Transportation and Traffic Decisions

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Lori Isfeld at 871-6399

1. Trans Canada Trail - Portside Bikeway/Greenway File: 5553

A. THAT the eastern portion of the Trans Canada Trail, and an extension of the Portside Bikeway/Greenway, be constructed as detailed in the Administrative Report dated February 8, 2000, with the provision that the City’s standard industrial road width of 12 metres be maintained whenever possible, with funding of $225,000 provided from Streets Basic Capital Unappropriated Account No. 30000130 - Bicycle Network, in advance of approval of the 2000 Streets Capital Budget and $225,000 from Streets Basic Capital Unappropriated Account No. 30000134 - City Greenways.

B. THAT, commencing in 2001, the following budgets be increased, without offset, as listed:

$1,000 - Streets Operating Budget for Horticultural Maintenance
$4,000 -Streets Operating Budget for Path Maintenance
$2,000 - Street Cleaning Program - Leaf Removal
$1,000 - Traffic Operating Budget for Bike Routes

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Amendments to the Parking By-law for Hotels File: 5651/113

A. THAT the Parking By-law be amended for hotel use generally as contained in Appendix A: to reduce the parking requirement in the Downtown District, Central Waterfront District, and all Historic Area Districts, to introduce city-wide passenger space requirements, and to reduce city-wide loading requirements;

FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary by-law.

B. THAT the Director of Current Planning be instructed to make application to amend CD-1 By-law No. 7679 for 201 Burrard Street to introduce a parking standard for hotel use generally as contained in Appendix B of the Administrative Report dated February 7, 2000, and that the application be referred to a Public Hearing;

FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary by-law.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Seaside Bike Route along West 1st Avenue File: 5553

THAT Council approve the proposed changes to the existing Seaside Bike Route along West 1st Avenue as outlined in the Administrative report dated January 18, 2000, and that an additional $16,000 be allocated to fund the changes from Streets Basic Unappropriated Capital Account 30000136, Pedestrian and Other Structures.

AND FURTHER THAT staff consider the use of Molson Indy Legacy funds to extend the bike route westward from Science World along the shoreline route as far as possible and do so with appropriate community consultation

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4. Civic Elections File: 1101

THAT Council instruct staff to consult the Provincial Elections Officer to look at ways of improving enumeration so as to obtain comprehensive voter enumeration prior to the 2002 Municipal Elections.

- CARRIED

(Councillor McCormick opposed)

A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately

following the Standing Committee meeting.

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on Transportation and Traffic

February 22, 2000

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated February 22, 2000.

The Council adjourned at 12:40 p.m.

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