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Meeting: .GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
Date: .June 21, 2010 Resolution #: G' P1{ ~ 3 68-/U BY-1aw #: NIA
Report #: PSD-080-10 File #: PLN 38.7.3
Subject: RELEASE OF OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW DISCUSSION PAPER
Economic Base and Employment Lands Discussion Paper
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-080-10 be received; and
2. THAT the Region of Durham and all interested parties listed in Report PSD-080-10 be
advised of the release of the Discussion Paper.
Submitted by: .-,r Reviewed by:
Langmaid, SLA, MCIP /~~ ranklin Wu,
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REPORT NO.: PSD-080-10
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1.0 OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW PROJECT UPDATE
1.1 The Planning Services Department began the Official Plan Review with the release of the
Introductory Discussion Paperon April 30, 2008. This was followed by a Special Meeting
of Council (May 12, 2008). Community sessions were held in June in six communities -
Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono and Solina. Staff reported back to
Coundil in October 2008 with a summary of the first phase of public consultation.
1.2 Let's Have a Discussion...lmproving our Built Environment and the Planning Process was
the second in the series of discussion papers that will be prepared throughout the course
of the Official Plan Review. This discussion paper focused on changes to the Planning
Act through the Planning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill
51) and the Places to Grow Act, 2005.
Following the release of the paper, staff hosted a public information session at the Garnet
B. Rickard Recreation Complex, on December 9, 2009. The purpose of this Session was
to present the discussion paper to the public and to obtain comments regarding the
proposed policy directions. The next step will be a Public Meeting at the General
Purpose and Administration Committee to present the proposed Official Plan amendment
in September 2010.
1.3 Community Forecast: Population and Employment Projections prepared by Hemson
Consulting Ltd. was also released early in 2010. This technical paper outlined the growth
forecasts for population, housing and employment for Clarington as prepared by Hemson
Consulting Ltd. The population projections will assist the municipality with the Official Plan
Review process, particularly with regard to the Growth Plan conformity exercise. The
projections were the basis for the Development Charges Background Study for which
Hemson is also the consultant.
1.4 Staff is currently reviewing the discussion papers for Growth Management and
Intensification. However, due to the difference in opinion between the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Region of Durham regarding components of
Regional Official Plan Amendment 128 their Growth Plan conformity exercise, Clarington
Council requested an extension to our deadline for the Growth Plan conformity to June
16, 2011. Staff have received confirmation that the Minister's office received our request,
but as of yet has not approved an extension.
1.5 The Courtice Main Street Study, a special project within the Official Plan Review
continues. Since the release of the Courtice Main Street Study Issues Review
discussion paper in November 2009, the consultants hosted another community session,
the Development Options workshop in January 2010. The draft Master Development
Plan which will be used as the basis for a Secondary Plan and Zoning Regulations for
the Courtice Main Street will be presented at the third community session on June 29,
2010 at the Courtice Community Complex. The next step for this project will be to
prepare an Official Plan Amendment for a Public Meeting in September 2010.
REPORT NO.: PSD-080-10
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1.6 As background to the preparation of the Secondary Plan for the Courtice Employment
Lands, AECOM, on behalf of the Municipality, is preparing a Watershed Study for the
Tooley and Robinson Creeks. The Watershed Study Existing Conditions Report was
presented to the public at an open house on June 17, 2010. The next step for this project
will be to prepare the Watershed Study.
2.0 ECONOMIC BASE AND EMPLOYMENT LANDS DISCUSSION PAPER
2.1 The objective of this report is to announce the pending release of the latest
Official Plan Review Economic Base and Employment Lands Discussion Paper.
2.2 This purpose of this discussion paper is to provide the background information needed to
address economic development issues related to community planning. In this discussion
paper, information and analyses are provided on the economic base and employment
lands in Clarington including a review of:
• Clarington's role in the context of the GTA economy, including its share of
employment in Durham Region by sector, labour flows, .and key drivers for new
economic development;
• Clarington's economic base including employment, sector growth and
concentrations, and target sectors;
• Projected employment levels by type and location in Clarington;
• Employment lands in Clarington and their suitability to meet employment targets;
and
• Planning policy issues that need to be addressed to ensure that Clarington
maximizes its economic development potential.
2.3 This component of the Official Plan Review, Economic Base and Employment Lands, will
be coordinated and designed to complement the Community Economic Development
Strategy being undertaken by the Clarington Board of Trade with funding
provided through the Community Adjustment Funding from the Federal Economic
Development Agency of Southern Ontario. In their role as the Office of Economic
Development, the Clarington Board of Trade will be working with the consulting firm of
Matthew Fischer and Associates to develop a 10 year Economic Development Strategy
for the Municipality of Clarington. The draft report for this strategy is scheduled for
November 2011.
2.4 The Economic Base and Employment Lands Discussion Paper will be posted on the
Official Plan Review Website www.clarington.net/ourplan. Through the website, the public
is also encouraged to provide comments at any time during the process. All Discussion
papers are also available to the public in all branches of the Clarington Library.
2.5 The Economic Base and Employment Lands Discussion Paper will be released on July 5,
2010.
Staff Contact: Lisa Backus