Vancouver City Council

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: February 19, 2003

Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928

RTS No.3243

CC File No. 5802

Council: March 11, 2003

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT: Local Improvements Flat Rates and Project to be Reduced in Scope

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT the flat rates shown on the "List of Projects Completed in 2002", on file in the City Clerk's Office be approved.

B. THAT a previously approved project numbered Court #569, Item #072, as described in detail in the body of this report, be reduced in scope.

COUNCIL POLICY

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

Clause 51B of the Local Improvements Procedure By-law provides that, by resolution, Council may establish a flat rate per foot frontage with respect to any two or more projects of a like nature, based on the average cost per foot frontage of such projects, as established by Council.

PURPOSE

This report requests Council approval of flat rates to be charged to property owners for their share of local improvement projects completed in 2002. These rates will be used for local improvement billings to be sent out in March 2003

DISCUSSION

For the Local Improvement projects completed in 2002, flat rates have been derived from contract costs and the cost of work done by City forces, together with other general expenses and an allowance for interest over the construction period.

These flat rates have been developed in accordance with the provisions of the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-law; they do not exceed by more than the allowable 10% the estimated rates approved by Council in the respective Second Step reports for each Court of Revision.

The applicable rates are shown on the "List of Projects Completed in 2002" on file in the City Clerk's Office.

Project to be Reduced in Scope

Court #569, Item #072 for sidewalk on Windermere Street, East Side, from 18th Avenue to 19th Avenue.

This project has been reduced in scope to Windermere Street, East Side, from 18th Avenue to the lane south of 18th Avenue. This project was reduced in scope because one owner strongly opposed the project and the other strongly argued in favour. As a compromise only half the project was constructed.

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