Public Works & Transporation Committee Meeting Agenda - November 7, 2001
Public Works & Transportation Committee
Anderson Room
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
4:00 p.m.
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1. |
Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. |
ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION |
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2. |
MITCHELL ISLAND WATERMAIN CROSSING |
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Designated Speaker: Steve Ono |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That: |
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the City of Richmond enter into a contract with P. Baratta Construction Limited in accordance with Tender T.1528 for the construction of the Mitchell Island Watermain Crossing for the total tendered amount of $839,020.00 plus GST. |
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an additional $157,401 from the 2000 Water DCC Bylaw No. 7080 be allocated to the Mitchell Island Watermain Crossing project. |
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION |
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3. |
UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RICHMOND AREA TRANSIT PLAN AND # 98 B-LINE |
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Designated Speaker: Gordon Chan |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That: |
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staff continue to work with TransLink to monitor and enhance the operating performance of the #98 B-Line service as well as to support further development and implementation of local transit service improvements as identified in the Richmond Area Transit Plan. |
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upon completion of the construction activities related to the Airport Connector project and full implementation of the #98 B-Line transit priority measures and further implementation of the Richmond Area Transit Plan, staff report back to Council with updates on the following issues: |
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the effectiveness of the full implementation of Automatic Vehicle Location technology and other transit priority measures in improving the travel time and reliability of the #98 B-Line service along the entire route; |
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the specific measures to be implemented to improve the travel time performance of the #98 B-Line within the City of Vancouver, particularly in the Marpole and South Granville areas; |
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the ridership response to the #98 B-Line service following the resolution of the initial operating problems identified in the attached report and further marketing efforts by TransLink to encourage use of the service; |
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the effectiveness of the #98 B-Line/local service integration strategies and the requirement for further enhancements; |
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the overall travel time for passengers from various parts of Richmond to downtown Vancouver relative to the conditions before the introduction of the #98 B-Line; |
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identification of the priority of specific service improvements to be considered in TransLinks 2002 Program Plan and the road infrastructure and passenger amenities required to support such improvements; and |
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the ridership impacts of the recent 2001 service reductions to the Richmond late night services. |
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4. |
TRANSLINK FUNDING OPTIONS |
Designated Speaker: Gordon Chan |
5. |
MANAGERS REPORT |
ADJOURNMENT |
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