Vancouver City Council

MOTION - RAV CUT AND COVER
For City of Vancouver Council Meeting of Tuesday, March 1, 2005

MOVER: Councillor Tim Louis
SECONDER: __________________

WHEREAS:

1. The proposed cut and cover for the RAV line along Cambie Street will cause undue hardship and great financial loss to Cambie Street merchants.

2. Neither Translink nor RAVCO ever advised Council of the plan to use cut and cover to build the RAV line along Cambie Street.

3. When Council agreed to grant RAVCO a right of way on Cambie Street for the construction of RAV, Council was not advised of the plan to use cut and cover.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

1. Council be provided with a copy of any confidentiality agreements entered into by the City of Vancouver with TransLink and RAVCO regarding the proposed RAV line on Cambie Street.

2. Council instruct the Law Department to review the legality of the open ocean dumping that will result from the cut and cover construction of the RAV line on Cambie Street.

3. Council instruct the Law Department to advise Council in camera no later than Tuesday March 15^th, 2005 on any and all legal options available to Council to prohibit the cut and cover construction of the RAV line on Cambie Street.