HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2013-04-02 -HIA of Alternatives - Rockway Centre (1405 King St E)
Date:
March 18, 2013
To:
Heritage Kitchener Committee
From:
Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
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Subject:
Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) of Alternatives for the
Conservation and Development of theRockway Centre (1405 King St. E.)
The City of Kitchener recently commissioned the Planning consulting firm of MHBC to undertake
a two phase cultural heritage resource study and impact assessment of the Rockway Centre
and surrounding lands, including the Rockway Gardens and a portion of the Rockway Golf
Course. The findings and conclusions of the cultural heritage resource study and assessment
would inform the Rockway Centre feasibility study and business case analysis, in refining
alternatives for the long term use of the Rockway Centreand the delivery of programs for older
adults in the community.
The first phase of the cultural heritage resource study was completed in November 2012 and
concluded that both the Rockway Centre and Rockway Gardens were of cultural heritage value
and satisfied a number of heritage criteria contained in Ontario Regulation 9/06 pursuant to the
Ontario Heritage Act. In response to the conclusions of the Phase I study, Heritage Kitchener
recommended that the Rockway Centre and Rockway Gardens properties be designated. City
Council deferred consideration of the recommendation to designate pending completion of the
Rockway Centre feasibility study and business case, and referred the matter to the Community
and Infrastructure Services Committee meeting of May 27, 2013. The deferral would also permit
Heritage Planning staff to discuss the proposed heritage designation of the Rockway Gardens
property with members of the Horticultural Society.
Phase II of the Rockway heritage study involved the completion of a cultural heritage impact
assessment of alternatives for the conservation and development of the Rockway Centre. The
impact assessment examined six alternatives for long-term uses of the Rockway Centre facility
and the delivery of programs for older adults in the community. The Phase II heritage study was
completed in January 2013. The findings and conclusions of the Phase II study have been
considered by the consultants working on the feasibility study and business case, resulting in
the alternatives for the long term use of the Rockway Centre and the delivery of programs for
older adults being refined and expanded.
A copy of the Phase II cultural heritage impact assessment is attached for your information.
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Staff will provide a brief overview at the April 2 Heritage Kitchener meeting and update the
Committee on the current status of the Rockway Centre feasibility study and business case.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning
Community Services Department
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