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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: March 28, 1996
TO: Vancouver City Council
FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT: Local Improvements by Initiative - June 11, 1996
First and Second Step Report
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. THAT the projects listed in Appendix I be advanced as Local
Improvements on the Initiative and brought before a Court of
Revision on June 11, 1996.
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, and Council declare it is
desirable that the projects set out in Appendix I of this
report be undertaken and deems that each will specially
benefit the real property abutting it. (Requires two-thirds
approval of those present).
C. THAT pavement and curb project Number 19 as described in
Appendix I, be designated as a thoroughfare for the purpose
of Part I of the Local Improvements Procedure By-law, so that
abutting residential property owners rates are reduced by
the required 25%.
D. THAT sidewalk projects Numbered 39-70,74-84 inclusive, as
described in Appendix I, be designated as "pedestrian
collector routes" so that the abutting residential property
owners' rates are reduced by the required 25%.
COUNCIL POLICY
Policies governing the Local Improvement process are set out in the
Vancouver Charter and Local Improvements Procedure by-law.
Many initiative projects included in this report have been chosen based
on Council Policy with respect to particular local area plans as
detailed in Appendix I.
PURPOSE
A Court of Revision is scheduled for June 11,1996 at 7:30 p.m. to
review a number of petition and initiative projects. The report for
petition projects will be advanced to Council separately at a later
date to allow as much time as possible for residents to circulate their
petitions. The purpose of this report is to begin the formal Local
Improvement process by advancing the initiative projects to the Court
of Revision and reporting 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 #575
I Street Lighting
II Lane Lighting
III Pavement and Curbs, Higher Zoned
IV Pavement & Curbs, Local Residential
V Lane Pavement, Higher Zoned
VI Lane Pavement, Local Residential
VII Speed Humps
VIII Pedestrian Collector Sidewalks
IX Sidewalk Reconstruction
shown on the attached schedule (Appendix I), are advanced to Council by
Initiative for review at a Court of Revision, which will be held at
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, 1996.
Drainage Prior to Paving
In addition to construction of the initiative paving projects, advanced
drainage work involving installation of catchbasins and storm drains
must first be carried out. Based on past experience, the estimated
cost of this work is in the order of $60,000.
This drainage work is not necessarily related to the street and lane
construction. However, it should be done now in order not to delay the
construction and so that the newly paved streets and lanes will not
have to be dug up to accommodate the drainage works in the future. The
work involves installation of permanent facilities to replace temporary
drains and should be done whether or not the paving proceeds.
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 from existing
Engineering Basic Capital Unappropriated accounts or from the Park
Board Capital Budget.
Second Step
The Director of Finance 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 $2,965,052. The property owners' share of the
projects is $1,236,947. The City's share is $1,696,718. The Park Board
share is $31,387. I have to report that the necessary financial
arrangements can be made to carry out this work.
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