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Council Presentation Tuesday, April 18, 2017 FAC Lapointe Consulting

AGENDA Introductions 1 Port Stanley Harbour Secondary Plan 2 Overview i. Purpose of the project and background ii. Outline of the team, work plan and consultation approach What We Have Heard to Date 3 Schedule and Next Steps 4 Discussion and Questions 5 Harbour Community Improvement Plan – 6 Luciano Piccioni

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT • The purpose is to prepare a Secondary Plan for the Port Stanley Harbour as a requirement of the Official Plan (OP). • The Secondary Plan is intended to lay out the long term plan for the repurposing of the Port Stanley Harbour lands. • This will include the Harbour lands planned integration with the adjacent waterfront areas in Port Stanley.

WHAT IS A SECONDARY PLAN? • Central Elgin Official Land Use and Plan (which covers the Urban Design entire municipality) provides the overall Consultation + Natural Heritage Communication vision and policies to guide land use. • The Secondary Plan Secondary Plan Vision will implement the and Place-Making policies of the Official Principles Financial Municipal Plan by providing a Impact Servicing detailed plan and policies for the harbour lands to encourage and Community guide mixed use Improvement Transportation development and Plan intensification.

STUDY AREA Study Area 85 ha Harbour Lands 15 ha Adjacent Harbour 1.97 ha Lands Maud/Bessie 2.92 ha Street Special Policy Area (SPA) Main/Bridge 1.48 ha Street SPA Remaining lands: 63.6 ha • unevaluated wooded hillside; • adjacent developed lands; • Kettle Creek; and • Lake Erie.

PORT STANLEY HARBOUR FEASIBILITY STUDY AND BUSINESS PLAN (2009) • Reaffirmed Central Elgin’s efforts to acquire the Transport Canada lands . • Concluded that a mixed use port with a waterfront park and berthage for commercial fishing and recreational boating could be self- sustaining for 30+ years, but additional economic development is required longer term . Preferred • Explored development options Development resulting in a Preferred Concept Development Concept .

PORT STANLEY HARBOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2013) • Recommends residential as primary land use for the harbour. • Proposes: • medium density (max 2 to 3 storey) apartments and townhouses on east side of the harbour, • medium to high density condos (max 4 to 6 storey) apartments on the west side. • Will require adjustment to the OP permitted land uses. Land Use Concept

MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRAL ELGIN OFFICIAL PLAN (2013) • OP recognizes that the Port Stanley Harbour and Adjacent Harbour Lands are underutilized , contaminated, and require long- term remediation and regeneration . • Official Plan establishes permitted uses such as: Tourism oriented and recreation type such as hotels, inns, places of entertainment, retail service and Schedule G – Land Use commercial uses, restaurants, eateries, water play areas, amphitheatre, opportunities for access to the waterfront.

CONSULTANT TEAM Justine Giancola Ron Shishido PM & Secondary Plan Project Director Gary Scandlan Luciano Piccioni Jacquie Fisher Morgan Boyco Linda Lapointe Finance CIP Archaeology Consultation Project Advisor Rob Kell Jason Johnson Brian Huston Paul Bumstead Tom Young Environmental Soils Water & Wastewater Stormwater Transportation Natural Heritage

SECONDARY PLAN PROCESS

CONSULTATION TO DATE Public • Coffee Conversations – April 10, 2017 • Project Website: centralelgin.org/harbour • Online Social Pinpoint Survey: https://harbourplan.mysocialpinpoint.com /portstanley#/ Steering Committee • Introduction and Preliminary Input on Issues and Opportunities – February 15, 2017 • Visioning Workshop – April 18, 2017

PRELIMINARY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES Maintain Extend Main Need to provide commercial Pickleball Street and add public access to fisheries courts commercial uses the waterfront Need to address Entertainment transportation Facilities for kids and Affordable centre, ferris access and families such as housing and wheel, day spa splash-pad, parking issues rental waterpark, swimming pools , picnic tables and seating Any development Support for a needs to support the Harbour Marina existing character Concerns around building Seniors living Bike height and facilities facilities

VISION AND PRINCIPLES • Publicly accessible • Compatible/complementary design • All season/year-round • Mixed use development amenities • Active transportation/active • Financial sustainability living • Enhanced Port services

SCHEDULE AND NEXT STEPS April-May • Finalize the vision and objectives for the Harbour Plan • Based on the feedback, prepare preliminary land use scenarios June • Steering Committee Meeting #3: Design Charette to Assess Land Use Scenarios • Public Event #2: Directions Workshop

DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS

HARBOUR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN Council Presentation Tuesday, April 18, 2017 FAC Lapointe Consulting

AGENDA Preliminary Community Improvement Needs 1 Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) 2 Recent CIP Best Practices 3 Elgincentives CIP 4 Preliminary Direction for Harbour CIP 5

PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS The Secondary Plan will drive incentive programs in the CIP. • Assessment of the Study Area and existing policies identified the following preliminary Community Improvement Needs: 1. Maintain and improve existing buildings and properties, including heritage buildings; 2. Transform vacant and underutilized Harbour and Adjacent lands by way of environmental remediation and long-term redevelopment; 3. Promote greater mix and range of housing types and densities to achieve growth projection targets;

PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS 4. New uses/development should be sustainable in the long-term and built to a high standard of architectural/site design compatible with surrounding land uses and overall character of the community; 5. New development should incorporate energy efficiency, active transportation, connectivity, open spaces, cultural heritage, and public art; 6. New development should addresses economic, environmental, housing and social development needs via a comprehensive and balanced approach.

WHAT IS A CIP? A framework to guide redevelopment and improvements within a defined area of need. • Once approved, a CIP allows a municipality to:  acquire, clear, rehabilitate, sell lease or dispose of land/buildings;  construct, rehabilitate or improve buildings on its land;  provide grants and loans for improvements such as renovation, remediation, redevelopment and construction; and,  undertake infrastructure and public space improvements. • Uses public sector investment to leverage private sector investment. • Combines financial tools with planning policies to stimulate and guide private sector development.

WHAT IS A CIP? Official Municipal Plan wide level Community Secondary Area level Improvement Plan Plan Site level) Development/ Façade/Building Zoning Redevelopment Improvements 21

WHAT IS A CIP? • Downtown/Main Street Area CIPs typically offer a combination of the following components: Façade Design/Feasibility Study Grant; - Façade Improvement Grant/Loan; - Building Improvement Grant/Loan; - Heritage Restoration/Preservation Grant/Loan; - Residential Conversion/Intensification Grant/Loan; - Tax Increment Based Grant; - Development Charge Reduction Grant; - Planning/Building Permit Fee Grant. - • Brownfield Redevelopment CIPs typically offer a combination of the following components: Environmental Study Grant; - Tax Assistance; - Tax Increment Grant; - Development Charge Reduction Grant. -

RECENT BEST PRACTICES • Focus of CIP Best Practices Review = municipalities using incentive programs designed to transform underutilized/ vacant lands and address similar community improvement needs as Port Stanley.

RECENT BEST PRACTICES • What do these Best Practice CIPs have in common? – Incorporate minimum density targets, height and FSI requirements. – They are performance based, i.e., the availability and amount of the incentive provided is tied to as- built “ project performance ” in terms of sustainability/smart growth criteria. – Sustainability criteria include building/site design and construction, pedestrian environment, open space and trails, housing choice and affordability, energy and water efficiency and GHG reduction. – Target certain types of land uses. – Evaluation of applications is done using a criteria based system: 1. Established Rating System, e.g., LEED; or, 2. Customized Menu or Points System; or, 3. Hybrid System.

ELGINCENTIVES CIP • Port Stanley Harbour is a “Priority Area” in the Elgincentives CIP • Elgincentives funded by the County • Elgincentives CIP includes ten (10) incentive programs 1 . Tax Increase Equivalent Grant (for Major Projects); 2. Façade, Signage, and Property Improvement Grant; 3. Building Improvement/Restoration Grant; 4. Building Conversion/Expansion Grant; 5. Energy Efficiency Retrofit Grant; 6. Outdoor Art Grant; 7. Feasibility/Design Study Grant; 8. Application and Permit Fees Rebate; 9. Multiple Property Owners Bonus Grant; and 10. Savour Elgin/Elgin Arts Trail Bonus Grant.