Vancouver City Council

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: July 7, 2003
Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928
RTS No. 3507
CC File No. 5804-18
Meeting Date: July 29, 2003

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT:

Local Improvement Reballot from June 11, 2003, Court of Revision

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Court #612, Item #013, NOT BE APPROVED for speed humps on the lane south of King Edward Avenue from St. George Street to the lane west of Fraser Street.

POLICY

Policies governing the Local Improvement Process are set out in the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-Law. The project dealt with in this report has 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 11, 2003, Court of Revision, Council instructed staff to reballot this local improvement petition project. The results are as follows:

Court #612, Item #013 (Petition)
Speed Humps on the lane south of King Edward Avenue from St. George Street to the lane west of Fraser Street

At the Court of Revision, staff advised Council that several owners rescinded support. Staff balloted owners to determine if there was sufficient support for this project to proceed.

Number of owners

40

Required 2/3 majority

27

Ballot results:

In Favour

10

Opposed

23

Total responses

33

Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.

Recommendation: Project not be approved

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TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Local Improvement Reballot from June 11, 2003, Court of Revision

Number of owners	40
Required 2/3 majority	27
	Ballot results:
	In Favour	10
	Opposed	23
	Total responses	33