THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

JUN 13 i988

MEMORANDUM

TO Kirk, June 9, 1988
Administrator

FROM: Chong, P. Eng.,
i Engineer

SUBJECT: Inter-Municipal Agreement
(Public Works Committee Meeting June 7, 1988

Recommendation:

That the City Engineer be authorized to commence
negotiations with the District of Coquitlam for the purpose of
revising the existing intermunicipal agreement for the
maintenance and construction of roads.

Background and Comments:

The attached intermunicipal agreement for the maintenance
and construction of roads was negotiated in 1976. While the
agreement may have been equitable at that time it is the
opinion of the Public Works Committee that this is no longer
the case because of the following:

1. Significant developments have taken piace adjacent to
those roads on which the City is responsible for the
maintenance and construction. The additional traftic
generated has accelerated the deterioration of these
roads resulting in the increase of expenditures to
keep these roads in a reasonable condition.

There is a total of three railroad crossings, two on
Westwood Street and one on Pitt River Road. The
maintenance and capital construction costs associated
with these crossings have been and will continue to be
very expensive. An example is the recent order issued
by the Canadian Transport Commission requiring the
City to pay 12.5% for the cost of upgrading protective
devices for the railroad crossing located on Pitt
River Road at Lougheed Highway. The other two
railroad crossings on Westwood may require similar
upgradings.

There are three traffic signal lights at the present
time, two of which are located on Westwood and the
other on Pitt River Road. The costs of operating and
maintaining these traffic lights will be on the
increase. The City is also faced with the possibility
of installing additional signal lights on Westwood due
to the arterial nature of this road. .