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REPORT

TO: Mayor and Aldermen. Date: April 19th, 1974.APR 22 1974

FROM: Intermmicipal Fire Committee,

The Intermunicipal Fire Committee has been meeting to discuss
possible consolidation and co-operation between the fire departments of
the District of Coquitlam and the City of Port Coquitlam. The Committee
met on Thursday April 18th, 1974 to review a report submitted by the respective
Fire Chiefs. The text of this report has been distributed separately to
members of Council and contains a number of recommendations. The recommend-
ations are attached hereto. ,

After reviewing the information in the reports the Intermunicipal
Committee makes the following recommendations to the respective Councils:

(1) The Committee agrees with Conclusion 1. of the Fire Chiefs
Report, that consolidation should not proceed at this time.

(2) The Committee feels that consolidation should be an ultimate
' goal in planning the fire departments growth and feels that
many benefits will result from consolidation. The Committee
agreed that some interm agreement on joint protection between
the two areas would not be practical at this time.

(3) The Committee recommends that consolidation of the two
departments should be persued and that a deadline be set of
December 31st, 1975, for consolidation of the two depart-
ments, subject to resolving some of the differences that pre~
sently exist between the two departments. These include
a difference in the level of service in each area, requirement
for standardization of by~laws, resolving personnel matters
and working out a suitable cost sharing agreement.

(4) The Committee feels that there are still things to be resolved
that require an indepth review of both departments and has
recommended that a joint intermunicipal committee continue to
function to resolve these differences and further that a con-
sulting firm be engaged to report on certain aspects of the
consolidation, for example the determination of appropriate
levels of service in the total consolidated area, location of
fire halls and reporting on the cost estimates of consolidation.
The Committee recommended that the cost of consulting fees be
shared between the two Municipalities on a 60-40 bases.

This Committee report is being forwarded to the respective Municipal
Councils for their consideration. The complete text of the Fire Departments
Report and supporting documents will be circulated for information,