HomeMy WebLinkAboutDTS-09-068 - Kitchener Growth Management Plan Update~~~~~~
Development &
Technical Services
REPORT T0: Development and Technical Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: April 20, 2009
SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Willmer, Interim General Manager D.T.S. (741-2325)
PREPARED BY: Alain Pinard, Interim Director of Planning (741-2319)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: April 9, 2009
REPORT NO.: DTS-09-068
SUBJECT: KGMS IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM -PHASE I
DRAFT 2009-2010 AND POST 2010
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
That final consideration of the 2009-2010 and Post 2010 Kitchener Growth Management
Plan, as attached to Development and Technical Services Report DTS-09-048, be deferred
and referred to the Development and Technical Services Committee meeting of May 11,
2009, with any recommendation made by the Committee on this matter to be considered
at the May 11, 2009 Special Council meeting.
BACKGROUND:
Staff presented a draft of the 2009-2010 and Post 2010 Kitchener Growth Management Plan
(KGMP) at the Development and Technical Services (DTS) Committee meeting of February 9t"
2009. Following additional stakeholder input through meetings and written comments, a "final"
version of the KGMP was recommended for approval at the DTS Committee meeting of March
30, 2009 after which the following recommendation was approved by Council on April 6, 2009:
That final consideration of the 2009-2010 and Post 2010 Kitchener Growth
Management Plan, as attached to Development and Technical Services Report
DTS-09-048, be deferred and referred to the Development and Technical
Services Committee meeting of April 20, 2009; with any recommendation made
by the Committee on this matter to be considered at the April 20, 2009 Special
Council meeting.
REPORT:
Members of the development industry presented numerous proposals and a lot of new
information at the DTS Committee meeting of March 30, 2009. Staff are recommending that
final consideration of the KGMP be further deferred and referred to meetings on May 11, 2009
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to allow sufficient time to consider and analyze all of the proposals presented on March 30,
2009, and to meet with some of the stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
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COMMUNICATIONS:
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CONCLUSION:
Staff are requesting additional time in order to analyze all of the proposals presented at the DTS
Committee meeting of March 30, 2009, and to follow-up with stakeholders where necessary.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Interim General Manager
Development and Technical Services
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