GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

° That the City of Port Coquitlam approves the concept plan and
costs as outlined in the attached report for the proposed
Capital Improvements of the downtown area as established
under the Downtovn Revitalization Program.

That the City of Port Coquitlam requests design advance loan
from the program funds to enable the Municipality to undertake
detailed working drawings to scale of the short term
improvements as proposed in this report.

That City staff are to initiate discussions with Downtown
businessmen on a cost-sharing formula and funding program for
the capital works proposed in the attached study.

That council endorse a policy statement that Development
within the community which will dilute or negate the principles
of the Downtown revitalization concept will not be supported.

That the City actively pursue dual function/role of Downtown
as proposed in this concept document and encourage
institutional and office uses to locate in the Downtown.

That the City encourage private initiative for "infill" and
"redevelopment projects" and to ensure that these initiatives
are directed to specific sites as proposed in this revitalization
concept.

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS

The concept plan outlines specific recommendations on "short term"
‘and "long range" basis. The key features of the concept plan are:

1. Relocation of Uses

2. Strengthening Existing Uses

3. Introducing New Uses

4, Introducing New Activities

5. Provide Visual and Physical Linkages

6. Urban Design Principles

7. Streetscape Program

&. "Short Term" Program .

9. Reorganization and Consolidation to Facilitate Viable
Development

10. "Long-range" Revitalization Framework.