Board Meeting Highlights
December 12, 2005
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 - December 12,
2005
PRESENTATION
The Park Board and Stanley Park Ecology Society
were recently presented with an Award of
Excellence for Innovation from the Vancouver
Regional Construction Association for the
unique Cob House earthen architecture project
in Stanley Park.
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
There are no Park Board-related agenda items
at Council or Committees this week. At their
last meeting, Council named appointments to
Standing Committees, and Council Representatives
to Regional Bodies, Boards, Statutory Committees
and Non-Profit Societies.
STAFF REPORTS
Childcare Developments - Kitsilano Area
Park Site and Burrard View Park
The Board received for information and update
on two childcare projects on city and park
land which are being upgraded through conversion
of ageing BC Buildings Corporation portables
into updated facilities. The Kitsilano area
childcare, next to the community gardens,
is being replaced with a new modular structure
to open by Spring 2006. Harbourview Childcare
Centre, in East Vancouver's Burrard View
Park, will be replaced. Following community
consultation, an expanded building is proposed
at or near the existing location; financial
and building options are being prepared.
Olympic Handover/Countdown Celebrations
As part of the City's celebrations to locally
commemorate the handover of the Olympic
Winter Games from Torino, Italy to Vancouver
and to mark the countdown to 2010, the
Park Board will be offering residents free
skating at all ice rinks on Sunday, February
26, 2006, and a ceremonial lighting event
at the English Bay Inukshuk sculpture (inspiration
behind the 2010 official emblem Ilanaaq)
on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. More details
on these and other activities in the week
long celebrations - including transfer
and raising of the Olympic flag, community
event for viewing the Torino closing ceremonies,
and unveiling of the countdown clock -
will be available soon.
Award of Stanley Park Pay Tennis Concession
The pay tennis concession in Stanley Park
was awarded to G&G Tennis Services
for the 2006 season with the 2007 and 2008
seasons to be renewed annually. This reservation
service is offered on 6 of the 17 courts
available.
2006 Special
Events
The Board approved two major special events
in 2006 - Alcan Dragon Boat Festival June
16 to 18 and Weekend to End Breast Cancer
August 18 to 20. The full Calendar of Major
Events was also received for information
- over 200 such events per year take place
in Vancouver's parks.
Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of
the Park Board is at 7:00 pm on Monday,
January 16, 2006 at 2099 Beach
Avenue.
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