CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT
COOUITLAM
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
A meeting

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of the Parks Recreation Committee
was held in the
Council Chambers on Wednesday
September 4th, 1985, at
4: 15 p.m.
In attendance were Alderman George
Wright and Alderman Mike Farnworth Laking, Alderman Michael
(Item No 1 only) .
Also in attendance was K. Janna
Parks & Recreation
Director and guest, Mike McKone, Taylor,
Metro Motors.
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CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

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That the minutes of the
of the Parks & Recreation
Committee held on == . meeting
, Au ust
19 5, be taken as
read and adopted. ~&4"~ig~
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Item No. 1 Metro Motors
Mike McKone from Metro Motors
made a presentation
to the Parks & Recreation Committee
in reoard to
the trees on Lougheed Highway. He indicated
the present median
the trees do prohibit that
much
trade from coming towith
his car franchise He feels

that Metro Motors
not geographically as well
suited as Coquitlamis Crysler
for marketing and
that the trees further hinderis his
marketing
ability. They have
various kinds of
marketing techniques,initiated
balloons to draw
clients to the car lot.suchHe asindicated
manship is their way of advertising; that showthis could not be done adequately withandthethat
trees
on the median for those persons
travelling east
on the highway. Secondly,
had applied for another kindheofindicated that they
and that
they had
turned down becausefranchise
of
poor
visibility. been
The
asked him whether the fact
that they did Committee
not get the other franchise
to the trees; he indicated that he could was due
not say
for surethat it was.
The committee thanked him
for attending the Committee
and indicated
that a recommendation of somemeeting
kind would be

going
to Council on September 16th, 1985,
and if he
wanted to appear as a delegation,
he

the City Clerk.

should contact

Contsnued

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The Committee discussed
various options such
as cutting down the trees,
possibly

trees to a nursery, leaving the treesselling the
up, etc.
Further costing
will be loo'I-ed at in regard
removal and cutting down
of the trees. The to
Highways Department will require
an official
request to remove the trees but there
is not. a problem with such a request. normally
Recommendation:

That the trees be removed.
Tl'at we sell the trees to a nursery

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b)

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all possible.

if at
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Helen Fitch has indicated that she

would be
interested ir the position of the 1986
May Day
Coordinator. However, she indicated that
this
would be the last year that
she would do it as
she feels it is extremely
to bring in
ne, blood. Helen requestedimportant
that
her
I-.e the same as
last year, $ 8,500. Shecontract
would

start her work in November, 1985.
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That Helen Fitch be hired as the 1986

a)

Day Coordinator.

That the contract for Helen Fitch

b)

$ 8, 500.

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George Laking attended thIA P.C.A.A.A.
Meeting
and indicated that things
were
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going well.

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Alderman Wright requested that
program figures
be provided for the
Wilson
Centre
at the next
Committee meeting.
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ng adjourned at
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