Community Services Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Present:

Chair Laura Dudas,
Vice-Chair Jessica Bradley,
Councillor David Brown,
Councillor Marty Carr,
Councillor Theresa Kavanagh,
Councillor Rawlson King,
Councillor Wilson Lo,
and Councillor Stéphanie Plante

Absent:

Councillor Steve Desroches,
Councillor David Hill,
and Councillor Ariel Troster

1.
Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

1.Public Notices English - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

2.Public Notices French - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Community Services Committee Report 9.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, April 22, 2024 and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

2.
Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

3.1
CSC Minutes 8 – Tuesday, February 27, 2024

1.French CSC Minutes 8_2024.pdf

2.English CSC Minutes 8_2024.pdf

Carried

4.
Responses to Inquiries

4.1
OCC-2024-01 – Housing Refugees and Asylum Seekers

1.Inquiry Response - Housing Refugees and Asylum Seekers.pdf

With the will of Committee this item was briefly discussed. Clara Freire, General Manager, Community and Social Services Department, answered questions from Committee.

4.2
OCC-2024-03 – Alcohol in parks pilot project

1.Inquiry Response - Alcohol in parks pilot project.pdf

4.3
CSC-2024-02 – Update on new municipal Cultural Plan

1.Response to Inquiry - Update on new municipal Cultural Plan.pdf

2.English Document 1 - Renewed Action Plan status.pdf

3.French Document 1 - Renewed Action Plan status.pdf

5.
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department

5.1
Mooney's Bay Park Hill

1.Report - Mooney's Bay Park Hill.pdf

2.Document 1 - Images of Mooneys Bay Hill.pdf

File No. ACS2024-RCF-GEN-0002 – City-wide

Dan Chenier, General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department, presented an overview of the report and answered questions from the Committee. A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Kevin Wherry, Manager, Parks and Facilities Planning, and Sue Chiumera, Program Manager, Aquatic Operations 2, also responded to questions from Committee.

There were no public submissions on this item.

Following discussions, the Committee considered the report recommendations and amending motion as follows.

Report recommendation(s)

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. To approve up to $250,000 from City Wide Cash in Lieu of Parkland for external engineering and landscape architecture expertise for a feasibility analysis, site and design requirements, and costing for modifications to the hill and surrounding parkland that would achieve the scope of work and objectives outlined in this report; and
2. That following the completion of the work outlined in recommendation 1, that staff report back to Council with the findings and recommendations for further action and implementation funding if appropriate; and
3. That the seasonal temporary fencing continue to be installed on the hill during the winter months until the safety issues are resolved.
Motion No. CSC2024-09-01
Moved byJ. Bradley
WHEREAS the recommendation one in the report titled Mooney’s Bay Park Hill (ACS2024-RCFS-GEN-0002) recommends up to “$250,000 from City Wide Cash in Lieu of Parkland be allocated for external engineering and landscape architecture expertise for a feasibility analysis, site and design requirements, including costing for modifications to the hill and surrounding parkland”; and

WHEREAS staff have indicated that a preliminary analysis of site challenges and potential concepts to modify the hill to allow reasonably safe sledding would be beneficial prior to undertaking any detailed designs and costing; and

WHEREAS this approach reduces the scope of the initial work;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that recommendation one in the report be replaced with:

To approve up to $150,000 from City Wide Cash in Lieu of Parkland be allocated for external engineering and landscape architecture expertise for a feasibility analysis resulting in a potential safer sledding concept, including preliminary costing for modifications to the hill and surrounding parkland; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that recommendation two be amended to:

That following the completion of the work outlined in recommendation 1, that staff report back to Committee and Council with the findings and recommendations for further action and funding if appropriate.
For (8) L. Dudas, T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Bradley, S. Plante, M. Carr, D. Brown, and W. Lo
Carried (8 to 0)
Report recommendations as amended

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. To approve up to $150,000 from City Wide Cash in Lieu of Parkland be allocated for external engineering and landscape architecture expertise for a feasibility analysis resulting in a potential safer sledding concept, including preliminary costing for modifications to the hill and surrounding parkland; and
2. That following the completion of the work outlined in recommendation 1, that staff report back to Committee and Council with the findings and recommendations for further action and funding if appropriate.
3. That the seasonal temporary fencing continue to be installed on the hill during the winter months until the safety issues are resolved.
Carried as amended