THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

ITEM IIT - Continued

The committee agree with whe recommendation of the
Engineer that we attempt to budget for full signalization of
this intersection in 1979 or near the end of 1978 if funds are
left over in the current budget. In the meantime, the overhead
STOP sign was not to be installed. The District of Coquitlam
agree with this recommendation and will attempt to provide their
share of the cost of full signalization in their own budget.

ITEM IIz

Re: Ricard Subdivision on Pitt River Road

The Land Use Committee had considered three options
for this subdivision and will be recommending Option No. 1 to
Council. The Public Works Committee concurs with this recom-—
mendation and suggests the foliowing reasons why the City should
not accept long cul-de-sacs:

1. In the event that the road has to be closed for
any reason such as, for ex&mple, a watermain break at the inter-
section, the longer the cul-de-sac the more people will be
affected and the greater the chance of an emergency occurring
while the road is closed. There is a limit to the distance that
a fire hose will reach and still provide good pressure.

2. C.M.H.C. financing is limited to cul~de-sacs having
a length shorter than about 450 feet unless a secondary or emer-
gency access is provided.

3. Through roads as opposed to cul-de-sacs allow a
more practical organization of garbage routes. The route could
proceed from either end and the street would be covered in one
direction only where traffic is light. With a cul-de-sac the
garbage truck must proceed along, the street in both directions,
in some cases backing out where an adequate turn-around is not

provided.

4, It is necessary to draw the line at some length
and the 500 feet presently provided in the Subdivision By-law
is as good a place as any. If we allowed longer cul-de-sacs in
some instances we would have difficulty in insisting that roads
must be extended through at other iocations where there is a
definite need to do so. As for example Finley and Cornwall

Streets.