The Corporation of The Town of Cobourg

Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

MINUTES

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Electronic Participation
Members Present:
  • Emily Chorley
  • Beth Bellaire, Chair
  • Dora Body
  • Miriam Mutton
  • James McGrath
  • Richard Pope
  • Trish Whitney
Staff Present:
  • Jodi Ware-Simpson
  • Teresa Behan, Deputy Director, Community Services

1.
CALL TO ORDER
 

2.
APPROVAL/ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
 

  • Moved byDora Body

    THAT the Agenda dated November 3, 2020 be approved as presented/amended. 

    Carried

3.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS
 

There were no Declarations of Interest Declared by Committee Members. 

4.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
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  • Moved byTrish Whitney

    THAT the minutes dated October 6, 2020 be adopted as presented/amended.

    Carried

5.
DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
 

6.
COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE
 

6.1
Letter From The Cobourg Brainstormers
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The Committee reviewed the correspondence.

  • Moved byRichard Pope

    That the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee receive the letter from the Cobourg Brainstormers for information purposes.

    Carried

7.
REPORTS
 

7.1
Beach Survey (All)
 

The Committee reviewed the survey questions.

Deputy Mayor Seguin will ask the DBIA for their input regarding the beach survey. 

Deputy Director Behan will pull out business questions from the Waterfront Plan survey and they will be emailed to the committee.

The Committee will ask Ashley Purdy, Communications Manager, to assist with the survey introduction.

Member Pope and Whitney will take all suggestions and rewrite the survey. The Committee was asked to send any further suggestions to them. 

7.2
2021 Tree Planting (Chair)
 

The Deputy Director reviewed the 2021 draft tree planting budget. $25,000 has been added as a special project as per the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. 

The Deputy Director will add a student to the budget.

7.3
Reporting on this Year's Accomplishments by PRAC and Setting Goals for Next Year (Chair)
 

The Chair, Beth Bellaire, will put together a report to Council on the Committee's 2020 accomplishments and goals for 2021 and will send it to the Committee for feedback.  

8.
NEW BUSINESS
 

Member Mutton asked if the picture on the Parks and Recreation section on the Town website can be updated. The Deputy Director will ask the communications department to change it.

9.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 

Ongoing Usage of the Beach - December Report to Council 

Trash to Treasures - Spring 2021

Adult Fitness Park - Extended to March 2022

Legal Opinion Prior to Further Attempts to Regulate On-Water Activities - deferred until a new legal opinion is obtained. Brent Larmer, Legislative Clerk, is working on this.

10.
COUNCIL MOTIONS
 

11.
ADJOURNMENT
 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:45pm.

12.
NEXT MEETING
 

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