CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUDLAI ‘

FEB -3 i875

TO: Mayor and Members of Council January 3lst, 1975

FROM: V.G: Borch, P. Eng.

Re: Flood Control Works - Coquitlam Dyking District

This memorandum is prepared at the request of Mayor J.M. Campbell
for the Agenda of the regular Council meeting to be held Monday, February
3rd, 1975. It is felt that the memorandum of the undersigned dated January
22nd, 1975 and containing a recommendation from the Public Works Committee
meeting of January 21st, 1975 was not readily understandable and that
further explanation and clarification is required. It was also felt that
since both the Mayor and the Deputy Chairman of the Public Works Committce
were absent from the January 27th, 1975 Council meeting and because of the
importance of this topic it should be raised once again for Council consid-
eration.

At the regular Council meeting held on October 2ist, 1974 Alderman
Keryluk's report of October 16th, 1974 was discussed and the following
resolution was passed;

"That the report of Alderman J.J. Keryluk October 16th, 1974
concerning the Bonham Internal Drainage Report for the City of Port
Coquitlam be received and that the Council meet as a committee of the
whole to study the recommendations set forth therein",

A Council Committee meeting was arranged with Mr. Bonham and Mr. Knight
(Crippen Engineering Ltd.) on November 13th, 1974. Alderman Mabbett was
unable to attend but submitted a memorandum dated November 13th, 1974
outlining his points of concern. It was agreed at this meeting that Mr.
Knight would submit to the City a proposal covering the services that his
firm could provide in answering the various queries and basically giving
the City some idea of the nature of an increased level of drainage control
beyond that provided under the Flood Control Programme.

Mr. Knight's proposal dated December 7th, 1974 was received
December 9th, 1974 and a memorandum dated December 9th, 1974 was forwarded
from the undersigned to members of Council and the City Administrator
attempting to explain some of the implications of Mr. Knight's proposal.
While there were no recommendations contained in this December 9th, 1974
memorandum it did question whether a report of the magnitude outlined in
Mr. Knight's proposal was really required.

The first working meeting of the Public Works Committee since the
end of November 1974 was held January 21st, 1975 and a recommendation from
this committee meeting was made to Council at the regular meeting held
January 27th, 1975. These recommendations remain unchanged, however, the
following points are offered as further explanation:

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