WELCOME!FAIRFIELD - GONZALES

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

COMMUNITY MEETING

SATURDAY 9 APRIL, 2016

Today’s Agenda

• Presentation on Planning for the future of your neighbourhood

• Workshop to help refine the process and engagement

• Begin to identify key themes, problems and issues and opportunities

• Today is NOT about wastewater treatment or specific development applications

Wastewater Treatment

• Report to Council on April 7, 2016 on developing a guiding City-wide planning policy to deal with any proposed facility development application

• Open house planned for April 25, 2016 7.00pm @ Crystal Gardens

What does a Neighbourhood Plan do?

• Provides detailed guidance for growth, change and development in the neighbourhood

• Builds on the work of the Official Community Plan (OCP) by filling in the details at the local level

• Create a planning and design policies to evaluate future development proposals

• Identifies community needs, values and wants

Fairfield - Gonzales Neighbourhood Plan

• Directing growth to designated areas (i.e. urban villages, corridors, downtowncore)

• Planning for appropriate housing forms;

• Designing for pedestrians, bikes and proximity to transit; and

• Preserving special neighbourhood characteristics and community spaces.

Public Spaces

Land Use & Urban Form

Community Vitality

Transportation

Action Plan

SHORT-TERM NEIGHBOURHOOD

ACTION PLAN

NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD

PLAN+

Tailored Topics

Co-Planning Approach

• Led by the City

• Work in collaboration with an Advisory Group and the Community at key stages

• Plan informed by evidence and technical studies

• Balance consensus with trade-offs

• Streamlined approach

• 1 process, 2 plans

ACTIVATE Projects

TARGET TIMELINE

1 Pre-Planning

2 Imagine

3Co-Create

4Draft

5 Refine

-3 MONTHS MONTHS 1&2 MONTHS 3&4 MONTH 5 MONTH 6&7

6Approve

MONTH 8

7Deliver

MONTH 9 +We are here

Advisory Working Group

Advisory Working Group

• Appointed by staff• Possible members

• Community Association• Business owners • Urban Development Institute• Parent Advisory Committee• Placemaking Victoria • Hallmark Heritage Society • Citizens at large• Who else represents the community?

Fairfield - Gonzales Neighbourhood Plan

Input to process, work, products and

collaborate with City staff at key stages

Fairfield - Gonzales Neighbourhood

Plan

Process, Work, Inputs and Final

Products

Decision Maker

Sets direction/approves LAP Terms of

Reference, Public Engagement Plan,

Proposed Plan

Council

City of Victoria

Stakeholder Advisory Working Group

Community Groups and Citizens

Role of Advisory Working GroupThe Stakeholder Advisory Working Group will advise and work with the Planning Team

Possible Role of the Group?• Contribute to refining the process and

engagement strategy• Reviewing key engagement materials• Developing a vision and guiding principles• Developing draft land use and design

concepts• Reviewing and providing feedback on draft

and proposed plans prior to wider consultation

• Striking an appropriate balance between Community-wide and local objectives, and

• Being a ‘critical’ friend sounding board at key stages on plan products and outputs

Workshop Themes

• Key Values

• Developing a Neighbourhood Plan

• Engagement and Stakeholders

• Key themes and issues for the plan to address

Workshop Exercise #1

• A word that reflects most important value for the neighbourhood

Workshop Exercise #2 Q1

• What does a successful planning process look like to you? • What are the measures

of success?• No. of events, no of

people involved?• Process vs Products• Commitment to

feedback

Workshop Exercise #2 Q2

• Which groups and stakeholders should be involved and how? • What is the role, purpose, makeup of the Advisory Working

Group

• Focus groups on particular issues?

• Hearing from the underrepresented e.g. renters, youth, tourists?

• Others to be involved?

• How do you want to be engaged & communicated with?

Workshop Exercise #2 Q3 - Key Issues/Themes

• Housing

• Safety

• Culture

• Recreation

• Parks and Open Space

• Public Spaces, Urban Design

• Transportation

• Infrastructure

• Waterfront

• Heritage

• Aging population

• Affordability

• Climate Change

• Health e.g. diabetes, obesity

• Cultural

• Community Development

• Jobs and the local economy

Next Steps

• Summary Report of what we heard today

• Project Terms of Reference Report to Council

• Stakeholder Advisory Working Group established

• Wastewater Treatment Facility Open House on April 25, 2016, 7.00 @ Crystal Gardens

• Stay informed at • www.Victoria.ca/Fairfield-gonzales

• Brian Green bgreen@Victoria.ca

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