Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee

That the agenda be amended to include the addendum, and as amended, be approved.

That the minutes of the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee Meeting 02- 2021, held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, be approved.

That Clauses 12.9 and 12.11 of the City of Kingston Procedural By-Law 2021-41 be waived in order to allow Gary Wilson, Kingston Tennis Club, to speak to the Committee with respect to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

That Clauses 12.9 and 12.11 of the City of Kingston Procedural By-Law 2021-41 be waived in order to allow Fred Pentney to speak to the Committee with respect to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.

That an extension of time be approved for the briefing of Jon Hack and Lindsay Cudmore, Sierra Planning and Management.

That the recommendation of Councillor Boehme and Councillor McLaren regarding the Parks and Recreation Master Plan be amended to add the following clause: That staff be directed to report back to the ARCP Committee in Q2 2022 on a court implementation plan to increase the service level of tennis courts and pickleball above the service level and strategy outlined in the Parks & Recreation Master Plan Update including, but not limited to, accelerating the 4 permanent pickleball courts shown in the Belle Park Master Plan as “Beyond 15 Years” to the Phase 1 improvement project, accelerating lighting at one court site (for tennis/pickleball) and the tennis wall to the short term (1-5 years) – instead of the medium term (6-10 years) and providing alternate options to the reduction of courts in Henderson Park; and

That the recommendation of Councillor Boehme and Councillor McLaren regarding the Parks and Recreation Master Plan be amended to add the following clause: That staff be directed to report back to the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee in Q2 2022 about indoor winter tennis/pickleball play with a report about how Brampton and London, Ontario offer their residents for municipally run indoor tennis (the costs/do they break even or municipal subsidy required), a scan of other Ontario cities and details if they have municipally run indoor tennis, and how Cook’s Arena could be retrofitted to allow for indoor pickleball courts or one tennis court if space allows; and

That the recommendation of Councillor Boehme and Councillor McLaren regarding the Parks and Recreation Master Plan be amended to add the following clause: That staff be directed to report back to the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee in Q2 2022 on the cost to begin the planning process for a new swimming pool at the INVISTA Centre in the medium term (6-10 years) as per the recommendation in the 2010 Parks & Recreation Master Plan and a new swimming pool in the East End in the long term time frame (11-15 years).

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommends to Council: That a Housing and Homelessness Review Working Group be established to develop updated terms of reference for the Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee, it being understood that the Working Group will be comprised of not more than 4 members of the Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee, to be selected by the Committee to work with City staff to seek input from the community and report back to the Committee by the end of Q3 of 2021.

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommend to Council: That the 2020 Arts Advisory Committee Report Card be approved as a summary of the work accomplished by the Committee.

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommend to Council: That Nadine Baker, Dean Burry, Lynn Carlotto, Aaron Holmberg, Councillor Neill, Tricia Knowles and Chris Morris be appointed to the Local Music Working Group.

That the meeting of the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee adjourn at 10:40 p.m.