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TO: Mayor and Council . DATE: March 8, 1974

+ FROM: L.D. Pollock,
City Administrator

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1. Error in Assessment - 1565 Pitt River Road

In the course of reassessing the above mentioned property the Assessment
Department has discovered an error in calculating property assessment. There
was an error in the measurements of the building which has resulted in a higher
assessment than should have been applied to the building. The Assessor has
applied to the Assessment Commissioner's Office in Victoria under Section 40

of the Assessment Equalization Act to have the error corrected for 1974, however,
the owner has contacted the Mayor with a request that the City adjust taxes for
1972 and 1973. The overpayment has been calculated and would amount to $18.06
for 1972 and $27.88 for 1973. It is possible for the Council to apply for
permission to rebate these taxes by application to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council.

The relevant legislation in connection with the assessment roll is set out

below and you will note that the confirmed assessment roll is binding on all
properties concerned notwithstanding any errors or defects. In other words

: the procedure is just as binding on the City as it is on the taxpayer in that

E the City cannot go back and recover taxes that might have been lost through an
error in assessment. Therefore, in general, errors such as this are not subject
: to correction. As stated above, however, it would appear that if the Council
desired to make some adjustment that there is the process of obtaining approval
from the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

The Mayor has asked that the matter be considered by Council to see if they wish
to pursue an adjustment.

2. Land For School Construction

I have received a letter from School District #43 asking if Council would consider
a sale of some land for future school construction. The two sites involved are
(1) land on Coquitlam Avenue adjacent to James Park School site and

(2) land on Reeve Street for a proposed school to service the town centre

Both of these sites have been the subject of discussion of Council in the past

and the land on Coquitlam Avenue is actually reserved by resolution of Council for
sale to the School Board. The Board advises that they now have permission from the
Department of Education to purchase these properties.

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