TAMRMS#: B06
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Re-opening of Cultural and Recreational Facilities
Presented by: Percy Janke - Director of Emergency Management, Diane Enger - Director of Recreation and Parks, and Kelly Jerrott - Director of Community Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That the following recreational facilities/programs/services are approved for re-opening to the public, during the indicated time periods:
o Servus Place remaining facilities, programs and services that had not previously been re-opened, as early as August 29 - September 5, 2020
o Community Clubhouses as early as August 29 - September 5, 2020
2. That the following cultural facilities/programs/services are approved for re-opening to the public, during the indicated time periods:
o Arden Theatre professional programming (including family programming) as early as October 1, 2020
o Arden Theatre rental events as early as October 15, 2020
3. That the CAO is directed to take into account at a minimum the following factors that Council considers to be important policy and governance considerations, when instructing Administration on preparation of plans for re-opening the full range of municipal facilities, programs and services that were closed during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic:
· Public desire for a return to service levels as close as possible to pre-pandemic, as soon as can reasonably be achieved
· Public desire to avoid increasing property taxes in 2021 and following years while the economic impact of the pandemic continues to put the livelihoods of many of our residents, and the viability of many of our businesses, at risk
· The City’s current financial situation, including the probability that the City will face a significant budget deficit in 2020 due to unanticipated costs and diminished revenues associated with pandemic response, and the need to ensure that the amount of that deficit carried forward to 2021 is minimized
· The need to ensure that both the pub...
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