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“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
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: 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:
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; 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. : .
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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. , . ;
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{ 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 .