September 13ch, 1976

A regular meeting of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of
the City of Port Coquitlam was held in the Council Chamber, Port Coquitlam
City Hall, 2272 McAllister Avenue, Port Coquitiam, B.C., on September
13th, 1976 at 7:30 p.m.

His Worship Mayor J.M. Campbell, Aldermen J.J. Keryluk, G.R. Laking,
E.W. Mabbett, P.F. Ranger, M.A. Thompson, and L.M. Traboulay in attendance.

Also in attendance were Chief Administrative Officer L.D. Pollock,
City Clerk R.A. Freeman, City Engineer V.G. Borch, P. Eng., Recreation
Director Janna Taylor, Fire Chief W.S. Wingrove, and Works & Utilities
Superintendent G. Ulmer.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:

Moved by Alderman Thompson:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That the minutes of the regular meeting of this Council held on

August 30th, 1976, be taken as read and adopted. Carried.

DELEGATIONS :

The City Clerk advised that representatives of Pacific Petroleums
Ltd. were in attendance this evening to discuss with Council their
application for a business licence for a self-service gas station at
1523 Prairie Avenue pursuant to a resolution passed by the Council at
its August 30th, 1976 meeting that a Hearing be held on the said application
at this time. Mr. D.J. Tinney, Development Representative for Pacific
Petroleums Ltd., then spoke on behalf of that firm and advised that the
application is to continue to provide the motoring public with full
automotive repair, etc., through the existing service bays while replacing
the gasoline dispensing facilities with self-serve pumps to better meet
the growing demand therefore. Alderman Keryluk requested some assurance
that the existing repair service would not be removed in the immediate
future, and Mr. Tianey advised that while this would centinue for the
present, he could not foresee what changes may occur in 5 or 10 years.
Alderman Ranger inquired as to the hours of operation for the service
bays and the self-serve pumps, and Mr. Tinney advised that it is intended
to maintain the present operating hours for the service bays, but the
self-serve pumps would operate one hour longer. Alderman Mabbett stated
he had not noted any reduced cost to the consumer in utilizing self-
serve pumps, and that he was totally opposed to this type of facility.

Alderman Laking inquired whether a self-serve operation provides a

Minutes -
Aug. 30/76

Pacific Petro-
leums re self-
serve gas sta~
tion-1523
Prairie Ave.