THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM . MAR 12 C | L |

TO: ' B. Kirk, March 2, 1984
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., Po. Enge,.
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Underground Service to Evangelical Free Church -
Works and Services Committee, February 28th, 1984

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Evangelical Free Church not be exempted from
our policy of underground wiring for new buildings.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

A letter had been received from the Evangelical Free
Church requesting that thelr new bullding on Flint Street be
exempted from the policy of underground wiring because of the
extra cost of $1,509 to put the wiring underground. This
policy has been appitied consistently for all new buildings in
the City except where such underground service Is Impractical
or, In the case of the example givan by the church, where the
City slipped up.

The Committee believes that the policy is a good one.
It removes unsightly wires from the landscape, reduces the
problem of accidental damage to overhead wiring, and provides
for future changes to underground servicing along the street.
The Committee was not prepared to start making exceptions to
this policy and therefore recommends that the request be
denied.

A
F.E. Peters, Pe ENGer,—™.
City Engineer

FEP/sgg

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