Board Meeting Highlights
December 1, 2008
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 website
on the Monday one week prior to the next
scheduled Board meeting.
Meeting Agenda - December
1, 2008
CHAIR'S REPORT
The Chair reported
on the achievements for 2008 and for the
past three years, giving operational highlights
under each of the priority areas identified
by the Board when they came to office in
2005. She acknowledged and thanked Park Board
staff and fellow Commissioners for their
hard work and contributions.
PRESENTATION
Outgoing Commissioners Korina
Houghton, Spencer Herbert, Heather Holden,
Marty Zlotnik and Allan De Genova were recognized
and presented with a retirement gift.
OATH OF OFFICE
The Oath of Office was administered
by Acting City Clerk Marg Coulson for incoming
Commissioners Constance Barnes, Sarah Blyth,
Raj Hundal, Aaron Jasper, Stuart Mackinnon,
Ian Robertson and Loretta Woodcock.
ELECTION OF CHAIR/VICE CHAIR
Commissioner Hundal was
elected Chair and Commissioner Woodcock was
elected Vice Chair of the new Board.
APPROVAL OF 2009 MEETING
DATES
Meeting dates were approved
for 2009 as follows:
- January 19
- February 2 and 16
- March 2 and 23
- April 6 and 20
- May 4
- June 1 and 15
- July 6 and 20
- August - Summer Break
- September 21
- October 5 and 19
- November 2, 16 and 30
- December 14
These dates are in accordance with 2009
Council meeting dates.
RECEPTION
Guests met the new Commissioners at a reception
following the inaugural meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular Park Board
meeting will be held
at 7 pm on Monday, December 8, 2008.