Community Services Committee

Minutes

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Date:
Time:
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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

This item has attachments. 
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.

These “Summary Minutes” indicate the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting. This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the full Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in the Summary Minutes are draft until the full Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The draft of the full Minutes (for confirmation) will be published with the agenda for the next regular Committee meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

2.
Declarations of Interest

 

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

 

4.
Responses to Inquiries

 

5.
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department

 

5.1
Mooney's Bay Park Hill

This item has attachments. 
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

  • 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

6.
Office of the City Clerk

 

6.1
Status Update – Community Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending April 12, 2024

This item has attachments. 
1.Report - Status Update - Inquiries and Motions.pdf

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0047 – City-wide

  • Report Recommendation

    That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

    Received

7.
In Camera Items

 

There were no in camera items.

8.
Information Previously Distributed

 

9.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

10.
Inquiries

 

There were no Inquiries.

11.
Other Business

 

There was no other business.

12.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 

The meeting adjourned at 10:40 am.

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