City Admin. re
S.D.#43 advice
re Reeve St.

: property

i City Admin. re
1 replacement of
, Zamboni & City
i Eng.'s car

Ald. Keryluk
re biennial
elections

October 18th, 1976

the present form of Dyking Tax and make proposals for a more equitable
method of cost sharing within the community, together with information
as to anticipated cost of the new maintenance programme.
Carried.

From the City Administrator, October 7th, 1976 advising that in
their September l6th, 1976 letter, School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)
advises that the Board of School Trustees has further considered the
acquisition of property on Reeve Street for a school site and have
decided against the purchase of the preperty at this time. The City
Administrator further noted that there is presently a resolution on the
books to sell the site to the School Board.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That the resolution previously passed with respect to the sale of
property on Reeve Street to School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) for a
school site, be rescinded.

Carried.

From the City Administrator, October 7th, 1976 concerning a request
from the City Engineer to call Tenders for replacement of the Zamboni
Ice Machine at an estimated cost of $21-25,000.00, and the City Engineer's
car, and recommending that Tenders be called for the replacements and
further that funds be taken from the Machine and Equipment Reserve Fund.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That as recommended by the City Administrator, October 7th, 1976,
Tenders be called for the replacement of the Zamboni Ice Machine and the
City Engineer's car;

AND THAT funds for the purchases be taken from the Machine and
Equipment Reserve Fund.

Carried.

In speaking to the foregoing resolution, Alderman Traboulay suggested
that the City Engineer's car be a ‘compact’ size vehicle and it was
generally agreed by the Council that a 6<cylinder vehicle would be
adequate and that the present vehicle should be used as a trade~in,

From Alderman Keryluk, October 15th, 1976 requesting that the
question of biennial elections in the City of Port Coquitlam be considered
and citing three reasons in support thereof, namely; the high cost of an

election to the taxpayer ~ statistics attached to report; the general