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Economic Development Advisory Committee
May 24, 2000
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Conestoga Room, Main Floor, City Hall
Attendance:
Peter Benninger
Mayor, Carl Zehr
Hans Pottkamper, Chair
Paul Britton
Lawrence Bingeman
Scott Baird
Staff.' George Borovilos
Carla Ladd
Delegation:
Regrets:
Keith Baulk
Kevin Eby, Waterloo Region
Shawky Fahel
Manfred Conrad
Councillor, Tom Galloway
Mike Sully
Jane Jantzi
Ray Robinson
Councillor, Christina Weylie
Brock Stanley
Recording Secretary: Sandy Curzon
Kim Kugler
Debora Arnold, Waterloo Region
Henrik Noesgaard
Glenn Scheels
1. Approval of Minutes of April 27th , 2000
Minutes of April 27, 2000 were approved as written.
Moved by Mike Sully, Second by Paul Britton, Carried.
2. Auditorium Master Site Plan
Committee was provided with a copy of the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Master Site Plan dated April 10, 2000 from Keith Baulk, Director of Enterprise, Community
Services. City Council directed staff to appoint a review team for the KMAC Draft Master
Site Plan which was carried out by the consulting firm of IB! Group and O & Y/SMG
Canada Consultants, to develop options for implementation along with other considerations
including partnerships. Mr. Baulk then provided Committee with an overview of the
mandate and study components. Using a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Baulk highlighted
various aspects of the study.
Kim Kulger, Interim Assistant Manager KMA then gave an overview of the SWOT analysis
used to reach various recommendations contained in the final report.
Using site plans, Mr. Baulk then reviewed various opportunities and constraints of the site
along with concept diagrams showing premium seating, box suites and retail potential.
Key reason for the Plan was to ensure that the KMAC remain competitive; increase potential
revenue; and further development of the KMA site. Mr. Baulk was making his presentation
today with hopes of getting a resolution of support prior to it going back to City Council for
final approval.
Various committees and neibourhood associations have already reviewed the Plan. It was
noted that the main concern of the neighbourhood group was on-site parking.
The key study components were:
Dom Cardillo Arena - 6,000 seats
Twin Pad Arena - Kinsman and Kiwanas
Centennial Stadium - 3,000 seats with track
Jack Couch Baseball Park - home for the Kitchener Panthers and Kitchener Dodgers
Parking for 1800+ cars and 50 buses
KMA is situated on a 40 acre site
3. Industrial Land Strategy Study Update
At the meeting of May 15th, the Vision Committee examined the hard costs of bringing the
Victoria Street lands on stream. It has been estimated that the 200+acres could cost as much
as $7.2 million. The next step, as Mr. Borovilos indicated, is to meet with City Staff, review
the costs to get a more accurate figure, once that is established a meeting can be set up with
the four owners of this site.
4. Ground Water Protection
Kim Eby, Director, Community Planning, Regional Municipality of Waterloo with the
assistance of a PowerPoint presentation gave Committee an overview of the impact of
ground water as it affects industrial land. Endorsed by Regional Council in 1994, the policy,
to protect municipal water supplies, focuses on three specific areas: Rural Non-Point Sources
(agricultural); Current Urban Point Sources (existing businesses); and Future Urban Point
Sources (new businesses). Committee focused their attention of the affects on existing and
new businesses. Priority was given to address sources of contamination with the highest
potential for contaminating regional groundwater supplies and toward source types that can
be dealt with in a pro-active manner.
The amendment to the ROPP would require existing official plans and zoning by-laws to be
changed to only permit uses compatible with groundwater protection objectives. These
amendments will ensure that only compatible uses can be established on vacant land within
the Well Head Protection Areas (WHPA). Where amendments to zoning by-laws restrict
uses currently in existence, such uses are proposed to be relegated to legal non-conforming
status. It is estimated that there are currently 125-175 existing businesses currently non-
compatible. Legal non-conforming status will regulate the future conversion or expansion of
the existing use. Subject to permission of Committee of Adjustment, these businesses can
continue to expand to similar or more compatible uses.
Mr. Eby provided an Urban Point Source Sensitivity Map which illustrates the Wellhead
Protection Areas and more specifically the level of sensitivity in the identified areas.
Committee expressed their concerns with the identified areas, especially as they related to
existing businesses. The major concern is the future implications of putting business into a
legal non-conforming status.
The Chair asked Mr. Eby to return to the next Economic Development Advisory meeting of
June 28th, 2000 to continue discussions. In the interim, the Chair requested, that the number
of businesses/employees affected be provided for review.
Meeting adjourned at 1:18 p.m.
Moved by Ray Robinson, Second by Jane Jantzi. Carried
Sandy Curzon, Recording Secretary
Economic Development Advisory Committee
Department of Business & Planning Services
Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 28, 2000
11:00 a.m. - l:OO p. m.
Conestoga Room, 1st Floor, City Hall