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PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD AT 4:45 porn , THURSDAY,
MAY 30t 1985
PERSONNEL

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ATTENDANCE:

Alderman M.O. Gates, Cha!r man
Alderman W.W. Stewart, Co-Cha
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T.M. Chong, P. Erfg... Assistant
Mr. Darryi Burnham, S. H.A. R. E. City Engineer
Society
Mrs. Rosemary
S.H.A.R.E.
Society
Mrs. Emmie Wong-Leung, International
Paper Industries
Mr. Richard Bergan, International
Paper Industries

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Recommended:

That the m nutes of the meet ng of the
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- CURBSIDE NEWSPAPFR PICK UP
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Chong introduced

SERVICE AGREEMENT

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item by distributing a marked up
the draft agreement which was
copy of
forwarded to the municipal solicitor
or comments. He further stated
that most of the recommendations
for revising the draft copy of the
are of the semantic
nature and do not change the agreement
of the agreement
substantial y. However, he pointed intent
out ths fol lowing exceptions
wh i ch were then discussed
by the Committee and representat i ves of
S.H.A.R.E. Society and international
Paper Industries.
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Supreme Court of Ontar io where f the
award for damages to the
pl aint i f f against the municipal ity was
$ 7,000,000, the
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so c i tor i s recommend ing thatover
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$ 1,000,000 for
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coverages stated on ths contract be
incr eased.
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recommended that
the $ !,000 000 imit stated on the proposed
be
increased to $ 5,000,000. International Paperagreement
Industries
spoke against the recommendation since they felt
that it
would be an unfair burden placed upon
S.H.A.R.E. Society.
They estimated that as a result
easing the insurance
coverage i it this may mean doub ofingin cr
the insurance premium.
Mr. Bur nham stated that
hs doesn ' know whether or not hi s 8'M~P
organization can in fact
raise the insurance limit to
$ 5,000,000.
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pend ing vsr f ication from Mr.
Burnham on whether oragreement
not his organlzatlon can obtain an
increase In insurance coverage
and if so the cost of the
additional premium.
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The so i i tora recommended thai this
item be revised to incorporate a c provision
permitting charity
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groups such as the Boy Scouts, Gii.i Guides, etc., to hold
Newspaper Di-ives. This item was further discussed with the
decision that the following
sentence be added at the end of
Section 12 of Schedule C, Page
this provision
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not be a p p cab e to door11,to "However,
door
newspaper drives
organ zeri by non - profit organizations such
as Boy Scouts,
Girl Guides, etc., provided that the days selected
for such
drives do not fall on the same days as the regular curbside
newspaper pick up service."
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Comittee
requests for such drives be advised of this requirement.

that once Counci agrees to this
stipulation ofalsotherequested
Contract that organ zat iona
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Expansion of Service/Termination of Contra! t
The Sun i c i pa
so Ic i tor adv ised that the expansion of basic
service
section
under Schedule 8 is not enforceabie due to the difficulty
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determining what economic viabi ity means. If the City is
intent on expanding the basic service
the pick-u
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of other recyc cab e mater a such as g toassinclude
and meta wi rhout
the agreement of the Contractor, then perhaps a simple
t ermi nation c ause cover ng this scenar io should be added
into the proposed agreement. Both Internationa Paper
Industries and S.H.A.R.E. Society spoke against the addition
of such a prov is Ion. Their
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are two fol d. Fir stl yi
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th ere is a great deal of capita investment
that goes into
starting up a curbside pick up program such
the one
proposed. Severa year s would be needed to payas back
costs of the in a cap ta investment. They wou d not the
ke
to see themse ves in the position a few months into the
commencement of this service that the contract is terminated
because of the r i nab
ty to expand the bas c serv ice to
include otner recycleable
Secondly, it is their
contention that should it goods.
become economically viable to
expand the basic curbside pick-up ser vice to include other
recyc cab e material such as glass and meta I, they certainly
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do that.
The Committee's decision on this item of the
proposed agreement i s that Section
12 of Schedule D, Page 8
of the proposed agr ee!IIent requ ir i ng the
Contractor to expand
the pick-up service to include other recycleabie
goods be
deleted in entirety.
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Stewart suggested, and
the Comm ttee agreed, th at Aa derman
def inition for the Contractor
should be added to Sched ul e A of the agreement to indicate
that the Contractor
International Paper Industries and
their subcontractorsmeans
pro
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the curbside pick up service
with the consent of Counci
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the conclusion of discussions on this Item, Mr. Burnham
indicated that the plastic
recycling bags and the explanatory
brochures containing the calendars
for the curbside pick-up days
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FE(.'ES REMOVAL BYLAW

T. Chong intr oduced th s tern by d stri but ing a draft copy of a
by aw amendment to ex st ng By aw Ifo. 1020 - An ma Contro By aw.
He further stated that the City Clerk had prepared this
amendment and advised the Committee that in the opinion ofBylaw
the
City C erk th s is probabl y a better approach than writing a new
bylaw specifically dealing with this item. The City Clerk has
also advised that there is no need for a special
clause in the
bylaw stating that it can be enforced by a Peace Officer (i.e.
R.C.M.P. Off cer) s iree a
mun ic pal by laws can be enforced by
Peace Of f icers. The Committee reviewed
the draft copy of the
by aw amendment and deci ded that it should be forwarded to Counc
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FLUSHING OF WATERMAINS
EFFECT ON QUALITY OF WATERCOURSES

T. Chong stated that he has contacted the Provincial Fish &
Wi Id i fe Branch on th s and found that
they are not aware
of th i s being a problem in the past,although
th s may we
have gone
undetected by them. They ave sa d that they wi
look into thi s
matter further and contac1'he municipal ity should it become an
asue. T. Chong a so adv i sed the Committee that he has
mpor tant
contacted the Simon Fraser Heal th Unit and Hea th inspector, Steve
14art n, has agreed to carry out test ng of water samp es whi ch
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be col ected in the near future in several locations in the
City for chlorine residual. The results of the chlorine residual
tests wiii te forwarded to the Committee when available.
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BUSINESS

DANGEROUS GOODS HANDLING REGULATIONS
(PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL ACTS 1985)

T. Chong adv sed the Committee that the recent y enacted
Provincial and Federal Acts and their accompanying regulations
on the hand ing of dangerous goods wi
come into effect on
July I, 1985. The highlights of these Acts and Regulations are
as follows:
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This Is a major step taken to regulate the movement of
dangerous goods in Canada and particularly
the Province of
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There now exists a requirement for piacards to be placed
on trucks and rail boxes identifying the type of dangerous
cargoes which are contained inside.
There is now a requirement for the adherence to defined
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Regulations documents.
5. Th ere now exists a requirement
for ai emp oyers to f u
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rain their
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employees on procedures
in the handling ofy
dangerous goods and a Iso to ccert
r f y sue emp r&yees.
6. There
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sp
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In view of the s'
of these provincial and federal
rsgu at iona, it significance
was dec ded by the Committee
that copies of
the Provincial and Federal Acts dealin
with
alon
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member of Council for information.goods, be distributed to each
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CLEANUP OF COQUITLAM RI VER

Alderman Gates requested that prel
iminar contacts b
prov
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the possibi ity of inc
regarding
funding assistance for the preparation
Consu tant 's Report to c eanup
of the Coqu t am River. of T.a
Chong agreed that hs wi
undertake to do this in the future
and report back to the Committee.
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and adopted by the Comm ttse unt
cert f led by Comm ttee
Chairman ' signature.

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