THE CORPORATION OF THE

CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

Mr. B.R. Kirk September 01, 1989
city Administrator

W. Brown
Director of Planning

RE: Economic Development Project

RECOMMENDATIONS :

THAT Council authorize the Planning Department to proceed to make arrangements
to host a Mayor's Meeting for local businesses.

COMMENTS:

This project is part of the department's community promotion work for 1989.
What is proposed is to host an informal meeting for local businesses with the
Mayor. The idea comes from a session held by Mayor Campbell of Vancouver for
businesses there.

Purpoose of the meeting is a combination of a gesture of recognition to the
local business community and an opportunity to identify some of the
dissatisfiers with in the City's operation for the business community. What
is to be achieved by the meeting is to reinforce the feeling in the business
community that Port Coquitlam is 4 good place to be. It is hoped the meeting
would lead a business considering relocating to stay. It will provide a
source of positive feeling for business operators to extend to others
considering locating in Port Coquitiam.

W. Brown
Director of Planning

There are sufficient monies
with in the Planning
Department's Economic
Development Programme Budget to
carry out this project , based on
Planners estimate of $1,500.

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