THE CORPGRATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM ;
MEMORANDUM C O I \\ C

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TO: Mayor and Council . September 10, 1981

FROM: Public Works Committee

Report of meeting of Public Works Committee held Tuesday,
September 8, 1981.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman L.M. Traboulay

Alderman J.J. Keryluk
F.E. Peters, City Engineer

ITEM I-

Re: Dyke settlement on Cedar Drive

In the process of Surveying for the construction of the new
crossing of Cedar ditch at Victoria Drive, we discovered that a
portion of tne dyke between Huber and Victoria has settled by as
much as 18 inches. Since the dyke was designed with two feet of
freehuard, we still have six inches above the maximum one in two
hundred year flood level and therefore are in no immediate danger

of flooding.

We have discussed the situation with Eric Bonham and he has
agreed that the governments will make good the settlement to the
dyke. However, the position of the senior governments is that
they will only make good the level once so that if settlement is
continuing, the City would be responsible for any future settle-
ment. This obviously is not acceptable to the City and we have
requested that Eric Bonham complete some soil tests with a report
indicating the amount of settlement expected. We had intended to
raise the level. and reconstruct the road at the same time as we
were doing the crossing and to bill Eric Bonham for the idditional
cost. However, if it is apparent that continued settlement will
take place, we would be better off to leave the dyke as it is for
now and to get the senior governments to raise it when settlement

is finished.

This is for your information at this time, we will be reporting
to Council with a recommendation once we have the results of the
soil testing.