ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: February 19, 1998

Author/Local:J.Griffin/7920

CC File No.: 5802

TO:Vancouver City Council

FROM:General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT:Local Improvements Flat Rates and Projects to be Cancelled

RECOMMENDATION

A.THAT the flat rates shown on the "List of Projects Completed in 1997", on file in the City Clerk's Office be approved.

B.THAT previously approved projects numbered Court #530, Items #102 and #103, and Court #537, Items #118 and #123 and Court #547, Items #68 and #69 and Court #550, Items #96, #98, #99 and #100 and Court #555, Items #90 and #91 and Court #565, Items #56, #57, #58, and #60 and Court #570, Item #49 and Court #574, Item #71, as described in detail in the body of this report, be cancelled.

COUNCIL POLICY

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

Clause 51B of the Local Improvements Procedure By-law provides that, by resolution, Council may establish a flat rate per foot frontage with respect to any two or more projects of a like nature, based on the average cost per foot frontage of such projects, as established by Council.

PURPOSE

This report requests Council approval of flat rates to be charged to property owners for their share of local improvement projects completed in 1997. These rates will be used for local improvement billings to be sent out in March 1998.

DISCUSSION

For the Local Improvement projects completed in 1997, flat rates have been derived from contract costs and the cost of work done by City forces, together with other general expenses and an allowance for interest over the construction period.

These flat rates have been developed in accordance with the provisions of the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-law; they do not exceed by more than the allowable 10% the estimated rates approved by Council in the respective Second Step reports for each Court of Revision.

The applicable rates are shown on the "List of Projects Completed in 1997" on file in the City Clerk's Office.

Projects to be Cancelled

There are 18 speed deterrent ramp projects approved at previous Courts of Revision, where no specific ramp locations satisfactory to the adjacent property owners could be found despite considerable discussions with the property owners. These discussions were held between two and eight years ago and there have been no subsequent inquiries expressing interest in installing the ramps. As these projects are not proceeding, the accounts should be closed off.

If at some future date property owners request installation of speed humps, and satisfactory locations can be found, we will then ballot all the owners to see if there is a two-thirds majority of support for the project rather than have someone circulate a petition again.

1.Court #530, Item #102, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Windsor Street from 62nd Avenue to 63rd Avenue.

2.Court #530, Item #103, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 14th Avenue from Stephens Street to Trafalgar Street.

3.Court #537, Item #118, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane west of Boundary Road from 47th Avenue to 48th Avenue.

4.Court #537, Item #123, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 49th Avenue from Wales Street to Vivian Street.

5.Court #547, Item #68, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane north of Napier Street from Kootenay Street to the lane east of Kootenay Street.

6.Court #547, Item #69, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Wiltshire Street from 52nd Avenue to 54th Avenue.

7.Court #550, Item #96, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Blenheim Street from 27th Avenue to 28th Avenue.

8.Court #550, Item # 98, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 1st Avenue from Victoria Drive to Semlin Drive.

9.Court #550, Item #99, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 5th Avenue from Sasamat Street to Trimble Street.

10.Court #550, Item #100, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 27th Avenue from the lane east of Blenheim Street to Balaclava Street.

11.Court #555, Item #90, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Heather Street from 52nd Avenue to 54th Avenue.

12.Court #555, Item #91, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 68th Avenue from Angus Drive to Wiltshire Street.

13.Court #565, Item #56, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of Georgia Street from Windermere Street to Rupert Street.

14.Court #565, Item # 57, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Ontario Street from 26th Avenue to 27th Avenue.

15.Court #565, Item #58, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane west of Renfrew Street from 14th Avenue to 15th Avenue.

16.Court #565, Item #60, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane south of 38th Avenue from Hudson Street to Selkirk Street.

17.Court #570, Item #49, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane east of Clarendon Street from the lane south of 49th Avenue to the lane north of 51st Avenue

18.Court #574, Item #71, for speed deterrent ramps on the lane west of Gladstone Street from 53rd Avenue to 54th Avenue.

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