/8. May 17th, 1976

Car Rally on Sunday, May 30th, 1976, as outlined in a letter from the

F Young Drivers of Canada, May 17th, 1976, be approved. Carried. pom te Ses
ee

‘Ald. Keryluk re Alderman Keryluk recalled the fact that the PoCo Happy Times Pre- '

,PeCo House lease- be

‘PoCo Happy School had been given a 2-week option on renting PoCo House and advised

imes Pre-School
that it appears an extension will be required in order to obtain approvals

: from the Fire Marshal's Office, Department of Health, etc., so that the co
facility can be used for pre-school purposes.

‘ Moved _by Alderman Keryluk:

i ; Seconded by Alderman Traboulay:

That an extension of one week be added to the two-week option
granted to the PoCo Happy Times Pre-School in which to either conclude
or refuse the City's offer to rent PoCo House tc that group for pre~- '

school purposes. Carried.

Ald. Keryluk-report Alderman Keryluk reported, for information, on his attendance at

"on Trustees’ Confer- ‘
h the Trustees’ Conference of the B.C. Library Association, and advised

yvary Ass'n.,etc.

that the Trustees have made moves to separate from the local Librarians

Association, necessitated largely by funding demands. Alderman Keryluk

then referred to a letter from Mr. H. Overend, Director of the Fraser

Valley Regional Library addressed to the City Administrator, which

F states in part: "It would seem clear that the Commission has no funds Se
for equipment grants this year. There may be something to report as an

outcome of the Commission meeting on May 13th and if su I shall so

advise." Alderman Keryluk also referred to a letter to Mr. Overend from

i Mr. Davidson, who is a Director of the Library Development Commission,
* regarding a meeting of the Commission with the Provincial Secretary, at
which time she explained that the Government's commitment to the people
j of the Province is to balance the economy and one of the necessities

will be to restrain expenditures during at least the current fiscal

year. Alderman Keryluk further advised that a special L.D.C. consultant

has been appointed to the Fraser Valley Regional Library, Ms. Alice

Simpson, for the purpose of re-organizing the system with a view to

acquiring additional grants; however, there will be no additional financing :

! in the current fiscal year. Alderman Traboulay expressed concern that

the City would not now be receiving the $90,000.00 grant applied for to

furnish the new library facility being leased from Horner Developments

Ltd., and inquired as to whether the City would also be losing the

$13,500.00 grant mentioned by Alderman Ranger at the recently~held