Mayor and Council January 24, 1974

The Committee discussed the implications of changing from the present
programme under the Fraser Valley Mosquito Control Board, to Regional
District Control and feels that in view of the legal complications
pointed out in a letter from the Mosquito Control Board the Committee
would recommend participation on a Regional basis. With regard to the
wording for the sharing of costs in the Letters Patent , the wording
proposed is that distribution be "on a per capita basis or by such other
method as approved by the participating municipalities and the Department
of Municipal Affairs". It is sufficiently broad to allow further negoti-
ations on this point. The population basis proposed would certainly not
be detrimental to Port Coquitlam. It is not likely that all of the
component municipalities will agree to a cost share basis, for example,
Burnaby, which derives a very small benefit from the program but has a
large population. It is anticipated that there will be further infor-

mation on this point.

In view of the broad wording of cost sharing proposed in the Letters Patent
the Committee would recommend that Council approve participation in the
function of mosquito control with the Greater Vancouver Regional District
provided that the cost does not exceed the cost of service provided by the
Fraser Valley Mosquito Control Board and that the City approve the wording
proposed for the Letters Patent as contained in the letter from the Regional

District dated December 7, 1973,

LDP:da

NOTE: . 1973 cost under Fraser Valley Mosquito Control Board $900.C0