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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mayor and Council March 19th, 1980

FROM: Public Works Committee

Report from the Public Works Committee Meeting held March 18th, 1980,

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman E.W. Mabbett
Alderman L.M. Traboulay
F.E. Peters, P. Eng., City Engineer.

ITEM I

Re: Request from Dairy Queen for Outdoor Benches

The manager of the local Dairy Queen has requested Council to
consider giving permission for him to install a landscaped seating area
on the sidewalk space on Whyte Avenue outside the Daiv-y Queen. A plan
sketch of his proposal is attached and an artists rendering will be posted
in the Council Chamber. ,

If given permission to do this work, the Dairy Queen would
undertake to provide complete maintenance of these facilities including
the emptying of the garbage containers and cleanup of the surrounding
area on a daily basis. They are also prepared to amend their insurance
to name the City as an additional insured with respect to these facilities.

The seating to be constructed would not interfere with normal
pedestrian use of the sidewalk since it is designed to fill in the space
between the existing planters. The benches are set in such a position that
there is space for legs to be extended without encroaching upon the travelled
portion of the sidewalk. The proposed construction includes the provision of
two garbage containers built into the brickwork.

The Committee recommends that the Dairy Queen be allowed to under-
take the construction subject to the conditions shown above and that the
Engineer be authorized to issue a permit. The Committee feels that this
would make an attractive addition to our downtown area.

ITEM II

Re: Request for Loading Zone at Commercial Hotel

A letter from Mr. Don Markwart of Port Coquitlam Taxi had been
referred to the Public Works Committee. Mr. Markwart complains that it is
often necessary to double park on Flint Street in order to adequately serve
the passengers from the Commercial Hotel.

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