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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: April 4, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Hildebrand, Director, Neighbourhood Programs and Services, 519-
741-2200 ext 7687
PREPARED BY: Steve Roth, Manager, Community Centres, 519-741-2200 ext. 7077
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward(s)
DATE OF REPORT: February 28, 2022
REPORT NO.: CSD-2022-117
SUBJECT: Huron Community Centre Full Time/ Part Time Equivalent Approvals
RECOMMENDATION:
That two full-time FTEs and one part-time FTE be approved to operate the new Huron
Brigadoon Community Centre.
BACKGROUND:
As part of the Council approved business plan in 2016, City staff were asked to investigate the
possibility of a partnership, with either of the District School Boards, to build and operate a joint
School/Community Centre. In 2018, Council approved a partnership with the Waterloo Region
District School Board (the Board), where the City would participate with them in the construction
and the operation of a joint school/community centre. During budget deliberations, Council
approved approximately $2.9 million towards the construction of the joint school/community
centre over 2019 and 2020. Construction of the joint facility started in 2021 and is expected to
be completed around the third quarter of 2022. During 2022 operating budget deliberations,
because the community centre would only be open for part of the year, Council approved partial
operating funding for the staffing, operations and maintenance of the new Huron Brigadoon
Community Centre. The remaining funding required will be considered in the 2023 operating
budget.
REPORT:
Staff are beginning to prepare for the 2022 opening of the new Huron Brigadoon Community
Centre. Although final date is yet to be determined by the school board, staff are hopeful that
we will be able to have staff in the facility on or around September 2022. This Community Centre
will have approximately 8,000 square feet of dedicated space and will also leverage additional
community space from our partne
EarlyOn program. As part of these preparations, it is necessary to begin hiring staff for the
facility. The permanent staff positions being requested include one (1) Full Time Facilitator; one
(1) Full Time Office and Program Assistant and one (1) Permanent Part Time Office and Program
Clerk (24 hrs).
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Staff anticipate hiring a full time facilitator in spring of 2022 with the other permanent staff hired
(Office and Program Assistant and Clerk) by mid to late summer. The staffing template for this
centre is similar to existing community centres, including Victoria Hills and Stanley Park;
comparable in square footage, which is anticipated to have a similar programming model.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services
Strategic Goal: Caring Community
welcoming community spaces and programs; better engaging, serving and supporting
our diverse populations.
Strategic Actions:
Support the equitable distribution of leisure programs and resources across
neighbourhoods;
Complete the Huron Brigadoon Community Centre
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The full cost of these new positions will be funded from the Huron Brigadoon Community Centre
operating budget. The estimated cost of each of these positions are as follows:
Facilitator, Community Centres ($71,973) plus benefits
Office and Program Assistant, Community Centres ($60,230) plus benefits
Office and Program Clerk, Community Centres ($31,581) plus benefits
Six months of operating funding was built into the 2022 budget process and the remainder will
be built in through the 2023 budget process.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
CSD-17-013 Potential Facility Partnership with the Waterloo Catholic District School
Board in Huron South Area
CSD-18-047 Facility Partnership with the Waterloo Region District School Board in
the Huron - Brigadoon area
CSD-18-089 Facility Partnership with the Waterloo Region District School Board in
Huron-Brigadoon area - Update
APPROVED BY:
MICHAEL MAY, DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICER