Vancouver’s park board commissioners will convene Monday night for the first public meeting of 2018. Here’s some of what’s on the agenda:
Charge it up
The board will consider a proposal to install new electric vehicle charging stations at Dunbar, Killarney and Trout Lake community centres.
According to a staff report, between 2011 and 2014 the City of Vancouver installed more than 100 charging stations across the city at public, workplace and residential locations in an effort to determine, among other things, usage patterns. Established locations include — Coal Harbour, Hillcrest and Mount Pleasant community centres, Vancouver Aquarium and three along Beach Avenue at Cardero, Broughton and Bute streets. Combined those stations provide thousands of charging sessions a year.
City council approved its EV Ecosystem Strategy in 2016 with the aim of expanding the current network of charging stations to all public city properties, including about 20 community centres. The strategy includes $2 million in capital funding for 2016 to 2021.
Stanley Park water supply tunnel
The park board has been working with Metro Vancouver on needed upgrades to the water supply tunnel that runs through a portion of Stanley Park. The tunnel is part of the system that delivers water from Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant in North Vancouver to residents and businesses in Vancouver, Musqueam First Nation, Richmond, Delta and Tsawwassen First Nation.
At an in camera meeting in June, the board granted permission for the regional government to start public engagement on the project, which would repair the current water main that was first constructed in the 1930s, according to a staff report. It is nearing the end of its serviceable lifespan and experienced a major leak near Lost Lagoon in August 2016.
The replacement project would require tunneling deep underground and installing a new, larger-diameter water main.
Commissioners will consider whether to authorize Metro Vancouver to proceed with the next steps — design, including geotechnical drilling and detailed studies.
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