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MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

POLICIES / STRATEGIES (0 ITEMS)

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DECISIONS / ACTIONS (1 ITEM)

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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SUBMISSION TO PROVINCIAL 2008/09 CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM – CYCLING CONNECTIONS TO CANADA LINE BRIDGE

(Report:  Nov. 14/07, File No.:  01-0150-20-THIG1/2007-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2296011)

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission for 50/50 cost-sharing to the Province’s 2008/09 Cycling Infrastructure Partnership Program to provide cycling facilities along Van Horne Way and Charles Street-Smith Street-Beckwith Road to connect with the Canada Line Bridge over the North Arm of the Fraser River, (as described in the report dated November 14^th, 2007, from the Director, Transportation), be endorsed.

(2)

That the designation of Smith Street (Charles Street to Beckwith Road) and Beckwith Road (Great Canadian Way to No. 3 Road) as planned cycling routes be added to the City’s On-Street Cycling Network Plan to support the above bicycle facility improvement submission.

(3)

That should the above application be successful, the General Manager, Planning and Development, or his delegate, be authorized to execute the funding agreement.

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INFORMATION / AWARENESS (0 ITEMS)

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MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT