A Tri-Municipal Agreement related to funding the construction
and operation of the proposed facilities will likely be very
difficult, if not impossible to establish.

#Should these facilities be built as outlined in the report, an
individual municipality will have very little control over the
quality and type of services being offered, despite the
substantial investment.

Information in the report was not convineing relative to the
Audience Development Based Model. As a result of a decision to
concentrate on this approach early in the study process, the
remainder of the results and there related recommendations are
biased.

*Information in the report was not convincing with regards to
the need for a regional centre. Each municipality has its own
character and its own set of community priorities.

Conelusion:

The Coquitlam Fine Arts Council commissioned a feasibility report
regarding the development of a Regional Cultural Centre. Each
municipality has been asked to review the document, and adopt the
recommendations outlined. The report does not identify and
discuss the direction of cultural services in each of the three
municipalities. This report also does not discuss the benefit of
the development of the "Arts® in community relative to quality
of life”, economic ‘muliplier', community identity, ete. The
document is also not convincing with regards to the need for an
Audience Development Based Model.

In addition, the City of Port Coquitlam does not have a policy or
plan related to the development of the Arts. Therefore, it
becomes very difficult to evaluate this report in the context of
its ability to fulfill community objectives and priorities.