ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date: June 2, 1997
                                           Dept. File No. 810 156
                                           CC File No.: 5802-1

   TO:       City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Shannon Station Beautification Petition - First and Second
             Step Report


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT Council approve the streetscape design for the 1800 block
             of West 57th Avenue, as described in this report.

        B.   THAT the Shannon Station Petition Project be brought before a
             Court of Revision on June 17th, 1997.

        C.   THAT the City's share of the project, $51,000, be funded from
             Account No. 12/31/6904/999 - Beautification and Street Trees.

        D.   THAT if the petition project is approved, the Director of
             Legal Services prepare the necessary by-law.


   COUNCIL POLICY

   Policies governing the Local Improvement process are set out in the
   Vancouver Charter and Local Improvements Procedure by-law.


   PURPOSE

   The purpose of this report is to begin the formal Local Improvement
   process for the beautification petition for the 1800 block of West 57th
   Avenue.  This report describes the proposed beautification design,
   recommends advancing the petition to the Court of Revision on June 17th,
   1997 at 7:30 p.m., and reports on the financial arrangements for the
   project.  Approval of this report does not commit Council to undertake
   the project.

   Proposed Design

   The shopping strip development at 1836 - 1896 West 57 Avenue, to be
   called Shannon Station, has provided local shopping, pharmaceutical
   services and banking facilities for the surrounding neighbourhood for
   the past 50 years.  The existing streetscape has standard cobra-head
   street lighting, a wide concrete sidewalk which has subsided and cracked
   substantially, and no street trees. 

   A development permit application to renovate the existing commercial
   facade at grade, add a canopy (under encroachment agreement) and add 20
   residential units above the shops is being reviewed by staff.

   The property owner has also petitioned the City to beautify the existing
   streetscape.  The proposed design(see Appendix A) has been developed
   jointly by staff and the property owner.  It includes  a patterned,
   exposed aggregate and broom-finished concrete walk, street trees,
   decorative tree grates, benches, bike racks, planter boxes and
   decorative lighting.

   The decorative lighting includes new lights on both sides of 57th
   Avenue, as well as a cobra-head light relocation.  The south side of the
   street will have four new post-top luminaires with decorative
   pedestrian-level "acorn" lighting.  The north side of 57th Avenue will
   have three cobra-head lights (one to be relocated from the south side;
   the other two exist already - to maintain adequate roadway lighting)
   with new acorn pedestrian-level lighting attached to them, as well as
   one new post-top luminaire with acorn lighting attached.   The northern
   lighting additions are adjacent to St. Faith's Anglican Church, which
   supports the proposed improvements (see attached letter in Appendix B).

   The total estimated cost of these improvements is $153,000, as follows:

        Concrete Walk                 $ 40,000
        Trees &  Tree Grates/Seats      12,000
        Street Furniture                 3,000
        Planter Boxes with Benches      20,000
        Lighting                        78,000
        Total Project Cost            $153,000

   It is recommended that the City share one third of this cost, as is
   common in commercial beautification projects.  The public benefit from
   this beautification includes a renewed sidewalk (as a stand-alone
   project, this would be funded 50% by the City), new street trees and
   improved pedestrian lighting.  By paying one third of the total budget,
   the City s cost is estimated to be $51,000.

   First Step

   As required by the Local Improvement Procedure By-law, the Shannon
   Station beautification project for Court #581 is advanced to Council by
   Petition for review at a Court of Revision which will be held at 7:30
   p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997.

   Capital Funds and Second Step

   The total cost of the beautification is $153,000, and funds for the
   City's $51,000 share of the project are available from existing
   Engineering Department Basic Capital accounts set aside for
   beautification.

   The property owners' share, $102,000, plus interest, is repayable over
   15 years.

   The General Manager, Corporate Services reports that the necessary
   financial arrangements can be made to carry out this work.


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