TAMRMS#: B06
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Disc Golf Feasibility
Presented by: Manda Wilde, Senior Project Manager - Parks Development
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That the Disc Golf Feasibility report be received for information.
2. That Administration be directed to submit a project charter for design and implementation of an 18-hole permanent disc golf course at Kingswood Park for consideration in the 2023 budget process.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Council with an update on the results of the Disc Golf Feasibility project, and receive direction on the establishment of a permanent disc golf course in St. Albert.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On February 16, 2021 Council passed the following motion:
(CM-21-001)
That Administration be directed to install a temporary disc golf course at Langholm Park for 2021, to be implemented as soon as practicable and that funding in the amount of$5500 to purchase equipment required to implement the temporary course be approved, to be funded from the Stabilization Reserve.
That Administration complete a feasibility study and public engagement to identify a potential permanent disc golf site and bring forward a report and recommendations to Council on the potential permanent site by end of Q3 2021. And that funding of $15,000 be approved to support the feasibility study, to be funded from the Capital Recreation Reserve.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Based on the Council motion, Administration began the research and criteria development to assess the potential location of a permanent 9 or 18-hole disc golf course. To assist in the design and site selection process, IBI Group was retained and a cross-departmental staff project team assembled to provide feedback. Research and background information formed the first phase of the project which included design criteria from the...
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