Public Works & Transporation Committee Meeting Agenda - June 6, 2001

CITY OF RICHMOND
Anderson Room
City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Thursday, May 24^th, 2001.

DELEGATION: Mr. Bob Purdy (Regional Coordinator for the Greater Vancouver Squamish Pemberton Region) representing the Fraser Basin Council.

STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM
(Report: May 15/01, File No.: 6360-01) (REDMS No. 301205)

Designated Speaker: Tony Hillan

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That a pilot program of installing permanent "Temporary No Parking" signs at an estimated cost of $2,280 in the Azure Boulevard area, be endorsed, and that staff report to Committee with the results of the pilot program.

FRASER PORT SERVICING
(Report: May 28/00, File No.: 6060-01) (REDMS No. 380877)

Designated Speaker: Paul Lee

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

The "Fraser-Richmond Servicing Report" (dated May 2001) be endorsed.

Staff be authorized to commence negotiations with the Fraser River Port Authority in the attempt to establish a signed Accord and to develop detailed servicing agreements for each development phase that will follow the servicing strategy endorsed in the Fraser-Richmond Servicing Report.

PROPOSED HIGH PRIORITY/HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HPV/HOV) LANE ON RUSS BAKER WAY
(Report: May 23/01, File No.: 6500-01) (REDMS No. 138781)

Designated Speaker: Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the provision of a northbound high priority / high occupancy vehicle (HPV/HOV) lane on Russ Baker Way, between the Dinsmore Bridge and the Arthur Laing Bridge, for use by vehicles destined for the airport or with three occupants or more, as proposed by the Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVR), be supported in principle on a trial basis for a period of nine months to a year, subject to the following commitments by YVR:

That a non-permanent barrier delineation, to be reviewed by City staff before installation, is used between the general traffic lane and the proposed HPV/HOV lane;

That YVR undertake public consultation with respect to the proposal; and

That the proposed HPV/HOV lane be implemented in conjunction with, but not before, the completion of the Airport Connector project.

That staff report to the Public Works and Transportation Committee on the outcome of the public consultation for Council’s final endorsement of the proposed HPV/HOV lane, prior to its trial implementation.

That staff work with YVR to monitor the traffic conditions and report on the outcome after the trial period.

That the above recommendations be conveyed to the YVR Board of Directors.

MANAGER’S REPORT