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Badger Lands
Notice given by:Councillor Hughes
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BUDGET POSTPONED MOTION:
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That the Badger Lands ASP portion of PLAN-006 is postponed to 2023.
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Administration’s Understanding of the Intent of the Motion:
That City Administration will remove 43 City Annex North from the St. Albert West Area Structure Plan (ASP) study area, formerly known as the Badger Lands. Administration will not undergo any additional planning studies for this area prior to 2023.
Operational or Organizational Impacts if Motion is Approved:
In 2018, Administration presented the Project Charter for the Area Structure Plan for Employment Lands & Badger Lands Plan-006 to Council. This project was assumed to be a 2-year project, with a total budget of $983,300.00. Within the 2019 budget, Council approved $110,000.00 to initiate background studies for the City owned lands within the Lakeview Business District and 43 City Annex North. During the 2021 budget deliberations, Council approved another portion of the funding request totaling $400,000.00, to enable the next stage. In the 2022 budget deliberations, Administration requested $415,000.00 for the remainder of the project budget.
The St. Albert West Area Structure Plan Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently posted on Alberta’s Purchasing Connection (APC). The St. Albert West Area Structure Plan is the new name for Area Structure Plan for Employment Lands and Badger Lands Plan-006. The scope of the St. Albert West ASP includes the lands contained within 43 City Annex North. The RFP was posted on November 19, 2021 and responses to the RFP are due on December 13, 2021. Based on review of scope based on this motion, as well as initial RFP feedback, Administration believes that the necessary work for the West Area Structure Plan in full could be accomplished with a reduced 2022 Budget Request of $200,000, and an update clause to the RFP posting on APC. Should the proposed motion be approved, the City o...
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