| December 17th, 1973

A regular 3 meeting Of the © Municipal Counci of The Gorporation of the: ckty of

Port Soquitles was. ‘held in ‘the Council Chamber, Port S Coguit tan: city Hall, 272

a McAllister Avenue, ‘Port Coquitlam, Be “Cy. on December ‘1th,: 1973, at 7: 30 Pim

lids Worship Mayor he By Scott, Alderaen G. R. Laking, E.W. “Mabbett, P, AY Heyer,
PAF. ‘Ranger, Ms As Thompson, and | LeMe Traboulay in. attendance, ~

“Also. in. attendance were. Chief Administrative Officer -L Dy ‘Pollock, City. Clerk.
ORAS /Freenan, City Engineer v. G.. Borch, P. Eng., Fire Chief W. Ss. Wingrove, Works

& . Utilities Superintendent G, Ulmer, “Recreation Director: Janna Taylor, and Mrs...

BM. Aalten, :

 CORFINATION-oF MINUTES:

Moved. by Alderman Laking? ;

Minutes. — |

: Dec. Of 73.
Seconded by! Alderman Thompson:

“That the minutes: of the regular meeting of ‘this Council held on December 10th,

1973, be taken-as read and: adopted, Carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: OR

From the City Administrator, December 14th, 1973, advising that the draft City Adm.re |
_ draft Tre
Cutting: ‘By-

law

Tree Cutting By-law, which was tabled at the. previcus meeting for further perusal

by. the Council, now includes the changes recommended by the City Selicitor and is

available for initial consideration, |

Alderman | Meyer introduced a By-law .to regulate or prohibit the cutting of
_ trees from lands within the City of Port Coquitlam.

Moved by Alderman Meyer: Tree Cuttin
Reg.& Permi
B/law #1293
~lst 3 rdgs

Seconded by: Alderman Sanger:

That By-law No. 1293 be read a first time.

Prior to” the question being called on the foregoing resolution, a discussion
‘ensued, 2 and Alderman Laking inquired where the > Fesponsibility for Liability rested
if a person requested trees on his Property to be. inspected for safety and one not
thought to be a hazard 1 later Was blown down ina “windstorm causing damage. Alder-
man Meyer. answered that the Liability would be the same ag under any other permit.
issued by the City, that is, negligence would have to be proved. Alderman Ranger
stated he supported the ‘By-law, and pointed out that under its regulations we
will not have incidents such as the unnecessary tree-clearing that took place when
access was being constructed at the end of Hastings Street. Alderman Meyer stated
“his p personal view that the. folloving protions were Adentified in developing this
_ By-law: |
(a) the absolute Taping of land;
(>) in developing subdivisions, where the City may wish to retain certain tree

growth for screening