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/ cedure Amend.
B/L#1481 — fin.

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Traffic Amend.
-B/L#1482 -
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_Deputy Treas.
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November 22nd, 1976

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That By-law No. 1481 be reconsidered, finally passed and adopted.

Carried.

Moved by Alderman Thompson:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That By~law No. 1482 be reconsidered, finally passed and adopted.
Carried.

From the Deputy Treasurer, November 18th, 1976 respecting the
differential Sewer Rates and the annual sewer debt charges and pointing
out that when the $67,700. annual debt charge is applied to the 3,100
City installed users a charge of $1.82 per month would be required to
cover the debt only while the proposed 1977 rate differential would
provide only $1.50 per month. Alderman Laking questioned the amount
noted to be recovered from the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage
District in that the Lagoon is no longer in use and the City Administrator
confirmed that recovery of the approximate $9,400. could not be expected
and Alderman Laking then suggested that in view of this the amount of
the differential remain at $2.00 as it had been in the past in order to os
cover the debt repayment charges of City installed sewers. Alderman te
Ranger referred to the Audited Statement in the last year's Budget
papers and briefly recapped the portion dealing with sewer user charges
which indicated a surplus of some $253,100. which had been transferred
to General Revenue and not set aside in a separate fund as is the case
with any Water Fund surplus and stated that, in his opinion, this was
not being used strictly as a user charge but rather as a form of double
taxation, therefore no increase in charges to the residential property

owners was required at this time.

Mcved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Keryluk:

That the charge of $5.00 proposed to be applied as the monthly user

rate for a Developer installed sanitary sewer be changed to read $4.50.

Carried,
Aldermen Mabbett and Ranger voted against the resolution.
Alderman Laking introduced a By-law to amend the "City of Port

Coquitlam Sewer Rates By-law, 1964".