wa GOUNCIL

SEP 17 1979

Mayor and Council September 14th, 1979

Environmental Protection Committee

The Environmental Protection Committee met on Wednesday, September 12th,
1979 and the following items were discussed. . ‘

l. Meridian Village Day Care

The Committee was informed that Meridian Village Day Care, which
was previously operated by the New Westminster 'Y' has changed Management
and is now being operated by a new society called the Port Coquitlam Day Care
Society. The Greater Vancouver Housing District will continue to have a
financial interest in the Centre and there will be no change in the number
of children in the operation.

In addition to this change, the Society has asked the licencing
authorities for permission to add a child minding service for up to 15
children in the same community building in Meridian Village. A room has
been set aside for this operation and the Health authorities have asked
if the use meets with Council approval.

Under our By-law, child minding use is restricted to 5 children
in a Residential Zone or up to 20 children in an Institutional Zone. In
this case, the property is not specifically zoned but is covered by a
Land Use Contract. The Contract does not make specific provisions for the
use of the community building and therefore the Committee felt that as it
was specified as a Day Care and multi-use building that it could be
interpreted that proper use be made of it for such things as Day Care and
Child minding.

The Committee therefore recommends that Council give approval to

a Child minding use in the Meridian Village Day Care Centre subject to the
building meeting the requirements of the building and fire regulations.

2. Piggery Onerations

The Committee also reviewed information regarding piggery operations
and will be pursuing this further with other municipalities and the Green-
zone Committee of the Provincial Government. The Committee will report on
this in the near future.

3. Grant Street Boarding Home

In addition, the Committee reviewed the Grant Street Boarding Home
operation and will report after further information is obtained.

LDP /w