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TO: Mayor and Council June 6th, 1975

FROM: Finance Committee

The Finance Committee met on Monday, May 26th and dealt with the following
matters.

i. Coquitlam and District Hospital Society Request for Financial Assistance

Council will recall that last year we assisted the Coquitlam Hospital Society
in financing a short-fall in their Annual Budget in the amount of approximately
$3,000.00 to cover certain administrative costs. We have received a similar
request for 1975, this year the short-fall amounts to approximately $5,000.00
and they have been advised that B.C. Hospital Insurance Service nor the G.V.R.D.

will cover this excess cost.

The Committee understands that the District of Coquitlam has agreed to pay one
half of the $5,000. amount and that a request for assistance has also gone to

the City of Port Moody,

in addition, the Committee understands that the Hospital District has not
approached the Electoral Area and it has been: indicated by the representative
of the Electoral Area that they may be able to assist as well.

The Committee recommends that the City of Port Coquitlam share with the District
of Coquitlam in financing the $5,000. short-fall and if further contributions
are received from the Electoral Area or Port Moody, that the sharing be reduced

accordingly.

2. Grant-in-aid -~ Mr. and Mrs. C. Burtinshaw

A resolution was passed at the Aprii 21st meeting of Council asking the Finance
Committee to consider making a grant to the Burtinshaw's towards the expenses
incurred in making representation to the levels of government on Firearm's
Legislation. The Committee has considered this request, and it would appear
that the Council is not empowered to make such grants -under the terms of
Section 202 or 203 of the Municipal Act. The Committee feels therefore that
consideration for such a grant would not be possible.

3. Request for Grant-~in-aid -- Boy Scouts of Canada

Attached is a letter from the Boy Scouts of Canada requesting a contribution
from the City towards sending two boys to the World Jamboree in Norway.

The Council has made contributions of this sort in past years on the basis that
it was of some promotional value to the City. In recent years, however, with
the restrictive Grant Policy, we have not included in our Annual Budget the
provision for Grants and the Committee feels that the approval of such a request
would open up the whole question of grants to organizations.

The Committee therefore recommends that the request for a grant from the Boy
Scouts Association not be approved. .

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