THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

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MEMORANDUM

B.R. Kirk DATE: November 8, 1989
City Administrator

W. Brown
Director of Community Planning

Planning Grant for 1989

That City Council authorize the Planning Department to apply to the Ministry
of Municipal Affairs to carry over the grant application made in 1988. This
application is to start work that was intended to be done last year, but was
cancelled due to extra information requiremente that could not be met.

BACKGROUND:

The Planning Department applied for and received a grant under the provincial
government's comprehensive planning programme in 1988. Terms of reference for
the project were prepared and consultants interviewed for the project. In the
process of interviewing consultants, it became evident that additional
information about costs for drainage would be required. As this work had aot
been budgeted, the project was delayed. Work done on the project was limited
to gathering background data and some preliminary analysis.

COMMENTS :

This project is viewed as being very important for the City's future growth.
The study is about the next growth area in the City and is to provide a
mechanism for the City to examine the various fiscal methods available to

provide service for development.

Essentially, the project will provide a set of tools for City staff to use to
combine engineering, finance and land use planning considerations. Value of
this is for preparing growth plans for the City and examining proposals for

development.

City Council's adoption of the resolution is recommended so that a request can
be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs requesting extension of the

project one year.