Board of Parks and Recreation
Regular Board Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2004 at 7:00 pm
at Kensington Community Centre
5175 Dumfries Street, Vancouver

AGENDA

A recording of the Agenda is available at 604-257-8507

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on Monday, April 05, 2004.
2. Minutes of the Special meeting of the Board held on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

CHAIR'S REPORT

OPEN QUESTION PERIOD

PRESENTATION

Awards - Ron Suzuki
Lori MacKay, Director of Vancouver East District to make a presentation on the awards received by Ron Suzuki.

STAFF REPORTS

3. Treated Wood in Playgrounds
   Staff report dated April 8, 2004 recommending that the Board receive the report for information.
   Appendix 1 - Report on Arsenic Residues in Base Materials of Playgrounds with CCA-treated Wood
4. Operating Budget - Consultation on Initiatives
   Staff report dated April 14, 2004 recommending that the Board approve the 2004 Budget Initiatives detailed in the 2004 Operating Budget to increase summer season hourly parking rates in Stanley Park and at Jericho Beach and increase low cost swim and skate rates for Adult patrons from $1 to $2 effective May 1, 2004.
5. Cost Escalation Report
   Staff report dated April 2, 2004 recommending that the Board endorse Recommendations A and B in the City Council report "2003-2005 Capital Plan Funding Adjustments".
   Appendix 1 - City report: 2003-2005 Capital Plan Funding Adjustments
   Appendix 2 - Park Board Projects Cost Escalation Funding Requirements and Sources
6. Signage - Stanley Park
   Staff report dated April 1, 2004 recommending that the Board approve the completion of the Phase 1 signage program for Stanley Park.
   Appendix 1 - Action Plan
   Appendix 2 - Recommendations
   Appendix 3 - Staff Report, June 14, 2001
   Appendix 4 - Staff Report, May 25, 1999
7. West Nile Virus Monitoring Report
   Staff report dated April 8, 2004 recommending that the Board endorses recommendations A, B, C, D and E of the attached City Council report "West Nile Virus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Procedures for 2004" dated April 22, 2004.
   Appendix 1 - City report West Nile Virus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Procedures for 2004
8. Mt. Pleasant Community Centre Design Approval
   Staff report dated April 8, 2004 recommending that the Board approve the schematic design for the new Mount Pleasant Community Centre as prepared by Busby and Associates Architects and support the recommendation to Council to tender the construction project.
   Appendix 1  [4Mb] - Floor Plans and Elevations
   Appendix 2 - City report: Mount Pleasant Civic Centre Authorization to Tender

IN-CAMERA MEETING

THAT the Board later this evening go into a meeting which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph:
(d) the security of property of the city.

ENQUIRIES, OTHER MATTERS AND NEW BUSINESS

 

NEXT MEETING: Monday, May 3, 2004 at 7:00 pm

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