TAMRMS#: B06
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Land Matter - Community Amenities
Presented by: Adryan Slaght, Director, Planning & Development Department
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Council receive the Land Matter Community Amenities report as information.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of the report is to outline considerations with respect to Council’s goal of identifying a site or sites to locate a variety of community facilities.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
• STRATEGIC PRIORITY #1:
• Growth Policy Framework: Develop a robust policy framework to guide growth.
• Develop a value proposition (inclusive of all the City offerings) to attract businesses, residents and other institutions to St. Albert.
• STRATEGIC PRIORITY #4:
• Infrastructure Investment: Identify and build needed capital assets.
• Identify feasible strategies for near term development horizons for community facilities inclusive of land, financing and partnership opportunities.
• Identify an inventory of existing facilities including an assessment of condition and usability and identify gaps in land and facility supply and demand.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On February 25, 2019, Council approved the following motion:
INC-19-020
That the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) be directed to provide to Council by June 24, 2019 a recommendation as to whether the City should purchase up to 35 acres of land or utilize a similar area within lands already owned by the City for construction of one or more campus style community amenities.
That the CAO be further be directed to ensure that the said recommendation is supported by a local development plan including: a concept plan, estimates of both initial servicing costs and total (life cycle) cost of ownership, details of required updates to Area Structure Plans and other planning documents, and overall development timelines.
That t...
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