The Sport Field Strategy is coming back to Park Board on Monday, June 10th. Staff are seeking support for a number of key recommendations, including one that would convert all gravel fields to synthetic turf fields at Oak, Killarney and Beaconsfield Parks. Interested speakers have until noon on Monday, June 10th to sign up (the meeting has a 6:30pm start at 2099 Beach Avenue).
The recommendations by staff include:
- the renewal of all existing synthetic turf fields (7 out of 12 fields are behind schedule for renewal in 5 parks)
- converting all gravel fields to synthetic fields (Oak, Killarney, Beaconsfield); potentially also converting John Hendry Park gravel fields)
- dedicate parks for ball diamond and rectangular fields
- make sport-specific ‘priority fields’
- create hub sites (Killarney Park, John Hendry Park, potential Churchill School sites)
Currently there are a total of 267 sport fields in Vancouver (151 rectangular fields and 116 ball diamonds in 79 parks). Staff are continuing their push for additional artificial turf fields. There are many disadvantages of artificial turf fields and these come at a high ecological cost; please see the following posts for more details:
- Protect Vancouver’s grass sports fields from becoming synthetic turf, says ‘Save Our Neighbourhood Parks’ group.
- Lead confirmed on Vancouver synthetic turf playing fields: Moratorium sought
Apart from the Sport Field Strategy, there will be an update related to the Stanley Park Train at the meeting. Unfortunately there is no staff report published yet on the Stanley Park Train, nor is there any information about the General Managers report. Both reports will likely be presented live at the meeting on Monday night.
For reference, the meeting agenda has been reproduced below:
https://parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca/2024/20240610/index.htm
NOTICE OF MEETING
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
– BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING –
AGENDA
| Date: | Monday, June 10, 2024 |
| Time: | 6:30pm |
| Place: | Park Board Boardroom 2099 Beach Avenue |
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Meeting Highlights 
Minutes of this Meeting
Video clip of Board Committee Meeting 
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ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF MINUTES – Board Committee Meeting – Monday, May 6, 2024 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMUNICATIONS
– Correspondence Summary
STAFF REPORTS
1. Sport Field Strategy (for decision)
– Proposed Strategy Document
– Appendix A – Current State
– Appendix B – Environmental and Human Health Report
– Appendix C – “What We Heard” Report #1
– Appendix D – “What we Head” Report #2
– Appendix E – “What We Heard” Report #3
– Appendix F Re-Classification Of Sport Fields & Appendix G Sport Field Cut Sheets
– Appendix H Guidance For Implementing The Recommended New Allocations Approach, Appendix I Amenity Best Practices And Guidelines, Appendix J Guidance For Establishing Cost Recovery Targets
– Video Clip
– Presentation
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A Regular Board meeting will be convened following the Board Committee meeting.
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NOTICE OF MEETING
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION
– REGULAR BOARD MEETING –
PLEASE NOTE: Regular Board meeting items are not available for speaker registration. To hear from delegations on a topic, the Board may refer the item to a future Committee meeting.
Video Clip of Regular Board Meeting
ROLL CALL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
APPROVAL OF IN CAMERA MEETINGS
THAT the Board will go into meetings, prior to the next Regular Board meeting, which are closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:
(c) labour relations or other employee relations;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the city;
(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(j) information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 [disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city if they were held in public;
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
1. Regular Board Meeting – Monday, May 27, 2024
2. Special Board Meeting – Monday, May 27, 2024
CHAIR’S REPORT
– Video Clip 
– Presentation
COMMUNICATIONS
– Correspondence Summary
COMMITTEE REPORT – Board Committee – Monday, June 10, 2024
STAFF REPORTS
1. Stanley Park Train – Update (for information)
– Video Clip
2. General Manager Report (for information)
– Video Clip
– Presentation
NOTICE of MEMBERS’ MOTIONS
OTHER BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES
– Enquiry Summary
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NEXT MEETING
Committee and Regular Board Meetings: Monday, June 24, 2024
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https://parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca/2024/index.htm
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