Vancouver Park Board - Public Consultation

2009 Public Consultation

Each year the Vancouver Park Board plans and carries out a wide range of projects and programs that impact residents, either directly or indirectly. These include facility and park development, new policies that guide decision-making or direct the way we carry out the work of the organization and deliver services to the public. Public meetings, open houses and workshops are opportunities for the Park Board to have open dialogue directly with the residents it serves to share information, build consensus, reduce conflicts, and plan together for the future.

Regular Park Board Meetings, held approximately every second week except for the month of August, are also open to the public.

Public consultations by year

Date & Location	Topic	Contact
Dec 3, 2009 5:00-7:00 pm Kitsilano War Memorial Community Center 2690 Larch St. (Snowy's Lounge)	Kitsilano Beach Park Playground – Open House You are invited to review and comment on the proposed concept plans for the Kitsilano Beach Park Playground. This project is made possible with contributions from 2010 Legacies Now , Rick Hansen Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada, Shane's Inspiration and the Province of British Columbia. Find out more about this partnership	Debra Barnes Project Manager Phone: 604-718-5852
Nov 26, 2009 5:30-8:00 pm David Livingstone Elementary School Library 315 E 23rd Avenue	Prince Edward Park Playground – Open House Prince Edward Park Playground is scheduled for an upgrade in 2010. We would like to meet with residents in the neighbourhood and other interested members of the public to discuss improvements. Please come and share your vision with us.	David Yurkovich Landscape Designer Phone: 604-257-6932
Nov 12, 2009 3:30pm – 4:30pm Children's Design Workshop – Kids: Help us design a universally accessible playground! 5:00pm – 7:00pm Open House Henry Hudson Elementary School – Gym, 1551 Cypress Street	Kitsilano Beach Park Playground – Open House Children with disabilities often cannot play in a standard play area and miss benefiting from the incredible social, physical, and emotional benefits that play provides. Your participation will give all the children in your community the chance to play, to grow, and to learn side-by-side. You are invited to an open house to learn more about this project and to make comments. Please join us. This project is made possible with contributions from 2010 Legacies Now, Rick Hansen Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada, Shane's Inspiration and the Province of British Columbia. Find out more about this partnership	Debra Barnes Project Manager Phone: 604-718-5852
Nov 9, 2009 5:00pm – 7:00pm Prince of Wales Secondary – Mini School Gym, 4750 Haggart Street	Proposed Synthetic Turf Playing Field – Open House Consideration is being given to a synthetic turf playing field at Prince of Wales Secondary, similar to the ones already in place at Point Grey and Van Tech Secondary Schools. The public is invited to an open house to learn more about this proposal and to make comments. Please join us. (See below for further details)	Mark Vulliamy Manager of Research and Planning 604-257-8461 The PW Synthetic Turf survey is now closed.
Comments Due by Nov 11, 2009	Smoking Restrictions in Parks--Share Your Opinions The Park Board is seeking your input as it considers smoking restrictions on our beaches, parks and playgrounds. Let us know what you think. The results of public input will be presented at a future meeting of the Park Board. We encourage you to take the survey and share your comments on this issue.	Email your comments: pbcomment@vancouver.ca Share your ideas: Online Survey
Review at Park Board Meeting Nov 16, 2009 Kerrisdale Community Centre, 5851 West Boulevard	Proposed 2010 Fees & Charges - We want your input! The Park Board is requesting feedback on proposed changes to its 2010 Fees & Charges and its 2010 Operating Budget. Proposed change for most fees is 4% with different adjustments proposed for Golf, Parking, VanDusen and Stanley Park Train & Farmyard. The public is invited to share their ideas in a survey that is available online or it can be picked up at community centres and other Park Board facilities. It includes questions about which programs are considered most important to residents and how the fee structure should be set. Please take this opportunity to give us your input to help us prioritize the programs and services we offer. The Park Board will be reviewing the proposed changes to Fees & Charges at the public board meeting on Monday, November 16. The public is welcome to attend.	Anita Ho Director of Corporate Services Tell us what you think: Online Survey
Oct 27, 2009 6:00-8:00pm (for Coal Harbour area) Coal Harbour Community Centre Oct 28, 2009 6:00-8:00pm (for Beatty Street area) Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Oct 29, 2009 5:00-7:00pm (for BC Place/Canada Hockey Place and Olympic/Paralympic Village Vancouver) Roundhouse Community Centre 3350 Victoria Drive	Game Plan Meetings The Park Board is joining VANOC and the City of Vancouver in the latest of a series of information sessions with residents who live or work near a 2010 Winter Games venue or site. The meetings will help give a better understanding of the impacts and experience of the Games. See the full list of meeting dates and learn more about Game Plan (link no longer available).	Joyce Courtney Communications Manager 604-257-8699
Comments Due by Nov 10, 2009	Future of Mount Pleasant Park - Pubic Invited to Share Their Ideas The Mount Pleasant Community Centre is moving from its current location on Mount Pleasant Park at 16th Avenue and Ontario Street and reopening in the new multi-service civic centre at Kingsway and 7th Avenue. The old buildling will be closed. The Park Board is interested in hearing from the public on possible future uses for the park. Read the latest Mount Pleasant Parks and Recreation Newsletter and then share your ideas. The results of public input will be presented at a meeting of the Board's Planning and Environment Committee. The public are welcome to attend and provide their views on the future of the park. The date of this open meeting will be announced soon.	Share your ideas: Online Survey Email your comments: pbcomment@vancouver.ca Phone the Park Board Comment Line at 604-257-6911.
Oct 3, 2009 1- 4 pm Grandview Park, Commerical Drive at Charles	Grandview Park Open House Improvements to Grandview Park are planned for the future. Please come to the park to review suggestions given at the first meeting in June and to continue discussing: How you currently use the park What you like about the park What concerns you have The ideas you have for improving park	David Yurkovich, Landscape Designer Phone: 604-257-6932
Comments due by Sep 25, 2009	Dog Off-Leash Proposal at Second Beach, Stanley Park and Devonian Park Proposal for Stanley Park Proposal for Devonian Park	Submit your comments via: Email: brian.quinn@vancouver.ca Mail: Stanley District Office, 2099 Beach Avenue, Vancouver BC, V6G 1Z4 Telephone: 604-257-8521 Fax: 604-681-1626
Sep 24, 2009 5 to 7 pm Sep 26, 2009 10 am to noon Roundhouse Community Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews	LiveCity Vancouver Open House- Olympic and Paralympic Celebration Vancouver is creating a celebration for the 2010 Winter Games called "LiveCity Vancouver". The celebration will include activities and opportunities that attract, entertain, engage, inform and excite people of all ages throughout the Games period. Residents and visitors will be able to join in on the excitement of the Games experience at the free, non-ticketed event. Learn more about LiveCity Vancouver plans at the two open houses and on the Host City web site.	Janice Lowe Project Facilitator 604-296-2863
Sep 23, 24, 28; Oct 1, 2009 5 pm - 7 pm Various locations	Synthetic Turf Playing Fields - Open House Series The Vancouver Park Board is implementing a long-range plan to develop six new lit synthetic-turf sport fields in the city for amateur sport play. Four of these fields have either been built or are currently under construction. Open houses are being held to gather public input into where the next two fields should be built. The following sites have been short-listed for consideration: Jericho Park – east or west field 1700 Discovery St Memorial South Park Oval or NW Field 41st Avenue at Prince Albert Rupert Park North Rupert at Kitchener Beaconsfield Park all-weather field Slocan and 17th Avenue Open houses will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm at the following Community Centres: September 23 Renfrew Community Centre, 2929 E. 22nd Avenue September 24 West Point Grey Community Centre, 4397 W. 2nd Avenue September 28 Sunset Community Centre, 6810 Main Street October 1 Hastings Community Centre, 3096 E. Hastings You will have an opportunity to learn more about the proposed lit synthetic turf fields and to make comments on any aspect of this initiative with Park Board staff. Please join us.	Mark Vulliamy Manager of Research and Planning 604-257-8461 Tell us what you think: Online Survey
Sep 15, 2009 7:00-9:00pm Trout Lake Community Centre 3350 Victoria Drive	Trout Lake Community Centre- Project Update You are invited to meet with Park Board staff and project architects to view and discuss plans for the new Trout Lake Community Centre. Presentation at 7:30	Danica Djurkovic Manager Facility Development 604-257-8455
Aug 26, 27, 29, 30; Sep 5, 6, 7, 2009 Various locations	Hastings Park/PNE Master Plan Drop by an open house to share your ideas and suggestions on the future of Hastings Park. Learn about the Hastings Park/PNE Master Plan which is rethinking the park as a greener, more active, year-round destination. vancouver.ca/yoursay.htm	604-871-6845 or 604-871-6846 hastingspark@vancouver.ca
Aug 14, 2009 2:00-3:00 pm Oppenheimer Park, Dunlevy Street (west side of park)	Oppenheimer Park You are invited to a project update on the park redevelopment construction phase at Oppenhiemer Park.	Debra Barnes Project Manager 604-718-5852
Comments due by Sep 30, 2009	Pilot Project - Portable Toilets in Parks In an effort to better serve park users, the Park Board is installing portable toilets on a trial basis in several of our busiest parks around the city, and will gauge public response to the project. These portable toilets have been provided on a temporary basis through a generous donation to the VPB by the Super Save Group of Companies. It is expected that the toilets will remain in the parks for public use on a trial basis until October 31, 2009 to determine public response. At least two toilets will remain in place until at earliest the end of the year. Portable toilets have been installed in China Creek North Park, China Creek South Park, George Park, Spanish Banks West, Stanley Park at Beaver Creek, Prospect Point (seawall level), Tisdall Park and VanTech Sport Field. A toilet will be installed at Third Beach soon. We welcome your comments on this pilot project. Concerns regarding the conditon of specific toilets should be made directly to SuperSave at 604-533-4423.	Submit your comment via: Email: pbcomment Mail: Attn: Pilot Project: Portable Toilets in Parks, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, 2099 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6G 1Z4
Comments due by Aug 10, 2009	Proposed Changes to the Dog Off-leash Hours at Fraser River Park and Portside Park Fraser River Park Proposed Changes Portside Park Proposed Changes	Submit your comments via: Email: pbcomment@vancouver.ca Mail: Vancouver East District Office 955 Evans Avenue Vancouver, BC V6A 4C8 Phone: 604-257-8613 Fax: 604-257-8616
Comments due by Jun 12, 2009	Public Art (Kits Beach) A proposal has been made to donate the sculpture "Echoes (2003)" by Canadian artist Michel Goulet, to the Park Board and to install it at the west end of Kitsilano Beach on the grassy area north of the Watermark Restaurant located at Arbutus and Creelman Streets. This piece consists of 16 stainless steel chairs with text inscriptions engraved on the seats. The application has been made through The Vancouver Biennale Foundation. As part of the approval process, the Vancouver Park Board welcomes comments and thoughts on the project from the community. If approved, work will be installed in the summer of 2009. For more information, please see the flyer posted at the Kitsilano Community Centre (2690 Larch Street).	Submit your comment via: Phone: 604-713-1812 Email: pbcomment Mail: Attn: Goulet Donation Arts & Culture Office, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2W3
Jun 24, 2009 5:00-7:00pm Park Board Admin Office 2099 Beach Avenue	English Bay Bistro The Vancouver Park Board invites you to view the Development Permit Application plans for the new English Bay Bistro. The plans are available to view at the Park Board Administration Office (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm), online, and at the public open house.	Per Palm Project Manager 604-257-8459
Jun 3, 2009 6:30-8:30pm Learning Resource Centre (under the Library) Britannia Community Centre 1661 Napier Street	Improvements to Grandview Park Improvements to Grandview Park are scheduled for 2010. Please join us at an open house to discuss: How you currently use the park; what you like about the park; what concerns you have; the ideas you have for improving it as a park space.	David Yurkovich Landscape Designer 604-257-6932
Apr 2, 2009 5:00-7:00pm Floral Hall VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak Street (Oak & 37th)	VanDusen Botanical Garden Please join us for a follow-up Open House to see the most recent developments for VanDusen's new facilities. The original concept as presented last year has been refined and information presented will include a study of parking and traffic patterns in the immediate area.	John Ross Project Manager 604-257-8676
Mar 31, 2009 5:00-7:00pm Vancouver Museum	Vanier Park Proposed BMX/Mountain Bike Park Consideration is being given to a BMX/mountain bike facility in Vanier Park, south of the Burrard Marina storage lot and across the road from the City Archives. The public is invited to an open house to learn more about this proposal and to make comments.	Mark Vulliamy Manager of Research and Planning 604-257-84616
Mar 25, 2009 5:00-8:00pm Seniors Lounge Kensington Community Centre 5175 Dumfries Street	Kensington Park Proposed Skateboard Park Consideration is being given to a skateboarding facility in Kensington Park, similar to the ones already in place in Strathcona and Quilchena Parks. The public is invited to an open house to learn more about this proposal and to make comments. Click here for the Skateboard Strategy for Vancouver.	Mark Vulliamy Manager of Research and Planning 604-257-8461
Mar 4, 2009 5:00-8:00pm Rink Lobby Trout Lake Community Centre 3350 Victoria Drive	Trout Lake Community Centre and Rink Phase 2: Project Update The public is invited to an open house to visit the new ice rink and learn about the next phase of the Trout Lake Community Centre redevelopment project.	Per Palm Project Manager 604-257-8459
Feb 20, 2009 4:00-8:00pm The Floral Hall VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak Street (37th & Oak) Feb 21, 2009 1:00-4:00pm Promenade Vancouver Central Library 350 West Georgia Street	Stanley Park Forest Management Plan The Park Board will hold two public open house sessions to present information and provide an opportunity for the public to discuss and comment on the proposed Forest Management Plan for Stanley Park. The Management Plan is intended to provide an overview of various management practices required to realize the Vision Statement first published in the Stanley Park Restoration Plan in April 2007 – "That Stanley Park's forest be a resilient coastal forest with a diversity of native tree and other species and habitats, that allows park visitors to experience nature in the city." The plan was developed in coordination with the University of British Columbia and the Stanley Park Ecology Society and includes various modules pertaining to Tree Hazard Mitigation, Wind Resilience, Insect and Disease Management, Culturally Modified Trees and Wildlife. For more information please visit our feedback page.	Yuna Flewin Research Assistant 604-257-8480
Jan 28, 2009 6:00-8:00pm Preschool Room (2nd Floor) Strathcona Community Centre 601 Keefer Street	Trillium Park Development The public is invited to come to an open house to review the plans for two artificial turf fields with lighting, at the corner of Thornton and National Streets. The field portion of the park will be constructed in 2009.	Steve Wong Project Manager 604-257-8402