12 05 1996 RAC Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE ORO-MEDONTE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD THURSDAY,DECEMBER 5, 1996
Present:
AT 7: 00 P.M., ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY ARENA
Mayor Ian Beard, Councillor Walter Dickie, Councillor
Ron Sommers, Graham Nelson, Dave Knox, Bill Groves,
Nancy Stoddart, Barb Swanson
Staff Present: Deborah Broderick, Anne Brousseau, Tara Mittermayer
Also Present: Bob Earl, Warminster Optimist Club; P. Amos,
Warminster Soccer
1.
Minutes of the November 7, 1996
Meeting
Moved by Bill Groves, seconded by Walter Dickie
That the minutes of the November 7, 1996 meeting of
Recreation Advisory Com~ittee be adopted as circulated.
the
Carried.
2.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature
Thereof - In Accordance With The Act:
None stated.
3.
Adoption of the Agenda.
Moved by Barb Swanson, seconded by Bill Groves,
That the Agenda for the Recreation Advisory Cormnittee for
December 5, 1996 be as printed and circulated \d th
the addition of the
6. a)
of
6,
for Christmas Skate Party,
Carried.
4.
Disposition of the November 7, 1996 Recommendations to
Council:
Four recommendations from the Recreation Advisory Committee
were to Council at their regular of
20, 1996. Four Motions were subsequently by
Council, copies of which are appended to these minutes.
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D. Broderick &
K. Allen - meet
with repre-
senatives
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Recreation Advisory Committee
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December 5, 1996
5.
Deputations:
Mr. Bob Earl of the Warminster Optimist Club,
Amos of the Warminster Soccer League were
the Committee with to the
and the suitable
a current
s) with the baseball league.
and Mr. Paul
to address
Soccer League
fields. The soccer
of 256 children
Several scenarios with respect to
fields were discussed, in
which can only be by a
Optimist Club and the Soccer League are
raise all the required funds themselves to
soccer and inquired as to what extent
would to assist. The
parking at current location(s) was
a
of additional
property
The Warminster
in a position to
additional
Mayor Ian Beard advised the
be faced with further cuts
the implications of the
with respect to the
that access to the
a problem which required
delegation that the Township will
to provincial funding and until
cuts are known, decisions
made. It was recognized
at these locations was
The minimum, immediate identified by the
were the for parking at both
s) and at least one-half the south end of the
field being developed into two full size
Also was the need for safe access the
Richelieu fields. The Optimists and the Soccer League have
some funds available; they do not have the resources
to raise all the funds
The Director and the Recreation Facilities Manager will meet
with the and Soccer League representatives to
develop a to address the concerns as expressed.
6.
Correspondence:
a)
Flyer: Children's Christmas Party December
(Nancy Stoddart) :The flyer was circulated
information of the Committee. All plans are
the and flyer has been
tc area
6, 1996
for the
for
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D. Broderick.
to Committee
Deferred to
meeting.
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Recreation Advisory Committee
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December 5, 1996
Director's Monthly Report
a)
re, CN Lands: Recreation Facilities
the Committee with a verbal
will be submitting to the Chief
The report concerns a he was
conduct on how other who
a trail system are same.
requested to
currently have
In
that
recreational
wi th respect the
Beard explained
in this regard.
from the Com~ittee, it was
Mr. Allen was conducted a
and did not contain a recommendation
of the abandoned rail line.
there have been no negotiations as
Once a direction is established Council, the Recreation
Committee will be for comments regarding
components with respect to the lands.
Members of the Committee felt that in order to
comment and make recommendations to Council in this
more information on the ect lands is required.
Director will provide the with whatever information
is currently available (some information regarding the rail
line was circulated to the Committee at its meetings of March
7, 1996 and 2, 1996). The matter will be discussed with
the Chief Officer prior to further action by
the Committee.
It was Moved by Graham Nelson, seconded by Barb Swanson
That the issue of the CN Lands be referred to the
further to the Recreation Staff providing
to the ComITlittee.
Carried.
Director circulated her
WATERWORKS will not be
the Memorial Park
Park Day
and that
the Township be
b) Report, re: Summer Programs:
for 1997 summer day camp(s).
with the to
in and it is the
be scaled down to one week in
at three other locations
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D. Broderick.
prepare priority
list for Jan.
meeting
TABLED
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Recreation Advisory Committee
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December 5, 1996
for a period of one week each. It
Director that this could be achieved
who would be trained to program for
would then conduct the camps in the
Township.
was suggested by the
hiring summer staff
groups, and who
areas of the
It was further
Ontario Sailing
location.
that a
be
c) Three-year Capital Forecast:
capital forecast was circulated
Cornmi t tee. Further to a
list of the capital
January 2, 1997 meeting
will be provided.
A draft of the three-year
for the information of the
Graham Nelson for a
matter was Tabled to
at which time a priority list
8.
Committee Chairman's Report:
The Chairman thanked the Committee for flowers sent to his
wife following her hospital stay.
9.
Questions:
Tara Mittermayer
Master Plan. The
Master Plan has been
and
be available later
scheduled for
will be
on the Plan
on the status of the
section of the Draft
and work is
It is
in December a public
January. The Director advised
with the to
it proceeds to
view
10.
Adjournment.
It was Moved by Graham Nelson,
That the meeting adjourn at 9:40 p.m.
Recording Secretary