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their own Port: Coquitian chamber of Commerce which could. express Port,

Coquitiam's ‘views and. Alderman’ Mabbett sugge sted. that. another - alternative

would be for the local businessnen to join the Coquitlam. Chamber ard take :

an active part. therein as they. at present do not do. Alderman Thompson:
suggested: that the Chamber o f ¢ Commerce and. some of their. local members be
“requested - to attend a future. Couned meeting and discuss the situation.

His Worship. the Mayor stated that in his opinion there Was. certainly a'need
for a Chamber of Commerce in- the community and that it had a role to fill
but he suggested that this 1ole did not include interference in a political .

organization. of the City or ‘the surrounding ‘area,

Moved - by Alderman Thompson:

. Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:.

aH Comm.& Rate-
gpayers re rec~
reation needs

Pks. & Rec.Comm,
re Community Rec,
Council

That the City Clerk be instructed to. ‘request the Chamber of: Commerce
and its local anbers to attend. a. forthcoming. meeting and discuss the points

contained in the Chamber of Commerce's letter of January. 29th, _1973 Defeated,
Aldermen Thompson and Mabbett voted in. favour of the resolution.

From the Mary Hill Community & Ratepayers Association, January 30th,
19/73, referring to a recent request directed to them by the City for a

writs en brief. on. the recreation needs of the Community and requesting fur-

‘ther: information.

Moved by Alderman Laking:

‘Seconded by Alderman Meyer:

That the letter ‘from the Mary ALL Community and Ratepayers Association,
January 30th, 1973 referring | to 4 recent request from the City for then to.
submit a written brief on the recreation needs of the Conmunity be referred

to the Parks and Recreation Committee. : , Carried.

Due to ‘its relevance | to the foregoing: item, Alderman Laking referred
to a memorandum from ‘the Parks & & Recreation Conmittee dated February and,
1973 that had been. directed to the Mayor and Alderme en for *aformation and
advising that the Parks and. Recreation Conmit ree would be- setting up a
Community Recreational Coun cil whieh would have. night meetings once a month,
and he stated that as well as. the eight groups mentioned in the menorandun
as being represented on “the Recreational Counedt, the ‘Senior Citizens Assoc

_ tation and the School Board. should also be included. “Alderman Thompson - ins.

quired whether these persons: would be attending the regular Re creation Conm=. She

ittee neetings and Alderman Taking advised that with 1 the exception of the
‘Scio Board Tepresentative = they would not.

Moved by Alderman m Laking: