Community Design Advisory Committee Visuals for Updates November 20, 2016

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 2 Step 1: Project Startup & Understanding Step 2: Setting the SMPS Framework Step 3: Development of the Draft Plan Step 4: Public Review of Draft Plan Step 5: Final Plan Preparation

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 3 Step 1: Project Startup & Understanding Step 2: Setting the SMPS Framework Step 3: Development of the Draft Plan Step 4: Public Review of Draft Plan Step 5: Final Plan Preparation 1.Start-Up Meeting / Team Chartering / Internal Workshop 2.Detail the Integrated Engagement and Communication Implementation Plan 3.Coordinate Acquisition of Background Materials and Spatial Data 4.Establish Data Model and Data Sharing Portal to Support GeoDesign Approach 5.Conduct Background and Best Practice Review 6.Conduct SWOC Analysis 7.Prepare Engagement and Communications Support Tools 8.Public Engagement: Foundations

Step 1: Project Startup & Understanding Step 2: Setting the SMPS Framework Step 3: Development of the Draft Plan Step 4: Public Review of Draft Plan Step 5: Final Plan Preparation Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 4 1. Identify Policy Gaps 2. Identify 'Measures of Success' 3. Baseline Indicator Models and Analysis 4. Workshops and Public Engagement on Alternative Urban Structure Scenarios 5. Scenario Evaluation 6. Scenario Refinement

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 5 Brief Discussion of Regular Overlaps and Preparations O2 will be here in March for the first public engagement session, that will be a great opportunity for them to join the CDAC meeting to participate in the March agenda Urban Design staff meet with PMs from the Consultant Team on a bi- weekly basis (i.e. every second Friday afternoon) Urban Design staff and the full internal team meet on the same schedule, offset by -4h (i.e. every second Friday morning) Urban Design staff prepare for CDAC on a monthly basis, with materials ready in advance. The time between the agenda being set and the CDAC meeting allows for Urban Design staff to present a Brown Bag Lunch at Alderney Landing for any interested staff from inside the municipality to hear the latest status and needs of the project

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 6 Brief Discussion of 2016 We are targeting May for the public consultation on the scenarios, so CDAC will have be presented with the details of that engagement in April We are targeting September for the public review on the Draft Plan, so CDAC will be presented with the details of that engagement in August We are targeting December for the presentation of the Final Plan, so CDAC will be presented with the details of that engagement in November

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 7 Risk Management In June of 2015 Regional Council discussed a Risk Management Framework based on ISO standards We have used a risk assessment approach that fits within this framework, with some adjustments based on the specifics of this project

Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (SMPS) Progress 8 Risk Identification, Broad List New P&D Org Structure Workload with Aligned Projects Managing Expectations / Scope Interdepartmental Working Tight Timeline Communications (External / Internal) Disillusionment w.r.t. Ongoing Applications Missing the strength of commonality within the Regional Centre Missing the opportunity to align with Transit Planning City – University / Institution Relationship Lack of nuance in discussions about development Regional Council Election in 2017

Engagement Strategy Update 9 Strategy Has Four Steps We completed the first step in the summer of 2015 and that allowed us to release an RFP for support We continued to share the results of our technical studies in late 2015 and engage in the second step “Learn Together”. We had hoped to be done this step in December of 2015, but with the award of the contract to the Consultant Team taking longer than expected we weren’t comfortable closing this step of the Strategy without the first large engagement (planned for March) We will bring a report on the successes and failures of the (ongoing) second step in the Engagement Strategy for the June 2016 CDAC meeting.

Engagement Strategy Update 10 First Public Engagement (Workshop) Monday March 21 st, 2016 Alderney Landing Will introduce the project, ask for feedback on SWOC, and let the team gauge with the public the best ways to share the framework for the plan with them.

Engagement Strategy Update 11 Communications Plan We believe that the Centre Plan should be built and owned by the citizens that will live, work and play in the communities the Centre Plan represents, therefore we will pursue broad-based awareness and engagement in this process. We will be clear in articulating the scope of the Centre Planning process and what can/cannot be influenced through the public engagement process, and how public input will be used to shape the plan. We will respect the work done by staff and the public in earlier planning processes and engagement. We will respect the diversity of interests/needs among potential participants and present appropriate input opportunities.

Engagement Strategy Update 12 Call to Action

Engagement Strategy Update 13 Creative Direction Use our Guiding Principles to create compelling reasons to care about the Regional Centre Using the idea of “What if …” to present the Guiding Principles allows us to hold space for the inspirational Calling to action with the “… how to.” reminds people that after a long wait it is time to finally complete this project.

Engagement Strategy Update 14 Guiding Principle #1 Sustainable: Design, plan and build with respect for economic, environmental, social and cultural sustainability. Create resilient communities that adapt to evolving opportunities and needs.

Engagement Strategy Update 15 Guiding Principle #1 High Quality: New development should be of high quality and compatible with other high quality developments. Promote high quality architecture and urban design that respects great heritage resources, including neighbourhoods.

Engagement Strategy Update 16 Guiding Principle #1 Heritage and Culture: Heritage resources, including districts, buildings, landscapes and culture, should be recognized, used, protected and enhanced. Ensure lasting legacies (buildings, spaces, streets) are maintained, and new ones are created.

Engagement Strategy Update 17 Guiding Principle #1 Movement: Integrate land use planning with transportation planning in such a way that alternatives to driving become an easy choice.

Engagement Strategy Update 18 Guiding Principle #1 Complete Neighbourhoods: Support safe, mixed-use and diverse neighbourhoods, including: affordable housing; residential, commercial, employment uses; and visually and physically accessible amenity space.

Engagement Strategy Update 19 Guiding Principle #1 Growth and Change: Ensure that new developments respond to the natural, cultural, historical, and urban character of their context.

Engagement Strategy Update 20 Guiding Principle #1 Process: Foster a culture of support for the building/ construction of quality urban design, and involve neighbourhood communities in local planning matters.

Engagement Strategy Update 21 Guiding Principle #1 Connected: Prominent views to prominent natural and built features should be recognized, protected and enhanced. Enhance safe and appealing connections within the Regional Centre including to and from the waterfront, open spaces and neighbourhoods.

Land Use By-Law 22 Implementation Tool Land Use By-Laws are one of the principal regulatory tools that we can use to ensure that the policies for the Regional Centre can be supported by new development (and vice versa, to some extent) Our team is moving forward the analysis of the LUB while the consultant team Where changes are required, desired, or envisioned this will be part of the public consultation with the Draft Plan

Staff Reports 23 Reports and Interim Measures Identified During the “Pause” Period (one of four motions initiating work on Regional Centre projects) Regional Council request a supplementary report to Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee on including as a Regional Centre based project a neighbourhood planning project for the central north end That Regional Council request a staff report outlining the process to review the Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) regarding Development Agreements for multiple unit dwellings in the Regional Centre of Dartmouth Staff report in response to a petition asking that Victoria Gardens not be included in the Corridors Study.