Marpole-Oakridge Community Association (MOCA)

Membership Info

The Marpole-Oakridge Community Association is a registered non-profit organization. For drop-in or non-registered programs, we have maintained a membership fee structure to provide an inventory of our patrons. The annual fees are Senior/Youth/Child $3; Adult $5; and Family $10.

About MOCA

Offer accessible and diverse leisure opportunities to enhance the well-being of individuals and strengthen a sense of community in a safe and welcome environment.

Objectives

• TO assist, develop and to foster community spirit throughout the community;
• TO promote the educational, social, cultural and athletic endeavour of the community;
• TO assist any organization, group, company or individual whose sole aim is to promote the educational, social, cultural or athletic well-being of the people of the community;
• TO accept donations, or do such things as may be necessary to raise funds to carry out the objects;
• TO carry on the operations of the Association principally in the Marpole Oakridge community
  

Board of Directors 2008

Marpole-Oakridge Community Association Board meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. All members are welcome. If you are interested in joining the Board or a Committee contact the Community Recreation Coordinator at 604-257-8177.

(Back row L-R): Kanman Wong, Bruce Avery, Danny Yu, Keith Roy, Norm Zottenberg, Wayne Soon, Wesley Bevan, Henry Hui. (Front row L-R): Malcolm Weatherston, Amy Ng, Wai Sin, Annette Whitehead, Ron Loui-Ying, Harry Wong

President - Danny Yu
Vice-President - Harry Wong
Secretary - Norm Zottenberg
Treasurer - Wesley Bevan

Duties of the Board

• To Jointly operate the Community Centre with the Vancouver Park Board
• To identify needs of the community and act in the best interest of the community in fulfilling these needs
• To exercise the care, diligence and skill of a reasonably prudent person in exercising his/her powers and performing his/her function as a Director
• To direct the activities, participation and aims of the Society in conformity with its' Constitution & By-laws
• To determine the policy of the Society, both internally and in regard to its relationship with the Park Board staff
• To elect from among its' members each year the officers of the Society
• To attend meeting of the Board and meeting of such committees to which he/she may be appointed
• To discharge accepted responsibilities in accordance with the direction of the Board
• To work with the professional staff in determining the needs of the community, and support the staff in the undertakings of the Community Centre
• To accept from the membership at large complaints and suggestions and requests for programs; to study such complaints and suggestions and to pass them on to the professional staff
• To act as liaison between Park Board and Marpole-Oakridge community at large in relationship to park development and delivery of recreational services
• To liaison and cooperate with the other community agencies for betterment of the community

Meeting Minutes PDF's

Meetings
The Marpole Oakridge Community Association Board meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. The address is 990 West 59th Avenue. All members of the Marpole Oakridge community are welcome to attend.

Commitees
All the Committee meetings are held at the Marpole Oakridge Community Centre located at 990 West 59th Avenue.

Executive
Second Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM

Program
Second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM

Building/Rental
First Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM

Fitness
First Wednesday of every second month at 7:30 PM

Youth
Last Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM (during Fall to Spring)


Board Development
As required.

NOTE: There are no committee meetings for the month of August.

JOA

The resources available on this page provide information about the scope of work undertaken in support of renewal of the partnership agreement between the Vancouver Park Board and local non-profit Community Association Societies.

The Joint Operating Agreement is intended to define the working partnership between the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and each of 20 Community Associations developed to provide recreation and leisure opportunities and to facilitate provision of community services to the residents of each community.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Community Associations are seeking to renew and revitalize our partnership and update the master Joint Operating Agreement. Click here for more information

History

The Marpole Oakridge Community Association was organized in 1944 and incorporated soon after.  At that time meetings were held in a borrowed church basement.  In 1945 a family home on the edge of  Oak Park came on the market.  The Park Board bought the land and turned most of it over to the Association to operate as its headquarters.

In 1945 the City of Vancouver added a $200,000 by-law for the construction of 10 community centres to its 10 year plan and this assured $20,000 towards building a community centre.  In 1945 the Marpole Rotary Club made the proposed centre a project which gave a tremendous financial boost.

In 1945 Marpole Oakridge and Sunset Associations combined to place a $120,000 by-law before the local voters, which was passed.

Initial financing for the centre was $120,000:

• $20,000 from the community centre by-law

• $60,000 from the local improvement by-law

• $40,000 raised locally by the Marpole Oakridge Community Association

The building opened in December of 1949 – the first community centre built in Vancouver.

In 1977 City Council approved the initiation of a local area planning program in Marpole.  This created the Marpole Citizens Planning Committee which worked on community issues such as traffic, residential uses, rapid transit, park deficiencies, and social needs.  It was recommended in the Marpole Plan that existing recreation facilities be upgraded.

Supplementary capital funds in the amount of $250,000 and $125,000 from the Recreation Facilities Assistance Program were made available for the improvements to the Centre.  In October, 1980 architects Eng and Wright were commissioned for the Marpole Oakridge Community Centre project.  Work started in October, 1982 and was complete by June, 1983.  When work was completed we had a new fitness room, whirlpool, racquet courts, change rooms, preschool, martial arts room and improved fire alarm and sprinkler system.

However, these improvements required more money and the $375,000 was increased to $1 million.  This funding came from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation through the City of Vancouver to provide these additions.  It was hoped that an elevator would be installed and a parking lot built.

Additional funding of $214,000 was added for the centre and Phase II provided the elevator, parking lot, complete sprinkler system, new electrical room, storage room and refurbishing.  Phase II and total renovations were complete in March, 1984.

Other improvements include: