UPDATE on above message from earlier today. Here is the motion:
Standing Committee on City Finance and Services agenda
December 13, 2023 9:30 am, Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall
COUNCIL MEMBERS’ MOTIONS
2. Amendment to the Vancouver Charter
Motion PDF
"WHEREAS: [blah blah blah]
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
A. THAT Council formally request that the Province of British Columbia amend or
repeal section 485 of the Vancouver Charter (“VC”) to remove the requirement
for an elected board of commissioners, variously referenced in legislation and
elsewhere as the "Board of Parks and Recreation" and/or "Park Board", including
any and all consequential and/or incidental amendments required to the VC
and/or other related legislation, including that any and all legal obligations of the
Park Board be assumed by the City;
FURTHER THAT the legal capacity to exercise the powers currently bestowed
on the Park Board under the VC, and the authority to enforce those powers, shall
be devolved to and bestowed upon Council, and the delivery of parks and
recreation services shall be administered by the City in accordance with Council
direction;
AND FURTHER THAT, in accordance with the above, Council formally request
that the Province of British Columbia amend the process for revoking and/or
cancelling the designation of areas designated as permanent public parks of the
City under the VC, notably under section 488 of the VC (“Parks in care of
Board”), to a unanimous vote of all Council members, along with provisions for a
public referendum.
B. THAT a Parks and Recreation Transition Working Group (“PRTWG”) (Type D
advisory body) be convened to facilitate the smooth transition of responsibility for
park and recreation services, from the current oversight by an elected Park
Board to the oversight of Council;
FURTHER THAT the PRTWG shall have a time-limited mandate of six (6)
months to coordinate the ongoing engagement and relationships with park and
recreation stakeholders, supported by City staff, and be comprised of the Mayor,
the Mayor’s Chief of Staff, two City Councillors appointed by the Mayor, a current
Park Board Commissioner appointed by the Mayor, and up to six (6) members of
the public appointed by the Mayor, with Terms of Reference for the working
group to be determined by the Mayor in consultation with, and under the
advisement of, the City Manager and the General Manager of Parks and
Recreation."
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