E of Tyne Street

6. L/E of Victoria Drive from 47th Avenue to Waverley Street

7. L/S of 1st Avenue from Victoria Drive to Semlin Drive

II. PAVEMENT & CURBS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

8. Borden Street from 64th Avenue to S.E. Marine Drive

10. 26th Avenue from St. Catherines Street to Windsor Street

III. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

11. L/N of Adanac Street from Boundary Road to Kootenay Street

12. L/S of Eton Street from Slocan Street to Kaslo Street

13. L/E of Main Street from 61st Avenue to the L/S of 61st Avenue and the L/S of 61st Avenue from the dead end west to the east property line of Lot E projected

14. L/S of McGill Street from Penticton Street to Slocan Street

15. L/E of Ross Street from 39th Avenue to the L/N of 41st Avenue

III. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL(cont'd)

16. L/S of Turner Street from Lillooet Street to Windermere Street

17. L/E of Victoria Drive from 47th Avenue to Waverley Street

18. L/S of 11th Avenue from Woodland Drive to Commercial Drive

19. L/S of 33rd Avenue from Commercial Street to the L/W of Victoria Drive

20. L/S of 46th Avenue from Ontario Street to Quebec Street

21. L/S of 57th Avenue from Inverness Street to Culloden Street

22. L/S of 59th Avenue from Montcalm Street to Hudson Street and the L/E of Montcalm Street from the L/S of 59th Avenue to the L/N of Park Drive

IV. SPEED HUMPS

23. L/S of McGill Street from Slocan Street to Kaslo Street

24. L/E of Victoria Drive from 54th Avenue to Upland Drive

25. L/E of Walden Street from 33rd Avenue to 34th Avenue

V. PEDESTRIAN COLLECTOR SIDEWALKS

26. Manitoba Street E/S from the L/S of 20th Avenue to 21st Avenue

27. Vanness Street S/S McHardy Street to the west property line of Lot A

VI. SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION

28. Columbia Street W/S from the L/N of Cordova Street to Cordova Street

VII. TRAFFIC CIRCLE

29. 28th Avenue from Fraser Street to St. Catherines Street

PETITION PROJECTS - SCHEDULE #609

I. STREET LIGHTING BEAUTIFICATION

1. Columbia Street W/S from the lane north of Cordova Street to Cordova Street

II. ENVIRONMENTAL STREET TREATMENT SPECIAL PROJECT

2. Crown Street from S.W. Marine Drive to 48th Avenue ( see photo's below)

Potential Street Treatment

CITY OF VANCOUVER - LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS DETAILED SECOND STEP REPORT

Summary of Estimated Costs and Certificates to the Attached Local Improvement Estimates
Advanced on the Petition Principle for a Court of Revision June 11, 2002

Court #606

CATEGORY

ITEM NUMBER

TYPE OF PROJECT

P.O.
SHARE

CITY'S
SHARE

TOTAL
COST

EXISTING
FUNDS

SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE 2002 CAPITAL BUDGET

I

1-7

Lane Lighting

$ 12,948

$ 3,044

$ 15,992

$3,044 30000535

  

II

8,10

Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential

$ 32,282

$ 170,882

$ 203,164

 

$ 170,882

III

11-22

Lane Pavement, Local Residential

$ 353,414

$ 374,189

$ 727,603

  

$ 374,189

IV

23-25

Speed Humps

$ 8,418

0

$ 8,418

    

V

26-27

Pedestrian Collector Sidewalks

$ 7,136

$ 5,625

$ 12,761

  

$ 5,625

VI

28

Sidewalk Reconstruction

$ 52,997

$ 34,257

$ 87,254

  

$ 34,257

VII

29

Traffic Circle

$ 20,005

0

$ 20,005

    
   

TOTAL

$ 487,200

$ 587,997

$ 1,075,197

$3,044

$ 584,953

Court #609

              

I

1

Street Lighting Beautification

$ 54,502

0

$ 54,502

    

II

2

Pavement & Curbs, Special Project

$ 49,363

$ 346,987

$ 396,350

  

$ 346,987

   

TOTAL

$ 103,865

$ 346,987

$ 450,852

  

$ 346,987

The estimated costs provide for necessary incidental work. The cost of the property owner's share of the above noted projects, and interest, is repayable over 15 years, except for lane lighting which is repayable over five years.

Certified correct as to measurements.

__________________ ________________________ ______________________
Collector of Taxes Director of Finance City Engineer

Certified adopted by the City Council on _________________ ______________________ City Clerk

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