ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: June 26, 1998

Author/Local: J. Griffin/7928
CC File No. 5802

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:	Local Improvements by Petition - September 8, 1998 First and Second Step Report

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT petition projects listed in Appendix I be brought before a Court of Revision on September 8, 1998;

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 $140,000 of residential lane paving funds be approved as an increase to the 1998 Streets Basic Capital Budget, with the source of funding to be debenture borrowing approved as part of the 1997-1999 Capital Plan;

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 September 8, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. to review a number of petition projects. This is the "First and Second Step" report for the petition projects. 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.
First Step

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

Court #586

I. Lane Lighting
II. Pavement & Curbs, Higher Zoned
III. Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential
IV. Lane Pavement, Local Residential

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. Tuesday, September 8, 1998.

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 $30,000.

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 either from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts or require approval as an increase to the 1998 Streets Basic Capital Budget. Petitions received since the June 1998 Court of Revision, would normally be built in 1999 following approval at a Court of Revision in December 1998, with funding to be provided from the 1999 Budget. To improve service to the public, these projects are being advanced at this time, with construction intended for 1998. Advance approval of the funds is therefore required.

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 $ 949,240. The Property owners share of these projects is $ 358,107. The City's share is $ 591,133, and the necessary financial arrangements can be made to carry out this work.

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APPENDIX I
COURT OF REVISION - SEPTEMBER 8, 1998

Petition Projects - Schedule #586

I. LANE LIGHTING

Street From To

1. L/S 47th Avenue Cartier Street Hudson Street

2. L/S 53rd Avenue L/E McKinnon Street L/W Doman Street
& L/W Doman Street 53rd Avenue 54th Avenue

3. L/S 61st Avenue Borden Street L/W Argyle Street
& L/W Argyle Street 61st Avenue 62nd Avenue

II. PAVEMENT & CURBS, HIGHER ZONED

4. 6th Avenue Burrard Street Pine Street

III. PAVEMENT & CURBS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

5. Harold Street School Avenue Marmion Avenue

6. Larch Street 5th Avenue 6th Avenue

7. 37th Avenue S/S Elm Street Larch Street

N/S west property line Larch Street

Lot 16 (2599 W 37)

8. 39th Avenue Inverness Street Culloden Street

IV. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL

9. L/E Commercial Street 47th Avenue L/N 49th Avenue

10. L/E Dumfries Street 36th Avenue L/S 36th Avenue

11. L/E Dundee Street 1st L/S Kingsway 2nd L/S Kingsway
& 2nd L/S Kingsway L/E Dundee Street Killarney Street

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III. LANE PAVEMENT, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL(cont'd)

Street From To

12. L/E Inverness Street 39th Avenue L/N 41st Avenue
& L/N 41st Avenue Inverness Street Culloden Street

13. L/E Marguerite Street 54th Avenue L/N 57th Avenue
& L/N 57th Avenue Marguerite Street Adera Street

14. L/S 22nd Avenue Ash Street L/W Tupper Street

15. L/S 27th Avenue Nootka Street Lillooet Street

16. L/S 36th Avenue L/E Dumfries Street Argyle Street

17. L/S 41st Avenue Fleming Street Argyle Street

NOTE: APPENDIX II NOT AVAILABLE ON-LINE - ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

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