AGENDA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 7:00 P.M. COMMUNITY HALL – NSSRC 527 LEN SELF BOULEVARD

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

PUBLIC MEETING

A)

Official Plan Amendment OPA-02-15 and Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA-03-15 Waypoint-Chigamik Proposed Downtown Health Centre 287 Bayshore Drive Comments received

(Adjourn Public Meeting and Reconvene regular Planning and Development Committee of Council)

4.

ITEMS FOR REVIEW/DISCUSSION

A)

Official Plan Amendment OPA-02-15 and Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA-03-15 Waypoint-Chigamik Proposed Downtown Health Centre 287 Bayshore Drive Staff Repot PL-2015-47

B)

Official Plan Amendment File OPA-01-15 Zoning By-law Amendment Application File ZBA-01-15 Town Operations Centre – 1099 MacDonald Road Staff Report PL-2015-43

C)

Downtown Master Plan and Community Improvement Plan Staff Report PL-2015-53

5.

ADJOURNMENT

STAFF REPORT

DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services CHAIR:

Councillor Glen Canning

DATE:

July 23, 2015

REPORT NO.:

PL-2015-47 Official Plan Amendment File OPA-02-15 Zoning By-law Amendment Application File ZBA-03-15 Chigamik- Waypoint Proposed Downtown Health Centre 287 Bayshore Drive

RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning and Development Committee refer the results of the Open House and the Statutory Public Meeting with respect to Chigamik-Waypoint Proposed Downtown Health Centre (File No. OPA-02-15 and ZBA-03-15) to Staff for a further report on the proposed development and applications and the results of the public consultation meetings. BACKGROUND: Council, at its January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting, passed the following Motion respecting the above noted matter: That Council approves, in principle, the concept of entering into a longterm lease with the Chigamik Community Health Centre and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care to facilitate a Health Hub on a portion of municipally owned lands located at 287 Bayshore Drive; And further that staff be directed to proceed with the preparation of the related long-term lease and all associated development and planning act applications. The purpose of this report is to: 1) provide the planning context with respect to the proposed land use changes required to accommodate the proposed Downtown Health Centre on a portion of the Town lands at 287 Bayshore Drive by Chigamik Community Health Centre and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (Chigamik-Waypoint); 2) to ______________________________________________________________________________ PDCC 1 Downtown Health Centre August 12, 2015 Report PL-2015-47

report on the results of the background studies and/or reviews that were conducted in support of the proposed changes in land use; and 3) to report on the results of the Public Open House held by the Town on June 24, 2015. ANALYSIS: The Town, through Council’s Motion, has provided approval in principle to the long-term lease of approximately 1.1 hectares of the 4.2 hectare parcel of Town lands at 287 Bayshore Drive, known locally as Edgehill Park. Figure 1 attached shows the location of Edgehill Park and the location of the 1.1 hectares or approximately 26% of the park that is proposed to be leased for the proposed Downtown Health Centre. The location of the 1.1 hectare parcel is also shown on Figure 2 below. The proposed Downtown Health Centre was presented to Council at its January 26, 2015 meeting. The proposed Centre would accommodate the range of services offered by Chigamik at its current leased location and Waypoint at two separate locations in Midland. The following sets out some of the basic components of the Health Centre as it is currently defined: 