ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT: Local Improvements by Petition - February 12, 2003

RECOMMENDATION

COUNCIL POLICY

Policies governing the Local Improvement process are set out in the Vancouver Charter and Local Improvements Procedure by-law.

PURPOSE

A Court of Revision is scheduled for February 12, 2003, 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 December 10, 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. Approval of this report does not commit Council to undertake the projects.

First Step

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

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I.

Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential

II.

Lane Pavement, Higher Zoned

III

Lane Pavement, Local Residential

IV.

Speed Humps

V.

Lane Lighting

   

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Local Improvements

The cost of constructing the Local Improvement projects submitted in this report is estimated at $2.24 million. The City's share is $1.423 million funded as follows:

- $.001 million for the City's share of projects is available from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts as itemized in Appendix II

- $1.422 million for the City's share is subject to the approval of the 2003 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 $2,246,223. The Property owners share of these projects is $822,476. The City's share is $1,423,747. I have to report that the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry out this work subject to approval of the 2003 Streets Basic Capital Budget.

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APPENDIX I

COURT OF REVISION - FEBRUARY 12, 2003

PETITION PROJECTS - SCHEDULE #610

I. PAVEMENT & CURBS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

1. Montcalm Street from 70th Avenue to dead end north

2 Napier Street from Windermere Street to Rupert Street

3. Skeena Street from 27th Avneue to 28th Avenue

4. Stephens Street, East Side, from 8th Avneue to the lane south of 8th Avenue

5. 24th Avenue from Skeena Street to Kootenay Street

6. 35th Avenue from Chester Street to Prince Albert Street

7. 37th Avenue, North Side, from Larch Street to Vine Street

8. 47th Avenue from Windsor Street to Elgin Street

9. 51st Avenue from Windsor Street to Ross Street

II. LANE PAVEMENT, HIGHER ZONED

10. L/E of Lord Street from 65th Avenue to Lord Street

III. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

11. L/E of Adera Street from 43rd Avenue to 45th Avenue

12. L/E of Culloden Street from the lane south of 49th Avenue to 51st Avenue

13. L/E of Garden Drive from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue

14. L/E of Laburnum Street from 47th Avenue to the lane north of 49th Avenue

15. L/W of Oak Street from 53rd Avenue to 54th Avenue

16. L/S of Petersham Avenue from Arlington Street to 429.72 feet east of Arlington Street

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

17. L/E of Ross Street from 37th Avenue to 39th Avenue

18. L/S of Trinity Street from Renfrew Street to Wall Street

19. L/E of Windermere Street from Pender Street to Turner Street

20. L/S of 11th Avenue from Manitoba Street to Ontario Street

21. L/S of 11th Avenue from the L/E of Waterloo Street to Blenheim Street

22. L/S of 33rd Avenue from Wallace Street to Highbury Street

23. L/S of 35th Avenue from Larch Street to Vine Street

24. L/S of 46th Avenue from Quebec Street to the L/W of Main Street

IV. SPEED HUMPS

25. L/S of Grandview Hwy from Victoria Drive to Semlin Drive

26. L/E of Laburnum Street from 47th Avenue to the L/N of 49th Avenue

27. L/S of 20th Avenue from Puget Drive to Carnarvon Street

V. LANE LIGHTING

29. L/E of French Street from 62nd Avenue to the L/N of 64th Avenue

30. L/E of Heather Street from 16th Avenue to 17th Avenue

31. L/S of Nassau Drive from Braeburn Street to the L/W of Victoria Drive

32. L/E of Vimy Crescent from Boundary Road to Dieppe Drive

33. L/S of 19th Avenue from Macdonald Street to the L/W of Trafalgar Street

34. L/S of 30th Avenue from Heather Street to 30th Avenue

35. L/S of 31st Avenue from Windsor Street to Elgin Street

V. LANE LIGHTING (cont'd)

36. L/S of 44th Avenue from Prince Edward Street to St. George Street

37. L/S of 61st Avenue from the L/E of Fraser Street to the L/W of Prince Albert Street
38. L/S of 62nd Avenue from East Boulevard to Adera Street

39. L/S of 64th Avenue from Sophia Street to Prince Edward Street

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 February 12, 2003.

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CATEGORY

ITEM NUMBER

TYPE OF PROJECT

P.O.
SHARE

CITY'S
SHARE

TOTAL
COST

EXISTING
FUNDS

SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

I

1-9

Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential

$ 282,898

$ 902,900

$1,185,798

 

$ 902,900

II

10

Lane Pavement, Higher Zoned

$ 52,622

$ 39,193

$ 91,815

 

$ 39,193

III

11-24

Lane Pavement, Local Residential

$ 444,975

$ 479,961

$ 924,936

 

$ 479,961

IV

25-27

Speed Humps

$ 8,773

0

$ 8,773

   

V

29-39

Lane Lighting

$ 33,208

$ 1,693

$ 34,901

$1,693 30005879

 
   

TOTAL

$ 822,476

$1,423,747

$ 2,246,223

$1,693

$1,422,054

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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APPENDIX III

Petition Court of Revision - #610
February 12, 2003

Assessable Properties
CITY OF VANCOUVER & CITY TAX SALE PROPERTY

SCHEDULE

PROJECT

LOCATION

LOT

SUB.

BLOCK

D.L.

PLAN

025

Speed Humps

Lane south of Grandview Hwy from Victoria Drive to Semlin Drive

Roll # 253-655-06 (2610 Victoria Drive)

A

37 OF A&C

163

264A

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