358 Municipal Hall, Cloverdale, B.C. March 6, 1961,

* m The Council met pursuant t o adjournment, a l l members of t h e Council being present together with the Manager and Clerk. ’i

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A.NPTION OF MINUTES:

The minutes of the regular meeting of February 20th were submitted f o r adoption.

RES NO 6 8 8 ~ Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That the minutes of t he meeting

Carried , of February 20th be adopted.

Councillars Fomich and Wood opposed.

An amendment was made t o t h e above motion put as follows:

Moved “by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor hood That Resoluti’on Nos. 65c and 67c

dealing with the Municipal Hall and t h e se lec t ion of t h e a rch i tec ts be tabled t o t h e end of t h i s meeting,

This motion was lost, Councillors Fomich and Wood voting i n favour of the motion, the rest of the Council against .

Before the minutes were d e a l t with Councillor Fomich received per-

He s ta ted t h a t mission t o make a statement inwhich he apologized f o r imaking an i ssue of two matters being i n one motion a t t he last meeting, it appeared t h a t t h i s was not contrary t o our Procedure &-law.

t i ons from previous Councils and he s ta ted tha t the 19613 Council had made a unanimous recommendation i n regard t o the hir ing of a rch i t ec t s f o r t h e Municipal Hall, t o the e f f e c t t h a t various a rch i t ec t s should be con- sidered before one was selected.

He also s t a t ed t h a t he f e l t the Council should consider recommenda-

He a l so s t a t ed t h a t t he statement mde a t t h e las t meeting i n regard t o making a motion when a delegation is present was not correct as he had checked i n t o the matter and found tha t t h e motion had been made a f t e r t he delegation had l e f t the Council meeting.

DEE GATIONS :

Moved by Councillor Seconded by Councillor Kuhn Thrzt the delegations be heard. Carried

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for work t o be done by t h e Company. Mrs. Hiland was present, but not Mr. Grosart. Mrs. Hiland s ta ted that

the contract had been signed by her Mother without her lmowledge and on the advice of t h e s o l i c i t o r t he account had been w i d .

Mrs. Florence Hiland and M r . Grosart of ldestern Home Improvement Company had asked t o be present concerning a contract signed by her Mother 4sr

9 The f ee l ing was t h a t the work done had been overcharged by the Company. was discussed later by the Council.

%e matter

2. the objections of t he Board of Trade t o the construction of a new Hall had been eliminated by the Toby ik Russell report on the cost of such addition.

Hall.

M r . Frqnk McKinnon from the Cloverdale B a r d of Trade was present s t a t i n g t h a t

He s t a t ed t h a t the Board was wil l ing t o assist i n any way on the new Municipal

3. agreement w i t h t h e Vancouver Parks Board f o r them t o e s t ab l i sh an area t o grow nursery stock on 3.n Surrey.

He stated t h a t he is a nursery man i n Surrey and c la imd t h a t the Municipality was going i n t o the nursery business by t h i s agreement.

The Reeve c l a r i f i e d t h i s by s t a t ing t h a t the land is being leased t o the Vancouver Parks Board and a l l expenses will be borne by the Vancouver Parks Board.

Mr. Morris s t a t ed tha t he had offered the Council nursery stock f o r Crescent Park over a 10 year period a t no cost and although the of fe r had been acknowledged , nothing had been heard i n r e g a r d b it.

when acquiring nursery stock and he was prepared t o bid on any nursery s tock required by Surrey.

Vancouver Parks Board i s developing undeveloped park land i n Surrey and giving t o t h e Municipality a ce r t a in p r o p r t i a n of t he nursery stock grqwn on the property. The land w i l l eventually become a park and he used by Surrey P‘esidents.

The w t t e r was fur ther discussed b r i e f ly , but no ac t ion was taken by Council on h i s request.

Mr. C.D. Morris of C. D. Morris Nurseries was present concerning the proposed

He s t a t ed t h a t he f e l t t ha t Council should support p r iva te industry i n Surrey

The Reeve pointed out that Surrey was not purchasing nursery stock, The

Rl3PORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES:

1. FINW CE

The minutes of the meeting of February 28th were received f o r adoption, RES . NO . 90c Moved by Councillor Stagg

Seconded by “ouncillor Patterson That the minutes be amended by adding t h e

words Itbecause the site was near h i s homef’ on the last l i m before the motion un;ler Item 2 dealing with the locat ion of the new Municipal Hall.

Carried . me matter of the grant t o the Go-ordinating Committee of the Boards of Trade

w a s discussed . Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Kuhn Tha t 1temftGt1 on Page 2 dealing with t h e

grant t o the Co-ordinating Committee. of the b a r d s of Trade be tabled u n t i l l a t e r to-day.

RES0N0.9lc

Carried.

RES NO . ~ Z C Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That the minutes of t h e Finance Committee

~ meeting as amended be adopted.

Carried ,

2. PUBLIC WORKS

360 ( a ) The minutes of the meetings of February 14th and 22nd were

Councillor Wood s t a t ed t h a t he was opposed t o the sidewalk submitted for adoption.

programme because t h e funds being u t i l i zed for the sidewalks are baing taken from the f ive-year paving p r o g r a m .

REs.No.93c Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Ardiel T h a t the minutes of February

Carried. 1 4 t h and 22nd be adopted.

(b) Councillors Ardiel and Fomich reported t h a t they had had a meeting with the residents concerning t h e matter of naming of the s t r e e t which had been .previously "Brentwood Drive" and which had been changed by the Engineering Department t o %nigh t Road".

This road runs a t an angle on e i the r s ide of Grosvenor Road. The property Owners were agreeable t o accept 14Brentwood Crescent".

RES . Mo . 94 c Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That the road presently desig-

Carried. nated "Knight Rad:' be changed t o "bentwood Crescent".

(c ) A programme of work based on the discussion i n the Public Works ' Committee was submitted f o r approval so t h a t t he Engineering Department would have some work t o do imnediately. The programme i s as follows:

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STREhT SUBJECT No . 10 Paving 8

30 58 57

ROAD FROM

132 St. 132 St. 64 hve. 96 Ave.

108 Ave. 104 Ave. 168 St.

68 8ve. 80 Ave. T. C . by. fownline Diversion

168 St. T. C H ~ y o

8 Ave.

TO COST TOTAL COST - -

72 Ave. $g 9,500.00 88 Ave. 24,100 . 00 184 St. 15,500.oO Westward 2,000.Go

RJ3CONSTRUCTION 32 112 Ave. 136 St. Hansen Rd. $ 8,700.00

56 Harvie Rd. T.C.&ay. 80th Ave. 25,500.00 $ 38,950.00

69 10% Ave. 132 St. To Ravine $ 14,250.00

38 80. Ave. 172 St. Harvie Rd. 13,900.00 59(Stage 1 ) 140 St. 104 Ave. 106 Ave. 9,900 . 00 60 108 Ave. A t Ravine Weof l4.4 St. 430.00 48

45 60 Ave. 176 St. 181, Ave. 4,750.00

MAIN DRAINAGE - 47 24 Ave. K.G.Hwy. 160 St. 3 , 750 00.

100 Ave. A t Ravine A t Robson Pk. 300.00 $ 42,530.00

$ 198,680.00 rs

RES.N0,95c Moved by Councillor Ardiel %corded by Councillor Fohich That the above pmgramne of work

Carried . be approved.

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RES, NO . 96c

RES NO .97c

RES, NO . 98c -- RES *NO e 9 9 ~

27th be adopted.

(d) The matter of gravel on Mill Road adjacent t o Mr. James' property was

Councillor S t a g s ta ted t h a t M r . James had been refused gravel on t h i s dis cussed ,

road but the zngineering Department h d gravelled the same road a block or two away

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Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by councillor Fomich That the matter of placing gravel on Mill

next t o Mr. James' property be referred t o the B a r d of Works Cornittee.

Carried.

HEALTH & WEIFARE:

Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Mood "h t the minutes,.of the 'meeting 6f 9 February

Carried , be adopted.

Councillor Stagg opposed . 4, TRAFFIC, FIRE, POLICE AND CIVIL DEFENCE:

Letters had been received from Inspector Hurlow respecting accomodation and the increase i n police s t rength for the detachment of the kC.M.P.

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by councillor Stagg T h t these le t ters be referred t o the Coun-

Carried cil i n Committee f o r consideration,

5, PERSONNEL COMMITTE3:

Moved by Councillor Kuhn Seconded by Councillor Stagg T k t t h e minutes of t he m e t i n g of February

Carried.

RES .NO . lOOc

RES . NO . lOlc

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6. PGNNING, PARKS AND RECREATION>

(a> Moved by Councillor kuood Seconded by Councillor Fomich T h a t the minutes of the Parks Committee

Carried. meeting of February 21st be adopted,

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Kuhn T h t t h e minutes of the Planning hnmittee

Carrie d.

(b)

of Febrmry 23rd be adopted.

(c) Two applications under Section 712 had been approved by the Gormnittee and referred t o Council fo r approval.

1. Application of W.J. Sands t o subdivide i n t o two portions Lot 15, SE4, of the NE&, Section 34, Township 2,Plan 7225,

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362 2, Application of Mabel

27, Section 16, Block 5 North, and 1 - 60, l o t .

RES NO 1 0 2 ~

under Section 712 be approved.

E.Craigen t o subdivide Parcel ltDn, Block Range 2 West, Plan 104.49 i n t o 1 - 70'

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by councillor Wood T k t t h e above applicat4ons

Carried ,

REXRTS OF REPRESENTATIVES ON VARIOUS BOARDS:

1. BOUNDARY HEALTH UNIT:

Councillor Ardiel s t a t ed he had attended the a n n w l meeting of t h e Victorian Order of Nurses, are rendering and s ta ted t h a t they a r e i n good f inanc ia l condition.

He was impressed with the services they

RES .NO , 103 Noved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Stagg 'hat & l e t t e r of appreciation of

Carried . t he services being rendered by them be sen t t o theVictorian Order of Nurses,

2. UXaR MAIMAND REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD:

RES , NO. 104c = (a) Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Stagg rry 'I'hat the minutes of the Executive

Carried , meeting of October 20, 1960, be received.

(b) Councillor Stagg reported t h a t two-thirds of t h e members of the Board had approved the increased budget and therefore it would be binding on a l l members.

t h i s year by theBoard.

ceived from theBoard respecting the spec ia l housing survey t o cost Surrey $615.00 and he requested t h a t the matter be cocsidered by the Council a t i t s next meeting a f t e r they had perused the letter.

3.

He s t a t ed tha t ce r t a in repor t s a r e to be given t o the Council

Councillor Stagg a l s o s ta ted t h a t another request had been re-

GREATEIi VANCOUVER IvlEXROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OOMMISSION:

RES,NO.l05c Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That, t h e minutes of the meeting

Carried , of February 17th, b e received,

4. WHITE ROCK HOSPITAL BOARD:

Councillor Kuhn reported bn the recent meeting he had attended where - t h e matter of space a t the hospi ta l was discussed.

hospi ta l short ly . He s ta ted t h a t t h e Board would be inv i t i ng thecouncil t o v i s i t the

RES. NO . 106c II(

5. SUFtREX ADVISORY PUNNING COMI4SSSION:

(a)

1st be adopted.

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That the minutes of t he me t ing of March

Carried.

(b) The Clerk s ta ted t h a t he had received several requests t o proceed with a Zoning By-law Amendment f o r those appl icat ions previously referred t o a public hearing .

Rl3S.NO.107~ Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by councillor Patterson That the Clerk be authorized t o proceed

Carried. w i t h an amendment t o the Zoning By-law.

ADJOURNMENT : FOR LUNCH : RES NO 1 0 8 ~

t o reconvene a t l:l5 p.m.

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RESONO .109c

REEVE'S REPORT:

Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Stagg That t h e Council do now adjourn for lunch

Carried . On reconvening the Council continued on w i t h t h e Agenda.

1. the Greater Vancouver Water h r d t o be held i n Committee on Monday, t h e 13th a t 11:OO a.m.

The Reeve reported t h a t a meeting had been arranged w i t h Commissioner Berry of

2. He s t a t ed he h d been advised t h a t the proposed expansion of the Surrey Memorial Hospital was being looked i n t o by the Metropolitan Hospital Planning Council, appl icat ion had evidently been re fer red t o t h i s Council by t h e Provincial Government.

The Finance Committee had previously not approved of a grant t o t h i s Council f o r a study of hospi ta l costs.

'heir

3 . March 29th on the subject o f u t i l i t i e s .

The Reeve s t a t ed t h a t the next meeting of the Ratepayers would be held on

4. t i o n planned t o discuss assessment c h n g e s pmposed i n l e g i s l a t i o n with the Provincial Department of Finance .

The Reeve reported tha t the Executive of the Fraser Valley Municipal Associa-

5. fur ther had been k a r d from the Provincial Government on t h i s mtter.

i n fo rmt ion by the Department of Welfare f o r Lurrey to b e tab led i n t he House.

6. Council Agenda before meetings so tha t they can s tudy any items coming up i n which they might be interested.

I n regard t o our request for an inquiry i n t o the Welfare Department, nothing

He s t a t ed he had asked &.Rhodes, M.L.A.? t o request a l l correspordence and

He s ta ted tha t t he North Surrey B a r d of Trade had requested a copy of t h e

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Fomich That the Northsurrey Board of Trade be

advised t h a t a q request f o r an Agenda should be mde by the Co-ordiaing Committee of the B a r d s of Trade. Carried .

364, RES *NO ,110c Moved by Councillor Kuhn

Seconded by Councillor Patterson That t he Council request the Provin-

c i a l Gcnrernmnt t o supply information concerning the Metropolitan Hos- p i t a l Planning Council as t o i t s powers, i ts recommendations, i t s origil iation and Surrey's posit ion i n regard t o whether or not it is within t h e i r j u r i s d i c ti on ,

MANAGER'S REPORT: Carried.

(a) The Reeve s t a t ed t h a t t h e Annual Beport had been received a t the last meeting, but had not yet been considered by the council.

RES . NO . l l l c Moved by councillor S t a g Seconded by Eouncillor Fomich That the Annual Report be re fer red t o

Carried. the ~ x t Council meeting for study.

(b) The report of t h e Manager d e r da te of March 2nd w a s then considered.

1. The Manager reported t h a t there did not appear t o be any major changes i n ther1'Municipal Actt1 regarding sewers and he would l i k e authori ty t o proceed t o redraf t the bhalley Sewer By-law on a land taxa ti on bas is .

He'stated it did not appear prac t ica l t o incorporate the sugg- ested revenue provisions as submitted by t h e North Surrey B a r d of Trade i n the By-law.

RES.NO.112c Moved by Councillor Fomich Se cond ed by councillor Pa t te rs on' That t h e Manager be authorized t o proceed

Carried . with the redraf t ing of bihalley Sewer By-law on a land assessroent basis.

Councillor Wood opposed.

It was a l so Moved by councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Fomich T h a t a public meeting be held t o publicize

Carried . the details of t h e VJhalley Sewer By-law.

. 2. A repor t from the Public S f e t y Administrator was read CoRcerning the matter of Dog Licensing and Pound By-laws revisions recent ly made by Council.

The Manager f e l t tkt it was t o o ear ly t o assess the impact of the present revision . s i s t i n g of 3 pair of t rousers , 3 heavy duty s h i r t s and lcap for the poundkeeper.

He recommended tha t these fees be increased fur ther by Council,

T k Public Safetfr Administrator a l so requested a uniform, con-

RES. NO . 114c Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Ardiel ?l-at the report be tabled un t i l June

Carried. and the necessary clothing for the poundkeeper be purchased.

365

RES . NO . 115 c

3. was submitted by the Manager on behalf of t h e committee who had v i s i t ed Sea t t l e and seen t h e boat.

Municipality.

I n regard t o the f i re boat offered f o r sale t o the Hunicipality, a report

It was not considered t h a t the f i r e boat would be of value t o the

Moved by Councillor Ardie 1 Seconded by Councillor Kuhn T h t this matter be dropped from t h e

Carried . Agenda . 4. I n connection w i t h t h e ca i rn a t Elgin t o mark Mr. 14c14illan1s t r i p on the Nicomekl River, the wording had now been decided upon and the Parks Adminis- t r a t o r i s proceeding with the e rec t ion of the c6irn.

RES.NO.116c Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Patterson That a ceremony be held t o mark t h e

Carried . opening of t h i s cairn.

5. A repor t from the Public Safety Administrator w a s submitted concerning the rmtter of l i cens ing of vending mchines.

He s tq t ed t h a t the Licence By-law gives power t o the Council t o refuse t o issue a l icence f o r vending machines and he feels that i f a recomendation is received from himself or the R.C.M,P., the mtter could be handled i n t h i s manner without an amendment t o the By-law.

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Counu1I.or Fomich ?'hat the recomendation of the Public

Carrie d. Safety Administrator be accepted,

6 . cation equipment had expired a d he recommended t h s t the three serv ice contracts be renewed for a period of one year,

t o tender was discussed a t length.

The Manager reported tha t t h e Maintenance Cohtracts on the rad io communi-

The matter of these contracts and whether o r not they should be submitted . ,

EES . NO , 118c Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Pa t te r son That t h e three contracts be renewed

Carried. f o r one year.

RES . NO , 119 c

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It w a s then Waved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Stagg That t h i s matter of rad io contracts be

referred t o t h e F i re Comrrdttee fo r report as t o se t t i ng up- own maintenance department or ca l l ing f o r tenders i n the future.

7. Moved by Councillor Fomich

Carried.

Seconded by Councillor Ardiel Ihat the Progress Report of t h e Engineer-

Carried . ing &par tment f o r January be received,

8. Moved byCouncillor Fomich Seconded by Gouncillor hood That t h e report of t h e Planning Depart-

Rent f o r February and the Fire Chief's report f o r February be received,

366 Carried.

9. The Manager s ta ted tha t the- School Budget f o r 1961 had been received and was submitted to Council f o r its information.

Surrey's share of the budget is not known a t t h i s time and a meeting had been held last Thursday w i t h the SchoolBoard i n connec- t i o n with the budget and the report of t he Clerk on this budget w a s submitted t o Council f o r i t s information.

The t o t a l budget is $5,005,623.00, which is up. approximately $320,000.00 from 1960,

Moved by Councillor Nod Seconded by Councillor Patterson "hat t h e School Bwlget be accepted. This motion was l o s t , Counci$lors

Fomich, Patterson and Wood i n favour and Councillors Ardiel, Kuhn, . . Stagg and the Reeve opposed.

An amendment t o the above motion was made as f o l l w s :

adding the words "under protest".

voting i n favour of the motion.,

It was

Ardiel and Kuhn i n favour and'the

Moved by Councillor Kuhn Seconded by Councillor Stagg That the above motion be amended by

This motion was l o s t , Councillor Kuhn

Moved by Council1 o r Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That the School Bdge t be tabled. This motion was lost with Councillors rest of the Council against the motion.

A motion by Councillor Stagg t o accept t he School Byiget and protest t o t h e Provincial Ganrernment was not accepted by t he Reeve as the Council had already voted not t o acCept the Budget.

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RES , NO . l22c It was then Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Stagg That the Council protest t o the

Provincial Government on tk method of taxat ion f o r school purposes as it places an undue burden on land and fur ther the Council protest t h e f a c t tht the Municipal share is not made known a t the t i m e of the submiSSion of the School Budget by t h e School Board.

Carried .

RES.No.123c

10 . Engineer t o place a r e s t r i c t ed load limit on 80th Avenue East of King George Highway.

He s t a t ed t h a t t h e trucks being used t o develop the comnercial property t o the north had datraged the road beyond the use of pr iva te vehicles .

He requested a load limit of 5 tons be placed on t h i s road.

The Manager s t a t ed tbt he had received reqwsts from the

Moved by Councillor Stagg *.li

Secoraded by Councillor Fomich "hat the above r e s t r i c t i o n be approved, Carrie d .

REs.NO.l2L+c 11, Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor. Mood

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That Purchase Orders 7825 t o 7889 of t h e Ut i l i t i es Department and Purchase Orders 1530 t o 19ll.A issued by the Stbck- man and Purchase Orders 8497 t o 8500 covering t i l e be approved f o r payment.

Carried.

CLEFtKtS REPORT:

The Engineer submitted two repor t s on Local Zmprovement work which had been approved by t h e Board of Works Committee. These reports a r e as follows :

"Re: Paving - Local Improvement Project: L.I. - 61 - 54 Pursuant t o Section 600 (1) of t h e Municipal Act, I wish t o advise i n regard t o t h e following work resolved t o be undertaken as a ' h c a l Improvement, being i n accordance d t h S c t i o n 581 (1) (b). Opening, widening, expanding, grading,, paving a l t e r i n g t h e grade of, d iver t ing o r improving t h e street or streets, including retaining w a l l s inc identa l thereto, as follows:

Paving & Recmstruction of 126 Stree t from 60th Avenue going north 657.6'

The lifetime of t h e work i s estimated t o be 10 years. Cost of t he work is estimated t o be $2,175.00. The share or proportion of t h e cost which should be borne by the

parCels of land which abut, or which are deemed t o abut on the work and the Corporation, respect ively i s 50% The number of installments by which the spec ia l charges should be made payable i s f ive (5).

H.W. Buckley"

"Re: Paving - Local Improvement Project: L.I. - 61 - 55 Pursuant t o Section 660 (1) of the Municipal Act, I wish t o advise i n regard t o the following work resolved t o be urdertaken as a b c a l Improvement, being i n accordance with Section 581 (1) (b) Opening, widening, expanding, grading, paving a l t e r ing t h e grade of,diverting o r imeoving t h e s t r e e t or s t r ee t s , including

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w a l l s inc identa l thereto, as follows:

Paving '& Reconstruction of 112B Avenue from l 2 6 A St ree t t o 128 Street .

The l i fe t ime of t h e work i s estimated t o be 10 years. Cost of t h e work i s estimated t o be $3,?00.00. The share o r proportion of the cost which should be borne by the

parcels of land. which abut, o r which are deemed t o abut on t h e work, and t h e Corporation, respect ively The number of installments by which the made payable i s f i v e ( 5 ) .

Noved by Secorded That t he Carried.

i s 50%. specidl charges should be

H. W. Bucklep

Councillor Ardiel by Councillcr Fomich above reports be adopted.

RES. NO .mk

2. A l e t t e r f r o m t h e School Board was received requesting use of surplus funds f o r a Transformer Vault a t t h e Queen Elizabeth High School. They requested a t ransfer of $10,000.00 from Referendum No.3 Plans and Supervision account t o the Queen Elizabeth High School Addition, Referendum No, 5.

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Wood That the above t r ans fe r be ap-

Carried. proved urder Section 242 (5) of the "Public Schools Act".

3. s t a t ing tha t Nr. Rudyk had complied with Provisions 1 t o '7 of the agreement he had signed i n regard t o these b u i l d i a s .

A report f r o m t h e Public Safety Administrator was received

RES .NO .12'7~ Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Ardiel T h a t the report be received. Carried.

4. concerning two water-filled excavations.

A report f romthe Public Safety Administrator was received

The owners had been not i f ied and no act iontaken. He recomm- ended act ion under Section 8'73 be taken t o have these excavations

f i l l e d . RES. NO ,L28c &wed by Councillor Fomich n

Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That the Council proceed under

Section 8, Township 2, Plan 18948 and on Lot 11, Section 873 t o have the excavations f i l l e d on Lot 2, of the W$, lot, 4 of t h e NE;, O B l k . "B", Blk, 136, Port N a n n Townsite, Plan 2546.

Carried . F03S.NO.129~ 5. Moved by Councillor Stagg

Seconded by Councillor Patterson That t h e minutes of the meeting

of the Ftatepayers * Association on February 22nd be received. . Carried.

A request w a s received from St. Helen's Church t o have t h e i r

RES.NO.130c Moved by Coumillor Fouich

6. parking l o t and driveway paved by the Nunicipality a t t h e i r expense.

Seconded by Councillor Stagg ghat t h i s matter be referred

Carried. t o t h e Public Works Committee.

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assessment t o t h e Board of Appeal and he requested permission t o p k e an appeal as he f e l t t h e i r assessment should be increased and not decreasdd.

A request from ~Yjy. Barnes, Assessor, was received advising tha t the s o l i c i t o r s of Tidewater Forest Products were appealing t h e i r mm

Hoved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Fomich 3

That t he request be approved,

This motion w a s not Dut as it w a s iUloved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by C ouncillor Kuhn That t h i s matter be tabled u r k i l the

Carried . REs.No.131~ -

Assessor could be present.

8. An easement f o r sewers was received from Nr. Gbertawich over t h e E a s t 20' of Lot 20, Block 24, Section 28, B5N, FQW, Plan 16889.

RES .NO .132c Moved by Councillor Fornich Seconded by Councillor

That t h e above easement Carried .

1.

2.

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Wurrey Cemeteries Regulation By-law, 1960,No. 1773". Tabled pending revision.

ttNorth Sandell Drainage Works Construction and Loan By-law, Tabled pending vote March 18th.

Wood be approved.

1960, No. 18191t.

The Clerk asked i f addi t ional advertiseing was being planned on t h i s By-law. advising him of the date and place of polling.

He suggested tha t a post card could be sent t o each property owner

Moved by

post card of t h e vote. . Seconded Tnat t he

Carried.

Counciilor Fomich by Councillor Mood property Owners be not i f ied by

%oca1 Improvement Construction By-law, 1961, reconsidered.

Moved by Seconded

No. 1%1+511 was read and

Councillor Fomich by Councillor Patterson

That t lhca i Improvement Construction BY- law, 1961, No. 1845" be f i n a l l y adopted, signed by t he Reeve andclerk and sealed with thecorporate Seal.

Carried unanimously.

"Lands Purchase and Highway Dedication By-law, 1961, No. 1846f1 was read and reconsidered.

Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Stagg That I thnds Purchase and Highway Dedi-

cat ion By-law, 1961, No. 184611 be f i n a l l y adopted, signed by t h e Reeve and Clerk and sealed with thecorporate Seal.

Carried. unanimousl...

W.ghway Dedication By-law, 1961, No. 1847" was read and reconsidered. Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by bouncillor Patterson That "Highway Dedication By-law, 1961,

No. 184'7t1 be f i n a l l y adopted, signed by theReeve and Clerk andsealed with t h e Corporate Seal.

Carried unanimously.

370 6 . read f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e .

IWghway Dedication By-law, 1961, No. 1848ll was introduced and

REs.No.137~ Moved by Councillor hood Secohcied by Councillor Ardiel That "Highway Dedication E&-law,

Carried . 1961, No, 1848" pass i ts f i r s t reading,

RES 0 NO ,138~ The said By-law was then read f o r a second t i m e .

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Fomich That llHighway Dedication By-law,

Carried. 1961, No. 1848" pass i t s aecond reading.

The sa id By-law was then read f o r t h e t h i r d tirhe. Moved by Councillor Kuhn Seconded by Councillor Pattckson That "Highway Dedication &-law,

Carried . 1961, No. 1 8 i + 8 I t be p s s e d , subject t o consideration,

7. troduced and read f o r t he f i r s t t i m e .

tlIands Purchase and Park Reserve By-law, 1961, No. 1849" was in-

RES , NO . 14Oc Moved by Councillor Kuhn Seconded by Councillor Fomich That Lands Purchase and Park Reserve

Carried. By-law, 1961, No. 1849" pass i ts f i r s t reading.

RES ,NO o 1 4 1 ~

RES . NO .1@c

S a i d By-law was then read f o r a second time. Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That "Lands Purchase and Park Reserve

Carried. By-law, 1961, No. l€3+9r8 pass i ts second reading.

Said By-law was then read f o r a t h i r d t i m e , Moved by Councillor Wood Seconded by Councillor Patterson That %rids Purchase and Park Reserve

Carried. By-law, 1961, No. 1849t1 be passed, subject t o reconsideration.

NOTICES OF MOTION:

The following Notice of Motion had been received from Councillor

"In the i n t e r e s t of equal izat ion and with the assurance of t h e Assessor tha t ' a l l propert ies have now been equalized I' believe Council Policy along these l i n e s should belaid down as a guide t o t h e Assessor. Therefore I would l i k e t o make t h i s Notice of Motion.

Stagg : -

' A l l Reassessments under t h e Equalization Act s h a l l be held by t h e Assessing Department u n t i l the 'otal of Re-assessments of Surrey is completed and a l l Assessment Adjustments be made i n the One Year".

RES. No . 1&c

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11111

RES. NO o l 4 8 ~

A report from the S o l i c i t o r on t h i s matter was read s t a t i n g t h a t it was not permissible under the Assessment I%qualization Acttt o r the Wunicipal Acttt t o hold the reassessments and place them a l l on i n one year.

Assessor i s present.

The m t t e r mation and then t h i s

2. Councillor

Moved by councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Kuhn T h a t this matter be deferred un t i l t h e

Carried . was discussed l a t e r with the Assessor present fo r h i s infor- Notice of Motion was withdrawn by Councillor Stagg,

Ardiel requested that permission be given t o the Board of Works t o go to Victoria regarding a grant f o r roads, bridges and r ec l a s s i f i ca t ion of ce r t a in xoads as outlined i n the Public hiorks minutes.

Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Kuhn %at t h e Manager arrange a meeting f o r

theBoard of Works Committee and the Engineer t o discuss grants f o r rodds, bridges and r ec l a s s i f i ca t ion of c e r t a i n road5 as outlined i n the Public Works minutes.

Carried.

The meeting was l a t e r arranged f o r March 8 th a t 1:30 p.m.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE:

1. i a t i o n wasreceived advising t h a t a meeting was being held i n Delta on k r c h 8 t h t o discuss planning.

A l e t t e r from the Fraser Valley Branch of the Cornunity Planning Assoc-

The inv i t a t ion t o the m e t i n g was noted. Moved by Councillor Wood Seconded by Councillor Patterson T h a t the l e t t e r be received and f i l ed . Carried .

2. was have

A copy of a recent sermon by Reverend H e w i t t on Social &elfare serv ices received and a group of c i t i zens requested any c o m n t s the Council might on t h i s matter.

Moved by Councillor Wood Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That this mtter be referred t o t h e

Carried. Welfare Committee

3. Letters from GTosvenor D i s t r i c t Rakepayers and Whalley Ratepayers Associations were received approving of the centre curbing on the Trans-Canada Highway .

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by 'ouncillor Fomich That the l e t t e r s be received and f i l ed . Carried .

4. A le t ter from E. Jensen requesting permission t o use music ha i l e r s on h i s ice cream trucks.

He s ta ted t h a t he would abide by a l l laws i n connection withthis matter and would s e l l from driveways and not i n the road, would do nothing t o impede t h e flow of t r a f f i c and would keep the volume a t a minimum.

Moved by Counc i l l o r Stagg

* e23 Seconded by Councillor Kuhn

That the Council approve the use of these music ha i l e r s on h i s i c e creame trucksunder the conditions out- lined.

I

Carried . 5. A l e t te r from the Cloverdale Ratepayers' Association w a s received thanking the Council f o r t he decision t o keep t h e Municipal Hall i n thecloverdale area.

RES .NO .149c Moved by Councillor Fomi ch Seconded by Councillor Stagg That t h e l e t te r be received and f i l ed . Carried .

A l e t te r from the U.B.C.M. w a s received s t a t i n g t h a t they 6. expected t o make a surveyon wages, salaries, e t ce t e ra of the Br i t i sh Columbia municipali t ies fo r the information of Councils i n the future. To do this they would reqtdre t h e f u l l support of t he councils i n the Province in supplying the necessary information.

,

RES .NO 1 5 0 ~ Moved by Councillor Stagg Secomled by Councillor Fomich That the Council support the request

Carried. of t he Union of B. C. Municipalities i n th i s mt t e r

7. Hoglund of 18751 - 72nd Avenue.

An appl icat ion t o l i v e i n a t r q i l e r w a s received f r o m Er ic

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillow Wood That t h i s =quest be not granted.

'his motion was not put as it w a s . - Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Patterson That t h i s appl icat ion be tabled

Carried. pending fur ther report.

Councillors Fomich and Wood opposed.

8. A request f o r a Tag Day on April 8th w a s received from the Ladies' Auxiliary t o the White Rock Eagles.

They s ta ted they were requesting t h i s Tag Day t o raise furds f o r muscular dystrophy. me Reeve pointed out tha t the Muscular Dystrophy Agency is one t h a t is covered by the U.G.N. Fund and Surrey, as a member of the U.G.N., had agreed some years ago tha t other. canvasses f o r furds would not be prmit ted by an agency covered by the U.G.N.

The matter was discussed. Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by councillor Ardiel That the request

Carried.

n f o r the Tag Day be

granted . Councillors Fomich and Patterson opposed.

n

The i n the U.G,N. r a i s ing by an

the U.G.N. Fund. This motion was lost with only Counci l l o r Fomich voting iqkavour.

Reeve then requested a motion tha t Surrey cancel i ts membership as it is going contrary t o i t s agreement i n permitting Fund organization which i s a member of the U.G.h.

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Stagg That Surrey cancel i t s membership with

9 . The following applications f o r rezoning were received.

Mrs. Jbhansen: Township 1, Plan 8651

Glengarry Estates: and 13, Section 28, Range 2, Flan 15560

(a) Commercial - SA of Lot 4, L.S.4, Section 23,

(b) Commercial - Parcel **Ctt of Lot I, Blocks 3.2

RES NO 153 c

Pas . NO . 154c m

Moved by Councillor Wood Secorded by Councillor Stagg ’Pat these applications be re fer red t o

Carried. the Advisory Planning Commission f o r report.

10. building on Johnston Road as a lodge building w a s received.

Application from the White Rock Elks t o use the former Youth Centre

The Cou-d.1 had previously approved of t h i s building f o r another group. Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Wood T h a t t h e Council approve of t h e

appl icat ion of t h e White Rock Elks t o use the former Youth Centre building as a lodge building.

Carried . 11. of 15655 Trans-Canada Highway , Fleetwood Boarding Home.

Unit were received,

a t this time and they could spply l a t e r f o r eight persons when an extra bedroom i s provided.

An application f o r a boarding home was received from Mrs. Ida St. Louis

Reports from t h e Public Safety Adninistrator and the Boundary Health

??ne Public Safety Administrator recommended approval f o r six persons

REs.NCl.155~ Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by councillor Kuhn That t he report of the Public Safety

Administrator be accepted and the home be limited t o s ix persons a t the present time.

Carried.

I 2 0 Centre for Retarded Children w a s received. Mrs. Koroll wished t o increase the capacity t o 50 children.

Reports from the Public Safety Administrator and Dr. Kennedy were received. Dr, Kennedy reported tha t the room was not su f f i c i en t t o prevent overcrowding and it was less than the recommended 25 square f e e t p r child. therefore recommended ag&inst the increase t o 50 children.

An appl icat ion t o increase the capacity of t h e North Surrey Children’s

He

RES . No . 1 5 6c

edy’s report on t h i s matter.

Moved by Councillor Patterson Seconded by ‘ouncillor Kuhn That Mrs. Koroll be advised of Dr.Kenn- Carried .

13 80 acres i n SI?& and SE& of NE& of the NE$ of Section 17; Tamship 7, Plan 16628.

A report from the Planner was received requesting that the

Application t o e s t ab l i sh a Roman Catholic Cemetery on

appl icat ion be tabled pending fu r the r investigation. Moved by Councillor Fomhh REs.No.157~

ing fur ther report .

Second& byCouncillor Ardiel That the matter be tabled pend-

Carried . u. Mayors and Nunicipal i t ies of the forthcoming Anntlal Conference t o be held i n Halifax from May 3 0 t h t o June 3rd.

‘ Notification was received from t h e Canadian Federation of

F33S.NO.158~ Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Kuhn That the Reeve be authorized t o

Carried, a t tend t h i s Conference,

. .

15 A l e t t e r from the South Mestminster Ratepayers Association w a s received s t a t i n g t h a t some of t h e i r res idents were i n the North Sandell Drainage Area and they were requesting a representat ive from the council t o explain t h e proposed By-law a t t h e i r next meeting on Wednesday, March 8th.

&S. NO . 159 c Moved by Councillor Stagg

That Councillor Wood and t h e

Carried.

Seconded by Councillor Kuhn R

Manager a t tend t h i s meeting.

16 was received i n v i t i n g Council t o a concert by theSalvation Army Temple Band a t the school on March 17th.

A l e t t e r from the Johnston Heights Junior High School Band

‘The i n v i t a t i o n was noted, RES. NO . 160c Moved by Councillor Patterson

Seconded by Councillor Fomich That t he l e t t e r be received and

Carried. f i l ed .

ANY OTHER OOMPETENT BUSINESS:

1. discussed.

The matter of proposed new Public works Yard s i t e was b r i e f l y

Eoved by Councillor Ardiel

That t h i s be tabled t o bhe next

Carried.

RES.NO.16lc Seconded byCouncillor Stagg

Coumil meeting. ,

2. t o expedite the construction of the new Municipal hill.

councillor S t a g f e l t that a committee should .be appointed - The Reeve appointed the Public Works e o m i t t e e t o look a f t e r

t h i s & t h e r e

5 . 3 . view of the representation made by Mrs, Hiland.

%e matter of the Western Home Improvencent Company was discussed i n RES . NO . 162c

Hoved by Councillor Stagg

That t he Trade Licence of t he Company

m , Seconded by Councillor Fomich

- be suspended and that the Company be s o advised and that they be further advised t h a t they can appeal the suspension t o t h e Council.

Carried.

Councillor Wood opposed.

BILLS AND PAYROUS:

RES . NO .163c Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Patterson That accounts submitted by theFinance

Disbursements - March 2, 1961. Committee as follows:

,-

Accounts Payable

6768 - 6773 6774 - 6775 6776 - 6780 6781 - 6783 6784 - 6806 6807 - 6809 6810 - 6812 6813 - 6816 6817 - 6819 6820 - 6835 6836 - 7009 7010 - 7026 7027 7028 - 7029 7030 - 7056 7057 - 7062 7063 - 7082 7083 - 7085

Payrolls

# 3 B.C. 4.03 Minterworks B.C. 406 Winterworks B.C. 398 Minterworks B.C. 401 Minterworks Parks Board Waterworks Public Works Office

8 1,771.52 4 , 657 . 16 4,352 21 49313.55 2,202 . 56

11,636.65 223479.74 25,980.93

#

a l l as iden t i f i ed by the signature of t h e Reeve be p s s e d for payment and cheques issued f o r same,

Garrie d . Noved byCouncillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Stagg That t he Council do now adjourn i n t o

Carried . RES . NO . 164 c

C o M t t e e of the hlole .

m 1h Council adjourned in to Cornittee of the Whole a t 4:OO p.m.

1. &. Barnes, Assessor, was present to discuss h i s request t o appeal the aseessment of t h e Tidewater Forest Products Limited.

The matter w a s discussed. Moved by Councillor Fomi ch Seconded by councillor Ardiel

That he be granted permission t o appeal t h i s assessment under "Section 361.

This motion was l o s t with Councillors Ardiel andFomich voting i n favour.

2. holding assessments and placing them on the r o l l a t one time - was discussed along w i t h t h e So l i c i to r I s report .

discussion.

The proposed Notice of Motion of Councillor Stagg regarding

Councillor Stagg withdrew h i s Notice of Motion a f t e r t h e

3 . the Municipality was discussed.

The matter of taxes and the amount of taxes beingjpaid i n

Moved by Councillor Mood Seconded by Councillor Stagg That t h e Manager be asked

t o report i n regard t o taxes as follows:

The number of propert ies paying less than &O.OO i n taxes. The number paying less than $100.00. The number paying l e s s than the average.

Carried.

4. Commit tee was d i s cussed.

Finance Committee f o r fur ther ,consideration.

The nrztter of a grant t o the Surrey Fairgrounds Co-ordiaating

This matter had been re fer red back t o thecouncil by the

Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Ardiel T h a t a grant of $15,000.00 be

mde t o the Surrey Fairgrounds Co-ordinating Committee with t h e proposed expenditures t o be approved by the Finance Committee and t h e funis art to be allocated for improvements only to the Fairgrounds.

Carried,

5. B a r d s of Trade was discussed.

be mde.

The matter of a grant t o the Co-ordinating Committee of t h e

The Finance Committee had recommended a grant of $3,500.00

Moved by Councillor Fomich Seconded by Councillor Stagg ?kat the recommendation of the

Carried . Finance 'ommittee i n t h i s regard be approved.

6 . accesses i n the Whalley area. This plan i s t o provide roads parallel t o the TransiCanada-Highway on either >s ide of t he highway between t h e Junction ard t h e Roebuck b a d .

once with representat ives of the Department of Highways. t h a t t o complete thdwo routes with t h e necessary access would cost

The Engineer was present w i t h a plan of the proposed a l t e rna te

The Engineer reported t h a t he had discussed t h i s proposed plan It is estimated

$260,000.00-. Moved by councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Patterson ' ha t the Council adopt the

proposed plan and present it to the Provincial Government f o r f inanc ia l ass is tance . Carried.

-.

7. i n f ron t of a person's property.

property owner and the work be done by the Municipality under the Winter Works Rrogramme

Councillor Ardiel brought up t h e matter of improvement t o boulevards

He wondered i f it would be possible ta. have t h i s work p i d for by a

Moved by Councillor Ardiel Seconded by Councillor Patterson That t h i s matter be put on the agenda f o r

fur ther discussion,

It was then

Carrie d . Moved by Councillor Stagg Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That t h e Council do now adjourn i n t o open

Council meeting. Carried.

Moved by CouncUlor Patterson Seconded by Councillor Ardiel That theCouncil adopt the proceedings of

Carried . t h e Council i n committee of the Whole of to-day's date,

- ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Councillor kiood Seconded by councillor Stagg ?hat t h e Council do now adjourn t o meet

again a t the Municipal Hall, Cloverdale, B, c., on Monday, k c h 13, 1961, a t 1O:OO a.m.

Carried.

The meeting adjourned a t 5:bO p.m,

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