THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

City Administrator
FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: Application under ARDSA Program Public Works
Committee March 31, 1987

Recommendation:

That the City apply under the ARDSA Program for a study of
the drainage requirements and economic benetits for the
agricultural land in the northeast sector.

Background and Comments:

There is a new ARDSA Program available which provides cost
sharing for drainage improvements in agricultural land.
Eligibility for cost sharing depends on whether or not the
drainage program wiil provide economic benefits to agriculture
and this can only be determined by a study which would
determine the engineering requirements, the costs of the

proposed works, and the economic benefits.

The ARDSA Program will only pay a maximum of 75% of the
cost of eligible drainage work. Any drainage work which does
not provide benefits to the agricultural land would not be
included in the cost sharing. Furthermore, there is no lower
limit to the percentage that the program would pay. The City
or benefiting property owners would be required to make up the
difference.

The Committee is not able to make a recommendation for
participating in the improvement to drainage for the benefit of
agriculture without knowing what the costs or benefits will! be.
However, the feasiblity and economic studies can be done under
the program with 100% cost sharing. Therefore the Committee
recommends that this portion be applied for at this time.

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FeE. Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer