Ald. | Traboulay re traffic controls, etc. - January Sth; 1973 “ceived from ‘the: “School Board, “Alderman Traboulay then proposed the following motions: 1. That the Public Works Committee be directed to study and Yeport on: (a) the feasibility of placing a -deway stop sign or other. trafic. control device at the: intersection of Flint ‘Street and Prairie Road; (b). a possible inptovenent in the traffic pattern at the intersection of ': Coast Meridian and Fral zie Roads; | Dy (c): the possibility of placing a deft-turn: arrow signal at the _intersec~: ‘tion of Pitc River Road and Shaughnessy Street. ‘2. - That sufficient Zunds be. included in the budget to- provide for an up- grading of street signs. His Wershio the Mayor advised Aiderman Traboulay that the. Public Works. Committee encompasses these areas and should receive the endorsation of Ald. Traboulay re publication of City newsletter that body prier to: submission. to .Council. The City Engineer referred to the last ‘proposed resolution regarding the upgrading of street ‘Signs: and advised. Alderman Tradoulay tht a certain amount of this work is done every year ona Continuing -programme basis. Alderman Traboulay then j proposed the following motion as: s Chairman of the Community Relations Comittee: That the sum of $5; 000. 00..be included: in the budget to provide for . the publication and distribution of at. least. four newsletters to citizens of. Port Coquitlam. His Worship the Mayor requested that this. matter be: held: in abeyance -for the time being and he would determine whether or not an: appropriate sum. Ald.Mabbett re older pomes in downtown: comner— cial area had been included in. the. Budget. -- -Alderman Mabbett referred to a-number of -older homes -in the commer- cial area being held for speculation,: which are in a very dilapidated con- “dition, with untidy yards, ete., and proposed the . followiag motion: -Moved by Alderman Mabbatt : Seconded by Alderman Laking: That la thorough inspection bé nade of old homes existing in. the City ¥ particularly: in: the downtown Commercial: area, by the various inspectors, ,Ald.Mabbett re }Open Quest -per- yiod guidelines. ‘Question Period held at the conclusion of regular Council meetings, to. determine whether or-nvct they meet the Standard required by the health, fire, buliding, -and other: City regulations; . Carried, Alderman Mabbett referred to’ the guidelines: set. forth for the Open com- menting with. respect. to Item No. 3 that many times: there are very few aueations: relating to: Council business, pointing. out that very often some