200122 MPRAC MINThe Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Memorial Park Revitalization Advisory Committee
January 22, 2020
Location
MINUTES
Present: Joan Weston, Rosemary Dean, Scott Vitas, Eugene Todd, Terry Smith,
Jane Ann McLean, Kim Sage, Chris Rosehart
Absent with Regrets: Sharon Howard, Ken Patterson, Mike Cerna, Mel Getty
Also Present: Rick Cox, Margaret Puhr
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:27 p.m.
2. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Jane Ann McLean
Seconded by: Rosemary Dean
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Memorial Park Revitalization Advisory
Committee meeting of January 22, 2020, be adopted.
Carried
3. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest declared.
4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
5. General Business & Reports
5.1. Budget update – the application for 3.5M refurbishment grant was submitted
by the deadline and we should hear in the spring, to refurbish water park, indoor
pool, create splash pad, expand space in the Zamboni snow dumping area. The
council chose to apply for the mid-price grant rather than the full refurbishment
grant. The Town’s part of the grant contribution is in the budget, therefore
regardless of the grant, the indoor pool can be refurbished to some degree.
Draft budget – has been deliberated by council and the final budget is coming
to council next week for approval, including pre-budget approval for water park
slide replacement, to be ready in time for opening weekend in June. Price for
water slide and tower $323,000.00 before tax, $450,000.00 total budget for
water park improvements. Some of the money came at cost of improvements to
ball diamonds and tennis courts.
Council directed for a wheelchair swing to be installed either at the water park or
near the tennis courts as well as updating the pavilion. Parking expansion will be
re-tendered in spring/summer, including re-attaching water to the cattle barn and
extending water to the dog park. Pending council approval.
Approval to work with TMBI to bring hydro to the Optimist diamonds and
benches on Kiwanis diamonds.
Operational budget is mostly unchanged from last year.
New Dog Park committee is working on projects to improve the dog park and will
be bringing it to this group for discussion
5.2. Signage – there is some money in the budget for the signage; items discussed:
Current concept for the outside building signage – include (Lions Den) in
brackets in addition to new Arena Entrance name, same with the other doors to
better direct the traffic
Put things on google maps
Perimeter signage in town:
Lisgar/Broadway: Fairgrounds, Memorial park, community centre
Lisgar/hardy: farigrounds, dog park, outdoor rink, ball diamonds - big
board listing all the amenities OR just memorial park, fairgrounds,
community centre
In front of
TCC – parking, hardball, tennis, dog park, fairgrounds, outdoor rink
Board signs at parking lots listing amenities
Sanders/hardy: community centre, memorial park & fairgrounds, water
park
Sanders/Broadway – community centre, memorial park, fairgrounds
John/Sanders– memorial park, water park, fairgrounds
John/Broadway – water park, memorial park bandshell
Gowrie/Broadway – boat ramp, lake lisgar
Park/Concession – boat launch, trailhead
Delevan/Bridge – memorial park, water park, community centre – map on
the other side of bridge
Lisgar/Concession – community centre
Dog park sign at cattle barn and just past the apartments on Hardy/lisgar
Lisgar/apartment buildings – dog park
Main gate to Memorial park at Sanders – waterpark, outdoor pad, Trans
Canada trail, etc.
5.3. Signage on cattle barn – brought for review by Fairboard as attached – 21 x
53 size, will be presented to marketing for branding approval;
6. Next Meeting February 19 at 5:30
7. Adjournment
Resolution #2
Moved by: Kim Sage
Seconded by:
THAT the January 22, 2020 Memorial Park Revitalization Advisory Committee
meeting be adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Carried