THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
TO: B. R. Kirk DATE: October “7, 1991

City Administrator FILE: OCP-1992 Series

FROM: Carlos Felip
Director of Planning

Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference
Planning Committee - October 16, 1991

That Council approve the attached Terms of Reference for an
Environmental Assessment of the City and that the Planning Department staff be
authorized to hold the proposal call to select a consultant to wuidertake the

The above recommendation with the attached report was considered by
Council on September 13, 1991.

At that meeting, Council passed a resolution "That the report...
regarding Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference be deferred...pending
further information regarding the cost of the study and where the funds will
be provided from."

As part of the 1991 Budget Process, the Planning Department requested
“growth” funds of $20,000 for Official Community Plan work. This money would
be the counterpart to a 440,000 Provincial Grant that had been applied for the
same purpose. The $60,000 would have permitted to engage consultants in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment Study, an Office and Retail Needs
Analysis, and possibly, a Transportation Analysis of the City.

Due to budgetary problems, the Provincial Grant was reduced to $25,000
and the $20,000 growth from the City did not materialize.

Council, however, instructed the Planning Department to proceed with the
Official Community Plan work, if necessary at a slower pace, but using monies
for project work from the regular Planning Budget.

In response to Council instructions, the Department has undertaken the
preparation of the Office and Retail Needs Analysis, soon to be presented to
Planning Committee and Council, and will work with the Engineering Department
on the Transportation analysis.

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