Sa aol ee ee ae

February 28th, 1973

Premier David Barrette,
Farliament Buildines,
Victoria, B. C.

Dear Premier barrett: Raz Bus Transportation - Port Coquitlam

With reference to the above-noted subject we wish to advise that at a
resular weetinz of the “tun{cipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Pore
Coquitlam held on february 25¢h, 1973 a report froa the City's "Bus Transporta-
tion Connaittee” was received and discussed by the Couneil. As a result of that
discussion the followinz two recommendations made by the Coumittea were adopted:

i, "That an official request be made to our local vember of the Lezisiature

to attempt to ascertain if, in fact, the iinister of Municipal Affairs does intend
to fully include Port Coquitlam in coazuter bus service and when we cen sensibly
expect inplementation of this service.

2.° That rather than ro te referendun and attenpt to operate our own trial

Dial-a-bus service that we offer our Community to the Provincial Covernuent and
B.C. Hydro as a teat area for that service. That tis Council 20 on record as
offering couplete co-operation to the Provincial Vovernnent to boring this service
about very quicily and express the willineness of our Transportation Coumittee to
provide in-depth informacion an to our problems, #e would also urze that all
Dial-a-bus vehicles be powered by propane fuel to further enhaace our Connunity's
long-range efforts for a clean environnent."

As you are undoubtedly aware, t..e citizens of Pore Coquitla:;n are very
anxious indeed that some form of bus tr insportation be provided in the Community s
both of.a local and netropolitan nature; and we trust that Porr Coquitlam will be
included in any expansion of tha bus service presently available in.our netropol=
itan area, Vith Fespect to the oreration of a M1al-a-bus, it is the feeling of
the City's Bus Transportation Committee and of the Council that the Dial-a-bus
concept will need extensive testir:, 1nd trdale before it can becone a workable
aystem for an area that has suci c ‘# variance of comaunity sizas and inter-
connecting probleme aa the Vancouver jj spolitan Area and the Committee and
Council believe that in Port Coquitas. _seause of our size and vapid wrowth,
that we have a Community that could we . lend itself for a test area for a Dial-
a-bus service.

We know that our Council will be very interested to learn of your thoughts
in thie matter and we look forward to hearing froa you in due course. .

Yours very truly,

R. A. Freenan ry
City Clerk.