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ITEM

MINUTES

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

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

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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3.

AWARD OF CONTRACT 3099P - SANITARY SEWER ASSESSMENT FOR THE STEVESTON STUDY AREA

(Report:  February 20, 2008, File No.:  10-6060-03-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2346441)

Designated Speaker:  Siu Tse

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Contract 3099P – Sanitary Sewer Assessment for the Steveston Study Area be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Earth Tech (Canada) Inc. for the full project scope amount of $648,263, exclusive of GST.

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4.

Municipal Access Agreement with TELUS Communications Company(Report:  March 4, 2008, File No.:  03-1000-14-118/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2296879)

Designated Speaker:  Sui Tse / Bill Jones

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works be authorized to enter into and execute the attached Municipal Access Agreement between the City of Richmond and TELUS Communications Company.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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5.

ICBC/CITY OF RICHMOND ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2008(Report:  February 28, 2008, File No.:  0150-20-ICBC1-01) (REDMS No. 2349603)

Designated Speaker:  Joan Caravan / Fred Lin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the list of proposed road safety improvement projects, as described in the attached report, be endorsed for submission to the ICBC 2008 Road Safety Improvement Program; and

(2)

That should the above applications be successful, the Director of Transportation be authorized to execute the cost-share agreements.

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MANAGER’S REPORT

Item for discussion:

Update on Solid Waste and Liquid Waste Plans for Metro Vancouver.

ADJOURNMENT