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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

AUG 28 1978

Mayor and Aldermen ; August 4th, 1978

R.A. Freeman
City Clerk

Re: 1939 Coquitlam Avenue

Attached to this memorandum are several items of correspondence respecting
the above noted property and Council will note that under date of July
10th, 1978 the Senior By-law Officer recommended that the Council order

a demolition of the dwelling located thereon.

Before giving consideration to the draft resolution quoted hereunder ail
Council members should ensure that they have personally viewed the
building complained of and if the owners of the Property are in attendance
at the Council meeting of August 28th, 1978 (as they have been invited)
they should be permitted to address the Council:

"That the Council: of the City of Port Coquitlam hereby declares
that the building located in the City of Port Coquitlam, Province
of British Columbia, on land more particularly known and described
as Lot 27, Block 31, District Lot 464, Group One, Plan 2039, New
Westminster District (being 1939 Coquitlam Avenue) is in so
delapidated and uncleanly a condition as to be offensive to the
community. It is hereby ordered that the said building be demolished
by the owners or agent of the owners, within thirty (30) days of
service of this order upon them. It is further ordered that should
the owners or agent of the owners fail to comply with the aforesaid -
order within the said period of thirty (30) days, the Engineering
Department, by their workmen, or contractors, may be instructed to
enter on to the lands and demolish the building at the expense of
the owners, and the charges for so doing, if unpaid by the owners
on the 3lst day of December, shall be added to and form part of the
taxes payable in respect of that land as taxes in arrears." ;

RAF /dv nl Qtrr ten.)
attach. City Clerk