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available until possibly the first of June and the Vector Control Officer feels
that if larviciding is going to be effective some work would have to be done by

May 15th.

The Committee recommends that half of the $5,000. amount presently placed in the

1973 budget for mosquito ground control be made available to the Committee to conduct
some ground control work. This would permit some work to be started within the next
two weeks to treat any larvae infested areas early before the larvae hatch. The
Vector Control Officer feels that early treatment is essential to the success of any
larviciding by ground control methods and the Committee therefore recommend to Council

approval of an allocation of $2,500. at this time for ground control work.

3. Removal of Employable Single Men from the Welfare Role

The Committee considered the resolution which was referred to the Health Committee
by Council as follows "That all single employable welfare recipients without dependents,
whe have been continuously on welfare for a year or more receive no further such
payments during the period July 1st, 1973 to October lst, 1973 except that those

persons who are excluded shall retain the right to appeal this decision”.

Mr. Gordon Schramm the Welfare Administrator for Port Coquitlam informed the Committee
that there only about six individuals remaining on the welfare roles that would
qualify under this resolution and all six will be off before the end of May. There are
about fourteen others in the single recipient category, some are not employable,
however, in any event none of the fourteen have been on for a period of a year and
would not be effected by the resolution.

Mr. Schramm explained that the reason the Department had been more successful in
reducing the number cd long term recipients is that workers are able to keep in
regular touch with the individuals in an effort to get them back into regular employ-
ment. Contacts with Manpower are improved and with a smaller case load the workers
are able to do a more effective job of rehabilitation. Mr. Schramm felt that this
method was a better approach than a straight termination of benefits as proposed in

the resolution.

The Committee does not endorse the resolution as proposed for the reasons given.