October 18th, 1976

Prior to passage of the above noted resolution, Alderman Laking
expressed his opposition to the fact that the City was tying up funds to
purchase the entire property when it was only a small portion of the lot
that was required for road widening and felt that the owner should have
been compensated only for the amount of property required by the City.

NEW BUSINESS:

| City Clerk re The City Clerk advised that a letter had been received by the Mayor
‘request to dis-
‘continue post. with respect to the City's policy of posting lists of building permits

: of Bldg.Permit
: lists issued and containing a réquest that it be discontinued due to problems

that had arisen, specifically that of the vulnerability to break-in and
thefts and further the excessive number of solicitations from tradesmen
and suppliers, which wer considered an invasion of privacy.

Moved by Alderman Traboulay:

Seconded by Alderman Ranger:

That the practice of publically posting the lists of building

permits issued by the City be discontinued.

Carried.

‘'Ald.Thompson re Alderman Thompson referred to the previous discussion of the Untidy

‘amend. to Untidy
; Prem. B/L premises By-law and queried if, in fact, the amendment passed could be

enforced with respect to a large agricultural plot of land and it was
again pointed out that if a complaint was received as to the existence
of noxious weeds on the property, it could definitely be enforced.

Alderman Thompson suggested that the terms of the By-law were, in his

opinion, to all-encompassing.

|Ald.Mabbett re Alderman Mabbett referred to a recent CKVU - IV presentation dealing

; CKVU-TV prog.
ire self-serve with the subject of self-serve gas stations and suggested that it was

lgas stations
i very relevent to discussions on the subject by this Council.

| Ald.Mabbett re Aiderman Mabbett suggested that, in his opinion, it was time that

iMarathon Shopping
i Ctr. the Council recognized and admitted that the Marathon Shopping Centre

proposal was "dead", and following a brief discussion Mayor Campbell
suggested that any such decision on the matter be left for now as there

still may be additional information forthcoming.
- Ald. Traboulay Alderman Traboulay commended the stand taken by the Mayor in discussions

,te Mayor's stand
te farm land at the G.V.R.D. Board with respect to farm lands in the Chilliwack area.

' Ald. Traboulay re Alderman Traboulay enquired as to when the discussion respecting

‘labour relations
function the labour relations function would be held in open Council and Mayor

Campbell asked that the subject await the return of the City Administrator.