13. april. 6th, 4973

‘Public Meeting in Schodl | District, No. 43. to: substantiate ite reasons’ for’

dec iding to: construct the proposed: sharve | Street al ignment rather than ee

reconstruct : the: Loughe sad: Highway: in: its present locations Carrieay

Aldermen Meyer Laking: and Mabbett voted. against: the ‘resolution,

Prior to the. question being. called! on: ‘the foregoing resolution, ‘Alderman

Trakoulay referred t to a. mocion: he :had: proposed at the: ‘April: and, 1973: Council.
meeting which was subsequently defeated, supporti ing: the: present” highway.
location, and in response ‘to. his. request, His Worship the wayor advised

that at a. meeting with Premier: Barrett and Mayor de L. Tona’ of the 1 District

of Coquitlam, when the Premier had’ inquired: what. this Council's. views: 6 werey
he: stated he. had informed him that. the: Councd. shad two concerns, namely,
widening at. the railway crossing: and: installation. of a ‘truck route, Mayor
Scott advised. the Premier then: satel the highway would ‘be! rewidened as: after
taking another look at it he could find no baste for the original. engineering
report. stating there ‘were great. engineering problems in the area’ of. the
crossing; alse,. regardless of. where the. highway is. “located, the truck vie
would be. there... Alderman Meyer ‘stated he was going to vote against - the

. motion as it-is not a situation which affects the lifeblood of Port Coquitlam.

and may jeopardize relations with the District of Coquitlam. Alderman aking

stated. he was. going to:vote agdinst. the motion in view of the previous

decision of: Council: and Alderman: Mabbett coricurred, mentioning that the.
Council has other matters’ as well to negotiate with the Government. re

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

From Premier David Barrett, April 4th, 1973: ta: reply tova: letter. from
the City dated February. 28th, 1973 regarding the Province! s , plans for - new.

bus services in the City, ‘and stating he had been informed by. the Bureau of:

Transit that the cost-benefit. picture for dial-a-bus schenes is not too

‘attractive; therefore the Government. is ‘net look cing ‘at this type of. service. _

in the Coquitlam area-at this pertlinton elec’ anit’ ovtin his nope ‘than an
early agreement on a cost~sharing formula ‘can be reached with the Monicipal
Councils such that a bus service operating in the City can. be seen before
the end of the year. |

A discussion ensued and Alderman: Ranger referred to two submissions
distributed earlier from the Industrial § Community Development Committee,
namely a letter sent under date of March léth,; .1923-to Mrs. Billen Dailly
Minister of Education, and a Teport and recommendation from: hinself to’ the. es
Committee ,~ dated March 19th; 1973 -with- respect to ‘bus transportation, and

pointed out. that ‘transportation: in. the Lower ‘Mainland and a-dial-a-bus

-Preniier”