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JAN 1 4 4G75
TO: Mayor and Council DATE: January 10, 1975

FROM: L.D. Pollock,
City Administrator

RE: Mosquito Control. Board

Council will recall that the Health Committee reported in December of 1974

that the Fraser Valley Mosquito Control Board had voted to discontinue opera~
tions. The Board had written to their members indicating that this was the

case and had asked the individual municipalities what they desired to do for
mosquito control in 1975. I commented to Council that I would be attending

a meeting of officials of the G.V.R.D. and staff of Coquitlam, Surrey and New
Westminster to discuss how the Greater Vancouver Regional District might assist
us in co-ordinating mosquito control. The main object is to provide one agency
with the legal power to enter into a contract to provide aerial spray and what-

ever else is necessary for mosquito control.

The Regional District Letters Patent have now been amended to enable them to

“enter into mosquito control on cur behalf and they are prepared to do so.

However, rather than hire staff for this function they would probably contract
with an agency to provide control and Management. I have attached some notes
from a meeting held December 13, 1974 at which this subject was discussed. The
letter from Mr. Kelly, Chairman of the G.V.R.D. is also attached suggesting the
formation of a committee to co-ordinate this function,

in the meantime I note that the Mosquito Control Beard has called a meeting for
January 16th and Alderman Keryluk will no doubt be attending representing the

City. They have indicated that they have had replies from most of their members
regarding the continuation of the service for 1975 and this will be discussed at

the Thursday night meeting.

The City can take either route at this point. We have something organized with
the G.V.R.D. and can have a contract arranged for the 1975 Program. By taking
this route we are assured of dealing with a body that hes been given power by the
Provincial Cabinet to carry out a mosquito control program. On the other hand if
the Fraser Valley Mosquito Control \Board elects

we could retain membershi

regional basis locally.

legal way of continuing th

there are four regional di

Mosquito Control Board and
this whole area. No doubt organizing something similar under four different

regional districts will consume a lot more staff time.

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