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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C O l i ;

MEMORANDUM

FEB § 1979
TO: Mayor and Council January 31st, 1979

PROM: Public Works Committee

Report from the Public Works Committee Meeting held Tuesday,
January 30th, 1979.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman P.F. Ranger
Alderman J.J. Keryluk
F.E. Peters, P. Eng., City Engineer
LITEM TI

Re: Load Restrictions “for Roads

Council had asked the Committee to consider the use
of weight restrictions on City streets to reduce damage during
the spring thaw period. The Committee considered the fact that
load restrictions would have to be in place from the time the
thaw started until all excess moisture had left the road bed.
This would be a period of one to two months. Most truckers
cannot operate economically with half loads and in some cases
where industrial loads cannot be broken down, such restrictions
would severely curtail business. For these reasons, normal
compiiance with weight restrictions is very low, truckers pre-~
ferring to pay the fine if caught tather than curtailing their
Operations. For these reasons, the value of weight restrictions
on City streets is usually vary minimal whereas the cost of
enforcement is high. The situation is not the same as on
Provincial highways where trucks are reguarly required to pass
over weight scales and have their loads checked.

The Committee recommends that no weight restrictions
be imposed?

ITEM II

Re: Information on Bus Shelters

Council had asked whether there was any merit in con-
Sidering the same type of bus shelter arrangement that Coquitlam
had recently concluded with an advertising firm. The standard
arrangement available from two different advertising companies
is that they will supply a bus shelter with a lighted advertising
6ign on one wall in return for having the City provide a concrete
base and a source of electrical power to light the sign. The
City's share of the cost has worked out to $500.00 per shelter
in Coquitlam.

Since the cost of the shelter as provided by the
advertising company is relatively high, they require qood exposure
for their advertising. This means that they would only consider

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