QUARTERLY REPORT

Fourth QuarterOctober 1 - December 31

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Communications & Engagement 3

Engineering & Operations 5

Finance 9

Development Services 10

RCMP 13

Fire & Rescue Services 14

Parks, Recreation & Culture 16

COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT2016 Q4 Stats Website Analytics• Unique sessions in Q4 as of Dec 31 – 45,435• Page views in Q4 as of Dec 31 – 87,872

Facebook Page Analytics• Likes as of Dec 31 – 2,064 • Average reach per post over Q4 – 1,306 • Post with highest engagement – CP Holiday Train

& Harris Road crossing closure (Dec 6, 2016) 2.7K impressions

Twitter Analytics• Followers as of Dec 31 – 2,049

My Waste App Analytics• Total downloads as of Sept 30 – 1,080• Users with reminders set - 464 • Report a problem reports submitted – 11

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times Ads• 55 ads run in Q3 (28 paid/27 free through contract)

to a circulation of 30,400

City Events and Celebrations• Culture Days, Sept 30-Oct 2• Fire & Rescue Service celebrates 75 years with

Fireworks Dinner & Dance at Heritage Hall, Nov 5• Parks & Recreation Grand Opening celebration,

Nov 6• Remembrance Day ceremony, Nov 11• A Pitt Meadows Christmas, Dec 2• CP Holiday Train, Dec 16

City Public Messaging & Engagement• Metro Vancouver food scraps recycling• Clearing catch basins during heavy rain to prevent

flooding• ICBC’s pedestrian safety campaign – “Be Safe,

Be Seen”• Waste Reduction Week, Oct 17-23• Halloween Safety tips from Pitt Meadows

Community Police Office• Storm warnings – power outage tips • Metro Vancouver’s Create Memories, not Garbage

campaign• Safe Rides – Operation Red Nose• Snow and ice removal – city and resident

responsibilities and tips

Council and City Initiatives & Engagement• Coffee with Council held on the second Tuesday of

each month at 6pm, open to the public • Mayor Becker invites the community to one-on-one

Mayor Chats at coffee shop locations on Saturday mornings

• Union of BC Municipalities supports Pitt Meadows’ proposed Dangerous Dog Registry, spearheaded by Councilor Janis Elkerton

• Council joins ICBC, Pitt Meadows Fire Rescue Service and Ridge Meadows RCMP on Saturday morning at Meadowtown Centre to promote pedestrian safety with “Be Safe, Be Seen” campaign

• Grade 9 students visit City Hall during “Take Your Child to Work Day”

• City hosts Open House on Traffic Calming• Councilor David Murray elected to Union of BC

Municipalities Executive Board and appointed to First Nation and Environment committees

• City participates in annual ShakeOut BC earthquake drill

• Council & senior staff attend a retirement luncheon for Insp. Dan Splinter with the Ridge Meadows RCMP

• Councilor Mike Stark attends annual Rivers Day • Waste Management introduces new natural gas

automated garbage collection• Council invites residents to apply to join Pitt

Meadows Airport Advisory Committee• City’s Parks & Recreation services officially open

Nov 1• City’s first parks and recreation registration opens

for Winter season programs• City hosts an Open House on Residential Infill, Nov

11 & 12• City and Waste Management offer old garbage can

collection after new cans are delivered under the new collection program

• City holds 2017 department Business Plan and Budget presentations to Council

• Council redirects funding to Pitt Meadows Arts & Culture programs

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• Pitt Meadows Fire & Rescue takes two Pitt Meadows students out for “Fire Chief for a Day”

• Parking Strategy Review survey open to residents for feedback until Dec 7

• Council votes to consider Living Wage Policy

Human ResourcesWe successfully filled all three Parks positions with a great crew who bring experience in all areas of Parks including irrigation, horticulture, playground maintenance, and trail maintenance. The new hires are thrilled to be here at the City of Pitt Meadows and have commented on how welcoming the staff have been and are looking forward to getting out there and doing some exciting work in the Parks division.

Other achievements in the quarter include:

• Updated the Criminal Record Check process to an enhanced CRC with no additional cost

• Purchased annual package with Civic Info due to increase in recruitment activity. This enables us to cost-effectively post all vacancies on the Civic Info website to ensure our recruitment activities attract top talent seeking to work in municipal government.

• Reviewed new employee orientation process• Implemented a 1 hour health and safety orientation

for new hires to ensure understanding of the City’s safety policies

• Implemented online health and safety training for new hires using HR Downloads

Information TechnologyAchievements at a glance:• Completed transitioning of dog and business licenses,

and municipal ticketing onto Tempest software• Transitioned IT assets & services from Maple Ridge to

Pitt Meadows• Migrated and set up IT infrastructure for Parks & Rec

(South Bonson & Rec Centre locations)• Migration of E-mail Gateway software which has

enhanced organizational IT security• Hiring and onboarding of new IT Services Manager• Completion of RFP and vendor selection for the

supply and installation of the City’s Enterprise Data Storage System

• Completed the contract for Shaw go wiFi which will

enable public access to free wiFi at City facilities as early as Q1 2017

• Processed more than 300 IT Support Tickets, 200 of which were serviced and closed

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ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS

Engineering and Operations is responsible for ensuring that the City’s public infrastructure is planned, built, operated, and maintained to the highest standard given available resources. The distribution of quality drinking water, sanitary sewer collection, storm drainage management, solid waste collection, road repair and snow plowing are basic amenities provided by the Engineering and Operations Division. The following is a list of projects completed by Engineering and Operations in the third quarter of 2016:

Utilities Capital Projects – Works Completed in Q4• Blakely Road Watermain Replacement• Wildwood Crescent Watermain Replacement• 117B Avenue & 193A / 193B Street Watermain

Replacement• 192A / A92B Street & 11B Avenue Watermain

Replacement• Sheridan Hill Water Meters• Cranberry Slough Floodgate Repair• 11834 Culvert Replacement• 116B Avenue & Bonson Road CIPP Sewer Pipe

Rehabilitation• Flow Monitoring of Sewer Mains• Procurement of Automated Trash racks for Fenton

Pump Station• Integrated Storm Water Management Plan water

quality monitoring• Irrigation & Drainage Study

Roadworks Capital Projects – Works Completed in Q4• McNeil Road Repave (East of Sheridan Road)• Ford Road Repave (189B Street to Baynes Road)• Airport Way Repave (Southgate Road)• Wildwood Crescent Repave

Capital Projects - Utilities

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Traffic Calming PolicyA revised Traffic Calming Policy - C029 was adopted by council on November 22, 2016. All requests will now follow the workflow established in this revised policy.

Active TransportationThe Active Transportation Advisory Committee met in Q4 to discuss potential projects for 2017. Additionally, a student member was recruited to fill a vacant position within the terms of reference.

EnvironmentalSome of the Environment tasks undertaken in Q4 comprised the following:• Investigated 24 documented new environmental

complaints / incidents• Reviewed various technical environmental / Qualified

Professional documents and associated materials for:• 7 Proposed development projects • Soil permit applications / renewals

• 4 new applications• 2 renewals• 4 Stop Work orders issued

• 20+ film permit applications• 1 business license application

• Air Quality – Engaged contractor for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Project Potentials Evaluation as part of the City’s commitment to Sustainability

• Stakeholder Engagement – Attended several meetings with various community members and organizations including but not limited to:

• Katzie First Nations• Watershed Watch• Provincial regulatory agencies.

• Attended various committee meetings, including but not limited to:

• Municipal Environmental Managers Committee; • Metro Vancouver Regional District - Regional

Engineers Advisory Committee (REAC) Climate Protection

• Regional Planning Advisory Committee (RPAC) Environment, RPAC Regional Invasive Species Task Force

• Stormwater Inter-agency Liaison; and the City’s Green Team and Agricultural Advisory Committee

DrainageNo comments for Q4

Solid Waste – RecyclingNo comments for Q4

Solid Waste – GarbageThe City received a number of requests for larger garbage containers. Accordingly, staff are reviewing the possibility of a tiered garbage system which would allow for additional flexibility for residents to choose an increased service level.Garbage Tonnage

2016 2015 2014 2013

January 79,470 86,570 99,550 146,090

February 78,980 68,170 75,310 116,740

March 91,750 74,640 77,950 122,730

April 92,220 84,840 96,410 127,400

May 83,890 91,090 96,380 135,670

June 99,140 79,910 82,410 116,840

July 86,050 81,020 91,220 90,360

August 83,530 74,970 83,610 96,020

September 79,970 91,130 88,610 90,320

October 87,190 94,670 101,370 114,050

November 86,330 77,750 83,910 115,570

December 84,930 94,010 90,300 84,880

Total YTD 1,033.45 998,770 1,067,030 1,356,670

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Organics Tonnage 2016 2015 2014 2013

January 124,990 127,250 116,070 72,715

February 125,380 122,510 78,560 73,300

March 211,990 165,830 117,040 122,605

April 305,100 245,700 247,870 204,740

May 267,170 258,600 291,890 267,455

June 253,780 248,370 229,770 214,650

July 240,720 182,780 212,770 207,040

August 213,760 155,180 187,880 169,450

September 219,950 257,470 184,610 182,030

October 212,930 225,140 233,300 193,950

November 208,620 222,740 214,940 221,200

December 112,110 160,120 140,440 100,996

Total YTD 2,496,500 2,371,690 2,255,140 2,030,131

Curbside Recycling Tonnage 2016 2015 2014 2013

January 89,280 104,270 123,300 132,260

February 78,690 83,120 94,520 104,470

March 87,780 84,010 100,080 111,180

April 81,790 89,270 103,760 105,370

May 80,910 81,140 99,260 113,240

June 90,280 79,310 85,540 98,680

July 78,220 84,660 90,590 103,530

August 71,990 74,550 81,400 94,460

September N/A * 90,940 89,100 94,720

October N/A * 87,110 97,900 117,930

November N/A * 83,430 85,440 114,840

December N/A * 109,110 97,360 114,590

Total YTD 1,050,920 1,148,270 1,305,540

*Curbside recycling now the responsibility of MMBC/Smithrite, statistics to be provided annually.

Calls for ServiceOperations crews responded to 48 after hour emergency call outs in Q4 ranging from water leaks, sewer back up, pump failures, MVA’s and icy roads.

Work Order Requests Year to Date

2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Diking/Open Drainage

123 37 50 66 104 27 26 35

Roads/Drainage

285 212 201 221 324 179 191 157

Water Distribution

82 85 83 47 82 76 71 62

Sanitary Sewers

35 29 13 18 43 13 13 19

Recoverables 28 26 26 19 22 50 29 19

Fleet 102 0 0 1 86 0 1 0

Capital 24 25 0 2 2 2 15 7

Solid Waste 8 11 12 14 11 11 13 4

Total 687 425 385 388 674 358 359 303

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Snow & Ice ResponseA significant amount of resources went into the City’s response to the weather-related challenges in the fourth quarter that brought a large amount of snow and ice. The City followed predetermined snow and ice response levels as determined in our Snow and Ice Response Manual and will be reviewing procedures going forward based on what was encountered and learned due to this year’s challenges.

Infrastructure the City Maintains During a Snow Event• Parks Maintained (not parks all have sidewalk

frontages or paved walkways):

• 4 municipal• 5 community• 11 neighborhood• 8 mini

• Facilities Maintained:• City Hall• PMFRC• Fire Hall• Public Works• Heritage Hall• Former VC, S. Bonson• Senior Centre• Akasaka Japanese Restaurant • Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts• Museum• Hoffman Garage

• Pave Trails Maintained:• Harris Road• Bonson Park• Wildwood Trail

• Roads Maintained:• 114km of roads

Resources Used During a Snow EventStaff Contractors Snow Removal Equipment

Parks and Facilities Team Team of 2 and a Manager Team of 2 on call Mini Excavator, ATV with Front Plow, Skid Steer, Dump Truck, and Brine Truck

Roads Team Team of 13 and a Manager A number of contractors available for hire depending on availability

9 Plows (or salt / brine units), 2 Backhoes, 1 Grader, 1 Skid Steer, 1 Tractor, and 1 Snow Blower

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FINANCE

Q4 Operating Expenses

Q4 Capital Expenditures

(1) Arena Operation results to November 30, 2016(2) Corporate Finance Includes MFA debt payment for Parkade and Arena(3) Parks and Leisure Services incorporates all expenses for joint and independent services for the year(4) RCMP Officers and Housing Support 3rd quarter invoices included

(5) Metro Vancouver water purchases November – December not yet received(6) Expenses are preliminary results until December year end closed

(1) Fire Hall Training Ground complete

General Government

Parks & Leisure Services

Protective Services (1)

Transportation

Utility - Diking & Drainage

Utility - Sewer

Utility - Water

Arena Operations (1)Community Services

Corporate Finance (2)Corporate Services

Council, CAO & Corporate...Engineering & Operations

Finance & Common ServicesFire Services

Library ServicesParks & Leisure Services (3)

Police Services (4)Utility - Diking & Drainage

Utility - SewerUtility - Solid Waste

Utility - Water (5) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Contracts Awarded Over $50,000Prairie Coast Equipment 236,208 341234 BC Ltd dba Microserve 171,287

Hallmark Facility Services Inc 67,129 Harvest Fraser Richmond Organics Ltd 495,720

Hallmark Facility Services Inc 67,639 City of Maple Ridge 184,000

Landmark Building Maintenance Corp 123,159 Metro Motors Ltd 123,159

Landmark Building Maintenance Corp 63,525 Metro Motors Ltd 130,744

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Development Services provides advice and services related to the regulation of development activity and community growth. Development application processing, building inspection, business licensing, and bylaw enforcement are basic services provided by Development Services.

The following is a list of projects completed by the Development Services Department in the fourth quarter of 2016:

• Infill Housing Open House and Survey. On November 16th and 17th 2016, staff hosted open houses about proposed changes to infill housing. Community members were invited to provide feedback and discuss changes with staff in attendance. An online survey was also available for community members to provide feedback. Results of the open house and survey will be presented to Council in early 2017.

• Development Procedures Bylaw. A new Development Procedures bylaw was given 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading. This Bylaw provides additional opportunities for engagement, early notice of Official Community Plan applications, and the procedures as they apply to specific applications.

• Amendment to the Development Application Fee Bylaw. This minor amendment to the current Development Application Fee Bylaw ensures consistency with the proposed new Development Procedures Bylaw.

• Golden Ears Business Park. Design Guidelines and Concept Plan. In October 2016, Council received possible new Design Guidelines and a concept plan for Golden Ears Business Park. These guidelines may be incorporated into the Official Community Plan at a later date.

• Advisory Design Panel New Terms of Reference and appointees to the panel. The Panel welcomed new appointees – Maureen Robertson, Patricia Johnston and Eitharo Hirota. Council also adopted new Terms of Reference.

• Business Licence Bylaw. This was a housekeeping bylaw update that clarified language around penalties late renewals, administrative fees for applications, change of location for a business, and Schedule “A” – Licence Fees.

• Nuisance Abatement Bylaw. The bylaw replaced a bylaw from 1973. The new bylaw provided greater tools to address issues around noise and nuisance. This bylaw was created in consultation with our local

RCMP detachment and will be used to support many RCMP efforts when dealing with nuisance behaviour complaints in our community.

• Land Acquisition Strategy. At the October 4, 2016 Council Regular Meeting, Council adopted a new policy that will guide municipal land acquisitions. As part of the policy, a set of guidelines establish a priority system to acquisitions meet the long term strategic goals and align with the City’s Official Community Plan. Key features include: shoreline or waterfront, environmentally significant areas, natural features, connections or additions to existing parks, cultural or heritage sites, and potential for civic buildings, infrastructure needs and affordable housing locations.

• Development Variance Permit and Re-zoning to permit a cat kennel at 19822 McNeil Road. The applicant sought to convert and Council approved issuing the Development Variance Permit on October 18, 2016 and at a subsequent meeting an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to permit cat kennels.

• Review of land uses in the Kennedy Road Area. A review was completed to determine if the existing agricultural zone remained applicable to small lots in the Kennedy Road area. As part of the review, small lot farming techniques were reviewed to understand if farming was possible and if any enhancements were required. Council adopted the recommendation that the current agricultural zoning remains applicable.

• Endorsement of the Safety and Security Web. At the November 15, 2016 Regular Council Meeting, the Safety and Security Web was endorsed by Council. As a starting point, a dialogue will begin in early 2017 that will bring together the Council, Katzie First Nation, Police, School District 42, Service Providers and City Staff to answer the question: “How do we as citizens of Pitt Meadows and Katzie First Nation protect and enhance the safety and security web in the City of Pitt Meadows and Katzie First Nation Community?”

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Building Development• The City is on track to meet or exceed the number of

building permits issued in 2016.

• Five building permits were issued for housing starts in the Fourth Quarter.

Golden Ears Business Park Phase 2 – Project Update

Onni Phase 2 Activity Breakdown

Building Permit Status

Leased Construction Status - Base

Building

Construction Status - Tenant Improvements

100 Issued 80% 95% 90%

200 Issued 75% 90% 80%

300 Issued 0% pre-load removed

0%

400 Issued 0% foundation started

0%

500 Issued 20% shell 90% complete

0%

600 Issued 0% shell complete 0%

700 Not Issued

0% site preparation

0%

800 Not Issued

- - -

900 Not Issued

- - -

Land Use Planning Fees: October 1 – December 31Type of Application 2016 2015

Rezoning $0 $0

Subdivision 250 2,500

Permits - DP/DVP/BoV/Other

8,445 14,557

Total Q4 8,695 17,107

Total Q3 16,180 25.407

Total Q2 13,965 28,124

Total Q1 15,716 7,125

Total YTD $54,556 $77,763

Building Permit Fees: October 1 – December 31Type of Application 2016 2015

Building Permits

Total Q4 10,453 110,322

Total Q3 60,202 144,174

Total Q2 51,840 139,473

Total Q1 152,682 86,206

Total YTD 275,178 480,175

Building Permits Issued: October 1 – December 31Type of Application 2016 2015

Building Permits

Total Q4 25 42

Total Q3 50 47

Total Q2 44 53

Total Q1 40 47

Total YTD 159 189

Year to Date Construction Value: October 1 – December 31

Permit Type 2016 2015

Residential 2,122,014 971,685

Commercial 109,000 1,261,500

Other (Industrial, Institutional & Agricultural)

2,572,870 6,381,300

Total Q4 4,803,884 8,614,485

Total Q3 5,852,872 30,753,650

Total Q2 5,595,155 15,317,216

Total Q1 6,753,104 9,198,586*

Total YTD $23,005,015 $63,883,937

*Chart 1. 10 Year Comparison of Q4 Construction Value

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A total of 133 complaints were received in the 4th quarter of 2016, a slight decline from the 3rd quarter. A large number of complaints in October and November were related to parking, barking dogs and issues around transient populations. A significant portion of December complaints were related to snow removal and icy sidewalks. The City launched an education and information platform and worked with residents and businesses to comply with snow and ice removal regulations.

10 Year Comparison of Year to Date Construction Values

Residential Housing Starts: October 1 –December 31Housing Type 2016 2015

Single Family 1 0

Multi Family 2 2

Total Q4 3 2

Total Q3 5 102

Total Q2 8 3

Total Q1 7 30

Total YTD 23 137

Number of New Business Licences Issued: October 1 – December 31

2016 2015

Commercial & Home Based 39

Secondary/Garden Suite 6 1

Total Q4 58 40

Total Q3 46 58

Total Q2 60 62

Total Q1 54 51

Total YTD 160 211

Bylaw Complaints/Occurrences: October 1 – December 31

2016 2015

Total Q4 133 101

Total Q3 196 337

Total Q2 178 130

Total Q1 94 143

Total YTD 601 711

$80,000,000

$60,000,000

$40,000,000

$20,000,000

$ -2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Residential Commercial Other (AG, Industrial, Institutional)

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*Controlled Drugs total include drug related investigations and seizures

**Traffic violation data has been omitted until further revisions

***1. Crimes against persons include assault, domestic violence, criminal harassment, robbery, and uttering threats.

2. Property Crime includes arson, break and enter, mischief, fraud, theft from vehicles, shoplifting, and possession of stolen property.

3. Other Criminal Code violations include weapons and causing a disturbance.

Crime TypeYOY Quarterly Comparison 2016 Quarterly Comparison YOY YTD Comparison

2015 Q4 Total

2016 Q4 Total

+/- % Change YOY Q3

2016 Q3 Total

2016 Q4 Total

+/- % Change Q2-Q3

2015 YTD

2016 YTD

+/- % Change YTD

Crimes Against Persons 44 46 2 5% 43 46 3 7% 206 183 -23 -11%

Property Crimes 233 227 -6 -3% 199 227 28 14% 998 859 -139 -14%

Other CC 70 62 -8 -11% 69 62 -7 -10% 394 279 -115 -29%

Controlled Drugs* 11 10 2 -9% 10 10 0 0% 41 41 0 0%

Police Attended Collisions 55 66 11 20% 62 66 4 6% 211 259 48 23%

Impaired Drivers 10 11 1 10% 9 11 2 22% 78 43 -35 -45%

Distribution of Total Criminal Code Offences Pitt Meadows - 2016 Q4

Other 18%

Against Persons 12%

Property Crime

66%

CDSA 3%

RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP - PITT MEADOWS COMMUNITY POLICING

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RIDGE MEADOWS FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

In Q4, Pitt Meadows Fire Rescue responded to 162 calls for service, up from 141 calls for Q4 of 2015, a 14.8% year-over-year increase. Motor vehicle accidents and medical calls accounted for approximately half of the call volume. Due to extremely cold temperatures, the department responded to several calls caused by frozen sprinkler pipes bursting and activating alarms.

MembershipThe department was pleased to welcome paid-on-call firefighter Brent Hannah into his new full-time role as our second fire safety technician on October 31, 2016, filling the vacancy left by now Assistant Chief Mike Larsson. One member also left the department in Q4, bringing the total POC count to 32 at year’s end. Paid-on-call recruitment drive began in late November, with a goal of hiring up to four new firefighters. The recruitment Open House event is planned for mid-January 2017.

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Fire Prevention and EducationThe department held its annual Open House to kick of 2016’s Fire Prevention Week, with attendees enjoying displays by the RCMP, ICBC, the fire department and Ridge Meadows Search & Rescue.

Chief Perrie completed 144 inspections and 3 re-inspections this quarter. In addition, three fire hall tours were conducted for school and daycare groups from the community, including a group of preschool-aged children from the Katzie First Nation.

CommunityOn November 5th, the department and community came together at the Heritage Hall to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pitt Meadows Fire Rescue. This exciting event included a catered dinner, dancing and a silent auction in the tradition of the department’s historic fireworks dances of years past. All proceeds were split between the Pitt Meadows Lions Club and restoration of the department’s Model-A firetruck. The event was a huge success and enjoyed by all in attendance. In December, members were out collecting donations at the Annual Food & Toy Drive, benefiting the Friends in Need Food Bank and Christmas Hamper Society. Cash donations collected were presented to the charities at the CP Holiday Train event, held on December 16th. The department also participated in the Christmas in the City event at Spirit Square on Friday, December 2nd, kicking off the holiday season with the community.

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PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURETransitionThe Parks and Recreation Divisions launched on November 1, 2016 on schedule and on budget. The City is excited to be providing this service in the community and is looking forward to participating in opportunities to learn more about community interests with these services. This transition was officially celebrated on November 6, 2017 with a grand opening at the Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre marking an exciting new era for these services in the community.

StaffingThis quarter the parks and recreation teams completed the majority of the hiring to staff these two service areas. As we transition into warmer weather additional employment opportunities may emerge. Interested residents should check the City’s web site at pittmeadows.bc.ca

Registered ProgramsAlthough the transition occurred on November 1, 2016, Maple Ridge provided registered programs through to the end of the year. A variety of programs were offered throughout the community, with skating and arts programs continuing to increase in popularity. There has been a decline in registered fitness programs as patrons are choosing the more flexible drop-in option.

Pitt Meadows ArenaNustadia Recreation offers public skating throughout the week. In addition to the regular schedule, special low cost times were available on Statutory Holidays, SD42 Professional days and of course the always popular Winter Wonderland Event held the weekend before Christmas.

Pitt Meadows Family Recreation CentreThe fitness centre and gymnasium continue to see increased attendance numbers. It should be noted that the facility was closed for the last 2 weeks in October for the service transition to the City of Pitt Meadows. Monthly membership sales increased significantly this quarter due to all patrons needing to initiate a new membership.

Registered Program Participants

2015 2016

PM Arena 413 458

PM Family Recreation Centre

250 115

South Bonson Centre 291 437

Total 954 1,010

Admission for Pitt Meadows Arena

2015 2016

Admissions 1,975 1,694

Winter Wonderland Event

582 841

Total 2,557 2,535

Admission for Family Recreation Centre

2015 2016

Single Admissions 5,095 5,205

Membership Admissions

12,947 12,938

Total 18,042 18,143

Memberships Sold

2015 2016

10 and 20 Passes 221 227

Monthly Passes 154 263

Total 375 490

Child/Youth CentresPitt Meadows Lounge (formerly called the Youth Centre) is open 6 days a week. The hours were extended to include the pre-teen population who were looking for something to do afterschool from 3-5 pm. The average attendance has increased from 10 to 18 youth per day.The children’s afterschool gymnasium program continues to be popular, with many days full to capacity at 36 children.

Child/Youth Services

2015 2016

Lounge Drop-in 683 984

Afterschool Kids Gym 256 280

Total 939 1,264

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Facility RentalsThe City of Pitt Meadows has three main Recreation Facilities that are available for rent.

The PMFRC has a full size gymnasium and multi-purpose room that is used by a variety of different sports organization, local non-profit organizations and private groups.

The Heritage Hall is fully utilized Monday to Thursdays in the evenings by local groups such as Beavers, Cubs, Brownies and Girl Guides, with a wide variety of private rentals taking place on weekends.

The South Bonson Community Centre remains a popular venue for programs and well as group rentals. During the week many groups utilize the space for meetings and on weekends private rentals for birthday parties, showers and weddings fill the facility.

Facility Rentals Number of Bookings

2016

Heritage Hall 747

PM Family Recreation Centre 1,214

South Bonson Centre 501

Total 2,462

Special EventsA Special Events Coordinator was hired this quarter. As a new position to the City, a key activity was to scan current special events activities and create a community engagement strategy.

This position supported three community events this past quarter including Remembrance Day, A Pitt Meadows Christmas and the CP Rail Holiday Train. 2016 also brought back the Holiday Lights Guide to celebrate community and neighbourhood spirit by promoting holiday light displays throughout the community.

An overview of the Special Events Permit process was conducted. Any opportunities for streamlining the process will be implemented in 2017.

The transition of Film Permitting from the Engineering Division to Special Events began this quarter.

Arts, Heritage and CultureAn Arts, Heritage and Culture Coordinator was hired this quarter. As a new position to the City, this role began a scan of past arts, heritage and culture activities, met with Maple Ridge arts staff as well as other local and regional arts groups. Also completed was an outline and cultural assessment to inform the Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan that will be developed in 2017.

Pitt Meadows was accepted as a Canada 150 Mosaic Mural Community in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. This unique opportunity will culminate in a community art project that will link to other community art projects across Canada. A grant application has been submitted to support this art project.

Parks This quarter the majority of the parks and recreation policies from the Joint Services were reviewed. Policies that were no longer applicable or covered by a current City policy were retired, and policies that were still relevant were rewritten and adopted.

The fall leaf cleanup was orchestrated by this division in November 2016 as one of the first post-transition activities.

The facilities team was busy getting to know the recreation facilities that are now being managed and maintained by the City. Many small enhancements have begun and will continue into 2017.

Several new contracts were established for the parks and facilities teams including park refuse removal, bulk waste removal, janitorial services, snow removal and ice support, and HVAC services.

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CITY OF PITT MEADOWS12007 Harris RoadPitt Meadows, BC

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