TAMRMS#: B06
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Community Amenities
Presented by: Adryan Slaght, Director, Planning & Development Department
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That the Chief Administrative Officer be directed to proceed with a conditional offer to acquire the lands necessary for a community amenities site of at least 25 contiguous acres within the Range Road 260 Area Structure Plan, subject to Council approval.
2. That Administration present to Council, by the end of 2020, a proposal for the future disposition or use of the City-owned Badger lands (43 City Annex), together with a list of resolutions previously passed by Council concerning planning for or use of the Badger lands, for consideration of rescinding those resolutions.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of the report is to identify attributes of the three finalist sites for Council’s consideration in pursuing acquisition of a site for community amenities.
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...
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