NOTICE OF MEETING

BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PARK BOARD COMMITTEE MEETIN
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AGENDA

Date:
Monday, December 14, 2015
Time:
7:00 pm
Place:
Park Board - Boardroom
2099 Beach Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6G 1Z4

Printable Agenda PDF
Minutes of this Meeting PDF

PLEASE NOTE:

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Park Board Committee Meeting - November 16, 2015 PDF

CHAIR'S REPORT
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CHAIR'S 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT

AGENDA ITEM

1. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Fish House Restaurant Contract Award PDF
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2. PRESENTATION: Urban Forest Strategy Update PDF
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3. REPORT BACK: Flowering Cherry Tree Grove Plantings PDF
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4. REPORT:  TED2016 Evening Event at Olympic Village Square & Plaza PDF
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NOTICE

A Regular Board meeting will be convened immediately following the Park Board Committee meeting.

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REGULAR BOARD MEETING

AGENDA

PLEASE NOTERegular Board meeting items are not available for speaker registration. To hear from delegations on a topic, the Board may refer the item to a future Committee meeting.

ROLL CALL

ELECTION OF BOARD CHAIR (Dec 2015 to Dec 2016)
The following are excerpts from the Board’s Procedure By-law, Sections 3 and 4:

The General Manager shall call the first Board meeting of the year to order and conduct the meeting for election of the Chair or until an acting chair is appointed.

The term of the Chair commences on the date of the election as Chair and terminates on the date of the first meeting in December next ensuing.

ELECTION OF BOARD VICE-CHAIR (Dec 2015 to Dec 2016)
The following is an excerpt from the Board’s Procedure By-law, Section 5:

There shall be a Vice Chair elected in the same manner and for the same term as the Chair.  The Chair shall preside during the election of the Vice Chair.

ELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR (Jan 2016 to Dec 2016)

IN CAMERA
THAT the Board will go into a meeting in January 2016, which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:

(g)  litigation or potential litigation affecting the City or Park Board;

(i)   the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;

(k)  negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the City and Park Board if they were held in public.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Regular Board Meeting – November 16, 2015 PDF

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMITTEE REPORT - Report of the Park Board Committee - Monday, December 14, 2015
Approval of recommendations and actions

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

STAFF REPORT
1. Park Board Meeting Dates – 2016 Proposed Schedule PDF

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

1. Park Board Support for the VPD’s 529 Garage Bicycle Registry PDF
MOVER:  Commissioner Shum
SECONDER: Commissioner Wiebe
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2. Refugee Support PDF
MOVER:  Commissioner Mackinnon
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3. Getting Mileage from Park Board Vehicles PDF
MOVER:  Commissioner Kirby-Yung
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4. Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis PDF
MOVER:  Commissioner Evans
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5. Accessible Parks Strategy – Site Map PDF
MOVER:  Commissioner Wiebe
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NOTICE OF MOTIONS

NEW BUSINESS

ENQUIRIES

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NEXT MEETING: to be determined