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City of Maple Ridge
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA – REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Meeting Access Information
Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee (PRCC) meetings are held in a hybrid format. Members of the
PRCC and the public are asked to join the meeting in-person in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City Hall or
remotely using the following access information:
Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone
https://mapleridge-ca.zoom.us/j/82602129665
Or join the meeting using your phone
Dial: 1-778-907-2071 Meeting ID: 826 0212 9665
1.CALL TO ORDER
1.1. Land Acknowledgement
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES – September 27, 2023
4.DELEGATIONS
5.NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1. PRC Master Plan Implementation
6.LIAISON UPDATES
6.1. Staff Liaison
6.2. Council Liaison
7.SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES
8.QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC
9.ROUNDTABLE
10.ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: November 22, 2023
Agenda Submission Deadline: November 8, 2023
QUESTION PERIOD
Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on subjects that are of
concern to them. Each person will be given 2 minutes to speak.
Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period.
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City of Maple Ridge
Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
September 27, 2023
The Minutes of the Regular Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee Meeting held via Zoom
teleconference and hosted in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City Hall on September 27, 2023, at 4:00
pm.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Councillor Korleen Carreras Council Liaison
Carolyn Gosling, Chair Member at Large
Stephen Von Sychowski, Vice Chair Member at Large
Miranda Carpenter Member at Large
Ryan Svendsen Member at Large
Mike Murray School District No. 42 Board Trustee
STAFF PRESENT
Valoree Richmond Director of Parks & Facilities & Staff Liaison
Chad Neufeld Manager of Parks Planning & Development
Krista Gowan Planner 2
Corinn Howes Acting Deputy Corporate Officer
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT
Sasha Passaglia Member at Large
1.CALL TO ORDER – 4:04 p m
1.1 Land Acknowledgement
C. Go sling, Chair, called the meeting to order and provided the land acknowledgment.
2.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
R/2023-PRCC-009
It was moved and seconded
That the agenda for the September 27, 2023, Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting be approved as circulated.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
R/2023-PRCC-010
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee Regular
Meeting dated July 20, 2023, be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4.DELEGATIONS
3.0
Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee Minutes
September 27, 2023
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4.1 Draft Heritage Plan Overview – Krista Gowan
K. Gowan, Planner 2, presented a draft Heritage Plan overview. Topics included: heritage myth
busters, Maple Ridge’s heritage, why heritage matters, brief history of the Heritage Program, the
new Heritage Plan, and the five (5) big moves related to parks, recreation, and culture. Committee
members asked questions, engaged in discussion, and provided feedback.
5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 Urban Forest Management Strategy
C. Cheng, Urban Forest Planner, and A. Needoba, Principal, Senior Urban Forester, with Diamond
Head Consulting, presented an update on the Urban Forest Management Strategy. Topics
included: what is an urban forest and its benefits, tree canopies by land use, ecosystem services,
tree equity score, urban forest report card, and next steps. Committee members asked questions,
engaged in discussion, and provided feedback.
6. LIAISON UPDATES
6.1 Staff Liaison
V. Richmond provided an update on the following:
• Celebration of Maple Ridge’s first beach volleyball facility
• Launch of the Maple Ridge Rec Facility Study
• Update on meeting with ALC Commissioners regarding the non-farm use application for
a fourth ice sheet
• Celebration of National Tree Day
6.2 Council Liaison
Councillor Carreras provided an update on the following:
• UBCM Convention 2023
• 2024 BC Summer Games and Maple Ridge 150
• Council’s endorsement of the Strategic Active Transportation Plan
• Truth and Reconciliation Day – upcoming event at Memorial Peace Park
• Annual committee recruitment season
7. SUBCOMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATES – NIL
8. QUESTION PERIOD FROM THE PUBLIC - NIL
9. ROUNDTABLE
Committee members provided updates and reports on issues and activities relating to parks,
recreation, and culture in the community.
10. ADJOURNMENT – 5:31 p.m.
Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee Minutes
September 27, 2023
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The next regular meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee will be held
on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 4:00 pm.
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Carolyn Gosling, Chair
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