June 14th, 1976

Budget, the Provincial Government should be asked to provide a minimum
shuttle service (from Aggie Park to Metro Motors) during the Highway
reconstruction period. Alderman Laking noted that the possibility of a
foot bridge across the Coquitlam River at Patricia Avenue had been
reviewed and the City Engineer had advised that the cost of such an
installation would be at least $100,000.00. Alderman Laking further
noted that the Council had,at a previous meeting, passed a motion and
wrote to the School Board on the question of bussing students and the
request had been denied, additionally, the Board had been approached
regarding the possibility of making a joint presentation with the City
to B.C.Hydro regarding the provision of service to the school twice a
day but to date no official reply has been forthcoming. Alderman Laking
suggested another alternative would be to clear a trail from the end of
Manning through to the existing bridge walkway then along the dyke to
the school, thus keeping the students away from the main construction
area. Alderman Mabbett suggested that the matter had been discussed at
some length at the last Council meeting and requested that the City
Clerk read the Minutes of the June 7th, 1976 Council meeting in order
that those present be aware of the actions of Council to date in this
regard. Alderman Thompson suggested that although all those present
were aware of and recognized the problems involved, it would appear that
the solution lies with the School Board and/or the Provincial Government
and there is some indication that the School Board has not recognized
the problem. He felt that the Provincial Government had recognized that
there is a problem and have advised that Mr. George Kerster, M.L.A. and
the Hon. Alex Fraser, Minister of Highways will. be visiting the area to

obtain first hand information of the conditions. In this regard, Alderman

| Ald. Thompson Thompson requested that his Memorandum of June lOth, 1976 addressed to

re conversation
| with G.Kerster the Mayor and Council and noted as Agenda Item No. 6 be brought forward

; June 10/76

and considered at this time as it contained information respecting a
telephone conversation between Alderman Thompson and Mr. Kerster during
which Mr. Kerster asked for the co-operation of Council in allowing him
time to fully investigate and negotiate the problems of the Lougheed
Highway reconstruction delays and the more recent concerns regards the
movement of school children in and through this area. Alderman Thompson
noted that the proposed meeting involving Messrs. Kerster and Fraser was

to be a joint meeting of the Mayors of the communities involved and