REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 17, 2016 Report No. DEV-16-057
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Marlene Lagoa, Community Development Coordinator
SUBJECT:
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Official Community Plan Review - Phase 2 "Looking Forward Forum" Public Input End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council receive Staff Report DEV-16-057 for information and direct staff to give consideration to the public input received when drafting new Official Community Plan policies.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan
Local Government Act
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
The public input received will help to inform the Official Community Plan Review.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this report is to present the public input received during Phase 2 of the Official Community Plan (OCP) Review process. The majority of the community engagement took place between May and June 2016.
A community forum was held on May 4th at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre and was attended by more than 50 people. The feedback collected at the forum is enclosed as Appendix A.
A survey was available from May 4th to May 31st, 2016. In total 221 surveys were collected either online (176 surveys) or printed copies (45 surveys) which were available at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, Municipal Hall and Esquimalt Library Branch. The survey results are enclosed as Appendix B.
Due to the under-representation of youth in the OCP "Kick Off" survey in 2015, a concentrated effort was made to consult with local youth. During Phase 2 input was collected from 183 youth who either attended one of the local schools or participated in Esquimalt's Teen Centre programs. A consolidation of all the youth input received is enclosed as Appendix C.
Also during Phase 2 the Township received five written submissions from members of the public which are enclosed as Appendix D.
Phase 3 of the OCP Review process - analysis of the "Looking Forward Forum" public input - was originally scheduled from July to Se...
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