Executive Committee of Council

 

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, 2016 February 16

 

 

TIME:

5:00 PM

 

 

PLACE:

Council Committee Room, Main Floor, City Hall

 

A G E N D A

 

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER

PAGE

 

2.

MINUTES

 

 

(a)

Minutes of the Executive Committee of Council Open meeting held on 2016 January 21

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3.

REPORTS

 

 

(a)

Report from the Director Planning & Building

Re: McKercher Community Resource Centre - Remainder 2016 Lease Grant

8

 

4.

FESTIVALS BURNABY GRANTS APPROVED - $43,500

 

 

5.

NEW APPLICATIONS - FESTIVALS BURNABY

 

 

 

(a)

#16-N-001 - Scandinavian Cultural Society

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Leif Erikson Day Festival

 

 

An application was received from the Scandinavian Cultural Society requesting a grant to support the Leif Erikson Day Festival to be held on 2016 October 15-16 at the Scandinavian Community Centre.  This festival celebrates Leif Erikson Day and annually features the history, current endeavours and contributions that one particular Nordic Country has made to Canada by its emigrants.  Sweden is the featured country for 2016.  Activities include talks and presentations by experts, music and folkdance, craft workshops, displays and exhibitions, film, children’s programming and cultural foods.

 

 

Request:

$3,020

CPA:

2015 - $2,500 (Neighbourhood Grant)

2014 - No Application

2013 - No Application

 

(b)

#16-N-002 - Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Society (VICO)

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Smooth as Silk: VICO in Concert

 

 

An application was received from the Vancouver Inter-cultural Orchestra Society (VICO) requesting a grant to support the Smooth as Silk: VICO in Concert event on 2016 May 1 at Garden Village Church (4950 Barker Crescent).  The proposed concert will feature the 14 member VICO ensemble, with an all Canadian programme including five world premieres by Canadian composers, and will showcase international guest artists and Chinese and Vietnamese plucked instruments.

 

 

Request:

$4,000

CPA:

2015 - No Application

2014 - $3,000 (Neighbourhood Grant)

2013 - $3,000 (Neighbourhood Grant)

 

(c)

#16-N-003 - Burnaby International Folk Dancers Club

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Lyrids Folk Dance Festival

 

 

An application was received from the Burnaby International Folk Dancers Club requesting a grant in support of the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival to be held on 2016 April 22-24 at the Gizeh Centre (2550 Wayburne Drive). The Lyrids Folk Dance festival is intended to be a multi-faceted experience to share cultures from the Balkans and its neighbours and to foster understanding and interest in the cultures through music and dance. The festival will feature workshops with internationally recognized teachers - this year focusing on Balkan, Ukrainian and Moldovan dances - along with cultural sessions focused on singing and drumming.

 

 

Request:

$4,000

CPA:

2015 - $2,000 (Small Scale Grant)

2014 - $4,000 (Small Scale Grant)

2013 - $4,000 (Small Scale Grant)

 

6.

PROGRESSIVE LIST OF GRANTS APPROVED - $23,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

NEW APPLICATIONS

 

 

(a)

#16.10. - Community Centred College for the Retired

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Courses and Programs

 

 

An application was received from the Community Centred College for the Retired requesting a grant to assist with the cost of courses and programs provided by the College.

 

 

Request:

$2,500

CPA:

2015 - $2,500

2014 - $2,500

2013 - No Application

 

(b)

#16.11. - MOSAIC

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Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

 

 

An application was received from MOSAIC requesting a grant to assist with the costs of 100 t-shirts for HIPPY program graduates (mothers and children), as well as a guest attendance at their graduation event in March 2016. HIPPY is an evidence-based program that works with families in the home to support parents, primarily mothers, in their critical role as their child’s first teacher. 

 

 

Request:

Unspecified

CPA:

2015 - No Application

2014 - denied (Neighbourhood Event)

2013 - No Application

 

(c)

#16.12. - Burnaby Community Services

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Recreation Credit Program Supplemental for 2015

 

 

An application was received from Burnaby Community Services requesting a grant toward the cost of administering the Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Credit Program for the balance of 2015.  The Recreation Credit program provides low-income residents with credits that can be used towards Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services programs and admissions.

 

 

Request:

$8,720

CPA:

2015 - $17,000

2014 - $17,000

2014 - $9,260 Supplemental Grant

2013 - $17,000

2013 - $8,484 Supplemental Grant

 

 

 

 

(d)

#16.13. - Canadian Ball Hockey Association

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2016 World Ball Hockey Championships

 

 

An application was received from the Canadian Ball Hockey Association requesting a grant in support of travel expenses for two players, Burnaby residents, selected to represent Canada at the 2016 World Ball Hockey Championships in Sheffield, England on 2016 July 6 – 12.

 

 

Request:

$500

CPA:

2015 - No Application

2014 - No Application

2013 - No Application

 

8.

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

9.

INQUIRIES

 

 

10.

CLOSED

 

 

Public excluded according to Sections 90(1)(i)(j)(k) & 92 of the Community Charter

 

11.

ADJOURNMENT