CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT
COQUITLAM
PARKS

&

RECREATION COMMITTEE

A meeting of the
&
Recreation Committee
held in the
Council Chambers on parks
Wednesday, July 10th4 1985, at was
4415 p.m.
In attendance were Alderman Michael
Wright and Alderma
e man 6 eorge
Laking.

Also

in attendance

was

K.

Janna

Taylor,

Parks

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Recreation

That the minutes of the
of the
Committee held on Wednesday,meeting
June 26th,

Parks

&

Recreation

Director.

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CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

aoopted.

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was suggested that it would be
appropriate in
our ten year capital works
plan to eliminate the
centre road through Lions Park
and direct traffic
to the south west of the pack and
that these two
lots could provide parking for the
Committee generally agreed that it cars. The
be
appropriate to eliminate the centre roadwould
the park in order to make the park a more through':
unific
park . It was also
that an accident
could occur with thestressed
road going through the
centre of the park.

gycommendation-

concept of
the centre
through the park eliminating
and the relocation of road
the
parking to the south west of the park be included
in the ten year plan.
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received the attached memorandum from Bryan
in regard to May Day flags. The Committee
agreed that consideration
would be given to the
use of Expo flags during
the May Day
Celebrations.
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RecommendatiRD

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That a

memorandum be sent to B.R. Kirk
indicating
that the
Parks s Recreation Committee
is in

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agreement that
flags should be obtained for
the 1986 May Day Expo
Celebrations.
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Lin~ark Boulevard

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The boulevard on Cedar
adjacent to Lincoln
Park sub-division has Drive
been
overgrown
for
The'public works crew
in and used the years.
flail
mower. unfortunately went
was left and not
cleaned up. The Parksthe a grass
Recreation Committee
agreed that we
go in there and clean up
the cut grass andshould
that next year I in the bud ge t
we should put a sum of money
in there to upgrad e
t hat particular part of the boulevard.
Attached
is a letter from a resident

situation.

who

is upset with the

iiecommendat AD.

That the parks crew go in and clean
up thee grass
gra
that money
placed in the 1986
budget
to
further improve be
the areas.
and

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Ttem No. 4

Maintenance Manaaement PrgRKA!8

Janna Taylor reported that on July 15th the
e Park
ars
be embarking
management program which will beon ofthe maintenance
immensee hei
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to'identify actual costs in the parks
area.
It
was strongly
pointed out that the Parks
Department crew have been
f rom the
ground floor up and that the involved
workers
have
involved with the input and the decision been
makin
regarding how the program
was to be set up. ing
An
inservice was held with the
crew
on
why
we
were
getting involved in the program and the
importance of the program for budget purposes.
De partment would

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Recommendation:

That the verbal report be received.
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Item No. 5

Outdoor Pools

Janna Taylor

indicated that

a fair amount of vandalism at

we have been having

our outdoor pools;
in particular Robert Hope Pool has been
vandalised on two occasions, and at Centennial
Pool, it has been reported that people have been
swimming in the pool after hours.
The R.C.M.P.
have been 'asked to patrol these pools on a
regular basis after hours.
RecommendatigR

That the verbal report be received
CARRIED
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The meeting adjourned at SF00 p.m.

M.R.

Wright, Chairman

K.

Janna Ta'ylor, Secretary

JUL 10 1985

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THE CORPORATION OF THF
CITY OF PORT COOUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

K.J. Tavlor
May 22, 1985.
Parks 4 Recreation Director
8.R. Kirk,
C.C. Alderman M. Farnwortn
City Administrator
Alderman II. Stewart

TO:
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SUUJECT:

1986 May Day

The Commi ttee

for Expo 86 met May 21, 1985 and dur ing tne
meeting it waS suggeSted
perhaps the May Day Committee
shou d g ve considerationthat
to
some transpcrtat on the ne in
conj unct on w th their May Day and
that Expo 86 f ags cou Id be
obtained for the May Day Celebrations.
Janna, would you please see me on his one
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B.R. Kirk,
City Administrator
BRK/al

Conf.Expo Committee
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