Health &
Welfare
Com. re
Welfare
payments
to songle
employable
persons

Health &
Welfare
Com. - re
S.P.C.A,
Animal
Control

City Eng.
re West-
gate Ent.
R#15-74

July 22nd, 1974

From the Health and Welfare Committee, July 15, 1974, advising that
the Health and Welfare Committee had met cn July 15, 1974 and advised for
Council's information that:
1. In connection with the Council policy regarding welfare payments to single
employable persons that Mr. Schramm of the Department of Human Resources had

given the following figures:

a.) There are presently 32 single men and 20 single women receiving welfare

assistance in the City of Port Coquitlam.

b.) Eighteen of the 32 single men are classed as unemployable.

c.) Twelve of the 20 single women are classed as unemployable.

d.) This leaves a total number of single employable persons of 22 but
approximately 7 to 10 of these are, because of age or other factors, not
affected thus leaving approximately 8 to 10 men and 5 women affected by the
Council policy.

The report also pointed out that those persons affected are basically
young people without any particular skills to offer the job market and that
the present welfare allowance for a single person is $160.00 per month and
that the single person is permitted to earn up to $50.00 per month before his
allowance is reduced because of outside earnings.

2. Mr. Jack Homes and Mr. Ken Millard of the S.P.C.A. had attended the
meeting and advised that the hiring of additional staff and a vehicle to
patrol the City of Port Coquitlam had improved enforcement of the licencing
provisions of the By-law with a marked decrease being noted in the number
of complaints received and in addition, that Mr. Millard had sold over 360
dog licences during the course of his regular patrols.

The report of the Health Committee was received for information.

From the City Engineer, July 17, 1974 concerning Westgate Enterprises
Ltd. Rezoning Application R#15-74 and bringing to the attention of Council
that Westgate Enterprises Ltd. had on Monday, July 15, 1974 applied for a
building permit for a 76 unit apartment building to be constructed at
property located at 2986 Coast Meridian Road and pointing out that as amend-
ments are underway to the present RM-1 and RM-2 regulations in our Zoning
By-law that the Council may wish to act under Section 707 (1) of the Municipal
Act to withhold issuance of a building permit for a period of thirty days uatil

these zoning amendments are considered.