NORTH SHORE CC!OOJNTIY COLLEGE COORDINATING COMMITI'EE

MINUTES OF A ME~TING of the North Shore Community
College Coordinating Committee, held on Tuesday,
January 16th, 1968 at 4:JO p.m. in the Ad.mini~
strative Offices, North Vancouver School Board.

PRESENT: Mro F.D. Ross
Mro ToJo MacDonald
Mro T.B.M. Fougberg
Mro P.Co 'Wilson
Mr. WoPo Malcolm
Mro H.c. Ferguson
Mr. w.J. Wallace

Mrs. Ao Radcliffe
Mr. W.E. Incas
Dr. G.B. Wilson
Mr. P. Powell
Mr. C.P. Jones (Chairman)
Mr. L. Brooks (Secretary)

Guest:

Howe Sound

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West Vancouver

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Mrs. Louise Spratley

Mr. Jones opened the meeting by asking for committee members•
opinions on publicityo There ensued a discussion on newspaper publicity
versus word-of-mouth advertising.
MOVED by Mr. Wallace; seconded by Dr. Wilson:

That Mr. Brooks prepare a report, in the form
ot notes, which will answer the most commonly
asked questions, and which could be adapted by
any trustee or official into a speech.

CARRIED.

Mr. Brooks stated he would like to circularize the answers to controversial
questions among the COIJIDlittee members at the next meetingo

Mr. Brooks suggested that copies of all speeches should be
sent to himo He will keep these on file for the use of other speakerso

Mrso Radclif'fe has kindly agreed to start a word-of-mouth
information campaign in North and West Vancouver. She will keep the
comnd.ttee informed of her progress.
MOVED by Mro Wallace; seconded by Mr,. Powell:

That Mr. Jones and one or two committee members
meet with the publisher and/or editor of all the
local newspapers in the four School Districts to
solicit their support of the college.

CARRIED.

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It was a greed t hat support frOfll the Councils or the four
School Distrlcts should be enlisted 1:mmedi atelyo
MOVED by Mr. MacDonald; seconded by Mro Wallace :
That r epresentative (s) of the four Boards
should arrange to meet with t heir respective
Councils a

CARRIED.

It was also agreed that preparation for a publicity campaign
in the schools should be made nowo

MOVED by Mr. Wallace; seconded by Mro MacDonald:
Th.st Mro Parkes be requested to give us a
proposal on handling the public relations
prior to the plebiscite.

CARRIED.

MOVED by Mr. Wallace; seconded by Mro MacDonald:
That each School Board send letters on behalf
of the Committee to all its service clubs
im.'!lediately1 asking that Soard members be
given the opportunity of addressing them on
the subject of the college.
Mrs. Spratley•s first two articles were amended slightly and
approved for publication.
MOVED by Mr. MacDonald; seconded by Dr. Wilson:
That we discuss with Mrs. Spratley the most ·
effective way of releasing them in the press.

CARRIEDo

Mr. Jones then reported on the Lower Mainland College Coordinating
Council"

After a lengthy discussion on inter-Board agreement, it was
proposed that:
(1) capital costs including capital service costs be based on an

equalized levy ove~ the four school districts;
(2) for the first year of operation, a percentage, possibly 2<1!,8

of operating costs be based on an equalized levy over the
tour school districts;
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the balance or the operating costs be baaed on the number ot
students attending from eaoh school district. vhich will be
estimated, and which must be converted to millageso

Mro MacDonald will. draw a draft inter-Board agreement and send
a copy to Mro Eapley in Victoria for comment, with copies to Messrso Jones
and )rooks.,

Mro Brooks is to prepare a statement or the estimated oper ating
cost for the f irst year of operation of t he college ~

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MOVED by Mr. MacDonald; seconded by Dro Wilson:
That we write a letter to the Water Board,
copy to the District of North Vancouver,
informing them that the Committee is interest&i in the property east of the Capilano
Dam, that we are awaiting our consultant's
report, and that we would appreciate further
discussion after we receive thiso

CARRIEDo

MOVED by Dro Wilson; seconded by Mro MacDonald:
That Mrct Ferguson be authorized to employ

saneone, it necessary, to provide a prelim.inail'"y
report on the facilities of West Vancouver
Senior Secondary School regarding space -parking and portables -- and other engineering
aspects of the proposed college arrangemento

CAR.ttIED.

The next meeting of the committee will be held on '.l'uesday,
January 2Jrd 1 1968, at 4:JO pomo in the Administrative Offic113s of the
North Vancouver School Boardo
Respectfully sul:xn1tted 111

------·---Leslie D.G. Brooks,
St3cretary,
North Shore Community College
Coordinating Committe,13.

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