ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT



                                                Date: July 15,1996
                                                Dept. File #



   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Local Improvement Reballots


   RECOMMENDATION


        A.   THAT the original petition for pavement and curbs and trees on
             12th Avenue from Courtenay Street to Camosun Street, Court
             #574, Item #048, not be approved.

        B.   That the original petition for lane pavement on the lane west
             of Blenheim Street from 23rd Avenue to 24th Avenue and the
             lane south of 23rd Avenue from Collingwood Street to the lane
             west of Blenheim Street, Court #574, Item #056, be approved.


   COUNCIL POLICY


   Policies governing the Local Improvement Process are set out in the
   Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-Law.  The
   projects dealt with in this report have gone through the legal
   requirements in the process, but Council has requested additional
   information on project support/opposition through reballots before
   giving final approval.


   PURPOSE


   At the June 11, 1996 Court of Revision, Council instructed staff  to
   reballot these local improvement petition projects.


   This has been done and the results are as follows:


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   Court #574, Item #048, Pavement and Curbs and Trees on 12th Avenue from
   Courtenay Street to Camosun Street

   Number of owners                39
   Required 2/3 majority           26


             Ballot results:       In Favour            13
                                   Opposed              20
                                                        33

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


   Court #574, Item #056, Lane Pavement on the lane west of Blenheim Street
   from 23rd Avenue to 24th Avenue and the lane south of 23rd Avenue from
   Collingwood Street to the lane west of Blenheim Street


   Number of owners                37
   Required 2/3 majority           25

             Ballot results:       In Favour            25
                                   Opposed               9
                                   Responses            34

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




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