Board Meeting Highlights
July 17, 2006
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 - July 17, 2006
GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
Park Board related items on Council and Committee
agenda this week include: Roles, Relationships
and Responsibilities Review Committee;
Youth Days in Council; Gingerbread House
Day Care; Visual Identity Program for
the City of Vancouver; replacement of Firehall
#15; Collingwood Neighbourhood House Recreation/Gymnasium;
City Budgets May 2006 to-date; and City
Budgets 2007 proposed process. The General
Manager also reported the Park Board is
participating in the Equitas Human Rights
Tool Kit program, a needs assessment being
carried out in four Canadian cities, around
reducing racism and cultural conflict
through games and activities at summer
day camps.
STAFF REPORTS
Killarney Ice Rink and Lobby Reconstruction
The Board approved the schematic design plans for the Killarney
Ice Rink and Lobby. The new rink will provide practice space for the
2010 Games; post Games, the rink will convert from Olympic to community
recreation mode. The new lobby will join together the pool, community
centre and rink. This last phase of the facility's redevelopment is
being built to LEED Gold standard.
Contract Awards
Approval for Nelson Park and Oak & 37th
Park Site during Summer Recess
The General Manager was authorized to award construction contracts for
the upgrades of Nelson Park, to a maximum of $650,000 and Oak &
37th Park Site, to a maximum of $750,000, during the Board's summer
break. Construction on both projects will begin this summer.
Trout Lake Consultant Contract
The Board entered into a contract for full consulting services for the
design and construction adminstration of the Trout Lake Ice rink and
schematic design for the future new community centre with Walter Francl
Architect for a fee of $1.277 million. The rink will provide practice
space for the 2010 Games; post Games, it will be retrofitted to convert
from Olympic to community recreation mode. The complex is being built
to LEED Gold standard.
Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre:
Snowy's Lounge Kitchen Upgrades
Renovations to the kitchen in Snowy's Lounge at Kitsilano War Memorial
Community Centre will proceed, funding to come from a $294,500 donation
from the Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre Association. The Association
will upgrade the facility to commercial grade in order to implement
a unique meals program for seniors and the underprivileged.
Approval of Statutory
Rights-of-Way in Jericho Beach Park
A statutory right-of-way was granted to protect an exisiting sewer interceptor
in Jericho Beach Park to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage
District. Another right-of-way was granted to protect a City sewer in
the park, to the City of Vancouver. These changes legally protect access
to inspect, maintain and repair the utilities and services within the
wooded park.
Captain Cook Park: Update on Gingerbread
House Daycare
To reflect changes to the structure of legal agreements, the Board rescinded
a 2004 resolution concerning the relocation proposal for the Gingerbread
House Daycare, adjacent to Captain Cook School and Park. Under the new
arrangement, the Park Board will grant the license to the City for the
outdoor play area, and the City will sub-license to the childcare operator.
A "no build" convenant will also be registered over a portion
of the park, to separate any future building from the outdoor play area.
MOU with Conseil
Scolaire Francophone for Oak & 37th
Park Site
The Board approved the terms of a Memorandum
of Understanding between the Conseil Scolaire
Francophone (CSF) and the Park Board, for
the development, maintenance and long-term
use of the sports field and perimeter trail
at the Oak & 37th park site. As a partner,
CSF will make a financial contribution
in return for use of the play field predominately
during the school year.
ENQUIRIES, OTHER MATTERS AND NEW BUSINESS
As a follow-up to the Motion at the last
meeting about initiatives to make parks safer,
Commissioner Robertson asked staff to investigate
a cell phone loaner program, similar to the
one in place at the National Capital Commission
in Ottawa.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Park Board
will be held at 7:00 pm on Monday, September 11, 2006
at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
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