CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON

TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

MARCH 24, 1998

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at approximately 9:40 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil
ABSENT:	Councillor Jennifer Clarke (leave of absence) Councillor Alan Herbert (civic business) Councillor Lynne Kennedy (civic business) Councillor Sam Sullivan
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL:	Denise Salmon

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on

Transportation and Traffic

March 24, 1998

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clause of the attached report:

Cl.1: Mt. Pleasant Traffic Plan - Implementation

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 1 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 9:42 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

MARCH 24, 1998

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on Transportation and Traffic was held on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at approximately 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor Gordon Price, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor George Puil
ABSENT:	Councillor Jennifer Clarke (leave of absence) Councillor Alan Herbert (civic business) Councillor Lynne Kennedy (civic business) Councillor Sam Sullivan
CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE:	Denise Salmon

RECOMMENDATION

1. Mt. Pleasant Traffic Plan - Implementation File: 8016

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated February 11, 1998 (on file), in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended, due to the strong majority of support from the community, the traffic calming plan in Mt. Pleasant be made permanent. Also before the Committee was a facsimile dated March 24, 1998, from the Mount Pleasant Traffic Committee (circulated at the meeting and on file).

Mark Zaborniak, Traffic Management, Engineering Services, provided Council with an overview of the report. In response to a question from Council he advised the relocation of the closure of northbound Quebec Street at 12th Avenue to 11th Avenue, which would allow more direct access to St. Patrick's School, could proceed immediately.

The following motion by Councillor Chiavario was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A.THAT the following traffic calming measures in the area bounded by Main Street, Cambie Street, 12th Avenue, and Broadway be made permanent:

1)Closure of 10th Avenue to eastbound traffic at Yukon Street

2)Traffic Circle at Alberta Street and 11th Avenue

3) AM peak right-turn prohibition from 12th Avenue to Alberta Street

4) AM peak right-turn prohibition from 12th Avenue to Columbia Street

5) Closure of Columbia Street to southbound traffic at the lane south of Broadway

6) Closure of Columbia Street to northbound traffic at 11th Avenue

7) Closure of Manitoba Street to southbound traffic at the lane south of Broadway

8) Closure of Manitoba Street to northbound traffic at 12th Avenue

9) Full Closure of Ontario Street between 11th Avenue and the lane to the north

10)Closure of Quebec Street to southbound traffic at Broadway

11)Closure of 10th Avenue to westbound traffic at Quebec Street

B.THAT the northbound closure on Quebec Street at 12th Avenue be removed and replaced with a northbound closure on Quebec at 11th, on a six-month trial basis.

C.THAT funding of $46,000 be provided from Streets Basic Capital Unappropriated Account Number 13/32/9801/999 - Local Area Plans and Other Improvements to complete the above work.

D.THAT the Operating Budget be increased by $1,600, without offset, to pay for maintenance of the signs and paint markings, and landscaping in the traffic circle.

E.THAT the facsimile dated March 24, 1998, from the West Mount Pleasant Traffic Committee (circulated at the meeting and on file), expressing appreciation to staff for their work on the Mt. Pleasant Traffic Plan, be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

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