February 16,2012 Special Council

 
Agenda                        Minutes
 
 
2.1 Onni Group
 
Chris Evans, Eric Hughes, Beau Jarvis and Brendan Lee from Onni Group appeared to provide an update to Council on Onni’s vision that the Suter Brook hotel site be the location of a new office building now that the Evergreen Line construction is confirmed. Onni is not currently in a formal application process with the city and the overview was provided for informational purposes only.

2.2 Port Moody Legion Branch #119

Wendy Swalwell, Walter Skwarchuk and Jim Gray from the Port Moody Legion appeared to provide an update to Council on the potential redevelopment of the Legion site. The Legion is currently facing financial difficulties and is considering redeveloping the land it owns to generate funds to build a new Legion hall to better serve the needs of the Legion members. The Legion is currently not in a formal  application process with the city and the overview was provided for informational purposes only.
Legion representatives noted that if the site is redeveloped a new location will be required for the cenotaph and that half of the relocation costs can be funded through federal programs.