“ paeee, Be FE. ‘Ranger; M Ae “Thompson, aN Ms Traboulay dn | attendance.
Also in. attendance were Chief. Administrative Officer L. Di Pollock; city.
; Clerk R, As: -Freeuan;: Assistant city: Engineer D. N. “Lockwood, “Py Eng. Recreation

Director. Janna, Taylor,. and. Mrs. B. Me alten. :

CONFIRMATION. OF. MINUTES

Moved _by Alderman Thompson:

Minutes =
May 6/74. -
Seconded by Alderman Mabbett: Be OAS

That . the. minutes..of the: regular meeting of this ‘council ‘hela: on May ° 6th,

1974,. : be. taken. as’ read and: adopted. Carried.

*, DELEGATIONS :°

- Froin the City. Clerk, : May. 9th; 1974, advising that-Mr.: and Mrs. R. W. Johnson, Mr. 6 Mrs. RL

- Johnson | Te.
gross veh.

wet. ~Laurie
‘the difficulties they. are. experiencing, in: p having gravel and building materials Ave.

2338 ‘Sumpter Drive, Coquitlam, would, be in attendance ‘this evening - concerning.

delivered to. a. building. site at 21 Laurier Avenue. ‘because of. the: Vehicle Weight
; Limitation on Laurier - ‘Avenue, and stating. that the: exact vording of the: réstric~ oo
| tion found. in: Section 6054. of By-Law. No. 1117 reads: as: follows:

"605A. No. ‘person ‘shall. drive or: ‘operate a a vehicle: of a gross: s vehicle’ weight
greater than Twenty-six. Thousand (26, 000) pounds. On: that portion: of Laurier
Avenue | extending. eastward. from ‘Bevon: Street to the. Pitt River.

The City Clerk, ‘in | his. nenorandum, advised that - ‘since: the restriction was:
imposed by pysdaws it can only be removed or changed. by. Byrlaws! and: submitted

two draft by-laws in that regard should Council wish. “to: give consideration toe

either of. them. :

‘The. City Clerk then’ advised - that “8: letter, _ dated May 13th, 1974. had d been
received from Mr. and Mrs. Johnson together with a. petition ‘from, residents in yf
the area a vequesting ¢ the Souned to ‘rescind the By-law restricting the load li-
mit o1 on Laurier, Avenue to 26, 000. Ibs. {eros s vehicle weight, stating the view that.
the By-law Giserininates unduly and. | interferes wi with ‘their rights to ) bring tan

to: property and/or homes fuel trucks, x regulation garbage trucks, and materials
and equipment for building purposes. | |

On. invitation from is Worship the mayor, Me. “Johnson sro 89 ene of of

his letter. and the Ne petition, stating t that ‘trucks delivering materials to his

building site were” ticketed, and that he ds Liable for the fines inposed; also,

he pointed out. that heavy commercial, trucks, continue ‘going to and From the