Tonight we pay special tribute to the life and artistic talents of Tuk Caldwell. His recent passing, on April 16th, has saddened many of us in the community. On behalf of the City I would like to offer our condolences to the Caldwell family.

Tuk was born in Fiji and moved to Australia when he was 16 years old. After high school he went to Sydney College of the Arts, and then went on to lecture at the University of Wollongong in Australia.

In 1966, Tuk and his wife Joan decided to start a world "working" tour, where they intended to live and work for 2 years in each place before moving onto the next country. Their first stop was Canada. Shortly after their arrival Tuk was offered an amazing teaching opportunity at Terry Fox Secondary School. He was given free reign to create an art program where he ended up teaching ship modeling and ship building. Twenty-four years later, Tuk retired.

Tuk was also involved with the arts community. He became an active member of the Port Moody Art Association and was part of all but one of the past 45 annual Art Show and Sales. Over the years the City purchased some of Tuk’s work. There are four Tuk Caldwell pieces in the City’s extensive private collection on display in the first and second floor of City Hall, as well as in the Library.

Tuk had a unique ink and wash style, and many of his pieces are of salmon and landscapes – he was fascinated by salmon and the Rockies. Tonight’s pieces are obviously not of salmon or a landscape. They are both untitled and some of the last pieces Tuk worked on. They have come directly from Tuk’s home. Recently, Tuk’s wife Joan persuaded him to paint flowers as she did not want salmon hanging in her living room. His reply was "real men don’t paint flowers". Well he obviously was a real man and more importantly a true gentleman. Tuk will be greatly missed.

2. Public Input

Gerry Moss, speaking on behalf of the Port Moody Arts Centre Society, presented Council with a cheque provided through the Building Communities though Arts and Heritage Program in the amount of $216,000. Mr. Moss thanked the City for its collaboration in expanding the Arts Centre by moving, renovating, and connecting the Centennial Appleyard House to the existing Arts Centre. The expected completion date of the project is September 2014.

Claire Cummings, Port Moody, expressed concerns about the exclusion of glass from the new recycling program, noting that residents may not go through the trouble of taking their glass to a recycling station. Ms. Cummings urged Council to reinstate curb-side pick-up for glass recyclables.

Jo Ledingham, Port Moody, thanked staff for meeting with her and for writing the comprehensive report on the Belcarra Cottages. Ms. Ledingham thanked Council for their continued support.

Peter Dasnieres, Port Moody, noted that the Andres Wines site is outside of the 400 metre radius of the future Evergreen Line Station, and that the map in attachment 5.9 shows a 400 metre radius around an area where it is not possible to have a future Evergreen Line Station due to the grade.

Staff introduced the Heritage Revitalization Tax Exemption Application for 2710 Henry Street. The applicant answered questions from Council on the application process.

Staff introduced the rezoning application for 622 Foresthill Place and provided a brief history of the multiple iterations of the proposal. The General Manager of Engineering and Parks Services provided brief update of the traffic improvement plans for IOCO Road at Jacobs Road.

The General Manager of Engineering and Parks Services noted that the City will be hosting a full day Public Works Day event for children on Friday, May 23, 2014, and a Public Works Yard Open House on Saturday, May 24, 2014 from 11am to 2pm.

11. 1 Council verbal reports

Councillor Elliott noted that a very successful Fingerling Festival was held on May 3, 2014 with upwards of 5,000 attendees. Councillor Elliott congratulated the Port Moody Ecological Society on their successful education and outreach program.

Councillor Nuttall noted that there will be a Trivia Night fundraiser for the Mossom Creek Hatchery on May 23, 2014 and urged people to attend. Councillor Nuttall also suggested that residents should be given priority in speaking at the Kinder Morgan Public Meeting to be held on June 25, 2014.

Councillor Glumac reported that he recently attended the LMLGA conference, that discussions were highly productive. Councillor Glumac also noted that data recently released by ICBC indicates that there has been a significant decline in the percentage of the population that hold driver’s licenses, which indicates that as communities become more urbanized, residents are less reliant upon cars.

Mayor Clay noted that he recently participated in Wheel to Heal, an event that raised $76,000 for health care facilities in the community. Mayor Clay also noted that the Hike for Hospice is well on their way to meeting their $60,000 fundraising target. Mayor Clay thanked all the community organizations mentioned for the great work they continue to do.

12. 2 Council Correspondence for Information

13. Public Input

John Grasty, Port Moody, noted that downloading of responsibilities from senior levels of government is having adverse effects on local governments, and urged Council to hold senior levels of government accountable.