City of GuelphAn Enterprise ApproachTo City Building

Real Estate Pulse ConferenceJanuary 2015

2

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingPresentation

Purpose: To highlight the City of Guelph’s Enterprise approach to growing and developing the City.

Current Objectives: To achieve the population, employment and energy conservation targets that have been established either through legislation, and/or strategic policy.

Achievements to Date: To illustrate current programs/activities and achievements to date

3

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingFramework

Guiding Documents

• Provincial Growth Strategy (Places to Grow)

• Envision Guelph

• Growth Management Strategy

• Guelph Official Plan

• Downtown Secondary Plan

• Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan

• Economic Development Strategy (Prosperity 2020)

• Employment Lands Strategy

• Community Energy Initiative

• Enterprise Framework

• Corporate Strategic Plan

• Development Priorities Plan

Policy Direction Implementation

Copies of these documents can be found on-line at Guelph.ca

4

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingGovernance Framework

CouncilGovernance: Municipal Act & Planning Act

Chief Administrative OfficerInternal Auditor Strategic Planning & Corporate Initiatives Policy &

Intergovernmental Affairs

Public Services

Corporate Services

Infrastructure, Development & Enterprise

• Business Services• Corporate Building• Parks & Recreation• Guelph Transit• Community Engagement• Culture & Tourism• Emergency Services• Public Works• Service Performance &

Development

• City Clerk• Corporate Communication• Human Resources• Finance• Court Services• Information Technology• Legal & Realty

• Downtown Renewal• Guelph Municipal Holdings

Inc.• Engineering• Community Energy• Economic Development• Planning• Building Services

• Solid Waste• Water Services• Wastewater

5

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingSummary of this Evening’s Topics

1. Strategic Directions• Urban Planning (Development Nodes)• Economic Development Planning (Targeted Sectors/Programs)

2. Overview of Selected Initiatives• Hanlon Creek Business Park – Recent & Future Activities• Downtown Secondary Plan Implementation (Baker Street?)• Guelph Innovation (York) District Secondary Plan• Community Energy (Residential Programs)

3. Panel (Questions & Answer) • Peter Cartwright, General Manager – Economic Development• Ian Panabaker, Corporate Manager – Downtown Renewal• Alex Chapman, Corporate Manager – Community Energy

6

City of Guelph – City Building Urban Planning (Growth Management Targets – to 2031)

• Population• 175,000 residents

• Average annual growth rate of 1.5%

• Employment• 92,000 jobs

• Increase of 32 000 jobs from 2006

• Intensification• 40% of new population growth in Built Up Area

• Density Targets• 50 persons and jobs per ha. in Greenfield Area

7

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingUrban Planning (Development Nodes)

• Target Future Growth• Built-up Area• Greenfield Area• Intensification Corridors• Mixed-use Nodes• Urban Growth Centre

• Development Nodes 1. Woodlawn/Woolwich 2. Watson/Starwood 3. Clair/Gordon 4. Downtown 5. LaFarge (Silvercreek) 6. West End

4 2

1

3

56

Node Population Employment

North 2100 3800

South 8500 4600

East 5300 3000

West 5600 2900

Silvercreek 6100 2200

Downtown 8500* 7500*

8

City of Guelph – An Enterprise Approach to City BuildingUrban Planning (Illustration – Watson Star Node)

Today

Planned