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City of Port Coquitlam
2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC V3C 2A8

Att: J.E. Yip, P.Eng.

Dear Sirs;

At our meeting in your office on May 18,1993 you requested an update on our
discussions with officials of Quanta Enterprises concerning the possible
dyke construction adjacent to their 82 unit townhcuse development on Lobb

Avenue.

As you are aware, we are holding discussions with the Coquitlam Indian
Band and a private Native landowner with a view to extending the closure

dyke through the Reserve. This is our preferred alignment. The Band have
agreed to the proposal, but we are encountering problems with the private
landowner. In the event that these discussions fail, we wish to keep open
the option of returning to the original dyke alignment along the north
boundary of the Indian Reserve. This would involve construction of a dyke
on the City-owned right-of-way, adjacent to the Quanta Enterprises
development.

The average ground elevation on the townhouse site before construction was
about 3.0 to 3.5m GS. The dyke elevation in this location will have to be
5.85 m. In earlier discussions, Quanta Enterprises agreed to raise the
whole townhouse site to a minimum of 5.0 m, leaving an increase of only
0.85 m required to provide full flood protection in that area.

In April, 1993 we had discussions with Quanta Enterprises about the
possibility of combining the land fill of the development with the proposed
dyke along the right-of-way should our discussions with the Coquitlam Band
fail. Four options were considered for combining the townhouse fill with a
possible dyke, but the only one considered feasible is Option 3, as shown on
the attached sketch.

In British Columbia

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