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ARENAS,
PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
CITY
OF PETERBOROUGH
JUNE 15, 2010
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF ARENAS, PARK AND RECREATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010, IN THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
ROOM, CITY HALL
Present:
Councillor
Martin 5:41 p.m.
Gary
Rabjohn
Randy
Turner
Frances
Wilbur
Staff:
Ken
Doherty, Director of Community Services
Rob
Anderson, Recreation Co-ordinator
Brian
Buchardt, Planner, Urban Design
John
Kennedy, Deputy City Clerk
Absent:
Confirmation of
Minutes – April 20, 2010
Moved
by Gary Rabjohn
That
the minutes of the meeting of the Arenas, Park and Recreation Advisory
Committee held on April 20, 2010 be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There were no disclosures of interest.
Consent Agenda
That Items 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 be approved as part of the
consent agenda.
“CARRIED”
Recreation Division Coordinator
Report APRAC10-022
Proposed Community Garden Sites
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee endorse the recommendations outlined in Report APRAC10-022
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
a) That City Staff
be directed to investigate the feasibility of establishing a community garden
on each of the following three City-owned properties, as requested by the
Peterborough Community Garden Network:
i) Wentworth Park
ii) Inverlea Park
iii) Quaker Park –
(West Side of London Street Foot Bridge)
b) That City Staff
be directed to proceed with the establishment of a community garden at each of
these sites that are deemed feasible to accommodate community gardening
activity.
Recreation Division
Coordinator
Report APRAC10-020
Downtown Youth Space
Update
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-020
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That report APRAC10-020 be received
for information.
Director of Community
Services
Report APRAC10-026
Communities in Bloom
June Update
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-026
dated June 15, 2010, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
That this report, the draft Minutes of
the Committee’s May 28th, 2010 meeting and draft budget for
2010-2012 be received for information.
Recreation Division Coordinator
Report APRAC10-024
Beach Volleyball Courts At Beavermead Park
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-024
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That construction of two regulation
size beach volleyball courts within Beavermead Park be approved, if sufficient
funding partnerships are secured.
Recreation Division Coordinator
Report APRAC10-018
Additional 2010 Special Occasion Permit Request
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-018
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That a Special Occasions permit
request for the 2010 Peterborough Pride Celebration to be held in Millennium
Park on Saturday September 25, 2010 be approved, in accordance with the City of
Peterborough Alcohol Management Policy.
Director of Community
Services
Report APRAC10-025
Planning Report
Presentation
Brian
Buchardt, Planner, Urban Design, made a presentation on various Planning
Department parks and recreation related projects.
Moved
by Yvonne
Coveney-Boyd
That
the Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee approve the recommendation
outlined in Report APRAC10-025 dated June 15, 2010, of the Director of
Community Services, as follows:
That
a presentation/verbal report from Brian Buchardt, Planner, Urban Design, on
various Planning Department parks/recreation related projects be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
Recreation Division
Coordinator
Report APRAC10-023
Use of Nicholls Oval
By Peterborough Cycling Club
Presentation
Sean Kelly
from the Peterborough Cycling Club made a presentation to Committee.
Moved
by Gary
Rabjohn
Recreation Division
Coordinator
Report APRAC10-019
Proposed Design For
City Parks Identification Signs
Moved
by Councillor Martin
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-019
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator as follows:
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee provide input regarding the proposed design of the city
parks identification signs.
Recreation Division Coordinator
Report APRAC10-021
Commemoration Requests
Moved
by Yvonne Coveny-Boyd
That the Arenas Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report APRAC10-021
dated June 15, 2010, of the Recreation Division Coordinator, as follows:
That
Staff be directed to create a report identifying the short and long-term
implications of initiating a commemoration program, and to provide
recommendations based on those implications.
Other Business
There
was no Other Business.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Committee is
scheduled for
September 21, 2010.
Adjournment
Moved by Yvonne Coveny-Boyd
John Kennedy
Deputy City Clerk
Bill Juby Jr.
Chair