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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COOUITLAM
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee was
Room P3 at City Hall on March 28, 1990 3:45 p.m.

held in the Meeting

In attendance were Aloerman Mike Gates and Alderman George Laking.
Also in attendance wa.a K. Janna Taylor, Parks & Recreation
Item No. 1

Director.

Proposed 1990 Rental Fee - Senior "B" Lacrosse
The attached report was presented by the Recreation

Manager.

Recommendation:

That the Senior "B" Lacrosse rental rate be $ 16.50 per

hour.

Carried
Item No. 2

Requests from PoCo Lacrosse Council
The Recreation Manager reviewed the attached report.

Pecommendation:

Item No. 3

That the requests as outlined in the letter from the
Lacrosse Council be denied.
Carried
Seasonal Concession Stand Intermediate lacrosse
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The Recreation Manager presented the s" tacked report.

Recommendation:
To deny

the request for a concession stand.

Carried
AD JOUR?01ENT:

The meeting adjourned at AI30 p.m

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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

March

27&

1990

Janna Taylor, Parks & Recreation Director

TO:

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FROM:

Larry J. Wheeler, Recreation Manager

SUBJECT:

Proposed 1990 Rental Fee - Senior "B"

lacrosse

Senior "B" Lacrosse team has been formed inn
Port
or C oqu i t 1 am creating
establishment of a new rental rate
for
Rec Centre
facilities. After
our current rate structurePoCo
and
the rate
schedules from otherreviewing
communities with Senior "B " L actosse teams,
rate of 416.50 per hour.
a
has been proposed.
A

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nee d for the

INTRODUCTION:
PURPOSE/PROBLEM:

This report has b an prepared to provide
the Parks 6
Recreation Committee with
information
and
recommendation
regarding the establishmen of a rental feea for
Senior "B"

Lacrosse..

HISTORY/BACKOROUND:

There has not been a Senior "B" Lacrosse
team in Port
Coquitlam in recent Sears. Therefore,
existing fee
schedule does not include an appropriatetherental
rate.
However, a Senior "B " Lacrosse team has been
organized
for
1990 and t'.:erefore the establishment of
a rental

required.

fee is

ANALYSIS:

have attached a cceparlson of 1989
zental rates for Senior
Lacrosse teams in other communities.
s ou ld b e noted
that
a we have
ave r
the new rate using thet assumption
adults have "aproposed
greater ability to pay" than most other that
population. This
is consistent with our ex
eristic
s ng fee
ee
structure.
"B"

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BENEFITS:
1'he proposed rental rate
be perceived as being fair and
not in anyway restrict theshould
should
development
of a Senior "B " teem in Port
Coquitlam, The proposed fee is consistent
with thea eristic
ex st ng fees and
charges stzucture.

RECONNENMTION:

It is recommended

that a rental rate of 416.50 per hour be
establi -hcd for tne Senior
"B" Lacrosse team's
rental of the PoCo Rec
Centre.

Larry J. Wheelez

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MARKET COMPARISONS/PROPOSAL

1989

User

Vancouver Burnaby

West

Surrey

New

14.50/h

16.50/h

31.50/g

16.50/h

Group

Lacrosse
Senior B

26.00/h

12.25/h 12.00/h

45.00/h

Senior B

84.00/g

17.10/h 150.00/g
3 hours

66.00/h
or 302
gross
gate

Practises
Games

receipt

Please note: Coquitlam

&

1990

Richmond

+

all

Proposed
Port
Coquitlam

staff
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Port Moo iy do not have Senior "B" Teams

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AMALTSZS OP PROBLEM:

organizations of the Po t
Lacrosse Council aze
to be commanded for their fine work inCouuitlam
establishi
ng a top-notch aad
growing lacrosse program in Port Coquitlam. However,
we must keep
The member

in
perspective that lacrosse participants constitute less than 2X ot'he
populatioa of Port Coquitlam. Tae Parks and Recreatioa Department's
mandate is to ensure zecreation opportunities
available to all
-itizens. Special events and other recreation are
programs
(i.e. tennis
lessons) are one way of meeting thes'" "other" needs. Therefore,
allowing the sole use of a multi-use facility for one activity may be
ia coaflict wi.th the community's "best interests".

Parks and Recreation Departm nt supports in many different
eren ways
efforts made by the members of the Port Coquitlam Lacrosse
Council to provide our citizens with ac ezcellent lacrosse program.
We keep these needs in miad always when
and scheduling
the applicable facilities. We regularly programming
mod.ify,
relocate
or even
cancel our plans irt an effort to accommodate user group needs.
However, thi.s cooperation is sometimes limited by our objective o
not compromise the quality of our zeczeatioa
progzatus.
The
the

OPTIONS CONSIDERED:
Two

possible solutions were evaluated:
1.
2~

Deny

the Request

Approve the Request as Outlined.

1. Deny the Request

Solution:

Advantage:

Disadvantage."

not approve the requests received
Council.
We aro able to maintain our present
mits of leisure opportuaities from the
comma,li'ty
We will coatinue to cooperate wi,th the
lacrosse users by modifying our
schedules whenever possible with a
goal of building a top not: h
recreation system.
Time is available to meet all of the
lacz'osse user aeeds, but some of it
may not be considered "prime time".
(see attached schedule) by the vari.ous
user groups.
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Outlined:
2. Apptoue the kieques ts asapprove
the requests received from

Solution:

Advantage:

Disadvantage:

To

Council as
the Port Coquitlam Lacrossletter.
attached
the
in
outlined
be able
Laczosse user activities would
"prime
using
to continue to espand
time" only.
Opportunities to the community will be
limited.
Buildings will continue to be

under-utilized.

lhe spirit of cooperation between user
groups could be lost.
Spring and summer programs have
alzeady been planned and promoted.

CONCLUSIONS"

available

to iulfill ouz mandate of
In an effort
and
'
11" I am recommending that the Parks Ins
f
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nstead
requests.
the
deny
adopt Option 2,
Recreation Committeetinue
Lacrosse
the
to work cooperatively with
e.
easible.
many of their requests as fees
as
accommod"te
Coi ncil to
making

our

ill

Larry J. Wheeler

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AWALYSIS OP REOUEST:

on a zegulaz basis during ths
'cession
concess n is not operated
t
ddition community groups are not pezmitted
I
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City s
The
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continue to prov

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facility. months.
use the City's concession
summer
the
during
vending services
their bwn concession
like to operate
anizations
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However, many organ
means o ra s ng
a
as
goods)
pze-packaged
and
coffee
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n or g snizations
(
accommodated this xequest by allowing
in the
We have typically
kitchen
or use the small
tablee lnn the foyer
members of
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that
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to set up a ts.
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system
this
The major dzawback of concession suppl..es aroun
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R
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the organization have to carry their
We do

their car.

OPTIONS COBSIDEREDTwo

evaluated:
possible solutions were
Request
the
Deny
1.
2. Approve the Request as Outlined
1.

Deny the Request

Solution

Advantage:

D

is advent age:

the request received
not approve Saints
Intermediate
from the Poco
set
up a temporary
to
Club
lacrosse
summer season.
the
concession during
supply at the
short
in
is
Storage space
would
solution
PoCo Rec Centre. Thisreduction of
result in no further
stozage space. Permanent file storage
would be maintained. to support the
We would not be able
a temporary
Club's efforts to inlocate
the old arena.
To

concession booth
Outlined:
Approve the Request as
the PoCo Saintsa Intermediate
permit
To
Solution:
seasonal
up
Lacrosse Club to set part
the
of
in
concession stand
rooms
storage/storage
existing file old arena.
located in the be able to generate
"h Club would
Advantage:
concession.
revenues f zom the small
in
Th, city would be a partner
its
meeting
with
assisting the Club

objectives .

Disadvantage:

solution would result in the
These storage spaces would be partially
lost to the Department.
Other clubs and oxganizations will
quite likely request similar
consideration, thereby potentially
eliminating the storage benefit being
pursued by the PoCo Saints.
This

expense of modifying the existing rooms

CONCLUSZONS:

Since storage space is in short supply at the Poco Recreation Centre
and because the benefits gained from incurring the expense of
modifying the two rooms is questionable, it is being recommended that
the Parks 6 Recreation Committee adopt Option 1, to deny the request.

Report NIriter
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