THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM Pi

OCT 27 1986

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator ; October 23, 1986

FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: Canus Container Systems ~ Public Works Committee
October 21, 1986

Recommendation:

That Canus Container Corporation be authorized to conduct
a one month free trial of the Canus Garbage Container System
throughout the City's Garbage Zone 4 in accordance with the
conditions set out In the draft agreement attached and with the
following additional conditions:

1. That Canus Container Corporation put up a Letter of
Credit in the amount of $2,000.00 to guarantee
performance under the agreement. -

That a provision be made In the agreement for extension
of the trial period for « maximum of two weeks In the
event that weather does not allow adequate testing
during the designated one month triak period. ;

That the City has until} January 30, 1987 plus the
amount of any extension tn which to make a decision on
whether the use of containers should be accepted for

the whole City.

That the Canus Container Corporation agree to no back
charging of the residents for the period between the
end of the free trial period and the date of Counc! I's
final decision if Counc!l! ultimately decides to not
participate in the system.

Background and Comments:

Material on the Canus Container System has been included
with Publ ic Works Committee minutes which have been recelved by
members of Council. A Sample of the plastic container which
would be used Is avallable for examination In the Council! Room
behind the Counct! Chambers. Essentially, the proposal of the
Canus Contaltner Corporation ts to provide containers to
everybody who wishes one within the trial area for a perlod of
one month and to mount the appropriate hydraulte lifting
equipment onto the City's garbage collection vehicles so that a
test of their use can be done.