COUNCIL SHORTS

Second bidder on lease

With the council about to enter negotiations on renewal of the
Women’s Resource Centre’s lease of a city- owned building on
Park Ave., another group has expressed interest in taking space

‘there, ;

_» Describing itself as another organization "responsive to and
". Tepresentative of the needs of women in Terrace’, the Terrace
= Pro-Life Education association would like ‘office space in the:
_ building,
* The.request has been referred to the Finance committee,

Meanwhile, that same committee has decided to postpone any

‘|. decision on a new lease uniil it finds out how much the city
_ Might have to spend to fix up the building. ,

‘There have been consistent basement flooding problems there

~ which the public works department estimates could cost up to
$8,000 to solve. There are also concerns about the condition of

_ the roof, now more than 20 years old. m

|. The issue is whether the city can carry aut such extensive

repairs and still ask only $1 per year rent. Public works has been

asked to produce estimates for both repairs and calculate what
' -Fental would be required to recover those costs, ,

+; Once those figures are in, the committee will meet with poten-
|. tial renters.

Audible signals on way?

Provided a reliable system can be found, audible crosswalk sig-

“nals will be installed on two city streets this year,

Local resident Phyliss Cornfield made -the suggestion last
month, pointing out it would make crossing busy thoroughfares

Safer for the visually impaired and elderly.

Although Corufield’s suggestion referred only to the proposed

_ new lights at the Lakelse-Sparks intersection, a council com-

‘mittee has recommended the system also be installed at the new

| pedestrian crossing plauned for Kalum at Scott,

However, that will depend on the city being able to find "a reli-

- able, minimum maintenance system." If successful, it will also
_ Consider installing the system whenever new traffic lights are put
~o in or existing ones replaced. ;
~” Meaiwhile, council bas also decided to switch the flashing am-
~ ber and red lights at the Kalum-Greig intersection to flashing red

only. That will convert the corner into a four-way stop and ad-

"dresses concerns raised by the local Co-op,

Music while you wait
Being put on hold when calling city hall will no longer mean
waiting in silence.

~~ In deciding to install a "music on hold" system, management

Staff noted the public would prefer that to the present dead air, It

. would also reassure them they hadn't inadvertently been cut off.

Deputy clerk Denise Fisher said the necessary equipment
would cost approximately $200.

Gritty contract awards

S ‘Two local companies have won have won contracts to supply
“the city with gravel and sand over the next 12 months,

 Far-Ko’s Contracting's low bid of $4.50/cu.m. secured the con-
tracts for 1,000 cu.m. of surfacing aggregate and 6,000 cum. of
course aggregate while a bid of 90 cents/cu.m. was enough to get
the contract for 20,000 cu.m. of pit run. ‘

_ Vic Froese Trucking was awarded the remaining contract for
1,00 cu.m. of bedding sand at 98 cents/ cu.m.,

Travel plans okayed |
Aldermen gave the go-ahead for firefighter Ron Fleming’s trip
to lower maintand this week where he will be observing how the
Surrey and Abbotsford fire departments handle their fire pre-
vention program. Fleming will also be picking up ideas on fire

education for children, fire investigation and fire safety training
‘for industry, ,

Because he will be staying with family while there and is com-

bining the four day session with a union business trip, the total .
"cost to the city will be only $200,

Approval was also given to treasurer Keith Norman to altend
the annual Municipal Officers’ association conference in Pentic-

' tou May 26-29. Estimated cost is $1,200.

Council also agreed ta spend $200 to send the city float to take
part in the Prince Rupert Seafest parade.

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