December 8th, 1980.

INAUGURAL ADDRESS:

Mayor Laking addressed the meeting and expressed his appreciation
to the staff for their help in 1980 and thanked the Aldermen for the
work done on the Council Committees. Mayor Laking expressed his good
wishes to Terry Fox and his sentiments on how the country was brought
together by his efforts for cancer. Mayor Laking expressed his appreciation
to Mr. Keith Ballantyne for the work he has done gaining the support of
all lower mainland Councils for Light Rapid Transit. Mayor Laking then
reviewed the work done in 1980 mentioning the change to apartment development
proposed for the south side of town and advised that ideas are changing
with muitiple housing required and the proposed Light Rapid Transit. Mayor
Laking referred to the Downtown Revitalization Program and stated Council
must work together towards.a viable downtown core. Mayor Laking expressed
his concerns and the requirements for industrial development to help bring
more industrial assessment into the City. Mayor Laking thanked the citizens
of Port Coquitlam and Mr. Barbush and his school choir for coming. ©

APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND
VARIOUS AREA BOARDS AND COMMITTEES :-

Mayor Laking made the various appointments to the Committees as

follows:

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

Appointment
of Council

: : Committees
: M. G.R. Lakin
Finance Conmittee ayor a ) & Area Boards

Administration, Treasury, Alderman L.M. Traboulay
By~lLaw Enforcement Alderman M.D. Gates

1981 COUNCIL COMMITTEES

& Committees

Public Works Committee: Alderman L.M. Traboulay
J.J.

Works, Water, Sewer, Sanitation Alderman Keryluk

Traffic & Parking

Building & Protection Committee: Alderman Gates
Fire, Flood Control, Dyking & Alderman I Traboulay
Drainage, Civil Defence, Street

Lighting

Environmental Protection Committee: Alderman Muldoon
Health, Welfare, Simon Fraser, Alderman Gates
Animal & Mosquito Control,

Environmental Control

Planning & Zoning Committee: Alderman Keryluk
Planning & Zoning, Strata Title Alderman Wright
Subdivision, Design Panel, Street

Naming

Community Development Committee: Alderman M.R. Wright
Industrial Development, Transportation, Alderman,E.W. Mabbett
land Sales, Community Promotion Mayor G.R. Laking
Fraser Valley Regional Library, Port Coquitlam

Library & Library Construction