The Planning Partnership + Poulos & Chung + Sernas Associates + PLAN B Natural Heritage + Archaeological Services Inc. + Their + Curran Architects Inc

The Planning Partnership + Poulos & Chung + Sernas Associates + PLAN B Natural Heritage + Archaeological Services Inc. + Their + Curran Architects Inc.

Final Presentation

October 11, 2011


North of Shellard Neighbourhood + Recreation Plan

context

introduction



North of Shellard Neighbourhood and Recreation Plan Task Force – Councillors Littell, Carpenter, Martin and Mayor Hancock, Mayor Friel, Kings, and Vanderstelt , and members from the Grand Erie District School Board, Library Board, and Parks and Recreation Waterfront Advisory Committee;

City Staff – Matt Reniers : Director, Policy Planning; Tricia Givens : Senior Policy Planner; Duran Wedderburn : Policy Planner; Nicole Wilmot : Policy Planner; Tara Tran Policy Planner; Vicki Armitage: Parks

and Recreation; Maureen Sinclair: Director Parks & Recreation;

Consultant Team –

The Planning Partnership: Team Leader / Planning + Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Consultation,

Poulos & Chung: Transportation Management Plan,

Sernas Associates: Functional Servicing and Storm Management Plan,

PLAN B Natural Heritage: Environmental Strategy & Environmental Impact Assessment ,

Archaeological Services Inc.: Cultural & Archaeological Heritage Strategy,

Thier + Curran Architects Inc.: Recreational Architecture Advisor;

Staff Technical Team – Dwayne Armstrong: Fire Department; Andrea Cooper: Brantford Police; Russ Loukes: Transportation Services; David Cunningham: Grand River Conservation Authority; Elizabeth Vendermade: Transportation Service; Lucy Hives: Acting Director Current Planning Services; Ken Devlin and Paul Christie: Engineering;

introduction


North of Shellard Neighbourhood + Recreation Plan introduction

User/Community Groups

Parks and Recreation Waterfront Advisory Committee

Grand Erie District School Board

Brantford Sports Council

Brantford and District Football Club

Brantford City Soccer Club

Brantford Galaxy Soccer

Brantford Intercity Soccer Club

Brantford Junior Badminton Club

Shellard Neighborhood Association

Brantford Minor Lacrosse

Special Olympics

Brantford Minor Softball

Brantford Track and Field

Brantford Boys Youth Flag Football

Brantford Co-ed Adult Volleyball League

Volley Ball- Branlyn Neighborhood

Briers Basketball

Tennis and Racquet Club

Squash Club



What is the Purpose of the North of Shellard Neighbourhood and Recreation Plan?

The purpose of the North of Shellard Neighbourhood and Recreation Plan is to complete a Plan to guide the development of the North of Shellard Neighbourhood (an area identified as “Neighbourhood Two” of the West of Conklin Secondary Plan area). The City of Brantford is one of the primary land owners in this study area.

This study resulted in a Neighbourhood Master Plan and a Recreational Centre Master Plan, and accompanying development and design guidelines to guide the development of the North of Shellard Community.

purpose



Study Process

process



June 29,2010 – Kick-off meeting

July, 2010 – Site visit

August 2010 – Task Force Introduction (North of Shellard Neighbourhood and Recreation Plan Task Force);

October 5-7; 2010 – Working Sessions as part of the Design Workshops;

Dec, 2011 – First site visit w/Plan B and GRCA staff;

Dec. 13, 2011 – Meeting w/Technical Team on Master Plan design and layout

Jan 11,2011 – Meeting w/Technical Team on draft Background Report;

January 20, 2011 – Update Meeting/Task Force Presentation;

March 23, 2011 – Update Meeting/Task Force Presentation;

April 8, 2011 – Update Meeting/Task Force Presentation;

April 28, 2011 – Meeting w/City Staff and City Agencies(Institutional use requirements);

May, 2011 – Second site visit w/Plan B and GRCA staff;

June 22, 2011 – Update Meeting/Task Force Presentation;

August 30, 2011 – Technical Group Meeting on final draft Report;

September 13, 2011 – Final Presentation to the Task Force.

process



Public Participation Process

• Community Stakeholder Interviews – September 16 to 18, 2010

• Design Workshop – October 5 to 7, 2010

• Public Open House – September 13, 2011

• Individual meetings with community groups and landowners as

required throughout the study process

process



Part 1 Introduction1.1 Purpose of the Study1.2 Study Area & Context1.3 Study Process1.4 Report Structure

Part 2 Technical Background2.1 Urban Design & Planning Context2.2 Environmental Inventory2.3 Transportation (Existing Conditions)2.4 Stage 1 Archaeological Resource 2.5 Servicing (Existing Conditions2.6 Summary

Part 3 Design Workshop3.1 Preliminary Work3.2 Workshops3.3 Workshop Day 13.4 Workshop Day 23.5 Workshop Day 3

Part 4 The Preferred Plan4.1 The Preferred Plan4.2 Key Structuring Elements

Part 5 The Sports Campus5.1 Design Overview5.2 Sports Campus Facilities5.3 Phasing Plan5.4 Budget5.5 Sports Campus Design Guidelines

Part 6 Implementation6.1 Implementation Strategy

report structure


neighbourhood structure

North of Shellard LaneNeighbourhood + Rec Centre MP

City Owned Lands Other Lands Grand Total

Total Land Area (ha) (no environmental & sports fields) 32.25 7.42 39.67

Total Number of Units 543 124 667

Total Number of People + Jobs 1,551 401 1,952

Persons + Jobs Per Hectare (p+j/h) (excluding all environmental, environmental buffers, and sports fields) 49.2


Extent of City owned lands


The Recreation Centre Plan• 3 Play fields to accommodate soccer, football, and

rugby;

• 400 metre running track;

• 4 Softball diamonds;

• Skate Park, Children’s Playground, Splash Pad;

• Field Houses containing washrooms, change facilities, concession stands, equipment storage;

• Bleachers, (each field has spectator seating for 250 people);

• Picnic Shelters;

• Trail System linking to the existing Brantford trail system;

• Parking lots with capacity for 821 spaces; and,

• An Institutional Centre, including:o A high-school;o A public library;o A double gym;o A recreation centre building; ando A Place of worship


The Preferred Plan


North of Shellard Neighbourhood + Recreation Plan response

What we learned at the Public Open House on September 13th:

1. The community is anxiously anticipating the development of the Institutional Complex and Recreation Centre components of the Plan.

2. The design of the residential community was well received. The community has a desire to see a different type of development from that which is occurring within the south-west area and in the neighbourhoods south of Shellard Lane.

3. Overall, attendees were receptive and excited about the idea of having a new Main Street destination area within the new neighbourhood.



Recommendations

POLICY

1.Adoption of the North of Shellard Neighbourhood and Recreation Centre Master Plan

2.Prepare Secondary Plan Amendment

3.Update Governing Zoning By-Law

DETAILED STUDIES

1.Prepare a detailed Streetscape Plan for Shellard Lane

2.Prepare an Architectural Control Guideline for the neighbourhood component

3.Consider holding design competitions for the Recreation Centre

4.Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

GOVERNANCE

1.The City should continue to collaborate and support negotiations with the City of

Brantford Library and the Grand Erie District School Boards as well as key landowners

implementation strategy



Recommendations. . . Continued

CAPITAL PROJECTS

1.Development of the Recreation Centre

2.Development of the North of Shellard Community

The staff report requests that Council adopt the Plan, then as a next step; to develop an

implementation action plan which will explore funding, timing of priority actions, servicing,

and options for selling the lands etc, and that these matters will be brought to Council in

subsequent reports for consideration and further direction.

implementation strategy


Documents

The Planning Partnership + Poulos & Chung + Sernas Associates + PLAN B Natural Heritage + Archaeological Services Inc. + Their + Curran Architects Inc