THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY oF PORT COQUITLAM C OU N C

MEMORANDUM DEC 19 1983

TO: Mr. 8.R. Ki~k DATE: December 5, 1983
City Administrator

FROM: Mr. W, Brow.
Director of Community Planning

SUBJELT: G.v.R.p Plannigg Services

OMT Non Reactice Bhd Aa AMOR aigtH aie meee re

RECOMMENDATION: Tiat this report be received as intormation
about the status of contract services at

G.V.R.D,

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&ACKGROUND:
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City Counci at its regular meeting of 1983 October 31,
to table a report by the Acting Administrator about entering
into a contract with G.V.R.D, il after the 1983 election,

COMMENTS:
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V All of the municipalities within G.V.R.D. have resoonded to
the opvortunity for into a contract for Dlanning
services. hat has refused thr offer is
Lion's 8B r communities exceoting Lion's Bay and

extended an aooroval in orinciole to
B® contract,

The reasoning given by most of the municioalities tor
Subscribing to G.V.R.D. services is the economy of baying
onty-a Dortion ‘of the costs for a central’ data service,
rather than bearing the cost of starting their own,

“bao the Port Coquitiam Planning Department, use has been
made of data retrieval, analysis and intermunicipal
comparison trom G.V.R.D. 45 comouter services,

The Planning Ceoartment's 1994 Work Programme is oriented
Towards economic development, To that end,
nas.joined a subcommittee. abo

Delta, Richmond,
The 2 is subcommittae e@ ways to

Share intormation through a. central office, ie, contact...
with Ministry of Industry and Smat} Business,

A. S@cond element of initiative ji to develoo a
Dromotion package about the area to orovide exposure where
None exists today, @g- federal Trade Commissions and

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