THE CORPORATION OF THE CiTY OF PORT COQUITLAM
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ITEM III

Re: Servicing of Marpole Commercial Building

As part of the servicing requirement for the new
commercial building on Marpole across from the liquor store,
a new 8-inch watermain is to be constructed from Shaughnessy
Street to the west property line of the building. When this
project was presented to Council in March of 1978, Council
agreed to pay 1/2 the costs of the watermain which was estimated
to be $6,000.00. A copy of the Council resolution is attached.

The developer has paid his share of the cost and will
be constructing the building shortly. It will therefore be
necessary for the City to provide $6,000.00 so that the main
can be constructed. As this amount was not budgeted, the
Committee recommends that $6,000.00 be taken out of the unallocated
reserve in the 1979 Water Budget and used for this purpose.

ITEM IV

Re: Road Rehabilitation Program

The Committee considered the attached report from the
City Engineer regarding the road rehabilitation program. This
report classifies the roads tested into six categories in order
to come up with a priority program for road rehabilitation.
The table at the end of the report lists the roads which must
be reconstructed or resurfaced within the next five years in
a priority order based on the condition of the road, the import-
ance to the City, and expected traffic volumes.

The Committee did not deal directly with these priorities
but will be presenting a five year plan to Council at some future
date. In the meantime, the 1979 Budget includes a sum of $50,000
for overlay of streets and it is necessary for Council to approve
a program for the expenditure of this money while we are in the
construction season. As many of the roads on the priority list
are either secondary highways or subject to other grants from
the Provincial Government, it would be best to leave these until
at least 1980 so that the appropriate cost-sharing can be applied
for.

The highest priority items on the list which are not
dependent on government cost-sharing are number 5 and 6 on the
list. The whole of Cedar Drive from Prairie Avenue to the beginning
of the dyke construction just north of Chelsea requires recon-
struction, but the worst section is between Essex Avenue and
the new dyke. This section of Cedar Prive could be reconstructed
for approximately $30,000. The short section of Mary Hill Road
between Pitt River Road and Western Drive also requires recon- .
struction at a cost of $16,000. As traffic siqnals are to be
installed at this intersection by the end of the year, it would
be beneficial to have this portion reconstructed before then.

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