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Committees, Boards and Special Task Forces

Boards, statutory committees and task forces help create policies in specialized areas.

A summary of the areas of responsibility and contact information for each Council committee is provided below. Detailed terms of reference, agendas and minutes are available from the links below and to the left. If you are unsure of which committee to contact, conduct a Keyword Search  on this web site. For example, if you are wondering about recycling collection, enter "recycling" (without the quotation marks) and press the "Search" button.

Committee meetings are listed in the Community Calendar. Click here to download the full Committee meeting calendar.

For additional assistance, please see contact information listed below for each Committee.

bullet Community Safety Committee

bullet Environmental Enhancement Committee

bullet Healthy Community Committee
bullet Finance and Intergovermental Committee
bullet Smart Growth Committee
bullet Social Inclusion Committee
bullet Transportation Solutions & Operations Committee

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Finance and Intergovernmental Committee
As the senior standing committee of Council, the Finance and Intergovernmental Committee is responsible for reviewing all matters referred to the Committee that are related to the overall administration of the City including human resources, the City’s finances including audit, and other government organizations. City Council or any member of Council individually, the Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate Services, the Finance Officer, and the Manager of Human Resources may refer issues to the Committee for consideration and decision.

Chair

Mayor Greg Moore

Tel  604.927.5410

Email mooreg@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Mindy Smith, Director
Corporate Services

Tel  604.927.5211
Fax 604.927.5402

Email smithm@portcoquitlam.ca


Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.


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Community Safety Committee
Responsible for matters related to animal control, bear awareness, bylaw enforcement, crime prevention, emergency preparedness, fire services, RCMP operations, and vector control.
 

Council Representatives

Councillor M.W.C. Forrest (Chair)

  
Councillor S.D.L. Washington (Deputy Chair)

Tel  604.942.6289
alt. 604.927.5295

Tel  604.629.9665
alt. 604.927.5296

Email  forrestm@portcoquitlam.ca


Email  washingtond@portcoquitlam.ca  


Staff Resource

Mindy Smith, Director
Corporate Services

Tel  604.927.5211
Fax 604.927.5402

Email smithm@portcoquitlam.ca

Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.

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Environmental Enhancement Committee
Responsible for reviewing all matters related to the environment such as climate change, energy conservation, solid waste (including garbage, recycling and composting), and watercourse stewardship.

Council Representatives

Councillor Brad West (Chair)
  

Councillor Darrell Penner (Deputy Chair)

Tel  604.313.9185
alt. 604.927.5291


Tel 
604.941.9823
alt. 604.927.5292

Email  westb@portcoquitlam.ca


Email 
pennerd@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Andrew Wood, Ph.D, P. Eng., Director of
Engineering and Operations

Tel  604.927.5453
Fax 604.927.5407

Email  engineering@portcoquitlam.ca


Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.

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Healthy Community Committee
Responsible for reviewing matters pertaining to achievement recognition, cemetery operations, civic festivals, cultural events, recreation facility maintenance and improvements, leisure activities and parks and sports field planning and maintenance. The overall objectives of the Committee are to enhance Port Coquitlam’s quality of life by nurturing the well being of its citizens, their communities and their environments and to help the citizens grow and reach for their physical, social, emotional, spiritual and leadership potentials.

 

Council Representatives

Councillor G.A. Pollock (Chair)
   

Councillor M.W.C. Forrest (Deputy Chair)

Tel  604.771.4415
alt. 604.927.5293


Tel
604.942.6289
alt. 604.927.5295

Email pollockg@portcoquitlam.ca  


Email  forrestm@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Barry Becker, Director
Parks and Recreation

Tel  604.927.7904
Fax 604.927.7910

Email  parksrec@portcoquitlam.ca

  

Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.

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Smart Growth Committee
Responsible for integrating the social, economic and environmental interests of the City in developing and reviewing policies and programs to manage the physical change and growth of the City.  Responsible for reviewing matters related to community and economic development such as, but not limited to building inspections, downtown revitalization, industrial and commercial promotion, the Official Community Plan, strata title subdivision, street naming and zoning. This committee also acts as the liaison with the Downtown Business Improvement Association and Chamber of Commerce.

Council Representatives

Councillor M.R. Wright (Chair)
 

Councillor B.C. West(Deputy Chair)

Tel 604.942.8897
alt. 604.927.5294

Tel
604.313.9185
alt. 604.927-5291

Email wrightm@portcoquitlam.ca


Email  westb@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Laura Lee Richard, Director
Development Services

Tel  604.927.5442
Fax 604.927.5402

Email  planning@portcoquitlam.ca


Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.


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Social Inclusion Committee
Responsible for reviewing all matters related to community health care, access and mobility for disabled persons, heritage management, homelessness, multiculturalism, social planning and other social issues.  The primary function of this committee is to serve as an advocate for adequate levels of service in the delivery of community health care and social programs to ensure the well being of the City’s residents.

 

Council Representatives

Councillor M.R. Wright  (Chair)
  

Councillor S.D.L. Washington (Deputy Chair)

Tel 604.941.9823
alt. 604.927.5292


Tel  604.317.7045
alt. 604.927.5296

Email  pennerd@portcoquitlam.ca


Email  washingtond@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Laura Lee Richard, Director 
Development Services

Tel  604.927.5442
Fax 604.927.5404

Email  planning@portcoquitlam.ca


Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.

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Transportation Solutions & Operations Committee
Responsible for matters related to flood control, local improvement program, road improvements, sewer and water services, traffic safety, transportation, and transit.

 

Council Representatives

Councillor D.G. Penner(Chair)
   

Councillor G.A. Pollock (Deputy Chair)

Tel  604.941.9823
alt. 604.927.5292

Tel  604.771.4415
alt. 604.927.5293

Email  pennerd@portcoquitlam.ca


Email  pollockg@portcoquitlam.ca


Staff Resource

Andrew Wood, Ph.D, P. Eng., Director of
Engineering and Operations

Tel  604.927.5420
Fax 604.927.5407

Email engineering@portcoquitlam.ca

Click here to view committee Terms of Reference, Agendas and Minutes.

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