HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS-17-99THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File #
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999
Report #: CS -17 -99
Subject: PRE -TEEN DANCES
Recommendations:
C'
Res. #�
By -law #
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. That Report No. CS -17 -99 be received for information;
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 For the past several years, the Community Services Department has been offering
Pre -Teen Dances at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex and more recently
has expanded this program to include the Courtice Community Complex.
1.2 Expansion of the program to the Courtice area has been a tremendous success. Due
to increasing numbers of youth wishing to attend and regulations on hall capacity at
the complex, staff will be initiating changes to our current procedure on
ticket sales.
2.0 TICKET SALES
2.1 The area of concern is the fact that the program continues to grow in popularity and
that our capacity restrictions cannot allow us to accommodate everyone.
2.2 During our most recent dance held in September, all tickets (300) were sold out
within 15 minutes of going on sale. This left a number of youths (estimated at
between 50 -100) that could not get in to the dance.
2.3 A number of these children were dropped off by their parents, and when they
couldn't secure a ticket, were left without a ride home. Subsequently, staff at the
facility was overwhelmed with requests to use the phone and requests to make
change to use the pay phone, resulting in many youths being left unsupervised
outside the building.
1001 ..../2
REPORT NO.: CS -17 -99 PAGE 2
3.0 POLICY CHANGES
3.1 To avoid this type of reoccurrence, staff will be initiating "advance ticket sales" at
future pre -teen dances. Tickets will be available for sale on the Monday, preceeding
the dance night. Only unsold tickets will be available at the door.
3.2 Also, parents dropping their children off at the facility will be encouraged to remain
on sight, until their child has secured a ticket or is admitted to the facility.
4.0 COMMENT
4.1 Staff is very pleased with the response we are getting to our programs, particularly
in the Courtice area. Other programming opportunities and an expansion to some
exciting programs are currently under review, and those recommendations will be
provided through the 2000 budget process.
Respectfully submitted,
h P. Caruana
for of Community Services
J PUT Uj v
Reviewed by,
r) �-Ztc'os _-
Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Chief Administrative Officer
M