City of Guelph
An Enterprise Approach
To City Building
Real Estate Pulse Conference
January 2015
City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Presentation
Purpose: To highlight the City of Guelph’s Enterprise approach to growing
and developing the City.
Current Objectives: To achieve the population, employment and energy
conservation targets that have been established either through legislation,
and/or strategic policy.
Achievements to Date: To illustrate current programs/activities and
achievements to date
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City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Framework
Guiding Documents
Policy Direction
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Provincial Growth Strategy
Implementation
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(Places to Grow)
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Envision Guelph
Economic Development Strategy
(Prosperity 2020)
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Employment Lands Strategy
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Growth Management Strategy
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Community Energy Initiative
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Guelph Official Plan
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Enterprise Framework
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Downtown Secondary Plan
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Corporate Strategic Plan
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Guelph Innovation District
Secondary Plan
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Development Priorities Plan
Copies of these documents can be found on-line at Guelph.ca
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City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Governance Framework
Council
Governance: Municipal Act & Planning Act
Chief Administrative Officer
Internal Auditor
Strategic Planning & Corporate Initiatives
Public
Services
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Business Services
Corporate Building
Parks & Recreation
Guelph Transit
Community Engagement
Culture & Tourism
Emergency Services
Public Works
Service Performance &
Development
Policy & Intergovernmental Affairs
Corporate
Services
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Infrastructure, Development &
Enterprise
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City Clerk
Corporate Communication
Human Resources
Finance
Court Services
Information Technology
Legal & Realty
Downtown Renewal
Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc.
Engineering
Community Energy
Economic Development
Planning
Building Services
• Solid Waste
• Water Services
• Wastewater
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City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Summary of this Evening’s Topics
1. Strategic Directions
• Urban Planning (Development Nodes)
• Economic Development Planning (Targeted Sectors/Programs)
2. Overview of Selected Initiatives
• Hanlon Creek Business Park – Recent & Future Activities
• Downtown Secondary Plan Implementation (Baker Street?)
• Guelph Innovation (York) District Secondary Plan
• Community Energy (Residential Programs)
3. Panel (Questions & Answer)
• Peter Cartwright, General Manager – Economic Development
• Ian Panabaker, Corporate Manager – Downtown Renewal
• Alex Chapman, Corporate Manager – Community Energy
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City of Guelph – City Building
Urban Planning (Growth Management Targets – to 2031)
• Population
• 175,000 residents
• Average annual growth rate of 1.5%
• Employment
• 92,000 jobs
• Increase of 32 000 jobs from 2006
• Intensification
• 40% of new population growth in Built Up Area
• Density Targets
• 50 persons and jobs per ha. in Greenfield Area
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City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Urban Planning (Development Nodes)
• Target Future Growth
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Built-up Area
Greenfield Area
Intensification Corridors
Mixed-use Nodes
Urban Growth Centre
Development Nodes
1. Woodlawn/Woolwich
2. Watson/Starwood
3. Clair/Gordon
4. Downtown
5. LaFarge (Silvercreek)
6. West End
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Node
Population
Employment
North
2100
3800
South
8500
4600
East
5300
3000
West
5600
2900
Silvercreek
6100
2200
8500*
7500*
Downtown
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City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City Building
Urban Planning (Illustration – Watson Star Node)
Today
Planned
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