REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: March 20, 2019 Report No. P&R-19-005
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Scott Hartman, Director of Parks and Recreation Services
SUBJECT:
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McLoughlin Amenity Funds - application of selection criteria and initial evaluation of identified projects
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
1- Is Council comfortable with the application of the selection criteria to the identified projects?
2- Does Council wish to add, remove or elevate any potential projects?
3- Is Council comfortable with proceeding with next steps as outlined: concept design plan; preliminary budgets; operational business cases; and, cost-benefit analysis?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole:
(1) Receive Staff Report No. P&R-19-005 for information, provide any additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to prepare a report for Council's consideration, and;
(2) Direct staff to begin initial concept design plans, develop preliminary budgets, operational business cases and cost-benefit analysis for the top scoring projects.
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2017, the CRD and the Township agreed on an amenity funding package associated with locating the wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point. A one-time CRD contribution of $17 million - the McLoughlin Point Amenity Reserve Funds - will be used for capital projects in: (1) Waterfront parks $7 million; (2) Downtown recreation facilities $5 million; and, (3) Downtown emergency services and public safety facilities $5 million.
Two rounds of public engagement were undertaken by the Township to inform the use of the funds. On January 23, 2019 Council approved selection criteria for the evaluation and scoring of the multiple projects identified during the two rounds of public engagement for the McLoughlin Amenity Funds (the approved selection criteria is attached). A staff working committee has applied Council's selection criteria to the p...
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