THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TOs Te. Chong, P. Ends» October 24, 1988
city Engineer

FROM: Gord Voncina,
Operations Manager

SUBJECT: Request for Additional Budget Funds - Water Maintenance Account 62122

I have recently reviewed the operating budgets of each of the divisions
within the Operations Department. The Water Maintenance Budget, line item
62122 will be overspent at year end if the demand for repairs to existing
water services continues.

The sum total of the budget funds made available in 1988 for water
maintenance is $149,300. Year to date the funds expended are $144,179. It is
estimated that an additional sum of $34,000 will be required to provide this
service to year end.

It is therefore recommended that additional funds be made available for
water maintenance in the amount of $34,000.

In 1988 several factors have contributed to the additional expenditures
for water maintenance. They are listed as follows:

1. Requests from the public to repair leaking or broken services has
increased 26% over last year. °

An increasing number of service leaks have been discovered Within the
roadway adjacent to the road shoulder. These repairs are
substantially more expensive than those leaks located on boulevara
areas.

Each water service repair undertaken in the area of the service box
is replaced with an LR13 due to the age and poor condition of the
existing boxes.

Ail service restorations are replaced with sod to minimize the effect
of excavating in front of the homeowner's property.

Respectfully submitted,

don Voncina,
Operations Manager

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