aiayor Campbell Bre municipal responsibility Prov.Gov' t.w% Mayor Campbell- Areport-Ree.Bd, Imeeting eee BAld. Thompson-** jun.Responsibility A-Prov.Gov't.- UBCM Newsletter fitem Ald. Thompson re future agenda items April 29th, 1974 Councils of Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Coquitlan and stated his assurance” : that under no circumstances would amalga anation be forced upen the respective. * municipalities; and advising that ae ee Council of Port coquitlan and the Council of Ibrt Moody have rejected. the need for the study st will therefore. not be proceeded with, Moved by Alderman Ranger: Seconded by Alderman Thompson: That the letter from Ma yor. Campbell. -» April 25th, 1974, addressed to The» - Honourable v+G, Lorimer, Minister of 3 funicipal Affairs, with a copy. to Premier | Navid Barrett, advising that as the Council of Port Coquitlam and .the Council of Port Moody have rejected the need for an Amalgamation Study for the Munici- palities of Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Coquitlam as offered by Premier Barrett on the proviso that it ba unanimously agreed to by the three Councils, it will therefore not be proceeded with, be endorsed. Carried. Alderman Thompson voted against the resolution,. From Mayor Campbeil, April 26th, 1974, stating his concern about the gradual erosion of municipal responsibility by the Provincial Governmént, and advising that he would be sending a letter to Victoria expressing his views thereon. Moved by Alderman Thompson: Seconded by Alderman Mabbett: That the veport from Mayor Campbell, April 26th, 1974, stating his con- cern about the gradual erosion of municipal rasponsibility by the Provincial Government, be endorsed, Carried. His Worship the Mayor then reported, for information, on items dis-_ cussed at the Regional Board meeting held-on April 24th, 1974, Alderman Thompson referred to Mayor Campbell's report concerning | Provincial Governidiie responsibility to munici pal. ities considered earlier this evening, and he proposed the following motion: . Moved by Alderman Thompson: Seconded by Alderman Ranger: That the views stated by Mayor Campbell in his report dated April 26th, 1974, concerning the gradual. erosion of municipal responsibility by the Provincial Government be made known to all other Governmental bodies within the Province through the media of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities’ Newsletter. oc a . a ; Garried. ; Alderman Thompson advised that the following to items will be placed on the Agenda when a full Counct1 is in attendance: 1. Langan Avenue closure: