Vancouver City Council

CITY OF VANCOUVER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

	Date:	September 28, 2004
	Author:	Joanne Griffin
	Phone No.:	7928
	RTS No.:	4516
	CC File No.:	5802
	Meeting Date:	October 19, 2004

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Local Improvements by Petition - November 18, 2004 First and Second Step Report

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT petition projects listed in Appendix I be brought before a Court of Revision on November 18, 2004.

B. THAT the reports of the City Engineer and Director of Finance be adopted together with details of the Second Step Report as summarized in Appendix II. Source of funds for the total City's share of $591,727 is $4,760 from existing Engineering Basic Capital Accounts and $586,967 subject to approval of the 2005 Basic Capital Budget for Streets and Street Lighting.

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 November 18, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. to review a number of petition projects. This is the "First and Second Step" report for the petition projects. 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, Local Residential
III	Speed Humps
IV	Lane Lighting

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. Thursday, November 18, 2004.

Lane Pavement
Property owners have been advised that the City is considering a "country lane" option but the property owners wish to proceed with full width pavement included in this report.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Local Improvements
The cost of constructing the Local Improvement projects submitted in this report is estimated at $1.025 million. The City's share is $.592 million funded as follows:

· $.005 million for the City's share of projects is available from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts as itemized in Appendix II
· $.587 million is subject to approval of the 2005 Basic Capital Budget for Streets and Street Lighting

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 $1,024,783. The Property owner's share of these projects is $433,056. The City's share is $591,727. I have to report that the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry out this work subject to approval of the 2005 Basic Capital Budget for Streets and Street Lighting.

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APPENDIX I
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COURT OF REVISION - NOVEMBER 18, 2004

PETITION PROJECTS - COURT #616

I. PAVEMENT & CURBS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

1. Ross Street from 49^th Avenue to 51^st Avenue
2. 12^th Avenue, South Side, from Blanca Street to Tolmie Street

II. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

3. L/W of Earles Street from Horley Street to Ward Street - full width
4. L/E of Granville Street from 57^th Avenue to 58^th Avenue - full width
5. L/E of Montcalm Street from 62^nd Avenue to the L/N of 64^th Avenue - full width
6. L/S of Pender Street from Lillooet Street to Windermere Street - full width

7. L/W of Stephens Street from 7^th Avenue to the L/S of 7^th Avenue - full width
8. L/S of William Street from Kamloops Street to Penticton Street - full width
9. L/S of 14^th Avenue from the L/E of Fraser Street to Prince Albert Street - full width
10 L/S of 14^th Avenue from Manitoba Street to the dead end east - full width
11. L/S of 15^th Avenue from Kaslo Street to the L/W of Renfrew Street - full width
12. L/S of 26^th Avenue from Prince Albert Street to St. Catherines Street - full width
13. L/S of 37^th Avenue from Marguerite Street to Connaught Street - full width

III. SPEED HUMPS

14. L/W of Commercial Street from 43^rd Avenue to 45^th Avenue

IV. LANE LIGHTING

15. L/E of Chester Street from 63^rd Avenue to the L/S of 63^rd Avenue
16. L/N of Worthington Drive from Mons Drive to the L/N of Normandy Drive
17. L/S of 18^th Avenue from Yew Street to the L/E of Yew Street
18. L/S of 26^th Avenue from Prince Albert Street to St. Catherines Street
19. L/S of 28^th Avenue from Kamloops Street to Penticton 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 November 18, 2004

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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 2005 CAPITAL BUDGET
I	1-2	Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential	$ 98,462	$ 278,154	$ 376,616		$278,154
II	3-13	Lane Pavement, Local Residential	$ 316,628	$ 308,813	$ 625,441		$308,813
III	14	Speed Humps	$ 3,616	0	$ 3,616
IV	15-19	Lane Lighting	$ 14,350	$ 4,760	$ 19,110	$4,760 30006181
		TOTAL	$ 433,056	$ 591,727	$1,024,783	$4,760	$586,967

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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