Recreation & Leisure Services Advisory Committee

That Holly Wilson be appointed as Chair of the Recreation and Leisure Services Advisory Committee.

That Marie Wilkins be appointed as the Vice Chair of the Recreation and Leisure Services Advisory Committee.

That the agenda be approved, as presented.

That the minutes of the November 28, 2024 Recreation and Leisure Services Advisory Committee meeting be approved.

WHEREAS South Frontenac staff have done an incredible job planning, coordinating and executing community events throughout the year that draw in residents from across South Frontenac and adjacent communities, and WHEREAS these public events foster a greater sense of community engagement and involvement by all those who attend, volunteer and participate, and WHEREAS the demographic of South Frontenac continues to grow with more people looking to connect with the community through a variety of public recreation event opportunities, and WHEREAS these community events positively contribute to economic development in South Frontenac through visitor spending, job creation, business networking, and promoting South Frontenac as a tourism destination, and WHEREAS planning and executing community events requires a significant amount of work for staff throughout the year including but not limited to fostering partnerships, coordinating volunteers, securing vendors, etc; THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT the South Frontenac Recreation and Leisure Services Committee recommend to Council that staff be directed to review all events led by and scheduled in South Frontenac for 2025 to assess their effectiveness and determine if any new ones could be included, for example movies in park in Battersea, Sydenham and Harrowsmith, and THAT the Recreation and Leisure Services staff report back to the next South Frontenac Recreation and Leisure Services Advisory Committee meeting with any event recommend

That the Recreation and Leisure Services Advisory Committee be adjourned at 6:30 p.m.