THE CORPOPATION OF THE

CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM MAR ~ 1 1993

MEMORANDUM

Mayor and Councillors DATE: February 25, 1993
Councillor R.H. Talbot, Chair

Councillor M.D. Gates, Co-Chair

Youth Task Force

RE: Findings - Youth Task Force

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to inforn members of Council of the Youth Task Force’s findings;
to put forward recommendations; and, to determine whether or not the Task Force should be
disbanded.

BACKGROUND:

You will recall that His Worship Mayor Traboulay struck a Task Force at the Council meeting
of November 9th, 1992, to review all aspects conceming youth in Port Coquitlam and directed it
to report its findings to Council.

This action was initiated due to concems raised by residents located in the Hazel Trembath area.
The Task Force’s mandate was to review "where we are and where we are going in meeting the
needs of our youth". .

With that in mind a number of meetings were held.

Two meetings were held with the Mary Hill Youth Committee (five youth and seven adults) to
discuss the problems and potential remedies to the situation at Hazel Trembath School. The
Committee's concerns and recommendations are listed on page 2.

A meeting was held with "youth" experts comprising a probation officer, a youth detail
constable with the local RCMP, the City’s Teen Programs Coordinator, 2 Reconnect workers,
the Coordinator of the Criminal Gang Program and the City’s Parks and Recreation Manager and
Deputy Director. The results of this meeting are also listed on page 2.

The last meeting was held with Port Coquitlam’s Youth Council. Results of that mesting are
listed on page 2.

Various other informal meetings were held, including a Public Forum sponsored by CBC
Evening News on February 17th, 1993. At that Forum, the Coordinator of the Criminal Gang
Program distributed an information sheet on a Contact Line (see Appendix I).

: 2 2 Counefllor M. Gates, Co-Chair
Youth Task Force Youth Task Force

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