November 5th, 1973

subsequently confirmed in writing to the Society ag follows:

"This is to confirm that subject to the concurrence of the Greater,

Vancouver Regional Hospital District, I Approve the construction of a _1s0-

bed Acute Care Unit. without the provision of obs stetrical facilities, The

Hospital should be planned tn such | a way as to > facilitate further expansion.

I am also Prepared, subject to the agreement of the Regional Hospital Dist-

rict, to authorize your Sociaty to plan Construction of a 75~bed Extended
care Unit to service the requirements of your area,"

‘His Worship the Mayor requested Aldermen Meyer and Laking, whe had
been in attendance with him at the meeting, to verify that the Minister
had stated the initial Structure would be a shell encompassing ‘'x" muaber
of beds and other services; however, they stated they did not clearly under-

stand what the Minister had actually Propased in that regard,

Moved by Alderman Meyer:

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

‘inister of Health Services and flospital Insurance and the Greater Vancouver |
Regional Hospital District, regarding the lack of clarity in scheduling de-
tails of the Coquitian Hospital, and that the Minister be asked to get ail

involved groups together for discussion and then make a public statement

reflecting present plans. Carried.

mittee met ia Victoria with The Honourable James Lorimer and The Honourable
Robert Williams te discuss various means of financing transportation on the
‘Lower Mainland and at that time the Government reiterated its demand that

the Regional District’ s contribution to the operating deficit of the system

take the form of a levy on the municipal property owner ; however , _the

2nd, 1973, namely: .
| | "That the Provincial Sovernnent' S proposal to underwrite 100% of the
capital cost of a surface bus system be approved ; AND FURTHER , that the
Provincial Government? ) Proposal that the G.V.R.D. underwrit te 502 of the
operating deficit be approved in principle (up to a maximum of the equival-

ent of two mills), while rejecting any suggestion of raising anv of these