March 23, 2010 - Agenda


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City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee

 

Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
4:00 p.m.

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

PRCS-1

 

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee held on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

 

 

 

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

 

 

 

PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

 

PRCS-11

1.

COMMUNITY GARDEN ADMINISTRATION

(File Ref. No.:  11-7375-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2793361v5)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Jodie Shebib

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That:

 

 

(1)

the City enter into an agreement with the Richmond Food Security Society for the administration of community gardens that have been designated by the City on lands owned or controlled by the City on the terms and conditions set out in the attached report.

 

 

(2)

the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation be authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and

 

 

(3)

Council approve one time funding of $15,000 to be funded from Council contingency   in order for the Richmond Food Security Society to provide educational outreach, community garden enhancements and other community garden related programming in Richmond in 2010 - 2011.

 

 

3.

MANAGER’S REPORT

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT