THE CORPORATION OF THE
CiTY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator June if,
FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: ARDSA Application - Public Works Committee
June i1, 1987

Recommendation:

That Counci! confirm the commitment of $360,000 as shown
in the Ten Year C.!leP. for drainage purposes in the
agricuitural area and that the application for ARDSA cost
sharing be submitted with this commitment.

Background and Comments:

Council! previously approved the application for ARDSA to
do a Feasibility and Engineering Study for drainage In the
agricultural area. This study is to be done 100% at ARDSA cost
and any work resulting therefrom would be with the City payin
aminimum of 252. |

In attempting to make the application, we have determined
that it is not possible to apply far the Feasibility Study on
its owne The application must be made for the project as @
wholee A copy of the application form is attached and you will
note that it requires an estimate of costs and a commitment by
the City for its share of the funds should the project be
approved. .

tt is obvious that a proper estimate cannot be done until
the engineering has been done since at this time we don't aven
know what work !s required. Therefore it is necessary to
include a disclaimer with the cost estimates. What Is even
more difficult Is to sign a commitment that funds are avallable
without going through the usual budgeting pracess.

The dratt CeleP. includes funds between 1988 and 1990
amounting to $360,000 for drainage works in the agricultural
area. These drainage works are the type of work which would
likely be done as part of the ARDSA Program. Unfortunately,
Council has never adopted the C.1.P. and therefore staff is
stil! not in a position to sign a commitment that funds are.
available. What is necessary is for Council to confirm at