REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: May 12th, 2021 Report No. CSS-21-011
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Blair McDonald, Director of Community Safety Services
SUBJECT:
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Alternative Approval Process, Bylaw 3021 - Report and Next Steps
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Public Safety Building Improvements Loan Authorization Bylaw, 2021, No. 3021, be adopted.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Community Charter
Local Government Act
Financial Plan Bylaw, 2021, No. 3016
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community: fully utilize the McLoughlin amenity funds to maximum potential.
BACKGROUND:
In February 2017 negotiations with the Capital Regional District (CRD) on an amenity package for hosting a regional wastewater treatment facility were concluded. The CRD and the Township entered into the Host Community Impact 5-Year Agreement which created the capital improvement amenities and reserve funds and detailed how they were to be utilized. The Amenity Reserve Fund Administration Agreement then stipulated how the reserve funds were to be administered. With this information, the Township pursued robust public consultation as to what other uses could potentially be integrated into a new emergency services and public safety facility. On March 25, 2019 at a special committee of the whole, Council selected projects for additional work and analysis which included a new public safety building that may include an emergency coordination centre, commercial space, public meeting space and housing.
Based on Council's direction, staff initiated the first steps to proceed with the construction of a new Public Safety Building (PSB) including establishing an advisory committee, contracting a Project Manager, completing a feasibility study, contracting an architecture firm to produce preliminary construction drawings, public consultation processes including Advisory Planning Commission, Design Review Committee and Council meetings, de...
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