THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

ie vs

JUN 27 1988

MEMORANDUM

TO: B.R. Kirk, June 22, 1988
City Administrator

FROM: TM. Chong, P» Eng.,

SUBJECT: Relocation of Concrete Palisades on Citadel Drive
(Public Works Committee Meeting June 7, 1988)

Recommendation:

1. That the existing concrete palisades on the south side
of Citadel Drive be relocated in accordance with the
design proposed by Genstar.

2. That the estimated cost of $7,800 for the construction
of the new concrete palisades be funded from the 1988
Unallocated Public Works Capital Budget.

Background and Comments:

The construction of the Genstar concrete palisade entrance
gate on Citade! Drive was approved by Council early in 1987.
After the construction of these structures a subdivision known
as Gateway Place was proposed northeast of these structures.
The road teading out of the Gateway Place subdivision
intersects Citadel Drive just down slope of the southerly set
of concrete palisades. A check of the sight distance at this
intersection revealed that the removal of the southerly set of
concrete palisades is necessary to satisfy the safety
requirements.

Genstar Corporation has been advised of our findings.
While they understand the need for the removal of these
structures they are firm in their position that similar
structures should be rebuilt at a safer lfocation.

The total cost estimate for the removal and reconstruction
of the southerly set of paiisades is $11,510. The developer of
the Gateway Place subdivision has agreed to the removal of the
these structures at his cost but he does not feel that it is
his responsibility to reconstruct new ones. Deducting the cost
of removal from the total cost estimate leaves a baiance of
approximately $7,800 for the construction of the new
structures. Genstar has been approached to cost-share in the
new structures. They have refused on the grounds that they can
not, in principle, justify the expenditure. The City on the

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