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Parks, Recreation Culture Committee
July 10, 2019
What was decided (15 motions)
15 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
Resolved that the Delegation of Ian Lucas & Philip Davis of Geospatial Niagara and the Ohnia:kara Aspiring Global Geopark Steering Committee re: Establishing the entire Niagara Region as a UNESCO Global Geopark be received for information. and That the Committee recommends that the concept for the Ohnia:kara UNESCO Global Geopark be endorsed and the Ohnia:kara Steering Committee be supported in their pursuits of developing a global geopark.
Moved by Lay Member Zbucki, seconded by Lay Member Murphy
Carried
Resolved that the delegation from the Grimsby Green Committee Initiative be received for information and that staff be directed to prepare a report outlining the composition and terms that this Advisory Committee might operate under.
Moved by Lay Member Zbucki, seconded by Lay Member Murphy
Carried
Resolved that the Minutes of the Grimsby Art Gallery Board Meeting of June 13, 2019 be received for information and the recommendations within be approved.
Moved by Lay Member Zbucki, seconded by Lay Member Murphy
Carried
Resolved that the Minutes of the Grimsby Museum Board Meeting of June 13, 2019 be received for information.
Moved by Lay Member Murphy, seconded by Lay Member Zbucki
Carried
Resolved that the Minutes of the Corp of the Town of Grimsby Selection Committee for Parks, Recreation and Culture Dept. meeting of June 24, 2019 be received for information.
Moved by Lay Member Murphy, seconded by Lay Member Zbucki
Carried
Resolved that the Committee recommends that: 1. The Elizabeth Street Pumphouse Roof Replacement Report DRS19-29 be received for information and that 2. The quote from Spinton Roofing Limited of $40,455 plus taxes, for the replacement of the Elizabeth Street Pumphouse roof, be accepted.
Moved by Lay Member Murphy, seconded by Lay Member Zbucki
Carried
Resolved that the Committee receives the Parks Waste and Recycle Receptacles Report DRS19-30 for information.
Moved by Lay Member Zbucki, seconded by Lay Member Murphy
Carried
Resolved that the Committee recommend that the Door Open Event 2019 Report DRS19-31 be received for information and that the road closure application for the event be approved.
Moved by Lay Member Zbucki, seconded by Lay Member Napper
Carried
Resolved that Committee recommend that the Music Night in the Park Report DRS19-32 be received for information and that the related liquor license application for the event on September 12th be supported, including designating the event as "Municipally Significant".
Moved by Lay Member Napper, seconded by Lay Member Zbucki
Carried
Resolved that the Committee recommends that the Director's Information Report - July 2019 DRS19-33 be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Bothwell, seconded by Lay Member Zbucki
Carried
Resolved that the Committee recommends that the Fifth Wheel Lands - Parks Discussion Report DRS19-34 be received for information.
Moved by Lay Member Murphy, seconded by Lay Member Napper
Carried
Resolved that the Committee recommends that the Peach King Centre Expansion Feasibility Report DRS19-35 be received for information and that staff be authorized to proceed with the Request for Proposal process.
Moved by Councillor Bothwell, seconded by Councillor Freake
Carried
Resolved that the Updated Facility Rental Guidelines Report DRS19-36 be received for information, and that the updates to the Facility Rental Guidelines be approved. Page 5 of 6 Parks, Recreation & Culture Committee July 10, 2019
Moved by Councillor Freake, seconded by Councillor Bothwell
Carried
Resolved that the correspondence from Embr Events be received and that the event be recognized as municipally significant and approval given for the annual Whisky Weekend event on Sept. 21 & 22, 2019 at Forty Creek Distillery.
Moved by Councillor Bothwell, seconded by Councillor Freake
Carried
Resolved that the correspondence from GAMRU dated July 5, 2019 requesting one-time injections of funds be received for information and approve one-time funding support of $5,000 to support GAMRU operations.
Moved by Councillor Freake, seconded by Lay Member Napper