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Arenas,
Parks And Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes
City
Of Peterborough
February 28, 2012
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Minutes
Of A Meeting Of Arenas, Parks And Recreation Advisory Committee Held On
Tuesday, February
28, 2012 At
The Queen
Alexandra Community Centre, 180
Barnardo Avenue.
Present:
Councillor
Parnell
Gary
Rabjohn
Randy
Turner
Absent:
Staff:
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services
Rob
Anderson, Recreation Co-ordinator
Terri
Lynn Johnston, Permitting Recreationist
Stephanie
Fraser, Recreationist
Phil
Jacobs, Public Works Supervisor
John
Kennedy, Deputy City Clerk
Election of the Chair and Vice Chair
Chair
Moved
by Councillor Beamer
That
Councillor Parnell be appointed as Chair of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee for 2012.
Vice Chair
That
Gary Rabjohn be appointed as Vice-Chair of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee for 2012.
Confirmation of
Minutes – November 15, 2011
That
the minutes of the meeting of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee held on November
15, 2011 be
approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of
Pecuniary Interest
Consent Agenda
That items 3 and 5 be approved as part
of the Consent Agenda.
“CARRIED”
Permitting
Recreationist
Report APRAC12-001
Outdoor Sport Fields
User Evaluation Process
Moved by Councillor Beamer
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC12-001
dated February 28, 2012, of the Permitting Recreationist, as follows:
That report APRAC12-001 be received
for information.
“CARRIED”
Recreation
Division Coordinator
Report APRAC12-004
2012 Special Occasion
Permits
Moved by Councillor Beamer
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee endorse the recommendations outlined in Report APRAC12-004
dated February 28, 2012, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That the issuance of Special Occasions
permits be supported for the following Sport Tournaments and Special Events
occurring on City property, in accordance with the Liquor Licence Act, and
the City of Peterborough Alcohol Management Policy:
i )
Slopitch
Association- Team Combat Tournament at Bowers Park on May 19 and 20, 2012;
ii )
Slopitch
Association – Slofest Slo-pitch Tournament at Morrow Park on June 30, 2012
and Bowers Park on June 30 and July 1, 2012;
iii
)
Peterborough
Rugby Club – Various Events at Nicholls Oval Park – Dates to be announced;
iv
)
A
Taste of the Town at Millennium Park on July 1, 2012;
v )
Ribfest
at Millennium Park from July 12 to 15, 2012;
vi
)
Peterborough
Folk Festival at Nicholls Oval Park on August 25, 2012;
vii )
Wakeboarding
Championships at Beavermead Park on August 24 to 26, 2012;
viii )
Peterborough
Pride Parade at Millennium Park on September 22, 2012; and
ix
)
Various
weddings/birthday celebrations at Nicholls Oval Park, Heritage Pavilion, and
Millennium Park.
“CARRIED”
Recreation
Division Coordinator
Report APRAC12-002
City Sponsored Events
and Activities
Moved by Gary Baldwin
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in Report APRAC12-002
dated February 28, 2012, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
a) That the
following special events and activities occurring between April 1, 2012 and
March 31, 2013 be approved as City sponsored, and be covered under the City’s
insurance:
i )
Victoria
Day Festivities in Del Crary Park
ii )
Canada
Day Parade
iii )
Canada
Day Multicultural Stage Show and Park Festivities in Del Crary Park, including
required road closures
iv )
Artsweek
v )
Snofest
Winter Carnival
vi )
Neighbourhood
Associations
vii )
Pathway
of Fame
viii
)
Annual
Terry Fox Run at Nicholls Oval
ix )
Peterborough
Youth Commission
x )
Peterborough
Youth Council
xi )
Blue
Sky Event
b) That staff be
authorized to enter into a City Sponsored Event/Activity Agreement with each
identified event/project organizer to allow their inclusion under the City’s
insurance policy.
“CARRIED”
Recreation
Division Coordinator
Report APRAC12-005
Off-leash Dog Park
Policy and Possible Sites
Moved by Yvonne Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in Report APRAC12-005
dated February 28, 2012, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
a) That the corporate
Off-Leash Dog Park Policy attached to this report as “Appendix A” be endorsed;
and
b) That Johnson
Park, located on Ashburnham Drive, be endorsed as the site of the City’s first
Off-Leash Dog Park.
“CARRIED”
Recreation
Division Coordinator
Report APRAC12-003
Presentation by the
City’s Recreationist for Summer Aquatics, Instructional Sports, Promotions,
& the Queen Alexandra Community Centre
Moved by Yvonne Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC12-003
dated February 28, 2012, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That a presentation from Stephanie
Fraser, on the Recreation Division’s Summer Aquatics and Instructional Sports
programs, Promotions, and the Queen Alexandra Centre be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
Gary Baldwin and Committee discussed
the concept of a Public Square and the need for rectangular sport fields,
including a possible location at Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Committee is
scheduled for March
20, 2012.
Adjournment
John Kennedy
Deputy City Clerk
Councillor Parnell
Chair