ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                                     Date: February 3, 1997
                                                             File: Marpet97
                                                             CC File 5802-1
   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Local Improvements by Petition - March 27, 1997
             First and Second Step Report


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT petition projects listed in Appendix I be brought before
             a Court of Revision on March 27, 1997.

        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 projects numbered 74-76 inclusive 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%.


   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 March 27, 1997 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 January 15, 1997.  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.


   BACKGROUND

   The policies and process for the Local Improvement Process are laid out
   in the Local Improvements Procedure Bylaw.

   The Local Improvement process is used to construct a variety of projects
   including lane lighting, street pavement (including trees), lane
   pavement, speed humps, sidewalks and other special projects.   A
   portion, or all of the cost of local improvement projects is funded by
   the property owner and the City funds the balance.

   There are two ways in which local improvements can come forward for
   Council consideration.   Projects that are initiated by citizens come to
   Council as "petitions" which contain two-thirds majority support of the
   local property owners.  Projects that have no neighbourhood sponsor, and
   therefore no petition, are brought to Council by staff under the City's
   "initiative".   Council reviewed and approved the report on initiative
   projects on January 15, 1997.   This report deals with the projects
   brought forward under the "petition" process.  Petition requests are
   normally brought to Council closer to the date of the Court of Revision
   meeting to allow the public more time to seek neighbourhood concurrence.

   Under the procedure bylaw, Council considers the projects in three
   steps.   The First Step is to define the projects and indicate their
   approximate cost.   The Second Step is a report from the Director of
   Finance indicating the cost to property owners and the City and
   confirming that financing for the City share of the projects can be
   provided.   The current report deals with these first two steps.

   The final step in the approval process comes when Council, sitting as
   the Court of Revision gives final approval to those projects that are to
   proceed.


   First Step

   As required by the Local Improvement Procedure By-law, projects for:

        Court #577
        I.   Lane Lighting
        II.  Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential
        III. Lane Pavement, Local Residential
        IV.  Speed Humps
        V.   Trees
        VI.  Pedestrian Collector Sidewalks
        VII. Sidewalk

   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, March 27, 1997.


   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, or are subject to
   approval of the 1997 Streets Basic Capital Budget.


   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 $ 2,576,701.  The Property owners share of these
   projects is $1,067,483.   The City's share is $1,509,218.I have to
   report that the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry
   out this work,subject to approval of the 1997 Streets Basic Capital
   Budget.


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                                  APPENDIX  I

                      COURT OF REVISION - MARCH 27, 1997

   Petition Projects - Schedule #577

   I. LANE LIGHTING

        Street                                      FromTo

   1.  L/E Athlone Street      41st Avenue       43rd Avenue

   2. L/E Beatrice Street      22nd Avenue       L/S 22nd Avenue
       &L/S 22nd Avenue                          Beatrice StreetL/E
   Beatrice Street

   3  L/S Brigadoon Street                       Gladstone StreetL/W 
   Gladstone Street
       &L/W Gladstone Street  Newport Avenue     L/N Newport Avenue

   4. L/E Cypress Street                         50th Avenue52nd Avenue

   5. L/E Dumfries Street                        L/S 41st Avenue43rd Avenue
      &L/S 41st Avenue                           Dumfries StreetFleming
   Street

   6. L/E Fraser Street                          35th Avenue37th Avenue

   7. L/E Hoy Street                             Monmouth AvenueWellington
   Avenue

   8. L/S Moscrop Street                         west property line of L/W
   Joyce Street
                              Lot 5&12, Block 99
                              DL 36,  Plan 3263

   9. L/W Nanaimo Street                         28th AvenueBrock Street

   10.       L/W Nanaimo Street                  50th Avenue51st Avenue

   11.       L/S Wellington Street               Rupert StreetMcHardy
   Street

   12.       L/S 8th Avenue                      Lillooet StreetWindermere
   Street

   13.       L/S 12th Avenue                     Mackenzie StreetMacdonald
   Street

   14.       L/S 16th Avenue                     Sophia StreetPrince Edward
   Street

   15.       L/S 17th Avenue                     Yukon StreetL/E Cambie
   Street

   16.       L/S 19th Avenue                     Carnarvon StreetMackenzie
   Street

   17.       L/S 19th Avenue     Marshall Street     L/W Lakewood Street
      &L/W Lakewood Street    L/S 19th Avenue    20th Avenue

   18.       L/N 22nd Avenue     Anzio Drive     Worthington Drive

   19.       L/S 22nd Avenue     St. Catherines Street Windsor Street

   20.       L/S 23rd Avenue     L/E Cambie Street   Yukon Street

   21.       L/S 23rd Avenue     Kamloops Street     Penticton Street

   22.       L/S 24th Avenue     Kamloops Street     Penticton Street

   23.       L/S 25th Avenue     L/E Slocan Street   Kaslo Street

   24.       L/S 27th Avenue     St. Catherines Street Windsor Street
      &L/E St.Catherines Street  27th Avenue     L/S 27th Avenue
      &L/W Windsor Street        27th Avenue     L/S 27th Avenue

   25.       L/S 45th Avenue     Cartier Street  Hudson Street

   26.       L/S 45th Avenue     Hudson Street   Montgomery Street

   27.       L/S 45th Avenue     Quebec Street   L/W Main Street

   28.       L/S 57th Avenue     Prince Albert Street.Windsor Street

   29.       L/S 61st Avenue     L/E Windsor Street  Ross Street

   30.       L/S 64th Avenue     Ash Street      Cambie Street


   II.       PAVEMENT & CURBS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

   31.       Chester Street                      63rd AvenueS.E. Marine
   Drive

   32.       Collingwood Street                  32nd Avenue33rd Avenue

   33.       Hudson Street                       59th AvenuePark Drive

   34.       Mackenzie Street                    19th Avenue 20th Avenue

   35.       Quebec Street                       56th Avenue57th Avenue

   36.       Ross Street                         54th Avenue57th Avenue

   37.       Skeena Street                       26th Avenue27th Avenue

   38.       Wales Street                        45th Avenue46th Avenue

   39.       39th Avenue                         Gladstone StreetNanaimo
   Street

   40.       40th Avenue                         Nanaimo StreetClarendon
   Street

   41.       45th Avenue                         Dumfries StreetFleming
   Street

   42.       55th Avenue                         Quebec StreetMain Street

   43.       64th Avenue                         L/E Knight StreetBorden
   Street

   44.       64th Avenue                         Prince Edward
   Street    Buscombe Street


   III.LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

   45.       L/E Beatrice Street                 22nd AvenueL/S 22nd Avenue
      & L/S 22nd Avenue          Beatrice Street     L/E Beatrice Street

   46.       L/S Brigadoon Street                    Gladstone StreetL/W
   Gladstone Street
      & L/W Gladstone Street  Newport Avenue     L/N Newport Avenue

   47.       L/E Churchill Street                    45th Avenue47th Avenue

   48.       L/E Cypress Street                  50th Avenue52nd Avenue

   49.       L/W Dumfries Street                 30th Avenue31st Avenue

   50.       L/E Hoy Street                      Monmouth AvenueWellington
   Avenue

   51.       L/E Killarney Street                    Horley StreetL/N
   Kingsway
       & L/N Kingsway         Killarney Street   Bursill Street

   52.       L/W Main Street     54th Avenue     55th Avenue

   53.       L/S McNicoll Street                 Cypress StreetChestnut
   Street

   54.       L/E Nootka Street                   23rd Avenue24th Avenue

   55.       L/W Sophia Street                   48th Avenue49th Avenue

   56.       L/W Windsor Street                  15th Avenue16th Avenue

   57.       L/S 14th Avenue     Macdonald Street    Stephens Street

   58.       L/S 18th Avenue     Prince Albert Streetdead end west

   59.       L/S 26th Avenue     Windsor Street  St. Catherines Street

   60.       L/N 27th Avenue     Camosun Street  Crown Street

   61.       L/S 37th Avenue     Elm Street      Larch Street
      & L/E Elm Street           L/S 37th Avenue     39th Avenue
      & 2nd L/S 37th Avenue   L/E Elm Street     Larch Street

   62.       L/S 40th Avenue     Windsor Street  Ross Street

   63.       L/S 41st Avenue     Macdonald Street    Elm Street

   64.       L/S 42nd Avenue     L/E East Blvd   Maple Street

   65.       L/S 45th Avenue     Quebec Street   L/W Main Street

   66.       L/S 63rd Avenue     L/E Cambie Street   L/W Yukon Street
      & L/E Cambie Street        63rd Avenue     64th Avenue
      & L/W Yukon Street         63rd Avenue     64th Avenue


   IV.  SPEED HUMPS

   67.       L/S Comox Street                    Cardero StreetNicola   Street

   68.       L/S Horley Street                   Moss StreetFairmont Street

   69.       L/S Venables Street                 Woodland DriveMcLean Drive

   70.       L/S 24th Avenue     Ash Street      L/W Cambie Street

   71.       L/N 27th Avenue     Camosun Street  Crown Street


   72.       L/S 32nd Avenue     Laurel Street   Willow Street
    

   V.  TREES

   73.       Helmcken Street    N/S              Granville StreetL/E
   Granville Street


   VI.       PEDESTRIAN COLLECTOR SIDEWALKS

   74.       Inverness Street     W/S            63rd Avenue64th Avenue
      Infill, access to bus route on S.E.Marine Drive

   75.       Manitoba Street     W/S             16th AvenueL/S 16th Avenue
      Infill, access to Mount Pleasant Community Centre & Simon Fraser 
      Elementary School

   76.       64th Avenue           S/S           Prince Edward
   Street    Buscombe Street
      Infill,access to George Park


   VII.   SIDEWALK

   77.       McLean Drive     W/S                    3rd Avenue4th Avenue


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                                  APPENDIX II

      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 March 27,
                                     1997

   Court #577


              ITEM                                  P.O.        CITY'S     TOTAL        EXISTING                                                                                                        SUBJECT                                                                                          TO                                                                      APPROVAL
CATEGORY     NUMBER        TYPE OF PROJECT          SHARE        SHARE      COST          FUNDS         OF                                                                                            THE                                                                                 1997                                                                       CAPITAL
                                                                                                        BUDGET
                       Lane Lighting           $     69,156    $         $          $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6,659                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I         1-30
                                                               6,659     75,815     20/34/3100/940


   II        31-44     Pavement & Curbs,       $    542,587    $         $                              $1,076,086                       Local Residential                       1,076,08  1,618,67
                                                               6         3

   III       45-66     Lane Pavement, Local    $    421,928    $         $          $                                                                                   150,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       247,891                       Residential                             397,891   819,819    13/32/9805/999


   IV        67-72     Speed Humps             $                   0     $           

    V          73      Trees                   $               $         $          $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          450                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
   VI        74-76     Pedestrian Collector    $     15,096    $         $          $                                                                                                                                                                      24,942                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

   VII         77      Sidewalk                $       8,130   $         $          $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3,190                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                       TOTAL                   $  1,067,483    $         $          $                                                                       185,241                          $1,323,977                                                               1,509,21  2,576,70
                                                               8         1   


   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 C i t y
   Engineer


   Certified adopted by the City Council on_____________________
   _________________ City Clerk