Item - 2019.EC10.5

The Economic and Community Development Committee:

1. Directed the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the October 15, 2020 Economic and Community Development Committee with a year-end progress report on the Regent Park Swim Pilot program; and subject to the review, to report through the 2021 budget process on the feasibility of making the Regent Park Swim Pilot program a permanent program at the Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre.

The Director, Community Recreation, Parks, Forestry and Recreation gave an overview on Regent Park Swim Pilot and Engagement Efforts.

This report responds to Council's direction for the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division (PFR) to consult with the Access to Recreation Group in Regent Park to address local access to recreation services through programs, partnerships, permitted use of space and through broader community consultation on the Registration and Booking Transformation project, which seeks to replace the Division's registration and facility booking system.

In addition, this report provides a status update on the Regent Park Swim Pilot program, as approved by City Council, as part of the 2019 budget process.

In 2019, PFR established a Community Reference Group, comprised of members from the Access to Recreation Group and local schools, to consult on local recreational service delivery, particularly on the Regent Park Swim Pilot and the replacement of the Division's registration and facility booking system, which is at its end of its lifecycle.