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Arenas,
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes
City of Peterborough
March
17, 2015
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Minutes
of a Meeting of Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Held on Tuesday,
March 17, 2015
in the Sutherland Room, City Hall.
Present:
David
Ronson
Diane
Sargent
Gary
Rabjohn
Rocky
Caravaggio
Regrets:
Councillor
Haacke
Randy
Turner
Staff:
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services
Rob
Anderson, Recreation Division Coordinator
Mary
Gallop, Manager of Facilities and Special Projects
Geoff Mathews, Manager, Peterborough Sport
& Wellness Centre
Sue
Warrington, Arena Division Manager
Phil
Jacobs, Supervisor - Parks and Forestry
Susan
Sauvé, Transportation Demand Management Planner
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
The
Committee was informed that Hank Fisher was present and wished to speak to Item
#8. Gary Rabjohn asked that the Committee consider amending the agenda to deal
with Report APRAC15-016, Proposed Renaming of Simcoe and Bethune Park first.
Director of Community Services
Report APRAC15-016
Proposed Renaming of Simcoe and Bethune Park
Moved
by Rocky Caravaggio
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve the recommendations
outlined in Report APRAC15-016 dated March 17, 2015, of the Director of
Community Services as follows:
a)
That
the correspondence and presentation from Hank Fisher proposing to rename the
Simcoe and Bethune Street Park in honour of Stompin’ Tom Connors be received;
b)
That
Hank’s proposal for renaming the park not be supported or endorsed;
c)
That
the matter of honouring Stompin’ Tom be referred to the Arts Culture &
Heritage Division/Advisory Committee for consideration as either a potential
public art project or other appropriate form of recognition; and
d)
That
staff be directed to establish a process to gather ideas / names for renaming
the park and a report be brought back to the Committee outlining the process
for receiving proposals.
“CARRIED”
Election of Officers
Chair
Moved
by Rocky Caravaggio
That
Gary Rabjohn be appointed as Chair of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for 2015.
Vice Chair
Moved
by Councillor Therrien
That
Rocky Caravaggio be appointed as Vice Chair of the Arenas, Parks and
Recreation Advisory Committee for 2015.
“CARRIED”
Confirmation of Minutes – February 24, 2015
That the minutes of the meeting of the
Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee held on February 24, 2015 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
No
items were passed on Consent.
Manager, Facilities & Special Projects
Report APRAC15-015
West End Splash Pad – Plan Presentation
Moved
by Councillor Therrien
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve the recommendation
outlined in Report APRAC15-015 dated March 17, 2015, of the Manager of
Facilities and Special Projects, as follows:
That
a presentation by the Manager of Facilities and Special Projects be received on
the plan for the west end splash pad at the Kinsmen Civic Centre.
“CARRIED”
Presentation
Representatives
from Immunotech presented a $5,000.00 cheque to the Chair for the Beavermead
Play Structure Replacement Project.
Recreation
Division Coordinator
Report
APRAC15-017
Trail
Projects Update Presentation
Moved
by Councillor Therrien
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve the recommendation
outlined in Report APRAC15-017 dated March 17, 2015, of the Recreation Division
Coordinator, as follows:
That
a presentation by the City’s Transportation Demand Management Planner on the
ongoing multi-use trail projects be received.
“CARRIED”
City
Clerk
Report
CPCLKAPR15-001
The
Provision of Legislative Support to Advisory Committees of Council
Moved
by Rocky Caravaggio
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve the recommendation
outlined in Report CPCLKAPR15-001 dated March 17, 2015, of the City Clerk, as
follows:
That
the presentation by the Committee Coordinator, with respect to the provision of
legislative support to Advisory Committees of Council, be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
Other
Business
Moved
by Councillor Therrien
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve an amendment to
recommendation (a)(iv) of Report APRAC15-009 - 2015/16 City Sponsored Events
dated February 24, 2015, as follows:
That
the Pulse on George Street event occurring on Saturday July 18, 2015 be
approved as a City Sponsored event, with its amended route being:
George
Street from McDonnel Street to King Street, east on King Street to the Otonabee
River Trail, south on the trail through Del Crary Park to Crescent Street,
south on Crescent Street to Lock Street, south on Lock Street, ending at
Lansdowne Street.
“CARRIED”
Civic
Award Selection Committee
Gary
Rabjohn and Diane Sargent volunteered to sit on the 2014 Civic Award Selection
Committee representing the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
“CARRIED”
Adjournment
Moved
by Councillor Therrien
Kendra Sedgwick
Committee
Coordinator
Gary
Rabjohn
Chair