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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-01403:.✓✓✓- olvp3 m Ji-alL PICKERING TOWNSHIP PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE A meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee was held on WEDNESDAY the TWEA?TY-FIFTH day of AARCH, 1964„ at the Municipal Building, Brougham. PRESENT: Donald Beer, in the Chair Donald HoAkir_s Donald Boake Donald Waring Terence Ryan E. Storry, Secretary Harry Ashton, Parks Administrator ABSENT: Gordon Shaver John Campbell MINUTES MOVED by Mr- Ryan, seconded by Air. Hopkins, that Minutes of meeting held March 25, be approved. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE 1. Notice from Township Clerk, L. T. Johnston, that Parks and Recreation. Budget was set at Council Meeting on March 16, 1964, as follows: Parks - .25 Mills - $75062,15 Recreation - .25 Mills - 7,062.14 714,124.29 2. Budget frog: Fairport Beach Recreation Committee, requesting equipment for Girls' Team, and House League; an amount of $75.00 for repair of seats and net; and $750.00 for ice rink expenses for forthcoming winter. 3. Request from Dunbarton Athletic Club for financial assistance in settling rental account to Pickering High School of $24C.00. See Resolution. 4. Agreement between Rouge Hill Community Hall and Department of Agriculture, signed by Ministers wherein a grant of $3325.00 is accepted, and the Board agrees to maintain the Hail and Park from year to year as a community centre under the Community Centres Act. 5. Letter from Community Programmes Branch, Department of Education, announcing Provincial Leadership Institute June 7-13, 1964. 6. Catalogue of Community Interests from Community Programmes Branch. Letter suggesting that Secretary complete survey by March 25, 1964. See Resolution. 7. 3ntario Recreation Association Bulletin re keynote speaker for Conference at Windsors May 1 & 2. 8. Literature on Doon School of Fine Arts, Summer, 1964. DELEGATIONS 1. On MOTION of Mr. Ryan, Mr. Miller was heard. Mr. Robert Miller presented the Brougham Park Budget, totalling $1$075.00. Mr. Miller said the one spectator stand in the park had been built by free labour and donations of material, and stated that another stand was needed. He explained that the amount of $500.00 was in the budget for the two stands. The balance of -he estimated costs in the 1964 budget was for building a fence, hydro, caretaker, repairing stove and cooler in booth, repairs to washrooms, and other incidentals. 2 - Mr. Miller told the meeting that the lig:':ting system was j installed in the park through the efforts of the people in the district, both financially and by voluntary labour. He j said that teams from all parts of the Township used this illuminated park. "embers of the committee described the policy it had adopted this year, to Mr. Miller, of installing lighting systems in two parks in the south part of the Township, and gradually getting all of the Township Parks in good shape. They said it was possible that the budgets would be reduced so that the capital expenditures could be made, after which budget money would be distributed as equally as possible, the various parks getting what they required over a period of time. Tho Chairman said that the Brougham Park Budget would be considered with the others at the next meeting. Mr. Miller submitted the names of the 1964 members of the Brougham Community- Centre, being Ross Knox, Chairman; Jean Booth, Treasurer, Grant Johnston, Secretary, Robert Miller and Donald Gibson. ( S-.., =---° ) 2. Ted Oidfield appeared before the Committee asking for facts and figures that he may present to a schDduled softball meeting, re grants and equipment. Mr. Ashton advised that the most chat could be received from the Department of Education was $600.00 fcr the whole Township recreation programme. A resolution was passed to provide $1300.00 from the Township Recreation Budget for softball in 1964, RESOLUTIONS MOVED by Mr. Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Ryan, that a budget of 1 000.00 be allotted forthe purchase of ball equipment cr softball operations in the following manner: Pickering Township Softball League, $800; Claremont and District L::ague, $300.00; Lakeshore League, $200.00; this money to be used only to subsidize Township teams in the above Leagues. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Ryan, seconded by Mr. Boake, that the following names Fe submitted to the Township Council to be appointed as members of the Brougham Community Centres Board: Ross Knox, Jean Booth, Grant Johnston., Robert Miller, and Donald Gibson. CARRIED Note: Members appointed from Council to sit on the Brougham Community Centre: Councillors W. G. Newman and Harvey Strang. MOVED ht, Mr. Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Ryan, that a sum of money be used to purchase land and school site on. Pickering Beach Road; that the sum not exceed $250.001, and that a Board to manage and supervise the park be appointed as stipulated in Act. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Ryan, seconded by Mr. Hopkins, that the sum of $240.00 be allowed the Dunbarton Athletic Club to retire their debt to the High School Board for rental. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Ryan, seconded by Mr, Boake, that tenders be called and submitted to this Board for: a poled lighting system similar to the existing systems at Brougham and Claremont to be installed in: (a) East Woodlands Park (b) Bay Ridges Park these tenders, separate for each location, to be in the hands of Mr. Ashton no later than 12 noon April 21, 1964. CARRIED - 5 - MOVED by Mr. Ryan, seconded by Mr. Boake, that Mr. Beer and Mr. �rla- r ng be sent to the O.R.A. meeting in Windsor on behalf of this com-ittee, their expenses to be underwritten ry this committee in the amount of $125.00. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Ryan, that the Township Parks and Recreation Committee arrange through Tar. Ashton for the purchase and design of a suitable medal and that this medal be presented to any individual, group or team that has achieved outstanding athletic prowess or service. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Boake, that due to our meeting date being March 25th, the request for your survey concerning our recreation facilities and programming cannot be completed, as requested; further that to complete such a survey would require at least three months. CARRIED On MOTION of Mr. Waring, the meeting adjourned. APPROVED 1564 Secretary Chairman