Administrative Recommendation:

THAT the Board of Directors (RDOS) support a Five-year Financial Plan Amendment in the amount of$55,000 for Oliver Parks and Recreation Parks to fund an Age-Friendly Outdoor Fitness Park and paving of a pathway in Lion’s Park for the purpose of creating a circuit for the Age-Friendly Outdoor Fitness Park.

History: Amendments to the approved Five-year Financial Plan are brought forward as supporting resolutions with bylaw amendments taking place in aggregation annually.

Analysis: After the 2015 budget was approved, the Oliver Parks and Recreation Society (OPRS) received notification that they were successful in their grant application of $20,000 from UCBM for an Age-Friendly Outdoor Fitness Park. The grant will help cover items such as equipment purchase, community engagement, signage, promotion etc. In addition to the grant, the project has also received donation funds in the amount of $15,000. Community consultation on the project has determined that the older adults in the community want a circuit park rather than a cluster park. To accommodate this, paving a new portion of pathway in Lion’s Park is necessary. A map of the proposed circuit pathway is included for your reference. The additional funding for the pathway paving would require use of OPRS Parks Reserve.

At the June 15th OPRS Board Meeting, the Board passed the following motion: “to requisition $20,000 from the Parks reserve to fund the paving of a pathway in Lion’s Park for the purpose of creating a circuit for the Age-Friendly Outdoor Fitness Park” Clarke/Knodel CARRIED To note, Lion’s Park is a Town park and the RDOS does not have an agreement regarding the operation of this park. However, the park is within the area defined in the service establishment bylaw for OPRS Parks service and the reserve funding collected within this service is contributed to by both Electoral Area ‘C’ and the Town of Oliver.