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ITEM

MINUTES

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee held on Tuesday, March 28, 2006.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

DELEGATION

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3.

Catherine Gunther, of Ipsos-Reid Public Affairs. to present their  recreation and physical fitness study.

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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4.

RICHMOND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TERRA NOVA RURAL PARK ENDOWMENT FUND OPPORTUNITY

(Report:  March 16, 2006, File No.: 06-2345-20-TNRPI/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1787491)

Designated Speakers:  Dave Semple and Mike Redpath

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff be directed to develop an Endowment Contribution Agreement with the Richmond Community Foundation for the Terra Nova Rural Park.

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5.

FEEDBACK ON THE 2005 – 2015 PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES MASTER PLAN

(Report:  April 19, 2006, File No.01-0340-20-CSERI ) (REDMS No. 1729969)

Designated Speaker:  Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2005 – 2015 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Master Plan be adopted with the following amendments and recommendations:

(a)

Incorporate an Analysis of Current Facilities into the Places and Spaces (Section 7.4) of the Master Plan.

(b)

Develop a Facility Evaluation Framework  for future facility development to assess how the City will make decisions regarding infrastructure investment and that this be added to Section 7.6 (Facilities and Amenities Recommendations).

(c)

Reprioritize 2007-2011 Capital Priorities to include the Minoru Place Activity Centre (Section 7.4).

(d)

That the Facilities and Amenities Section (Section 7.4) include a reference that there are no plans to replace or eliminate Minoru Arenas in the next decade.

(e)

When the Garden City Lands Master Planning process begins, bring forward the PRCS Master Plan facility and park priorities for consideration within that process.

(f)

Incorporate the public feedback and consultation comments into Book 2 of the Master Plan. (As outlined in Attachments 3, 4 and 5.)

(2)

That staff proceed with implementation of the Master Plan recommendations and report on the progress to Council once per year.

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MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT