THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM ¢ U N C | [ a

MEMORANDUM OCT 22
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October 84 ae

TO: B. Kirk,
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., Pe Enge,
City Engineer ‘

nection to 1223 Wellington St. -

SUBJECT: Request for sewer con
1984

Works and Services Committee, October 6th,

RECOMMENDATION:

ove a sanitary sewer connection from 1223 Wellington
Street to the nearest sewer which is at the north end of Liverpool Street provided pot
+hat the District of Coquitlam makes the application and is responsible for paying ° DO Ngee
the sewer connection charges and rates. ot aad
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That the City appr

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS: : .
lives at 1223 Wellington Street in the District of ~ _ en
between the District and the
erpool Street. There Is an
pool which is oniy about 75
+ the Committee meeting and

Mr. Frank Toporchak

His lot is just north of the boundary line
is actually situated close to Liv
existing City sewer manhole at the north end of Liver
feet away from his house. Mr. Toporchak was present a
requested that he be allowed to connect.

rned about setting a precedent for sewer service
tions to the District although

Coquitlam.
City and his house

The Committee was conce

to the District. We currently have no sewer connec
we do provide metered water to the District at three locations in the City. There ;
* the District on the mountain where It would be rs

are obviously many areas o
advantageous if they would be allowed to connect to the City sewer system. ' oe
Coast Meridian and Victoria Drive would. be ot ols

aaa Properties along Oxford, Wellington,
wi : subdividable into small lots If allowed to connect to the City. The Committee felt
that this particular case was somewhat different from the other potentia!

connections in that it did not require an extension of the sewer but simply a
service connection into a manhole. Therefore the Committee felt that this case

would be an exception and could be allowed.

in order for the City to become Involved directly with a
resident of the District for sewer services. The District Is responsible for t
_ providing service to its own residents and has the power to collect the money :
7 through taxes if the resident should default on payment. The Committee therefore
; recommends the same procedure as with the water connections that we are providing.

\n otner words, the District makes applications and pays the connection and service
Mr. Toporchak will deal

charges and then provides the service to its own resident.
with the District requesting them to make application providing that Council

approves of the recommendation.

FEP/sgg Pree Peters,
City Engineer

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It would not be