ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: January 26, 1999
Author/Local:J. Griffin/7928

RTS No. 494

CC File No. 5802

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT: Local Improvement Reballot from December 1, 1998, Court of Revision

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Court #587, Item #003, NOT BE APPROVED for lane lighting on the lane east of Carnarvon Street from the lane south of West King Edward Avenue to the lane north of West 27th Avenue and the lane south of West King Edward Avenue from Carnarvon Street to the lane east of Carnarvon Street and the lane north of West 27th Avenue from Carnarvon Street to the lane east of Carnarvon Street

COUNCIL POLICY

Policies governing the Local Improvement Process are set out in the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvement Procedure By-Law. The project dealt with in this report has gone through the legal requirements in the process, but Council has requested additional information on project support/opposition through the reballot before giving final approval.

PURPOSE

At the December 1, 1998, Court of Revision, Council instructed staff to reballot this local improvement petition project.

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This has been done and results are as follows:

Number of owners	24
Required 2/3 majority	16
	Ballot results:	In Favour	10
		Opposed	10
		Responses	20

Based on the ballot results, there is insufficient support for this project to proceed.

Recommendation: Not approve

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