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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

REPORT TO COUNCIL

September 7, 1994
Mayor and Councillors

Tony M.Chong, P. Eng.
City Administrator

SUBJECT:Emergency Planning Coordination
(Intermunicipal Liaison Committee Meeting August 15, 1994)

That City Council a sprove in principle the concept of a Northeast Sector Emergency Program as
outlined in the attached report subject to the following:

Further review of the proposed emergency program and budget and 7
implementation schedule by the Intermunicipal Liaison Committee with the
objective of reducing start-up costs during the.first few years. OS

Approval of the final budget for the proposed emergency program will follow .
the City’s annual budget approval process. - |

Priority be given to the development and implementation of the City’s own
emergency plan.

That both reports be referred to the City’s Protective Services Committee for
further review and report. _ m .

The City Administrators and Managers of the three Cities met during the past several months to _
"develop the concept of emergency planning coordination for the Northeast Sector. Although not
" everyone was in full agreement with every aspect of the Program, consensus on most of the.
outstanding issues were reached during a meeting held on August 4, 1994. A final report (copy
attached) was then developed outlining the concept of a Northeast Sector Emergency Program. |

The attached report was reviewed initially by the City’s own Intermunicipal Liaison Committee
and subsequently by the Northeast Sector Intermunicipal Liaison Committee. — ; ae