Port Colborne Parks and Recreation Master Plan Community Working - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Port Colborne Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Community Working Session #1 January 24, 2019

THE TEAM

Pierre Chauvin, Julie Welch and Evan Sugden (MHBC) Planning/Landscape Architecture Ray Osmond (Raymond Consulting) Recreation & Programming Specialist Nicole Halasz (Manager of Parks & Recreation) Community Services and Economic Development Department, City of Port Colborne

CONSULTANTS CITY

AGENDA

Presentation (6:30 – 6:50)

• Purpose of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP)
• Port Colborne Background Review

– Existing Parks & Recreation Facilities and Services – Demographics Review Facilitated Discussion (6:50 – 8:10)

• Port Colborne’s Parks & Recreation Strengths, Challenges and

Opportunities Wrap-up Discussion (8:10 – 8:30)

• Upcoming opportunities to engage
• Project timeline

OUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

• Staff Engagement & Working Sessions

(November/December)

• Council Engagement & Working Sessions

(December)

• Community Workshop #1 (January 24, 2019)
• Online Survey (Opens today until February

21st)

• Stakeholder Engagement Sessions (Week of

February 19th - TBC)

• Community Workshop #2 (Spring, 2019)

PURPOSE

Purpose of Today’s Meeting

• Discuss the purpose and
• bjectives for Port Colborne’s

PRMP

• Review project approach &

timeline

• Your participation and

feedback helps us understand community needs & priorities for the Master Plan!

PRMP PURPOSE

Purpose of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan

• Provide a ten-year vision for the development of parks, recreation &

facilities in Port Colborne that is based on community values,

• perational needs & financial realities
• Provide recommendations for the development, prioritization, and/or

improvements to parks, recreational facilities and programs/services

• Provide an assessment and progress tool to ensure that the

Department achieves success

KEY AREAS TO EXPLORE

To ensure this Plan is “made” for Port Colborne, we are looking at:

• Opportunities associated with Port

Colborne’s waterfront amenities

• Port Colborne programming &

existing partnerships

• Focus on accessibility and

affordability

• Community facilities (E.g. Roselawn

Centre for the Arts)

• Parkland inventory review

PARKS & TRAILS

FACILITIES

PORT COLBORNE EVENTS

DEMOGRAPHICS REVIEW

Population (2016 Census): 18,306

• Modest decline in population since 2006 (2006 Population =18,599)
• 0.6% decline from 2011 – 2016 (compared to 3.8% increase in Niagara

Region and 4.6% in Ontario) Aging Population

• Majority of Port Colborne’s population falls in 50-65 age range
• Median age = 50 (Niagara = 45.7; Ontario = 41.3)

Median Household Income: $57,244

• Compared to median household income in Ontario of $74,287
• Lower employment participation rate; larger proportion working part time

relative to balance of Ontario

DEMOGRAPHICS REVIEW

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 to 89 90 to 94 95 to 99 100 Plus Population Age Cohorts

Port Colborne's Cohort Distribution

Any Questions?

DISCUSSION RULES

• 1. One voice at a time
• 2. Make space for all voices at the table
• 3. Focus on the ‘art of the possible’
• 4. Record your ideas – Assign a recorder

DISCUSSION TIMELINE

Question 1 & 2 (6:50 – 7:10) Discuss top ideas (7:10 – 7:20) Dot-mocracy (7:20 – 7:25) Break (7:25 – 7:35) Question 3 & 4 (7:35 – 7:55) Discuss top ideas (7:55 – 8:05 Dot-mocracy (8:05 – 8:10) Wrap Up Discussion

QUESTION 1

In your own words, what do you believe the key role should be for parks & recreation in the community of Port Colborne? In other words, how does the Parks and Recreation Department help the community of Port Colborne be a great place to live & visit?

QUESTION 2

First, develop a list of parks & recreation programs & services that you currently use. With this list in front of your group, how could these programs & services be improved?

GROUP DISCUSSION – PRIORITIZE

Looking at your recorded ideas, what are your table’s top three ideas? (10 minutes)

DOT-MOCRACY

What are the most important issues to be addressed through the Parks & Recreation Master Plan? Stick your dots (three per question) on your priorities

• You can place more than one dot on each item

BREAK (10 MIN)

QUESTION 3

What are three new ideas that the City/Department should explore that would enhance the quality of life for residents in this community?

QUESTION 4

If you had to prioritize, what are the 3-5 most important core programs & services that the City’s Parks & Recreation Department could focus on for improvement & possible new program

• fferings?

GROUP DISCUSSION – PRIORITIZE

Looking at your recorded ideas, what are your table’s top three ideas? (5 minutes)

DOT-MOCRACY

What are the most important issues to be addressed through the Parks & Recreation Master Plan? Stick your dots (5) on your preferred areas of attention

• You can place more than one dot on one issue

Any additional comments?

PROJECT TIMELINE

Background Review December - February Public Consultation & Community Visioning January – March Analysis & Recommendations March – April Final Plan & Implementation April – May

STAY INVOLVED

Stakeholder Working Session Week of February 19th – Stay tuned for details Questionnaire The survey is open from (January 24th – February 21st) Community Working Session #2 Presentation of consultation findings and Master Plan recommendations (April 2019)

Prepare Final Master Plan & Recommendations Presentation to Council (May, 2019)

THANK YOU!

If you have any additional questions/comments, please contact Pierre or Julie at MHBC Planning MHBC Planning 519-576-3650 pchauvin@mhbcplan.com jwelch@mhbcplan.com

SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PortColbornePRMP