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ITEM

MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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1.

IRRIGATION WATER SALINITY UPDATE

(File Ref. No. 10-6060-04-01) (REDMS No. 3369892)

See Page PWT-9 of the Public Works & Transportation agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Lloyd Bie

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the staff report dated November 7, 2011 from the Director, Engineering on the impacts of Fraser River salinity on agricultural irrigation water be received for information.

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2.

UPDATE ON 2011/2012 SNOW AND ICE RESPONSE PREPARATIONS

(File Ref. No. 10-6360-13) (REDMS No. 3403476)

See Page PWT-21 of the Public Works & Transportation agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Ben Dias

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the staff report entitled “Update on 2011/2012 Snow and Ice Response Preparations”, dated November 4, 2011, from the Director, Public Works Operations, be received for information.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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3.

ICBC/CITY OF RICHMOND ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – ADDITIONAL PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2011

(File Ref. No. 01-0150-20-ICBC1-01) (REDMS No. 3367530)

See Page PWT-27 of the Public Works & Transportation agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the installation of a decorative median railing on No. 3 Road between Browngate Road and Cambie Road, as described in Option 1 of the report, be endorsed;

(2)

That the proposed road safety improvement projects, as described in the report, be endorsed for submission to the ICBC 2011 Road Improvement Program for consideration of cost sharing funding; and

(3)

That should the above applications be successful, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Planning and Development be authorized to negotiate and execute the cost-share agreements.

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4.

TRANSLINK 2012 CAPITAL PROGRAM COST-SHARING SUBMISSIONS – MAJOR ROAD NETWORK, BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSIT-RELATED ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

(File Ref. No. 01-0154-04/2011) (REDMS No. 3256805)

See Page PWT-31 of the Public Works & Transportation agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission of: 

(a)

road and intersection improvement projects for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2012 Major Road Network (MRN) Minor Capital Program,

(b)

bicycle facility improvements for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2012 Bicycle Infrastructure Capital Cost-Sharing Program, and

(c)

transit facility improvements for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2012 Transit-Related Road Infrastructure Program,

as described in the report, be endorsed;

(2)

That, should the above submissions be successful and the projects receive Council approval via the annual capital budget process, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Planning and Development be authorized to execute the funding agreements and the 2012 Capital Plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan (2012-2016) be updated accordingly dependant on the timing of the budget process; and

(3)

That the addition to the City’s On-Street Bicycle Network Plan of the roadway sections comprising the Parkside Neighbourhood Bike Route, as described in the report, be endorsed.

5.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT