Board Meeting Highlights
June 21, 2004
The following information is intended to provide quick highlights of this scheduled Board meeting. Every attempt has been made to summarize these highlights as accurately as possible; however, the complete and official minutes will be posted on the web site on the Monday one week prior to the next scheduled Board meeting.
Meeting Agenda - June
21 , 2004
STAFF REPORTS
Southeast False Creek - Choices and Directions
The Board approved a series of staff recommendations regarding the planning
for the Southeast False Creek lands. The recommendations provide advice
to Council on issues raised by the public, stakeholders, advisory groups
and Councillors in their review of and amendment to the revised official
development plan for the area.
The Park Board's advice relates to four issues most important to the
delivery of parks and recreation opportunities:
- Size and type of community facility
- Amount of park
- Character of water's edge
- Urban agriculture
Recommendations to Council are:
- approval of an amendment to the SEFC Policy Statement requiring
a full-size community centre including a boating facility for non-motorized
boating
- confirmation of exising policy that requires a 26.4 acre public
park
- approval of an amendment to the Policy Statement seeking a more
active water's edge
- confirmation of existing policy seeking the provision of significant
urban agriculture in SEFC
- approval of the recommendation seeking a balanced distribution
of park across the entire site
- confirmation of existing policy designating the east end of False
Creek for non-motorized boating use.
Float Plane Base Beside New Convention Centre
Staff provided a verbal report on the proposed temporary float plane
base next to the new Convention Centre site at the end of Harbour Green
Park. The Board approved a motion asking staff to work with the Development
Permit Board to seek options (through configuration and/or design) to
minimize the visual impact of the base from the park and seawall; and
to reiterate with the Development Permit Board that the location is
temporary.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular Board meeting will be held
on Monday, July 5, 2004 at 2099 Beach Avenue.