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MAR 21 1977

Mayor and Council March 18th, 1977

Environmental Protection Committee

The Environmental Protection Committee met Thursday, March 17th, 1977 at the
City Hall. In attendance were Aldermen J.J. Keryluk, and P.F. Ranger, Vector
Control Officer John Nelson, Guest Mrs. Bev LeFrancois, and City Administrator

L.D. Pollock.

1. The Committee discussed the Vector Control Officer's Budget for 1977 and the
“Budget for Mosquito Control which has been operated jointly by Coquitlam and
Port Coquitlam for the past several years. During Budget discussions, Council
discussed the inclusion of $8500. in the Budget as Port Coquitlam's share of

the joint Mosquito Control Programme (total cost $17,000.) and this amount is
still included. The Committee would like to receive authorization from Council
to proceed as the programme would start May lst and the Vector Control Officer
must proceed with arranging for students to be hired well in advance.

The Vector Control Officer has submitted an application to the Canada Works
Programme for financial assistance on this Programme and, if his application is
approved, it could result. in recovering approximately $11,000. of the $17,000.
programme. This would reduce the City's share to around $3,000. We are not
likely to hear about approval of this application until towards the middle of
April.

The District of Coquitiam Municipal Council has passed a resolution
authorizing that the Programme proceed and that the Environmental Protection
Committee would recommend to Council that we pass a similar resolution, so that
the Vector Control Officer can arrange for students to be available for the
Programme starting May Ist.

2. Replacement of Vector Control Officer's Car

The Vector Control Officer has the use of a Municipally-owned vehicle which
was financed by the three Municipalities under the Simon Fraser Health Unit formula.
The car is over five years old now and should be replaced. The plan is to purchase
a small pick-up rather than a passenger car as the Vector Control Officer very
often is transporting chemicals and pumps, etc. and the pick-up would be more
convenient. It would appear that the City's share of the cost would be somewhere
in the neighbourhood of $750. to $900. and this share would be financed by the
Equipment Replacement Reserve.

Coquitlam and Port Mood’: have been contacted regarding their share of the
cost. The Committee recommends that we proceed with the purchase of a replacement
vehicle, subject to Coquitlam and Port Moody agreeing, and that the City's share of
the cost be taken from the Equipment Reserve Fund.