THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator January 30, 1987
FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: Canus Containers-Public Works Committee of Jan.29/87

Recommendation:

| That the City adopt the Canus Container System for use
throughout the City only on the cond!ition that Canus enters
into an agreement with the City to:

a. Pay the City a special maintenance fee in the amount of
$3.00 per container per year for each container in use
within the City with escalation according to an index.

Install a lifting device of the City's choice on each
garbage truck now owned by the City or which will be
owned in the future. ;

Background and Comments:

A comprehensive report from the Deputy Engineer/Operations

Manager distributed separately evaluates the use of the Canus
containers during the trial perlod in the City. The report
includes both survey results and comments from our own people.

In essence, the distribution of Canus containers In the
City is a commercial enterprise. The difference between this
commercial enterprise and, say the Hardware Store which sells
garbage cans, is that this enterprise won't work unless the
City modifies its method of operation. The decision as to
whether the City should modify its operation on a permanent
basis now that the trial [Is complete, should depend entirely on
whether or not the City gains more advantages than

disadvantages.

The advantages which have been observed during the trial
period are as follows:

a. There is an improvement to the appearance of streets
where people use the containers.

Those residents who are able to make use of the
containers are very pleased with them.

There was no apparent increase In the tonnage put out
by the users during the trial period.

Only those residents who want the containers need use
them.

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