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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

REPORT TO COUNCIL
MEMORANDUM
October 17, 1994

Tony Chong, City Administrator

Janna Taylor, Parks & Recreation Director

Rowland Park Closure ;
(Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting October 4, 1994)

RECOMMENDATION;

That the City Clerk be authorized to amend the Park Control Bylaw No. 1146 as follows:

1. That Rowland Park be closed to the use of the public, from 10:00pm to 9:00am each
day during the months from April 1 to September 30 of each year.

2. That Rowland Park be closed to the use of the public from 8:00pm to 9:00am each
day during the months from October 1 to March 31 of each year.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

The Parks and Recreation Committee have received numerous complaints about the noise
at the lacrosse park and at the playground equipment at Rowland Park. Apparently there
is activity in the lacrosse box and on the swings until the early moming hours, in particular
during the summer months when the evenings are warm and light.

Currently the Park Control Bylaw No. 1146 closes all parks to the public from 11:00pm to
6:00am each day. It is recommended that hours of use for the public at Kowland Park be
reduced and that there also be a difference for the summer months and the winter months.
It is being recommended that the park not open until 9:00am and that the closure, during
the summer months, be 10:00pm and in the winter months 8:00pm. |