January 19th, 1976

A reguiar meeting of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of
the City of Port Coquitlam was held in the Council Chamber, Port Coquitlam
City Hall, 2272 McAllister Avenue, Port Coquitlam, B.C. on January 19th,
1976 at 7:30 p.m.

His Worship Mayor J.M. Campbell, Aldermen J.J. Keryluk, G.R. Laking,

Ranger, M.A. Thompson and 1,.M, Traboulay in attendance,

Also in attendance were Chief Administrative Officer L.D. Pollock,
City Clerk R.A. Freeman, City Engineer V.G. Borch, P.Eng., City Planning
Officer Lanson Lee, Works & Utilities Superintendent G.W. Ulmer, and
Mrs. M.K. Warwick.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: Minutes -
January 12th/76

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That the minutes of the regular meeting of this Council held on

January 12th, 1976 be taken as read and adopted.

Carried.

DELEGATIONS:

Mr.Jack Homes re
SPCA Low Cost
Spay & Neuter
Clinic

Alderman Traboulay Introduced Mr. Jack Homes, Secretary~Manager of

the S.P.C.A. who addressed the Council on three items, namely, the
incinerator; the participation cf Port Coquitlam in the Spay & Neuter
Clinic which is presently under construction; and the operations of the
Society during the past year. Mr. Homes noted that during 1974 the
Vancouver Branch of the Society had carried out three major surveys,

i.e. 1) an investigation into the changes of the sociological environment
as far as animals were concerned in an urban environment; 2) identification
of dogs; 3) an assessment of the growth of the pet population. Mr. Homes
outlined the problems of dog tdentification and reported on the ‘Operation
Tatoo" programme which was introduced in 1975 and noted that at the

present time, 72% of ail dogs picked up in the Port Coquitlam area have

no means of identification and this undesirable feature could be eliminated
by participation in the programme. The Soclety is, at the present time,
requesting a change in the Municipal Act that will require Tatooing of
impounded dogs to assist in the control of the movement of dogs between
municipalities. The control of the growth of the pet population is a

major concern of the Society and to this end they have commenced construction
of a Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic at 1205 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver

which will service all of the Greater Vancouver area, and Mr. Homes

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