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                             ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                            Date: April 23,1996

    TO:       Vancouver City Council

    FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

    SUBJECT:  Local Improvements by Petition - June 11, 1996
              First and Second Step Report


    RECOMMENDATIONS

         A.   THAT petition projects listed in Appendix I be brought before
              a Court of Revision on June 11, 1996.

         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.

         C.   THAT sidewalk project Number 75, as described in Appendix I,
              be designated as "pedestrian collector routes" so that the
              abutting residential property owners' rates are reduced by
              the required 25%.

         D.   THAT the City-owned parcels on the list attached to the     D
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    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 June 11,1996 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 April 16, 1996. 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:

    Court #574

    I    Lane Lighting
    II   Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential
    III  Lane Pavement, Local Residential
    IV   Speed Humps
    V    Pedestrian Collector Sidewalks

    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. Tuesday, June 11, 1996.

    Drainage Prior to Paving

    In addition to construction of the petition paving projects, advance
    drainage work involving installation of catch basins and storm drains
    must first be carried out.  Based on past experience, we estimate the
    cost of this work to be in the order of $70,000.

    The location and individual costs of this work will be reported in a
    subsequent Manager's Minute upon completion of the necessary design
    work.

    Capital Funds

    Funds for the City's share of the projects are available from existing
    Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts.


    Second Step

    The General manager, Corporate Services 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 projects is $2,365,491.  The property owners share of these
    projects is $923,266.  The City's share is $1,442,225.  I have to
    report that the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry
    out this work.


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