Final Presentation
October 11, 2011
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introduction
context
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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;
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User/Community Groups
Parks and Recreation Waterfront
Advisory Committee
Brantford Minor Lacrosse
Grand Erie District School Board
Brantford Minor Softball
Brantford Sports Council
Brantford Track and Field
Brantford and District Football Club
Brantford Boys Youth Flag Football
Brantford City Soccer Club
Brantford Co-ed Adult Volleyball League
Brantford Galaxy Soccer
Volley Ball- Branlyn Neighborhood
Brantford Intercity Soccer Club
Briers Basketball
Brantford Junior Badminton Club
Tennis and Racquet Club
Shellard Neighborhood Association
Squash Club
Special Olympics
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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.
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Study Process
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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.
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Public Participation Process
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Community Stakeholder Interviews – September 16 to 18, 2010
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Design Workshop – October 5 to 7, 2010
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Public Open House – September 13, 2011
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Individual meetings with community groups and landowners as
required throughout the study process
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report structure
Part 1 Introduction
Part 4 The Preferred Plan
1.1 Purpose of the Study
1.2 Study Area & Context
1.3 Study Process
1.4 Report Structure
4.1 The Preferred Plan
4.2 Key Structuring Elements
Part 2 Technical Background
2.1 Urban Design & Planning Context
2.2 Environmental Inventory
2.3 Transportation (Existing Conditions)
2.4 Stage 1 Archaeological Resource
2.5 Servicing (Existing Conditions
2.6 Summary
Part 5 The Sports Campus
5.1 Design Overview
5.2 Sports Campus Facilities
5.3 Phasing Plan
5.4 Budget
5.5 Sports Campus Design Guidelines
Part 6 Implementation
6.1 Implementation Strategy
Part 3 Design Workshop
3.1 Preliminary Work
3.2 Workshops
3.3 Workshop Day 1
3.4 Workshop Day 2
3.5 Workshop Day 3
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neighbourhood structure
Extent of City
owned lands
North of Shellard Lane
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
Neighbourhood + Rec Centre MP
Persons + Jobs Per Hectare (p+j/h) (excluding all
environmental, environmental buffers, and sports fields)
49.2
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The Recreation Centre Plan
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3 Play fields to accommodate soccer, football, and
rugby;
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400 metre running track;
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4 Softball diamonds;
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Skate Park, Children’s Playground, Splash Pad;
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Field Houses containing washrooms, change
facilities, concession stands, equipment storage;
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Bleachers, (each field has spectator seating for
250 people);
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Picnic Shelters;
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Trail System linking to the existing Brantford trail
system;
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Parking lots with capacity for 821 spaces; and,
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An Institutional Centre, including:
o A high-school;
o A public library;
o A double gym;
o A recreation centre building; and
o A Place of worship
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The Preferred Plan
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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.
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implementation strategy
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
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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.
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