. ‘ + “THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM Tae CORPORATION OF THE CHY OF PORT COBUITLAM , 2272 McALLISTER AVENUE PORT COQUITLAM. B.C. TeLEPHONE: 941.9411 . ae a V3G 2A8 in : OUR Fite . : Sa a . ties in with present Provincial plans for arterial highways in this area. It BES also makes provision for a second undetpass to facilitate traffic flow through oat January 16th, 1981, the downtown. The plan does provide flexibility in this regard and the proposed . underpass location shown on this plan is tentative only. Both of these Draft Plans require further planning study. ie The Honourable W.N. Vander Zain, 4 The City Council has reviewed the Committee's Draft Plan and has i : Parliasent Butldines Mteits D Rn Cc TT given endorsemont in principal and at the regular Council meeting of January at ro *. Tilan Le} t 8 passed: . wf ss : Victoria, B.C. ; ; 19th, 1981 the following resolution was pas ; a oe V8V 1X4 . “THAT the Council of the City of Port Coquitlam endorse the general \ at : Development, Plan for the City of Port Coquitlam Downtown Core Area as proposed eye’ re oe Dear Sir: by the Downtown Revitalization Committee and that the Ministry of Municipal DQaFr ; BF “1 . . ; Affairs be asked to approve a loan advance-to assist the City in carrying out Ret Downtown Revitalization Program detailed planning so that the types of projects and their estimated cost can Rewroner : City of Port Coquitian , be determined: = ¥ . . mo » ° ; F EPPS : 4 In November of this year Council forwarded our request to you for AND THAT the City request that the Province forward $5,000.00 to : Le esignation of our Downtown Core Area under the Downtown Revitalization Program. £ “ igs this planning work. : : 4 ies We received your Certificate designating the Cure Area in Novenber of 1980. a Provide start up funds for P 8 i ; iM aoeeneg . . he C Council would appreciate your consideration of this application , : ie Pde We have had an active Committee working on plans for revitalizing the and look fond te our early approval. , 1 j a downtown and this Comsitcee has identified a nutber of areas where improvements . ¥ - : . ose should be sade in order to make the Core Area more viable. The principal areas F PERS ; the Comaittee has identified are as follows: ; . 2 : : ‘ Yours very truly, . : 1,: A need for increased off-street parking. : . t : Wes 2. Improvements in the traffic circulation system. as . BOE 3. Development of a park area along the Coquitlam River to : 2 enhance the downtown and use this natural amenity to advantage. oo ; . . " we : 4. Some Architectural treatment of the major Commercial streets L.D. Pollock, of uf | . such as the construction of canopies to permit shoppers to . LDP/al City Administrator. : ae iF ; get conveniently from the off street parking locations to : a gplesces the Coumerclal stores. , . ; dss: oe eet : . { ae 7 With this in mind the Committce has presented City Council witha . . bopys = 7 Berane Draft Development Pian for the Downtown Core, a copy of which is attached. This £ : : plan provides proposed locations for off street parking and proposes areas of : . . i future development for Commercial and high density resideatial areas. In addition E / . oy some preliminary work has been done on the traffic circulation pattern and a . . . Be . preliminury scheme {s detailed on the attached drawing marked "Proposed Downtown ae : are oe . Traffic Circulation System". We feel that the proposed traffic circulation system on —_——eensaet .