TO: Mayor and Council DATE: May 24, 1973

FROM: Health Committee C 0 [| ‘6 |

MAY 2 8 1973

The Health Committee met in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on Friday,

18, 1973. ’
Ranger, Dr. Munroe of the Simon Fraser Health Unit and L.D. Follo

7 r fraboulay, Alderman
Present were Chairman Alderman Meyer, Alderma ok, tty hacia erator.

Mosquito Control Program

The Vector Control Officer, Mr. Art Guite’', reported to the Committee that the Health
Unit have been provided with eight students for the summer months under the Provincial
Government work program and that it would not be necessary to hire staff locally to
carry out mosquito ground control work. Council will recall that $2,500. was provided
for some work in this regard. Mr. Guite! reported that spraying had already been
undertaken of the Sewage Lagoon and that spraying at this stage would be confined

to larviciding by ground contrel methods. He also reported that he had been using a
mocorized backpack spray unit which appeared to be far more effective than the hand
operated units and that Coquitlam had agreed to purchase one of these units amounting
to approximately $250.00. He requested that Port Coquitlam similarly provide one unit.
The Committee agreed that one of these units should be purchased from the funds allotted
by Councii for mosquito control work.

It was also mentioned by Mr. Guite'’ that no arrangements had yet been made with the
Department ot Indian Affairs for spraying of the Indian Reserve area and that if
arrangements could not be made to spray the Indian Reserve it would destroy the
effectiveness of our work on ground control within the City. Mr. Guite' would be
contacting the Indian Band to see if they would apply for a grant from the Department
of Indian Affairs to carry out some spray work on the Reserve.

B.C. Hydro Arnott-Kidd No. 2 Transmission Line

Council will recall previous discussions on the Arnott-Kid No. 2 Transmission Line
to be constructed by B.C. Hydro through the Municipality of Delta. The Municipality
has been endeavoring to have B.C. Hydro place the construction underground rather
than by way of an overhead transmission line. The Minister of Lands and Forests has
now informed the Municipality of Delta and the City of Port Coquitlam that the cost
of going underground would amount to some $14,250,000. compared to $3,520,000. for
the present overhead construction.

Information has now come to the Committee that the underground price quoted includes

the costs and penalties incurred if contracts presently let for the overhead construction
are cancelled. These contracts apparently have been let in spite of the protests of

the Municipalities,

The Committee requests that Council approve writing to the Minister of Lands and
Forests to obtain further information and a cost breakdown for this project.

Control of Tree Cutting Within che City

The Committee have noted that from time to time the City is faced with a decision on
removing trees on City property or road allowance and the Superintendent or the City
Engineer are faced with the moral dilemma of trying to decide whether the trees should
be removed or whether the matter should be referred to a Committee of Council and if
so which committee.

The Health Committee recommend to Council that the Chairman of the Health Committee

be designated as the contact person for decisions of this nature. If the Public Works
Crew are faced with a decision on removing a tree that is either dangerous or inter-
fering with construction that the decision be made through consultation with the City
Engineer and the Chairman of the Health Committee,

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