April 17, 2013 - Agenda

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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, March 20, 2013.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

Thursday, May 23, 2013, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

1.

Water Meter Program Update

(File Ref. No. 10-6650-02/2013-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3822769)

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See Page PWT-9 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Lloyd Bie

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That a universal water metering program, as outlined in Option 3 in the staff report titled Water Meter Program Update from the Director, Engineering, dated April 5, 2013,  be implemented for single-family dwellings, starting in 2014, with a five-year completion target.

2.

Dike Master Plan – Phase 1 Report

(File Ref. No. 10-6060-05-01/2013-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3741121)

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See Page PWT-15 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Lloyd Bie

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the  Steveston Island dike alignment, identified as Primary Dike Alignment 2 in the Phase 1 Dike Master Plan Report provided as Attachment 1 to the staff report titled Dike Master Plan – Phase 1 Report from the Director of Engineering, dated April 9, 2013, be endorsed as the preferred long term diking solution in Steveston;

(2)

That the existing Southern West Dike continue to be the primary flood protection dike alignment in the Southern West Dike area;

(3)

That staff coordinate with Port Metro Vancouver and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to identify potential areas for constructed offshore barrier islands that would create habitat and provide wave dissipation for the Southern West Dike; and

(4)

That the work plan identified in the staff report titled Dike Master Plan – Phase 1 Report from the Director of Engineering, dated April 9, 2013, be endorsed.

3.

Regulation of Newspaper Distribution Agents and Zones

(File Ref. No. 10-6405-01/2012-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3589585)

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See Page PWT-63 for full report

Designated Speakers:  Suzanne Bycraft & Ed Warzel

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

Newspaper Distribution Regulation Bylaw No. 7954, Amendment Bylaw No. 8933 (Attachment 1), be introduced and given first, second and third readings;

(2)

Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Amendment Bylaw No. 9017 (Attachment 2) be introduced and given first, second and third readings; and

(3)

Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122, Amendment Bylaw No. 9018 (Attachment 3), be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

4.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT