Ald.itabbect
'73. Chairman

Pub. Wks.Comm, .

“January 7th, 1974. |

“Year, the joint, participation w with the. School Board: with respect: ta. “the ”

new swimming pool facility, Playing: fields, (ete, and advised - that negoti-

ations: are now. under vay with the Departnent of Human Resources aad. Mental

Health to. start co-sponsoring. various social. programmes, > Alderman Laking
mentioned. that. the Recreation Comittee, in co-operation with the Mary Wi11.
Community & Ratepayers Association, has been successful in receiving a.
$59, G00. 00° ‘L I. P. grant for general upgrading of parks in the City. Alder-
man Laking ‘then expressed his sincere thanks to Alderman Meyer, who served
as his Co-Chairman. on the. ‘Comittee, stating ‘his Inpe that he will - remain ~_
active. in Community affairs, to Mr. Murphy of the School Board Comittee
that was appointed to. work. on joint | community-school recreation facilities,

to the citizens of. Port Coquitlam who worked with. the Connittee on the Rec~.

reation Referendum, and to all members of Counedi and City Hall state for.

their co-operation over. the. past year.
Alderman Mabbett addressed the meeting; and speaking as Chaixman of.

the Public Works Committee over the past year, _ mentioned - the greatly in-

. creased cost, of materials ‘and. labour, and. advised. that although no major
road. reconstruction. was undertaken, Hush-coating. and gealing was: dena in

Various parts ct the. City as. well, as some. major. storm sewer installations. .

Alderman Mabbett: then. nentioned “that: the City’ iS road System was under Study

where it will -be affected. by the proposed new Marathon shopping centre con--
_ plex at the South~east corner. of Lougheed Highway -and Shaughnessy, Street;

also the Committee has been. providing the. Provincial Department of Highways

with information. to assist in the reconstruction of the Lougheed Highway ..

througi the City,-and in this ‘Fegard, said he wished to point out strongly

the. need for improvement at the Lougheed. Wighway-Shaughnes S8y Street and...

Lougheed Highway- Oxford | Street intersections to acconmodate the ‘proposed

new. shopping centre. . Alderman Mabbate further advised that improvements

to the South side water service have been started this past month with rhe
contract being let for Ehase I, and will be proceeding about May or June

with ¢ crossing the Goquitian River, ete. Aldernan Mabbett stated that. the

Committee met regularly. with che R.C.M.P. and By-law Enforcement Officer in

traffic and safety matters, and thanked Sub= Inspector M.A. Young for his

assistance in many :ways ‘working with the Conniztes, On various problems.

Alderman Mabbett. stated. he. expected to- receive a4 preliminary report from the

Provincial: Government shortly with respect to what they propose to do to

alleviate drainage prob ems chused mostly by inadequate pumping facilities |

n the low areas of the City. ‘Alderman Mabbett advised that the maintenance