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And we're live your worship. Thank you very much, Madam

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Deputy Clerk, and good morning, everybody, and welcome. Looks like

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it's going to be a sunny day. We've had lots

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of rain, which is good. But today's looking good in

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Wasababeach. So we'll get call this meeting to order, and

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we will ask if you can stand, please do so

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for our national anthem.

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To. Square. Two.

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Very much, everyone, and I will now look to Councillor

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DeLayo for the Land Acknowledgement, Councillor. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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Good morning, everyone. The Thawna Wasaba Beach acknowledges it is

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located upon the traditional territory of the Anishina people of

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the Three Fires Confederacy. We also acknowledge that the people

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of the Wyne. nation also inhabited these lands. We acknowledge

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that these nations are sovereign nations existing before the arrival

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of settlers. We respect the spiritual interconnection among these nations

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to the land and to the water. We also acknowledge

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that water weighs near us have a long history predating

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European arrival. Since time in memorial, waterways with a lifeblood

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of the Indigenous people by trade and hunting roots. We

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are dedicated to inclusivity of First Nations, Inuit, and MATI

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people in our future stewardship of the land and the

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longest freshwater beach in the world. In the spirit of

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reconciliation, we welcome the opportunity of learning to be sustainable

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caretakers of the Land and Waterways for all future generations.

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Mewish. Thank you, Councillor Megwitch. We'll now move on to

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item number two on the agenda. It's a disclosure of

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pecuniary interests. I have none before me at this point

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in time. If at some point throughout the meeting a

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member of Council Fields, they have a Procurement interest, please

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let us know for the record at that time. At

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number three is the approval of the agenda, and I

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will look to our Clerk Nicole, Madam Clerk. Thank you.

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We're shipping good morning, Jersey members of Council. And accordance

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with Section 6. 01B of the procedural bylaw, and following

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consultation with the chair. Item 6. 2 closed session will

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be considered following the adoption of the agenda today. I

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would also like to note that item 6. 2. 2

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Property Acquisition and Disposition noted for the closed session will

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not be heard today and has been removed from the

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closed session agenda, and will be reflected in the Council

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minutes. Thank you, your worship. Thank you very much, Madam

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Clerk. Any questions or comments from Council on those changes?

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All right, seeing none, we do have a recommended motion

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that the contents of the agenda of August 27, 2026

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be approved as circulated. Gonna have a move in a

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second, or for this, please. Deputy Mayor Snell, Councillor Tims,

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all in favor. That carries unanimously. Item number four is

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the closed session with a recommended motion that pursuant to

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the Municipal Act 2001 is amended. The next portion of

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the August 27, 2026 Special Counsel meeting will move into

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closed session to consider the following matters. Destination, Wasaga Initiative,

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and you've heard the other item has been removed. Could

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I have a mover in a seconder for this, please?

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Muy by Councillor DeLeo and seconded by Councillor Ego, all

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in favor. That carries unanimously, and we will now go

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into closed session.

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And we're live your worship. Thank you very much, Madam

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Deputy Clerk, and welcome back everybody. A short closed session,

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and we will have our clerk to a rising report

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on that at the end of the meeting today. So

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we'll move on to item number five on the agenda,

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which is presentations, and we do have a delegation today

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with respect to the destination. Wasaga master plan updates, and

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we do have our consultants here with respect to the

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master plan that will speak to this, but I'll turn

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the floor now to our CEO, Andrew McDealander. Thank you,

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Mr. Mayor, members of Council. We are thrilled to be

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here today to share the emerging plan that has resulted

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from the tremendous engagement with our community, and I think

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every consultant team that comes to our community is amazed

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just how engaged our community is, and we have not

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disappointed through this process. Through all of that amazing work,

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a plan has emerged. We are still engaged in technical

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studies, market analysis. But I am excited to share that

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we are already seeing private sector interest that this plan

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is generating. So that is phenomenal for our community. More

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work lies ahead. The emerging plan provides strong direction, but

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we will continue to advance all the ingredients within the

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plan. So this is a vision that you are seeing.

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All the components that we'll need to come to life,

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they will all need to be studied in further detail.

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There will be approvals and permits required. So please, this

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is not a fetico complete. There is more work that

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follows the vision. Engagement will continue. We are reaching out

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to indigenous communities to make sure that we've properly engaged

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on that perspective and incorporated indigenous elements into this plan,

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alonged with continued engagement with the province, community, our stakeholders.

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On that front, we are looking at September 24. We're

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going to confirm that date publicly shortly at the Replex.

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Many that want to come out to hear our consultant

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team come and present the emerging plan to our community

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at that time. But today is about to check in

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with council, ensure that you're comfortable with the direction that

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this plan is starting to take, and then provide an

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opportunity for you to ask your questions. Before we get

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out in front of the community. So with that, I'll

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turn it over to Tim, who I think will take

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the lead in the presentation. Thank you, Andrew. And good

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morning, Tim. Mr. Tim Smith of Urban Strategies, just for

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the record, absolutely no relation to the mayor, Brian Smith.

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First time we met was when we started this process.

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Tim, welcome, and I'm glad to hear your team believe

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that Wasaga Beach is so awesome. So just so you're

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aware, are a few homes for sale here. So you're

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welcome to join us anytime. Go ahead. Ah, there we

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go. Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here again

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before you. As we get close to the end of

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the Master Planning Process, as Andrew said it will be

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the end of a process in about a month's time.

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But the beginning of another process, the continuing transformation of

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your town, the waterfront in downtown in particular, which will

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take a concerted effort in many part. We hope maybe

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we can help along the way, but we're very pleased

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to be sharing with you today what's emerging in the

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destination master plan. I think Mr. May, you refer to

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this as of a delegation. Well, it's going to be

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one of the lengthy ones. So I do appreciate us

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giving this time this morning to walk you through where

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we are with the plan at this stage. You see

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up on the screen here, what we'd like to kind

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of cover today is to start with a quick recap

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of what came out of the public engagement back in

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April. And that's really that, you know, what we've been

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doing in the month since then. And that includes refining

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the overall vision, refining the overall concept. Looking at what

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we're calling priority initiatives that are merging in the plan

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from a kind of feasibility standpoint technical standpoint. And we're

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going to finish off with some numbers. We've had NBLC,

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one of our members of our team look at the

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potential economic impacts that might come from the development that

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we are envisioning in the master plan. A little bit

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about process very briefly here. We have four phases of

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work and you can kind of see there where we

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are. It is, you know, as I say, getting close

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to the end here. And you see in the bubbles

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here where we have engaged the community, the two big

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events starting back in November. And then in April, an

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open house series of workshops for both of those weeks

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that we were here. And then you can see the

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outreach to First Nations beginning in July, follow - up

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in August. That engagement is going to continue in the

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month ahead and even beyond, as we get into the

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kind of design stage of implementation, it'll be important for

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there to be engagement, both with your existing residents and

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with First Nations on some of the details of that

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for their input. Stepping way back, you might recall back

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in November, we really just kick things off with a

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lot of conversations through those workshops in November with your

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community around these six themes. And I just, I brought

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these back because it's kind of a reminder that we

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had a lot to talk about, quite frankly, because these

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elements identified in these themes are all essential, really, to

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not only creating a four - season destination in Wasaga,

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but making your community even more complete. It's a great

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place to live now, but it needs more of a

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downtown. It needs more things to do on the waterfront.

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It needs more connections. Um, and so this is just

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to kind of reiterate that the plan to that really

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addresses all of these themes. And it will take time

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to implement them all, but it will be critical. The

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engagement has been really amazing. You know, we, I've been

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30 years in this business and I don't know for

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community or size that the numbers of people that have

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come out I've ever been matched in another community I've

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worked in. And it's just to hear the passion for

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their community and the excitement about changes. Everyone, I think,

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recognise this particularly on your waterfront. It's time for investments

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and change and place making and all that. Uh, so

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we really appreciated all the participation and, you know, you're

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an older community. I think you know that, but it

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was so great to be able to reach out. And

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this was full credit to staff here to reach out

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to your young people in the schools in particular through

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a series of workshops. You can see some of the

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results of that up on the screen here. This was

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the concept plan we presented back in April. And when

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you look at the concept plan we share with you

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today, you'll see it's not changed that significantly. Certainly there

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have been some fine tuning. And that's because we really

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received pretty strong support for most of what was in

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the plan here. There were some issues, things to talk

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about, lots of questions to address. But people like generally

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what they were seeing. So since then, what we've been

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doing is, as I said, looking a little bit more

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closely at some of the specific ideas in the plan.

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We brought on CBRE who are experts that tourism market

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side of things to look at the demand for hotels.

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Look at what we're calling the new Dardanelle. You'll hear

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more about that shortly to kind of ensure that it

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would be a viable thing that people would come. And

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it would see a lot of programming throughout the year.

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to Nancy Island as well as a more complete active

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transportation network. We asked Mannequin to look more closely at

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arts centres in different cities in Canada to see, to

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give us an idea of what might work in our

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proposed art sub that you hear about today. In main

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end, we worked with Tatham again on understand the servicing

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needs, uh, and we worked with azimuth, our environmental consultant

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to understand better the opportunities and constraints within the larger

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provincial park in the south side of town to see

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where future amenities there could be added. And, uh, finally

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ongoing is a marina feasibility study, a full team that's

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looking at the potential for both the seasonal and transient

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marina. It perhaps in the bay, perhaps in the river,

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these are, this is what's being explored. I can report

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that in fact to this day they have confirmed touristics

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has confirmed in fact, there is demand for seasonal marina,

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uh, in the southern Jarton Bay region. So the real

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opportunity there. Okay. One thing we have done is refined

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our kind of vision statement that we presented back in

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April. One of the comments we got was, well, it's

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rather wordy. Could you make it a little bit more

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concise? So we have done that. And I'll just walk

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you through the tweaked vision statement. And I'll actually, this

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is the one slide that I'll read because it is

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important to appreciate, I think, the underpinnings of the plan,

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what we at a high level are all collectively, we

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think, trying to achieve through the plan. Wasababea Beach is

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one of the world's great waterfront destinations, a place where

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nature, culture, heritage, and community come together to create an

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extraordinary quality of life for residents and memorable experience. For

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visitors. Anchored by the world's longest freshwater beach and the

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breathtaking beauty of Georgia May destination will saga is a

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place where people come to relax by the water at

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a spa, explore the trails and streets have funneled a

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concert or an unzip line and discover a great place

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to stay for a weekend, for a week or for

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good. And finally, diverse economic opportunities, housing options, and something

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I can't read. Underpinned with saga sustainable growth while distinct

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character natural beauty amenities. Vibrant festivals and events seen in

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many recreational opportunities to have millions of visitors year round.

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Destination was saga builds on the town's authentic beach town

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legacy while creating more reasons to residents and visitors to

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enjoy Wasaga Beach in every season. All right. Now, what

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we have done, we kind of broke up our very

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long vision before into a shorter vision statement. And five

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principles. And each of those are supported by a series

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of goals. I'm not going to an interest of time

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go through all the goals you hear. I hope through

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the full presentation, you'll get a sense of actually what

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we're trying to achieve in alignment with these five principles.

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So the first is to protect enhance and promote vastraordinary

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natural environment. We've been saying for day one. And I

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think you can all appreciate how incredibly important it is.

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You're number one asset, the beach, the dunes, the forest,

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the river, the bay, et cetera. We must protect those

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while also providing people an opportunity to enjoy them. Sensitively.

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Principal two, recognise and celebrate the area's rich cultural heritage.

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This covers everything from what you have at the Nancy

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Island Historic site, your history is a music destination. And

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as a tourist destination, generally, how can we celebrate that

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and interpret that in the future design and programming of

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spaces of buildings? Principal three, establish was saga as a

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unique four season destination. There's not much more to say.

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That's obviously a key objective here is to turn you

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from a summertime destination into a four season place to

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visit. Principal PORE expand the town's range of recreation and

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cultural experiences and specifically more things to do. Uh, in

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the shoulder seasons in the winter seasons, uh, particularly some

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indoor facilities, but also things you can do outdoors. And

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finally, in show was saga is a welcoming, inclusive, and

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accessible community. This needs to be a place for everybody.

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Um, and I think you've done a great job of

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expanding your amenities and making your community welcoming to a

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more diverse population. And it'll be important to continue to

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support that population with more amenities. Also more housing options,

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and particularly more higher density housing, which really wants to

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be downtown to provide more vibrancy downtown. But you need

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more of those smaller units, more townhousing, more affordable entry

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level housing and places where young people can. Confine a

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place to live. All right. One thing we've been doing

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since April is taking some of the materials we share

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with the public and refining them and also making them

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a little bit more detailed. Now these framework plans are

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not the most exciting part of the plan graphically. They're

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a little bit more technical, but they are important because

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they establish in terms of mobility and land uses and

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servicing a very clear understanding about where infrastructure belongs, but

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also where we're certain land uses belong. Think of it

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a little bit as a kind of, uh, zoom in

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on your official plan, uh, kind of, kind of map.

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So this is the sort of blobby framework plan. We

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showed the public back in April reflecting land uses. The

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idea of mix of land uses along Main Street and

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in the main end. And clearly highlighting key park spaces

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as well as places for improved connections. What we've done

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now is turn that plan into First, a Land use

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plan, as you see here. Purple areas and red areas

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identifying mixed use areas along the waterfront where we see

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more accommodation along Main Street where we see more hotels.

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But generally, hopefully in many cases in mixed use buildings

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where on the ground floor, particularly where you see the

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dark red lines, you have shops in restaurants, other active

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uses that help to activate the streets in open spaces.

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The yellow areas are for lower scale residential neighbourhoods. And

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you see the different colours of green very obviously green

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spaces to be protected and enhanced. And speaking of green

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spaces, now this public round plan takes that to another

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level of detail distinguishing the different types of open spaces

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to be protected and enhanced as well as, you know,

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key street scapes that will provide those sort of green

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connections within the public realm framework. We have a servicing

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plan that Tatham helped us prepare, identifying existing services. Of

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course, you're upgrading, rebuilding new services along Beach Drive and

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the other, uh, streets leading to Main Street. So some

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services are there, but there will be a need to

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upgrade in some cases to support the future hotels and

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other anchor destinations. And I need to extend services out

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to recalling the point to service the future changes out

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there. Tatim also helped us develop an active transportation plan.

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It is going to be fundamental over time to make

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your downtown in the waterfront much more walkable, much more

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bike - friendly. I mean, number one, cycling tourism is

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big. So you want to be inviting cyclists from all

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over the province to come down into the heart of

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your community. But you also want to make the heart

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of your community much more accessible to everyone who lives

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across the long stretch of wasaga beach, uh, and so

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that's about a more interconnected bike network and more pedestrian

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friendly streets. So this gives you a good sense of

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that network. Of course, we cannot forget about vehicles and

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cars, since we've been saying from day one, recognising that

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although we want more people walking in bike, most people

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are going to continue to come to a saga beach

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by car. And so we need to ensure that they

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have clear routes to get to where they want to

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go. And of course, parking, uh, is fundamental. And if

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you recall back when we updated you back in April,

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uh, we talked about a parking strategy and moving away

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from, and the need to move away from surface parking,

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which was occupies about 30 percent of your waterfront today

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to parking structures, more on - street parking and broader

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parking strategy to free up land for other uses. Uh,

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just a little bit more on this, because we know

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parking really is going to be a concern everyone in

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your community is to just reiterate this strategy that is

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about parking structures. We'll talk about that as we go

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through the concept to new structures on the waterfront and

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potentially on this site in the fullness of time should

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town hall move. And we also maintaining, as you'll see

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in the concept plan, many of the surface parking lots

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on In Beach Area 1 Beach Area 2. There's not

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a significant reduction in parking there at all. And the

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main street corridor, we're looking at a strategy of more

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kind of shared use parking actually encouraging future existing property

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owners, future developers to include some public parking as they

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redevelop their sites, uh, to share underutilized parking lots. And

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then finally, the need to really get creative with how

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parking is managed through pricing and incentives to get people

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necessarily not all wanting to park right at the waterfront,

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but parking a little further away, perhaps taking its shuttle

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on those busy weekends walking along a more, more, more

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attractive, comfortable streets and trails. And then, but there will

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be a need constantly to kind of monitor how parking

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is working and not working and adjusting those, these strategies

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to ensure that people can find parking when they get

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here. All right. Now we get to, I think the

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more kind of exciting part of our presentation, what we're

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really sharing with you the physical vision that we've been

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refining since April. Whereas you recall, we had some very

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kind of sketchy ideas to present to you that now

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are becoming a little bit more solidified in the emerging

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plan. So here is the updated concept plan. As I

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said, it's similar to the plan in April. We'll highlight

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some of the differences as we go through each of

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these six areas that make up the heart. Of destination

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was saga, uh, what we're calling the Westwaterfront. I think

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we might have called it the West End, but folks

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in your community said, well, we already have a West

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End. It's way, way west. So we've gone back to

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calling it the West Waterfront. We were calling the point,

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I think, the spit. Now it's called the point. But

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of course main end is at the centre of this

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plan. And we will, we will start there before moving

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on to the other areas. So here's a much more

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detailed conceptual plan for main end. As Andrew made clear,

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we are still at a conceptual level of planning. There

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will be a lot of details to be worked out

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with each of the initiatives that we've identified and highlighted

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with the labels you see here. We're going to go

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through each of these and a little bit more detail

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to explain what we envisioned and give you a kind

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of picture of how we see these places being created.

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So main end, we've identified here just for reference that

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where the site of the Maria Hotel now under construction,

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you can see on the left there, the Strombridge mixed

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use development. Um, but the real heart of main end

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and the place to be concentrating both public and private

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investments over the, of the coming years and decades is

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what we're calling the fund zone on either side of

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Main Street, standing out onto the beach with our proposed

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amusement deck. As you can see right at the heart

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of this fund zone is what we're calling the new

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Dardanella. Uh, it's a really exciting project. It's one that

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we've had CBR look at more closely to really confirm

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that this is a good idea. This is something that

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can anchor, uh, you as a four season destination and

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also just be a place your community comes for fun,

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entertainment and other gatherings. So we're going to start there.

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Oh, and let me just show you a quick 3D

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rendering of main end with those labels on it to

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give you more of a clear picture of the scale

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of development here. And really the extent of transformation we

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envision happening potentially in the next 10, 15, maybe 20

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years in case of some of the buildings here might

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take a little bit longer. But this is what we

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see as possible through the concerted effort. And with public

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and private investments as what could be achieved in terms

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of the amount of development and the types of development.

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That will transform the main end. So what I want

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to do is turn this over now to Leo Lynn

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from GPA architects on our team. They've been looking much

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closely at the concept for the new Dardanella and really

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looking at how it can be the multi - purpose

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event centre that it will need to be and how

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it can be that future landmark on your site. And

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here's Leo. All right. Good morning, Mr.

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Mayor and members of the Council. It is an absolute

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pleasure to be here, especially at this time of year.

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Uh, and it is really a great treat for us

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to be presenting to you at new concept for the

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new Dardanella. Um, as Tim mentioned, uh, we're very excited

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about the new Darnell out. Like it didn't take long

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for us to realise how important and significant the previous

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DARNA was. And what an institution it has been. And

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so we really wanted to continue that legacy and build

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on that fantastic space cultural arts space. So as you

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can see here in the area view, the new Dyronella

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is really cited strategically. It's, it's what we call kind

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of centre ice in the main end. Uh, on the

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kind of south side, well actually in this case the

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upper part of the image kind of frames festival squares

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strategically. And on the north side is the amusement deck.

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And it becomes this kind of pivotal, um, glue, if

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you will, that animates and facilitates both kind of important

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public ground spaces. Um. PETS. Here's another view. This is

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actually, uh, you're on the beach drive and you're looking

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southward. What you see in front of you on that

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second floor is what we call the kind of, uh,

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porch or more of an idea, uh, taken from the

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previous start now. There's this fantastic photo of the previous

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DTNAL is showing all these people sitting out. And this

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porch we're designing is over a hundred foot long. Um,

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you know, with almost a double height space. It's an

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outdoor space that has ability to be spill out from

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the indoor, the second floor space, which we will talk

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more about. As well as here, you're seeing the kind

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of ground floor, which is also another really heightened space.

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It's another, you know, another kind of porch that's ground

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related. That's very much related to festival square as well

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as the new revitalized beach drive. Uh, this will help

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to kind of frame. It animates both spaces. And we're

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seeing this kind of glass veil on the ground floor.

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We're going to call it the living room, as you

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will see, that really has an ability for those glass

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adores to open up and allow spill out inside and

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out. Uh, this, this kind of overhang on the ground

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floor becomes a bit of a lowjia. So as Tim

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mentioned earlier, uh, we want to extend the seasons. We

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want to, we want to capitalize on those shoulder seasons,

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uh, as well as winter. Um, so that, that this

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becomes a really kind of people's place that they can

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inhabit and look out to the beach. Here is a

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kind of, uh, a little bit more abstract. It kind

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of aerial, we call it exploded axle nometric view, which

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you take the three on the left hand side, the

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three volumes. And really, the point of this image is

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to talk about those relationship between, uh, terminating the kind

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of, uh, main street and framing the festival square. It's

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important to frame squares, both to kind of, uh, provide

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containment and also protection from the climate. And then so

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that there's a feeling of, of that the animation all

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the way around. At the same time, that glass veil

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and the living room that I was talking about earlier

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01:29:47,396 --> 01:29:51,535
is extremely transparent. So you still see great vista towards

478
01:29:52,036 --> 01:29:54,735
the amusement deck and ultimately two more. It's the beach

479
01:29:55,156 --> 01:29:58,975
and the lake. Um, so that is done very strategically.

480
01:29:59,015 --> 01:30:01,775
On the second floor, you'll see the massing kind of

481
01:30:01,876 --> 01:30:06,815
hugs slightly. There's a slight curve along that, that, that,

482
01:30:06,815 --> 01:30:11,375
uh, that Main Street that was done strategically to frame

483
01:30:11,375 --> 01:30:14,795
that view to the beach, um, as well as, uh,

484
01:30:14,916 --> 01:30:17,855
on the third floor, there's an expensive kind of terrace

485
01:30:17,876 --> 01:30:20,415
and patio space. So you can really take advantage of

486
01:30:20,415 --> 01:30:24,815
that view again. The kind of main box or what

487
01:30:24,815 --> 01:30:27,295
we call the kind of performance space is a, is

488
01:30:27,335 --> 01:30:32,735
a rectangle massing and it's done, uh, very strategically, because

489
01:30:32,735 --> 01:30:35,295
for, for the better of the performances. But there's a

490
01:30:35,335 --> 01:30:38,575
slight pitch in the roof. Again, a nod to kind

491
01:30:38,575 --> 01:30:42,895
of the vernacular, um, that we see so much in

492
01:30:43,236 --> 01:30:46,415
Wasyga Beach. Um, the kind of right hand side images

493
01:30:46,516 --> 01:30:49,435
are series of plan. It's, it's maybe a little bit

494
01:30:49,476 --> 01:30:52,975
too small, but basically illustrate what I was just talking

495
01:30:52,975 --> 01:30:56,815
about earlier. The growl floor, the expansive kind of living

496
01:30:56,855 --> 01:31:00,395
room space, which we see has lots of opportunities, uh,

497
01:31:00,596 --> 01:31:03,775
for, for the city to display, uh, lots of events

498
01:31:04,676 --> 01:31:09,295
that are kind of, um, ever changing. And as well

499
01:31:09,295 --> 01:31:12,655
as exhibits, also maybe a little museum for visitors as

500
01:31:12,655 --> 01:31:16,655
well as residents. The second floor, the purple space, which

501
01:31:17,156 --> 01:31:20,735
houses the main kind of, uh, performance venue, which has

502
01:31:20,996 --> 01:31:24,895
a number of kind of convertibility, flexibility that I'll talk

503
01:31:24,895 --> 01:31:27,615
to you about the next slide. And then that kind

504
01:31:27,615 --> 01:31:31,615
of green area just where the curve is, is a

505
01:31:31,636 --> 01:31:34,255
series of kind of event space that could be combined

506
01:31:34,276 --> 01:31:37,455
into one big space as well as a few smaller

507
01:31:37,556 --> 01:31:40,095
spaces that could be bookable as well as open to

508
01:31:40,196 --> 01:31:43,615
the public. And the third floor is a destination restaurant

509
01:31:43,716 --> 01:31:47,295
that has a tremendous amount of kind of spill out

510
01:31:47,876 --> 01:31:50,095
onto a patio space where you're going to be able

511
01:31:50,095 --> 01:31:57,739
to enjoy that, uh, that fantastic sunset. And here's the

512
01:31:57,739 --> 01:32:00,379
kind of, kind of zoom in of, uh, the kind

513
01:32:00,379 --> 01:32:03,819
of scenarios of the performance spaces. So this is, this

514
01:32:03,859 --> 01:32:06,779
is only on the second floor, but all three diagrams

515
01:32:06,800 --> 01:32:09,819
of the second floor. But you can see on the

516
01:32:09,920 --> 01:32:12,419
kind of left hand image, uh, there's a kind of

517
01:32:13,200 --> 01:32:17,419
main in that purple, uh, of, of a space where

518
01:32:17,600 --> 01:32:22,119
there's retractable seating and in 12 rows, uh, the, you

519
01:32:22,119 --> 01:32:24,699
know, roughly, I think 400 people that could sit there

520
01:32:25,600 --> 01:32:28,219
as well as the kind of orange space becomes a

521
01:32:28,219 --> 01:32:31,499
much more open event functions that could house up to

522
01:32:31,539 --> 01:32:35,179
it kind of 100, 200 people. And then the green

523
01:32:35,219 --> 01:32:38,939
private event space that could be separated. The second image

524
01:32:39,280 --> 01:32:44,139
is another scenario, uh, where you're actually the stages turn

525
01:32:44,179 --> 01:32:47,899
around 90 degrees. And it's actually takes advantage of the

526
01:32:47,899 --> 01:32:51,899
view towards the beach. And I'll show you an image

527
01:32:51,939 --> 01:32:55,099
of that. Uh, and this, this one, uh, you're able

528
01:32:55,099 --> 01:32:58,059
to sit a little bit less people, um, but again,

529
01:32:58,320 --> 01:33:01,419
you're able to get that view out to the beach.

530
01:33:01,419 --> 01:33:04,219
And then the third scenario where it's all kind of,

531
01:33:04,219 --> 01:33:07,419
uh, purple is a scenario where all, all the spaces

532
01:33:07,440 --> 01:33:11,079
could become performance space, whether it's much more, you know,

533
01:33:11,280 --> 01:33:15,179
high performance or a little bit more informal cultural and

534
01:33:15,219 --> 01:33:20,464
music venues. And here's a view that I was talking

535
01:33:20,464 --> 01:33:23,664
about in that purple area where, you know, I think

536
01:33:23,765 --> 01:33:26,784
that we heard loud and clear, uh, earlier we had

537
01:33:26,805 --> 01:33:29,984
shown a precedent, I think in New Hampshire where there's

538
01:33:30,024 --> 01:33:32,944
a stage in kind of audience we're able to kind

539
01:33:32,944 --> 01:33:36,784
of view the performance as well as the backdrop of

540
01:33:36,885 --> 01:33:40,304
the fantastic view to the water. And here we're also

541
01:33:40,304 --> 01:33:43,824
able to do that with kind of unfoldable walls and

542
01:33:43,824 --> 01:33:49,424
to kind of become this fantastical, uh, setting backdrop for,

543
01:33:49,424 --> 01:33:56,069
for a great performance. Uh, this is, this is a

544
01:33:56,090 --> 01:33:59,909
view now where outside again, and we're actually on festival

545
01:34:00,090 --> 01:34:03,349
square and we are imagining that there may be a

546
01:34:03,349 --> 01:34:07,189
kind of market a weekend market. In the foreground and

547
01:34:07,189 --> 01:34:09,989
then you're seeing what I was mentioning earlier about the

548
01:34:10,090 --> 01:34:13,589
Dardanella framing the kind of square and providing that containment

549
01:34:13,930 --> 01:34:16,549
at the same time, lots of kind of visibility through

550
01:34:17,130 --> 01:34:22,066
the ground floor to see the view. Of course the

551
01:34:22,066 --> 01:34:28,205
kind of signage, uh, daran Ella on top, uh. Here's

552
01:34:28,786 --> 01:34:32,285
the same kind of festival square. You're actually now on,

553
01:34:32,285 --> 01:34:34,525
uh, Main Street. So you're able to see that kind

554
01:34:34,525 --> 01:34:39,005
of gentle curving, just leading your eye towards the tip

555
01:34:39,005 --> 01:34:43,645
of the kind of, uh, water. Uh, you're seeing that

556
01:34:43,906 --> 01:34:46,125
this is a kind of sunset view. So you're seeing

557
01:34:46,226 --> 01:34:48,825
the kind of space both on a growl floor. And

558
01:34:48,825 --> 01:34:51,965
the second floor lit up. We think that the use

559
01:34:51,986 --> 01:34:56,125
of wood is very, very appropriate. It provides a certain

560
01:34:56,466 --> 01:34:59,865
warmth to the space, especially when it's lit up. Uh,

561
01:34:59,865 --> 01:35:03,165
we thought that the kind of, uh, you know, conceptual

562
01:35:03,266 --> 01:35:07,085
at this point, but the cladding could be very evocative

563
01:35:07,746 --> 01:35:09,885
if it was a bit of a kind of cement

564
01:35:09,906 --> 01:35:13,405
panels, large format that's very, very durable, but it's done

565
01:35:13,906 --> 01:35:17,725
and executed in a kind of shiplap or shingo fashion.

566
01:35:17,725 --> 01:35:21,165
Um, so certainly institutional in scale, but, but, but kind

567
01:35:21,165 --> 01:35:24,365
of brings back the kind of memories of, of lots

568
01:35:24,365 --> 01:35:32,326
of kind of wasaga personalities. And here's another view now

569
01:35:32,427 --> 01:35:36,966
you're at the corner of Main Street and Beach Drive,

570
01:35:36,966 --> 01:35:40,526
uh, very important corner. You're seeing under that kind of

571
01:35:40,827 --> 01:35:44,166
load ja or across from that loja, uh, the kind

572
01:35:44,166 --> 01:35:47,126
of corner, uh, we thought is really important to anchor

573
01:35:47,166 --> 01:35:51,286
it with a feature stare that red spiral stairs that

574
01:35:51,307 --> 01:35:54,486
connects to the second level. Um, and then you're seeing

575
01:35:54,486 --> 01:35:57,606
the kind of elevated porch where people are hanging out

576
01:35:57,867 --> 01:35:59,926
and enjoying the view. And of course, the Third floor

577
01:35:59,947 --> 01:36:02,966
also has a terrorist that has a potential to be

578
01:36:03,227 --> 01:36:05,366
accessed by the public as well as people that are

579
01:36:05,406 --> 01:36:10,587
just going up to that destination restaurant. This is an

580
01:36:10,688 --> 01:36:14,027
interior view on the second floor of that corner that

581
01:36:14,067 --> 01:36:17,067
we were just talking about. You're seeing in the foreground

582
01:36:17,168 --> 01:36:21,867
that kind of spiral feature stare. And then this is

583
01:36:21,867 --> 01:36:24,507
just, uh, one of those events that could be much

584
01:36:24,768 --> 01:36:28,427
more informal. Maybe it's, it's some, you know, drinks after

585
01:36:28,768 --> 01:36:31,787
a conference where people are able to enjoy the kind

586
01:36:31,787 --> 01:36:36,692
of horizon of the lake. And again, that would soff

587
01:36:36,692 --> 01:36:41,930
it really brings into warmth of the space. And then

588
01:36:41,930 --> 01:36:44,810
finally, I'll leave you with this view. Uh, this is

589
01:36:44,831 --> 01:36:47,130
looking back. Those of you that are able to enjoy

590
01:36:47,231 --> 01:36:51,050
from, from the boats, uh, and, you know, it's as

591
01:36:51,071 --> 01:36:53,930
important as some of the views that we looked at,

592
01:36:53,930 --> 01:36:57,290
uh, earlier that when, when this building kind of lights

593
01:36:57,290 --> 01:37:02,010
up, uh, there's a really kind of different, uh, personality,

594
01:37:02,010 --> 01:37:07,270
uh, and Iconography, uh, that really says something about, uh,

595
01:37:07,631 --> 01:37:11,912
wasaga, uh, in the 21st century. Thank you so much.

596
01:37:22,060 --> 01:37:25,030
Morning. Good morning, everyone. Lovely to see you again. So

597
01:37:25,211 --> 01:37:27,670
we're just coming out of a show from the New

598
01:37:27,710 --> 01:37:29,448
Darnella. I'm going to take you for a walk. Around

599
01:37:30,029 --> 01:37:33,448
a lot of the other things that is happening in

600
01:37:33,448 --> 01:37:38,462
main end. So first of all, we think it's crucial

601
01:37:38,483 --> 01:37:42,462
that where main and meets, uh, beach drive and then

602
01:37:42,462 --> 01:37:46,702
you promenade investments that there is an expansion of what

603
01:37:46,742 --> 01:37:49,662
we're calling an amusement decade. A new civic space that's

604
01:37:49,843 --> 01:37:52,542
right on, on the sand. And we see this as

605
01:37:52,563 --> 01:37:57,582
being, being the place where you're midway programming occurs. This

606
01:37:57,603 --> 01:38:01,102
is, this is your new, you know, go to location

607
01:38:01,283 --> 01:38:03,582
for fun activity. There's going to be, you know, the

608
01:38:03,582 --> 01:38:07,822
concession spaces. Perhaps there are permanent revenue buildings that we're

609
01:38:07,862 --> 01:38:11,882
showing ideas of a kind of indoor carousel space. But

610
01:38:11,882 --> 01:38:13,582
this is, you can imagine this is your, this is

611
01:38:13,582 --> 01:38:16,462
your midway right on the beach. But it's designed to

612
01:38:16,502 --> 01:38:18,942
be flexible. You can take a lot of peak crowds,

613
01:38:18,942 --> 01:38:22,222
which we know happens during the high season. But all

614
01:38:22,222 --> 01:38:24,382
the edges we feel should be also designed to be

615
01:38:24,483 --> 01:38:29,302
intimate, um, invite a lot of, you know, gatherings. I

616
01:38:29,302 --> 01:38:30,462
mean, I showed this to my daughter. And she says,

617
01:38:30,462 --> 01:38:31,802
this is where I would go for a date. But

618
01:38:31,843 --> 01:38:34,062
this is like, this is, this is the place where

619
01:38:34,243 --> 01:38:36,862
you really can engage with the community right at the

620
01:38:36,862 --> 01:38:40,702
beach, uh, at stairs looking at sunsets, jumping in the

621
01:38:40,702 --> 01:38:45,556
water. And also as the dart opens up in stores,

622
01:38:45,556 --> 01:38:53,508
the spill space onto the beach would be tremendous. Encounterpoint,

623
01:38:53,508 --> 01:38:56,708
we also think there's, there's places, uh, the small spaces

624
01:38:56,748 --> 01:39:00,148
are really crucial here, especially in the off season. You'll

625
01:39:00,148 --> 01:39:03,908
see that in the plan, we're introducing a series over

626
01:39:03,948 --> 01:39:06,388
calling a mid block Muse, which is the smaller pedestrian

627
01:39:06,428 --> 01:39:11,588
route, which gives, uh, business's seasonal choice. They can actually

628
01:39:11,689 --> 01:39:15,348
have more control over microclimate. They can have places that

629
01:39:15,529 --> 01:39:20,068
work in the winter. And it's also crucial from a

630
01:39:20,089 --> 01:39:23,668
kind of a small intimate walkways that connect major public

631
01:39:23,708 --> 01:39:27,430
spaces. So this is a view literally from the river

632
01:39:27,931 --> 01:39:30,790
going from the new parking structure that we're suggesting to

633
01:39:30,790 --> 01:39:39,270
the DART and the new festival square. Now pairing with

634
01:39:39,310 --> 01:39:41,590
the DARed, we do think this is also an incredible

635
01:39:41,691 --> 01:39:46,230
moment to say this is becomes a cultural, um, anchor.

636
01:39:46,230 --> 01:39:49,030
We really feel that there is a, uh, a place

637
01:39:49,030 --> 01:39:51,910
where the local arts community to have a proper space

638
01:39:52,891 --> 01:39:56,230
and a proper address right on the beach in tandem

639
01:39:56,251 --> 01:39:59,190
with the Darnellic cultural programming. So we see this as

640
01:39:59,190 --> 01:40:01,810
being a one to two story building with a lot

641
01:40:01,810 --> 01:40:07,110
of flexible space for studios, for production, for local artists

642
01:40:07,110 --> 01:40:10,950
to make their crafts. And it becomes a tourist destination

643
01:40:11,051 --> 01:40:12,630
in and of itself, but it also becomes a very

644
01:40:12,651 --> 01:40:16,790
functional community asset. There could be some administration spaces up

645
01:40:16,811 --> 01:40:19,270
in the upper levels. But we do believe that this

646
01:40:19,771 --> 01:40:23,110
together with Act rate programming one could imagine that the

647
01:40:23,150 --> 01:40:31,190
farmer's market comes here for seasonal produce. Um, and this

648
01:40:31,371 --> 01:40:35,190
all spills out into, into both the amusement deck area

649
01:40:35,371 --> 01:40:42,480
and also the, uh, main engine square. We're also planning

650
01:40:42,981 --> 01:40:45,200
that, you know, you'll see in the back, the notions

651
01:40:45,200 --> 01:40:48,240
of accommodation and hotels. These can be, these projects can

652
01:40:48,240 --> 01:40:51,040
be done in tandem with other business partnerships. They can

653
01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:54,320
be done either solo or in conjunction with hotel providers.

654
01:40:59,102 --> 01:41:02,361
And of course in the nature and spirit of fun

655
01:41:02,462 --> 01:41:05,481
at the beach, we are proposing a game. So also

656
01:41:05,521 --> 01:41:09,061
again, there's these trio of destinations that the DART, the

657
01:41:09,182 --> 01:41:13,081
art sub, but also a game's hall really focused on

658
01:41:13,822 --> 01:41:18,361
youth and giving them a place to play for all

659
01:41:18,382 --> 01:41:21,321
seasons. So we're imagining that this is sort of a

660
01:41:21,422 --> 01:41:24,681
reinterpretation of arcades in the past, but with the modern

661
01:41:24,862 --> 01:41:28,601
flair, one can imagine this might have virtual reality spaces.

662
01:41:28,601 --> 01:41:33,641
Perhaps there are some analog programming pool tables. Ping pong

663
01:41:33,641 --> 01:41:36,361
tables to centre, but it's very much about creating a

664
01:41:36,462 --> 01:41:40,921
flexible space that can really reflect the programming that youth

665
01:41:40,921 --> 01:41:48,463
will want to bring to the beach. And again, as

666
01:41:48,564 --> 01:41:51,663
we're going towards the river through that Muse image, we

667
01:41:51,764 --> 01:41:57,503
do believe that there's an incredible opportunity to bring transient

668
01:41:57,524 --> 01:42:02,063
boaters to main end. Once main end grows, there will

669
01:42:02,063 --> 01:42:07,423
be real cause for having voters from all over Georgian

670
01:42:07,463 --> 01:42:10,143
Bay to come right up to maintain Park at the

671
01:42:10,143 --> 01:42:15,183
river. We're suggesting that the riverfront needs a new boardwalk,

672
01:42:15,183 --> 01:42:19,663
new proper infrastructure to provide for both new public PROM

673
01:42:19,663 --> 01:42:22,303
approach that takes you along the point. But also to

674
01:42:22,343 --> 01:42:28,783
give, uh, proper, uh, mortgage for transient boaters. We have

675
01:42:28,964 --> 01:42:32,863
completed a marina study and there is demand. So we

676
01:42:33,444 --> 01:42:37,183
would estimate that at least 50 slips here, right up

677
01:42:37,204 --> 01:42:40,623
main and bridge. It could be accommodated and have the

678
01:42:40,724 --> 01:42:44,232
traffic necessary. Um, it just brings the life of the

679
01:42:44,272 --> 01:42:54,220
river right up. Into, into main end. And of course,

680
01:42:54,241 --> 01:42:58,380
these all work together, uh, to frame and enliven, which

681
01:42:58,380 --> 01:43:00,620
is really the new living room for Slaga. This is

682
01:43:00,620 --> 01:43:05,020
the great public space that was saga needs and demands.

683
01:43:05,020 --> 01:43:08,460
Um, this is showing a view towards, uh, towards the

684
01:43:08,561 --> 01:43:12,220
north, towards the Dardanella. And it's framed by the arts

685
01:43:12,260 --> 01:43:16,300
market. It's framed by smaller scale retail. It's an animate

686
01:43:16,340 --> 01:43:22,780
space. It's lively, but it's flexible. This shows, uh, main

687
01:43:22,881 --> 01:43:25,640
drive. Main street coming right down to the beach. But

688
01:43:25,841 --> 01:43:28,540
it's an idea that Main Street should be flexible, closeable

689
01:43:28,881 --> 01:43:32,140
when the demand is necessary. You can imagine Main Street

690
01:43:32,180 --> 01:43:38,105
being closed. The square, the amusement deck, the Dardanella, the

691
01:43:38,105 --> 01:43:41,965
Arts Hub, these all work together to really create an

692
01:43:41,986 --> 01:43:47,034
amazing space of energy. And commerce. This is really the

693
01:43:47,135 --> 01:43:56,490
future postcard of the main end. Rejuvenation. And on this,

694
01:43:56,490 --> 01:43:59,370
I'm going to pass it to Shady's online.

695
01:44:15,371 --> 01:44:18,470
Hello, can everybody hear me? We can hear you, Shady.

696
01:44:18,470 --> 01:44:22,070
Yes. We just can't see you. Uh, I try to

697
01:44:22,651 --> 01:44:26,230
turn on my video. Oh, it's coming down. Beautiful. But

698
01:44:26,251 --> 01:44:29,430
you want to measure Council members, uh, we are also

699
01:44:29,931 --> 01:44:34,390
equally super excited about the strategies for the public PROM

700
01:44:34,430 --> 01:44:38,230
and the open space that have emerged the intended with

701
01:44:38,230 --> 01:44:41,670
other develop opportunities. Uh, and it's my pleasure to take

702
01:44:41,710 --> 01:44:44,630
you through them. And I apologise. I wasn't able to

703
01:44:45,531 --> 01:44:49,830
attend in person and see all. Uh, so this was

704
01:44:49,830 --> 01:44:53,110
what funds, the point, um, is an important extension of

705
01:44:53,691 --> 01:44:58,777
the waterfront experience. Uh, it begins agrement back with the

706
01:44:58,817 --> 01:45:03,177
last slide that Dennis showed you. And it continues along

707
01:45:03,358 --> 01:45:09,097
the beach. And it wraps around the Easter most edge

708
01:45:09,097 --> 01:45:13,337
of the site all the way to the waterfront bloke

709
01:45:13,918 --> 01:45:20,937
and creates those significant opportunities, both for, uh, environmental perseveration

710
01:45:21,118 --> 01:45:27,897
for education, for hospitality and full recreation. Um, and as

711
01:45:28,238 --> 01:45:33,237
a continuation of the West waterfront book, uh, and, uh,

712
01:45:33,518 --> 01:45:40,137
multi - purpose pathway, it's integrates of programmed outdoor spaces.

713
01:45:40,137 --> 01:45:46,377
Uh, if you look at the site starting from reunion,

714
01:45:46,718 --> 01:45:52,857
the H basically curves around the protected piping plymer habitat.

715
01:45:52,857 --> 01:45:57,017
And that's where it creates opportunities for stewardship and environmental

716
01:45:57,038 --> 01:46:01,811
education. And then it connects and why is besides the

717
01:46:02,152 --> 01:46:08,211
eco resort with additional program spaces adjacent to the ecocenter.

718
01:46:08,979 --> 01:46:12,138
Uh, and then it gets close near to the, uh,

719
01:46:12,499 --> 01:46:17,678
festival park, the bird walk continues parallel to the multipurpose

720
01:46:17,718 --> 01:46:26,398
pathway where the recipe open space, uh, can accommodate

721
01:46:27,219 --> 01:46:33,118
seasonal events, but also really large crowd concerts and gathering

722
01:46:33,158 --> 01:46:38,584
spaces. Uh, and further east before it turns around the

723
01:46:38,584 --> 01:46:43,544
point is to create a complete loop and a complete

724
01:46:43,565 --> 01:46:48,824
experience. The bill block has an opportunity to have an

725
01:46:48,845 --> 01:46:53,544
observation tower to take it to the other dimension because

726
01:46:54,445 --> 01:46:58,584
the views to the leg are all amazing in here.

727
01:46:59,516 --> 01:47:03,015
And then allow the southern egg, it continues along the

728
01:47:03,036 --> 01:47:08,615
river and it completes the root and supports both the

729
01:47:08,716 --> 01:47:13,335
transient marina and becomes part of that riverfront. It worked

730
01:47:13,436 --> 01:47:17,415
that Denice was showing some night images of that with

731
01:47:17,455 --> 01:47:26,455
the marina. Next V, please. So this is like an

732
01:47:26,556 --> 01:47:29,895
aerial view of what I just explained in the parent

733
01:47:29,916 --> 01:47:34,055
forming. If only provides I feel it better on the

734
01:47:34,095 --> 01:47:38,695
standing and a clear understanding that how the site presents

735
01:47:38,716 --> 01:47:43,815
itself as a really integrated landscape and open space which

736
01:47:43,836 --> 01:47:48,055
allow for all these recreational and opportunities, uh, to be

737
01:47:48,095 --> 01:47:54,055
created. It starts from the abusement. It just wraps around

738
01:47:54,095 --> 01:48:01,095
the Python cable environment gets itself to the eco centre.

739
01:48:01,095 --> 01:48:02,255
You may be able to the sake of shell. It

740
01:48:02,255 --> 01:48:07,155
becomes parallel with the, you can see the image, the

741
01:48:07,155 --> 01:48:11,335
multipurpose pathway. And then you can see that the recre

742
01:48:11,335 --> 01:48:15,735
shell is this amazing, beautiful space for large crowd size

743
01:48:15,836 --> 01:48:18,935
vents, but it has two supporting elements to it, which

744
01:48:18,935 --> 01:48:21,975
is the open space in the back, but also the

745
01:48:22,015 --> 01:48:26,775
parking lots that can contribute and create that additional facilities

746
01:48:27,916 --> 01:48:33,507
when the space is in food function. Next image, please.

747
01:48:36,022 --> 01:48:42,561
I think the one jump. Okay. That's okay. Uh, so,

748
01:48:42,561 --> 01:48:50,081
um, a closer kind of visualization of our ecocenter as

749
01:48:50,342 --> 01:48:54,721
we're proposing a very contemporary timber pavilion. We feel that

750
01:48:55,062 --> 01:48:58,801
wood is very appropriate here. Uh, which is embedded between

751
01:48:59,222 --> 01:49:04,561
the bill walk, the beach and also the protected with

752
01:49:04,582 --> 01:49:08,401
light in the back. Um, I feel the design acts

753
01:49:08,401 --> 01:49:13,601
as that transition between ecology and activity, you can see

754
01:49:14,582 --> 01:49:20,481
it's part environmental learning centre, uh, part hospitality and part

755
01:49:20,582 --> 01:49:27,841
waterfront destination. The form and the massing really echoes the

756
01:49:27,881 --> 01:49:33,041
surrounding sandals and has the opportunity to create the forms

757
01:49:33,142 --> 01:49:36,481
that people, when they pass by, they feel it's shaped

758
01:49:36,481 --> 01:49:40,622
by the landscape. And again, the wood and that room,

759
01:49:40,622 --> 01:49:44,382
uh, natural effect that there's cloud in the booms into

760
01:49:44,422 --> 01:49:47,742
this, uh, it really takes it to the next level

761
01:49:48,483 --> 01:49:50,942
because it's adjacent to the wood love and gives it

762
01:49:50,942 --> 01:49:56,782
that informal character. It's a vision to have the opportunity

763
01:49:56,803 --> 01:50:00,862
to be in two levels because it creates the other

764
01:50:00,883 --> 01:50:04,702
dimension of being able to view the wood life, view

765
01:50:04,702 --> 01:50:09,242
the point and view back to the amusement death. But

766
01:50:09,242 --> 01:50:13,742
also at great at ground floor patio, it's that extends

767
01:50:13,843 --> 01:50:17,822
the building program. All the way to the edge of

768
01:50:17,822 --> 01:50:23,940
the boardwalk and to the edge of the beach. Next

769
01:50:24,121 --> 01:50:29,602
to VPs. Uh, I love this photo. I love really

770
01:50:29,943 --> 01:50:33,442
the atmosphere of love being there. I've been part of

771
01:50:34,183 --> 01:50:37,762
what it's trying to create. Uh, it's a, it's a

772
01:50:37,783 --> 01:50:42,882
concept and it's sculptural. It's a, it's a sculptural open

773
01:50:43,063 --> 01:50:48,722
air performance pavilion that we feel it's architectural needs to

774
01:50:49,143 --> 01:50:55,427
grow from the surrounding landscapes. How we envisioned it as

775
01:50:55,528 --> 01:51:02,707
the series of sweeping structural ribs that creates this enclosure.

776
01:51:02,707 --> 01:51:05,067
And when we look at it, the field, it's a

777
01:51:05,208 --> 01:51:11,827
shell. It's a wave. It's a wind shaped gene. The

778
01:51:11,827 --> 01:51:16,547
tinder expression again here creates that warmth and gives the

779
01:51:16,888 --> 01:51:19,987
value a natural character and connects it with the waterfront.

780
01:51:21,586 --> 01:51:27,645
The performance lawn is shape as a broad, gently sloping

781
01:51:28,226 --> 01:51:34,585
amphitheater that it rises gradually away from the shelf. Um,

782
01:51:34,585 --> 01:51:38,205
and I think the landphone, it creates, it provides beautiful

783
01:51:38,946 --> 01:51:43,245
sidelines to the stage. And it allows the large crowd

784
01:51:43,285 --> 01:51:50,445
to sit and conf me, um, experience the venue. We

785
01:51:50,466 --> 01:51:54,605
also think that the land form that we're creating around

786
01:51:54,706 --> 01:52:02,605
it, uh, supports that movement, flexible ground circulation and enables

787
01:52:02,605 --> 01:52:07,245
the place to function as an everyday park. And then

788
01:52:07,506 --> 01:52:11,565
the events are on as, as that place that it's

789
01:52:12,066 --> 01:52:21,211
truly memorable and activated. Next slide. Please. Okay. I'm jumping

790
01:52:21,312 --> 01:52:26,877
in on this one. Um, so we are suggesting that

791
01:52:26,877 --> 01:52:30,957
we reimagine the approach to the river mouth as an

792
01:52:30,997 --> 01:52:35,037
arena discussion. Um, and as the slight suggests, um, this

793
01:52:35,538 --> 01:52:38,237
is, this is a very bold, bold approach. But we

794
01:52:38,237 --> 01:52:41,977
think it's something definitely worth investigating and further detail. And

795
01:52:42,018 --> 01:52:46,477
we're taking three approaches to the river mouth. Um, obviously

796
01:52:46,818 --> 01:52:51,197
everyone's familiar with the river. It's unpredictable. It has silting

797
01:52:51,237 --> 01:52:56,637
issues. Um, it impacts life up towards the town itself

798
01:52:57,138 --> 01:52:59,677
as far as how it's managed. And the expenses of

799
01:52:59,778 --> 01:53:03,597
dredging, et cetera. And the first intervention we're suggesting is

800
01:53:04,578 --> 01:53:09,517
introducing a new channelization of the river mouth, stabilizing the

801
01:53:09,698 --> 01:53:12,637
river mouth from swinging back and forth along the beach.

802
01:53:12,637 --> 01:53:16,317
Um, with, uh, with two new groins. Um, that in

803
01:53:16,317 --> 01:53:20,477
theory should allow for, for the river to self manage

804
01:53:20,658 --> 01:53:24,437
itself as far as, uh, cleaning the sediment deposits, et

805
01:53:24,437 --> 01:53:29,049
cetera. And so doing the second intervention is that if,

806
01:53:29,089 --> 01:53:32,649
if the, the groins are successful from a perspective of

807
01:53:32,750 --> 01:53:35,849
managing the river, managing it from a, from a boning

808
01:53:35,849 --> 01:53:40,249
perspective and access perspective, um, there is a lot to

809
01:53:40,289 --> 01:53:43,669
say there is a potential for a bayside marina. And

810
01:53:43,710 --> 01:53:48,489
further to our marina studies, there is demand regionally around

811
01:53:48,489 --> 01:53:52,089
the bay that we could estimate between 250 to 400

812
01:53:52,110 --> 01:53:56,569
slips for seasonal slips here to be integrated. So this

813
01:53:56,670 --> 01:53:59,129
is in combination with the transient slips that we're suggesting

814
01:54:00,110 --> 01:54:04,571
at main end. Now once this is all here, um,

815
01:54:05,072 --> 01:54:08,491
the, the really wonderful opportunity is to say, well, can

816
01:54:08,531 --> 01:54:12,331
we now bridge, uh, bridge the mouth of the river.

817
01:54:12,331 --> 01:54:15,888
And actually finally connect the full 14 kilometers. Of the

818
01:54:15,989 --> 01:54:19,648
beach into an incredible community amenity. It is also an

819
01:54:19,648 --> 01:54:24,688
incredible landmark. It puts wasaga on the map from a

820
01:54:24,709 --> 01:54:29,808
perspective of this becomes a three hour promenade from, from

821
01:54:29,909 --> 01:54:32,288
one end to the other experience the beach and all

822
01:54:32,328 --> 01:54:34,928
the different communities along it. So it's an incredible opportunity

823
01:54:34,968 --> 01:54:38,528
to create a true landmark for Wasaga that has a

824
01:54:38,568 --> 01:54:43,677
functional role as an infrastructure piece. Um, needs to say

825
01:54:43,717 --> 01:54:47,817
anything here has to be truly vetted with environmental, um,

826
01:54:48,178 --> 01:54:51,517
restrictions and study and technical study. But we would hope

827
01:54:51,557 --> 01:54:53,997
that it does a few things. One is that it

828
01:54:54,037 --> 01:54:57,277
could expand the plumber habitat and the beach creation here

829
01:54:57,458 --> 01:55:01,437
could actually expand and make this a more hospitable area.

830
01:55:02,160 --> 01:55:05,659
Um, we also want to make sure that Sturgeon and

831
01:55:05,680 --> 01:55:08,939
fish habitats anything that is built in here would actually

832
01:55:09,280 --> 01:55:15,739
improve and foster growth in those, uh, environmental, um, investments.

833
01:55:21,704 --> 01:55:25,597
And then back to shady. Thank you, Denice. And continue

834
01:55:25,618 --> 01:55:31,197
here. Uh, so now we're at the West Waterfront. Westwaterfront

835
01:55:31,218 --> 01:55:36,317
starts from the Third Street and the cultural park and

836
01:55:36,317 --> 01:55:40,477
the vision for it, which we heard a lot from

837
01:55:40,578 --> 01:55:48,077
the community is about a year around citi landscape that

838
01:55:48,098 --> 01:55:55,277
can incorporate all gathering waterfront environments. And always coming together,

839
01:55:55,277 --> 01:55:59,577
uh, which also can provide, uh, in the future, um,

840
01:56:01,938 --> 01:56:07,197
some kind of, um, collection with the enuncia island and

841
01:56:07,378 --> 01:56:11,517
the Nancy Museum and being able to work with more

842
01:56:11,858 --> 01:56:16,192
curated artists. Uh, the word of film itself, it emerges

843
01:56:16,693 --> 01:56:22,752
as series of outper rooms. They're all elevated and wrapped

844
01:56:22,792 --> 01:56:29,072
around the protected forges. Uh, and along the southern edge,

845
01:56:29,072 --> 01:56:33,312
always flanked by the multiple paste pathway for cycling that

846
01:56:33,312 --> 01:56:36,832
connects all the way from west to the east waterfront

847
01:56:36,872 --> 01:56:41,809
to the point. Releasing the PLOT and parking and facilities

848
01:56:41,910 --> 01:56:46,609
have been maintained in this scenario. And there's also an

849
01:56:46,649 --> 01:56:52,609
opportunity for a future TREFOP trekking operator to use part

850
01:56:52,609 --> 01:56:57,469
of the existing woodlock where you see the label, uh,

851
01:56:57,990 --> 01:57:05,712
aerial attraction is. The next slide, things. Again, in any

852
01:57:05,733 --> 01:57:11,792
of you of the proposed waterfront park, uh, the east

853
01:57:11,792 --> 01:57:18,272
to west remains, uh, the most important element defining both

854
01:57:19,333 --> 01:57:23,072
movement and where people can leader. And that I think

855
01:57:23,072 --> 01:57:29,373
that language defined both these and best waterfront. It remains

856
01:57:30,274 --> 01:57:34,873
starts along the DUN landscape and allows the public, um,

857
01:57:35,074 --> 01:57:40,831
access while limiting disturbance to the sensitive DEA vegetation. Uh,

858
01:57:41,492 --> 01:57:46,431
it's broader. Uh, it curves around the forebooms and brings

859
01:57:46,612 --> 01:57:51,631
parallel to the signed beach, which you can see it

860
01:57:51,631 --> 01:57:57,071
features the outer wounds with sitting areas with the potential

861
01:57:57,412 --> 01:58:03,517
food trucks coming in. It has two major, bigger, as

862
01:58:03,517 --> 01:58:07,264
you can see the image. Outer wounds. One is the

863
01:58:07,304 --> 01:58:11,824
community deck, which is an elevated part of the boardwalker.

864
01:58:11,824 --> 01:58:15,584
It direct access and accessible accesses and ramps since there's

865
01:58:16,405 --> 01:58:20,784
two to the beach suitable for gathering, a potential splash

866
01:58:20,965 --> 01:58:26,704
bag, uh, a themed playground and some spilaxos for any

867
01:58:26,744 --> 01:58:32,221
future possible, uh, beach bar operators. And as you can

868
01:58:32,221 --> 01:58:38,541
see, a new bike path, multiple spike path is a

869
01:58:38,581 --> 01:58:44,621
dedicated pathway and runs along the boardwalk, under southern edge.

870
01:58:44,621 --> 01:58:48,461
And it runs through the green buffer on both sides

871
01:58:49,042 --> 01:58:52,781
and creates that faster moving effect at the same time

872
01:58:54,722 --> 01:58:58,941
along the beach and constantly looking at all the activities

873
01:58:59,202 --> 01:59:00,861
in the beach. And you can see again in the

874
01:59:00,901 --> 01:59:05,581
background, the wood lots have been preserved. There's an opportunity

875
01:59:05,682 --> 01:59:11,261
for an aerial attraction, a trekking tab to accommodate and

876
01:59:11,301 --> 01:59:16,381
also maybe a future government that will give that three

877
01:59:16,402 --> 01:59:19,661
- dimensional really higher up view of all these attractions

878
01:59:20,642 --> 01:59:27,981
which can be quite amazing. Next slide, please. It's a

879
01:59:28,242 --> 01:59:30,821
type and just, uh, this is an example. It's a

880
01:59:30,821 --> 01:59:34,141
type of an attraction that can be accommodated in the

881
01:59:34,181 --> 01:59:38,381
woodlock. It really benefits from being in the mature good

882
01:59:38,402 --> 01:59:41,661
block because the seasons that was not used, it can

883
01:59:41,661 --> 01:59:46,301
be kind of the structures can be combined with denatural

884
01:59:46,301 --> 01:59:51,141
elements. And it's something that really doesn't know how, it

885
01:59:51,141 --> 01:59:55,301
doesn't matter how old you are. It's an exciting, I

886
01:59:55,301 --> 02:00:00,715
think, uh, opportunity for folks in all ages. Next slide,

887
02:00:00,715 --> 02:00:07,318
please. So, uh, this is a closer look at the

888
02:00:07,358 --> 02:00:13,327
proposed character for the community. Deck. And it is the

889
02:00:13,428 --> 02:00:22,047
vibrant waterfront hub where recreation social activity beach experiences. They

890
02:00:22,047 --> 02:00:24,782
all come together. Uh, at the heart of it, uh,

891
02:00:25,363 --> 02:00:30,862
it can include an interactive, a very theatrical water feature

892
02:00:31,043 --> 02:00:38,142
experience. Kids always enjoy it and families as well. Being

893
02:00:38,243 --> 02:00:42,542
the closer to the beach. It can be flanked by,

894
02:00:42,542 --> 02:00:49,102
uh, theme playground structure. Uh, and really goes open gathering

895
02:00:49,142 --> 02:00:53,742
spaces that constantly are, uh, in between the beach and

896
02:00:53,923 --> 02:00:58,062
the other activities that can happen on this community there.

897
02:00:58,323 --> 02:01:03,022
And adjacent to it, we can see that dedicated multipurpose

898
02:01:03,123 --> 02:01:08,662
pathway that supports the cycling walking. And in general, I

899
02:01:08,662 --> 02:01:14,307
would say active lifestyle. Which it's quite important, it's quite

900
02:01:14,307 --> 02:01:18,707
critical for all folks and old ages. Uh, but at

901
02:01:18,707 --> 02:01:23,987
the same time maintained that safe, really comfortable, uh, separation

902
02:01:24,008 --> 02:01:30,171
from a more social and pedestrian, um, focus spaces. Um,

903
02:01:30,211 --> 02:01:37,371
I think this relationship really reinforces the waterfront board as

904
02:01:37,392 --> 02:01:41,211
both a movement corridor and also a place to lay.

905
02:01:41,211 --> 02:01:47,051
Thank you. Thanks. And this few illustrated proposed gateway through

906
02:01:47,072 --> 02:01:51,211
the waterfront. It's right at the intersection of the Third

907
02:01:51,312 --> 02:01:55,451
Street and the cultural part to the North. And the

908
02:01:55,451 --> 02:02:01,211
beach drive and it features again one of those ex

909
02:02:01,312 --> 02:02:07,051
pounded elevated decks. A few spaces provide opportunities for more

910
02:02:07,232 --> 02:02:16,411
social gathering and enjoying the doomspate environment. This intersection, it's

911
02:02:16,411 --> 02:02:19,371
really important because that's where it's the introduction to the

912
02:02:19,632 --> 02:02:24,091
rest of waterfront and can create a strong identity for

913
02:02:24,192 --> 02:02:30,551
it. Both creators opportunities for public art, indisgenous partnership, uh,

914
02:02:31,152 --> 02:02:39,451
storytelling interpretations and cultural expressions in the public firm. Late

915
02:02:39,451 --> 02:02:44,011
town plantings and shade trees and naturals last few areas,

916
02:02:44,011 --> 02:02:48,289
uh, are quite critical to soften the edge. And kind

917
02:02:48,289 --> 02:02:53,089
of create that transition between the public run and a

918
02:02:53,089 --> 02:03:02,977
more sensitive beach environment. Next slide. Please. This view presents

919
02:03:03,078 --> 02:03:07,937
the cultural park as a real, that real year round

920
02:03:07,958 --> 02:03:13,553
public destinations that it is meant to be. It shows

921
02:03:13,593 --> 02:03:18,353
how the activities can be extended beyond the traditional reach

922
02:03:18,374 --> 02:03:24,457
season. Uh, and it's conceived as that flexible cultural landscape

923
02:03:24,718 --> 02:03:31,897
environment. It brings together gathering spaces, public art, uh, opportunities

924
02:03:31,918 --> 02:03:38,172
for First Mission Envelopment. Uh, to create that, uh, VCs

925
02:03:38,212 --> 02:03:44,652
and, uh, opportunities. It also includes that integrated doomscape environment

926
02:03:44,753 --> 02:03:47,292
to it and the ecology and puts them at the

927
02:03:47,553 --> 02:03:54,732
forefront. Why creates these small pavilions, uh, these sheltered outdoor,

928
02:03:54,732 --> 02:04:00,572
uh, gathering areas that can support year around community gatherings.

929
02:04:00,962 --> 02:04:06,621
Um, I think this cultural play features, important, it's very

930
02:04:06,621 --> 02:04:11,661
important installations in this park. That's where it moves a

931
02:04:11,701 --> 02:04:15,661
lot with food. The recreation and culture. And that's where

932
02:04:15,701 --> 02:04:21,801
it invites exploration and interpretation. Uh, andy formal play. Uh,

933
02:04:21,801 --> 02:04:25,261
and I think these places all together should be seen

934
02:04:25,362 --> 02:04:31,741
as a cohesive element with cohesive languages. Uh, that distinctly

935
02:04:32,002 --> 02:04:38,628
identify the public grant strategies for the safe approach. Thank

936
02:04:38,628 --> 02:04:45,657
you. Good morning, Mayor and Council. It's been a pleasure

937
02:04:45,678 --> 02:04:47,977
to work with you and your staff and community on

938
02:04:47,998 --> 02:04:52,937
this project. It's been very fun and exciting. When our

939
02:04:52,977 --> 02:04:55,097
team started about a year ago, one of the first

940
02:04:55,358 --> 02:04:58,617
big opportunities that we saw was, uh, what we've been

941
02:04:58,657 --> 02:05:02,697
calling the discovery corridor. If you look at, uh, wasabi

942
02:05:02,718 --> 02:05:05,017
Beach from above, you realise that some of its greatest

943
02:05:05,057 --> 02:05:09,017
assets really are, uh, kind of aligned. So there's beach

944
02:05:09,057 --> 02:05:11,897
area two just adjacent to the main end. There's the

945
02:05:12,078 --> 02:05:14,217
Nancy Island historic site, which we all know is being

946
02:05:14,398 --> 02:05:16,857
reinvested in by the province. And then on the other

947
02:05:16,857 --> 02:05:20,960
side of the river, there's the Provincial Park. A bit

948
02:05:20,960 --> 02:05:23,220
of a hidden gem in the community. So we see

949
02:05:23,321 --> 02:05:26,500
a tremendous opportunity in physically linking all of these spaces

950
02:05:27,241 --> 02:05:31,500
as well as creating new destinations along that corridor. So

951
02:05:31,801 --> 02:05:35,380
Shadi just walked you through the culture park. Uh, there's

952
02:05:35,420 --> 02:05:39,300
also an opportunity to, uh, reimagine this site, the town

953
02:05:39,340 --> 02:05:43,220
hall site in the longer term if town hall finds

954
02:05:43,220 --> 02:05:45,540
a new home in the community. So I'll walk you

955
02:05:45,721 --> 02:05:48,020
some, uh, through some of the key opportunities that we

956
02:05:48,041 --> 02:05:51,940
see along this corridor. But first and foremost is the

957
02:05:52,041 --> 02:05:56,100
physical connection. A pedestrian bridge over the not Ozaga River.

958
02:05:56,100 --> 02:05:59,060
And this isn't a new idea. It was actually proposed

959
02:05:59,081 --> 02:06:02,580
in the original master plan for the provincial park back

960
02:06:02,620 --> 02:06:06,260
in the 1960s and 1970s. Uh, the idea was to

961
02:06:06,521 --> 02:06:10,660
not just link these, um, these major destinations back then,

962
02:06:10,660 --> 02:06:12,980
but it was also to relieve some of the traffic

963
02:06:13,001 --> 02:06:16,900
pressures to provide an opportunity for people to park and

964
02:06:17,001 --> 02:06:21,140
walk across the river. What we're seeing differently here though

965
02:06:21,140 --> 02:06:22,980
is that the bridge is not just about a physical

966
02:06:23,161 --> 02:06:26,580
connection to the beachfront. It's meant to be a piece

967
02:06:26,620 --> 02:06:29,680
of civic infrastructure in and of itself. So you can

968
02:06:29,680 --> 02:06:32,180
see in the rendering, it's a very beautiful piece of

969
02:06:32,201 --> 02:06:34,740
architecture. And you can imagine seeing it from the main

970
02:06:34,921 --> 02:06:37,460
end bridge, uh, sort of as the backdrop to the

971
02:06:37,641 --> 02:06:40,660
sales structures that are on Nancy Island. We also see

972
02:06:40,660 --> 02:06:42,500
it as a bit of a destination in and of

973
02:06:42,500 --> 02:06:46,020
itself. Deniz spoke about the transient marina. People are really

974
02:06:46,201 --> 02:06:49,820
drawn to water, the activity along a river. You can

975
02:06:49,820 --> 02:06:52,820
imagine people stopping here and to just watch the boat

976
02:06:52,860 --> 02:06:58,133
activity going by. Uh, we have had Tatim, our engineer,

977
02:06:58,154 --> 02:07:01,013
a look into this at a more at a very

978
02:07:01,194 --> 02:07:04,453
sort of pre - feasibility level, just to understand how

979
02:07:04,474 --> 02:07:07,973
it is functional from different perspectives in terms of the

980
02:07:08,074 --> 02:07:11,333
length of the span, uh, making sure that an accessible

981
02:07:11,354 --> 02:07:14,453
connection can be made across the river. But also to

982
02:07:14,493 --> 02:07:17,973
ensure that, uh, there's enough of a span and height

983
02:07:18,314 --> 02:07:21,173
to ensure that this doesn't disrupt boating activity along the

984
02:07:21,213 --> 02:07:25,268
river. This of course would need to be, um, worked

985
02:07:25,308 --> 02:07:29,748
through in more detail, uh, particularly with, uh, HPP on

986
02:07:29,748 --> 02:07:38,412
the Nancy Island Historic site. Along Main Street, uh, the

987
02:07:38,452 --> 02:07:42,092
focus of our work has really been, uh, the main

988
02:07:42,132 --> 02:07:45,212
end in terms of building up a number of anchor

989
02:07:45,313 --> 02:07:49,912
destinations to really drive animation, uh, throughout the year. Um,

990
02:07:50,033 --> 02:07:52,732
but we did talk a lot about Main Street through

991
02:07:52,833 --> 02:07:55,612
public engagement. Um, what we heard from the community was

992
02:07:55,633 --> 02:07:58,492
that they wanted to see a lot of, um, sort

993
02:07:58,492 --> 02:08:01,452
of mixed use developments, shops and restaurants with new residential

994
02:08:01,473 --> 02:08:04,792
uses above. Main Street is a very long street. And

995
02:08:04,792 --> 02:08:08,092
I think that type of development will take decades to

996
02:08:08,753 --> 02:08:11,672
happen. Uh, what we've done in the master plan, the

997
02:08:11,672 --> 02:08:14,252
emerging master plan is really focused on two nodes along

998
02:08:14,513 --> 02:08:17,452
Main Street. The first is what we're calling village square

999
02:08:17,633 --> 02:08:20,892
sort of focused around the intersection of Main Street and

1000
02:08:21,233 --> 02:08:24,732
Backstreet. So we're calling these two, uh, anchor mixed use

1001
02:08:24,772 --> 02:08:28,652
developments, um, which would essentially introduce a significant amount of

1002
02:08:28,753 --> 02:08:33,052
density, uh, rate on Main Street helped to sustain local

1003
02:08:33,153 --> 02:08:36,812
businesses and services, uh, feed on the street, for example,

1004
02:08:36,812 --> 02:08:38,972
but also to sort of set the scale, um, and

1005
02:08:39,553 --> 02:08:41,932
set the scale and the quality of design for future

1006
02:08:42,033 --> 02:08:48,743
development, uh, long Main Street. At Stonebridge Boulevard and Main

1007
02:08:48,743 --> 02:08:52,023
Street, the other sort of node opportunity, uh, another site

1008
02:08:52,063 --> 02:08:54,583
where the town does own property and there are other

1009
02:08:54,623 --> 02:08:57,703
properties that could come into play. Uh, this is an

1010
02:08:57,743 --> 02:09:01,143
opportunity for what we're calling a civic bloc, some sort

1011
02:09:01,143 --> 02:09:04,743
of civic use commercial use as well. But also mixed

1012
02:09:04,764 --> 02:09:08,823
use development along Main Street. The opportunity here and why

1013
02:09:08,823 --> 02:09:11,943
we consider this a strategic site. Is it really is

1014
02:09:11,964 --> 02:09:15,343
a lot of people's first impression to Wasaga Beach. So

1015
02:09:15,343 --> 02:09:18,703
coming down River Road and into Main Street. This is

1016
02:09:19,164 --> 02:09:23,463
people's first experience. So to, um, highlight that with great

1017
02:09:23,503 --> 02:09:26,983
architecture and an enhanced public realm, uh, would create a

1018
02:09:27,023 --> 02:09:32,797
first, great first impression from the get - go. This

1019
02:09:32,837 --> 02:09:36,317
is a rendering of a potential development along that village

1020
02:09:38,018 --> 02:09:43,597
square node, which comes with a civic space along with

1021
02:09:43,597 --> 02:09:47,357
it. Um, of course, this would go through more detailed

1022
02:09:47,357 --> 02:09:51,917
design and the design and look of it would evolve.

1023
02:09:51,957 --> 02:09:55,837
What we've tried to visualize here is something that captures

1024
02:09:56,498 --> 02:10:01,357
a more small town, um, or wasaga character, uh, that,

1025
02:10:01,357 --> 02:10:07,476
uh, kind of more authentic to the local environment. We

1026
02:10:07,497 --> 02:10:10,116
also talked a lot about the Provincial Park as an

1027
02:10:10,116 --> 02:10:12,436
opportunity through public engagement. And I think what we heard

1028
02:10:12,476 --> 02:10:15,936
from people is that, um, it's a hidden gem, uh,

1029
02:10:15,977 --> 02:10:19,076
everyone knows about the beach, not enough people know about

1030
02:10:19,097 --> 02:10:22,436
what the Provincial Park has to offer. Uh, so there

1031
02:10:22,457 --> 02:10:24,196
is a lot that could happen here. And this would

1032
02:10:24,196 --> 02:10:27,876
be subject to discussions with, uh, province about how to

1033
02:10:27,916 --> 02:10:30,756
enhance it as a destination and not just in the

1034
02:10:30,796 --> 02:10:33,376
summer, but, uh, throughout the year. Uh, some of the

1035
02:10:33,376 --> 02:10:36,756
ideas that we've put forward for discussion are an enhanced

1036
02:10:36,857 --> 02:10:40,116
Nordic centre and spa. So building on the Nordic centre

1037
02:10:40,297 --> 02:10:43,316
that is there, creating an opportunity for people to spend

1038
02:10:43,337 --> 02:10:46,436
the day skiing or snowshoeing, um, enjoy a day at

1039
02:10:46,457 --> 02:10:48,276
the spa or drink at the end of the day.

1040
02:10:48,276 --> 02:10:52,356
So enhance lounge areas, dining areas, for example. Opportunities to

1041
02:10:52,396 --> 02:10:57,156
actually stay in wasogabeach Provincial Park. So, um, opportunities for

1042
02:10:57,177 --> 02:11:02,036
camping and glamping, but also, uh, potentially paddlin campsites ski

1043
02:11:02,076 --> 02:11:07,322
and campsites. At different locations within the park. On our

1044
02:11:07,322 --> 02:11:09,642
first trip here, the town team took us up to

1045
02:11:09,663 --> 02:11:13,642
monument hill. Incredible views across the bay and to the

1046
02:11:13,682 --> 02:11:17,673
escarpment. Um, the opportunities to leverage that. We've put forward

1047
02:11:17,713 --> 02:11:21,033
ideas about viewing platform to enhance that view and expand

1048
02:11:21,073 --> 02:11:24,313
that view. And then an adventure park. So shady showed

1049
02:11:24,313 --> 02:11:27,033
some examples of opportunities to get up in the trees

1050
02:11:27,614 --> 02:11:31,173
in an ecologically sensitive way. Um, for, for youth, but

1051
02:11:31,173 --> 02:11:33,993
also for adults to sort of interact more intimately with

1052
02:11:34,014 --> 02:11:39,975
the natural environment, uh, in this part of town. Just

1053
02:11:40,015 --> 02:11:43,895
a few precedents of other places across Ontario and beyond

1054
02:11:43,916 --> 02:11:47,415
that have introduced these kinds of elements in provincial parks.

1055
02:11:51,357 --> 02:11:55,096
Then on improving connections, Tim mentioned at the outset that

1056
02:11:55,136 --> 02:11:59,016
we've had Tatim, our transportation engineer, uh, look more broadly

1057
02:11:59,037 --> 02:12:03,496
across the town in terms of, um, connectivity. One of

1058
02:12:03,496 --> 02:12:06,916
the things that, uh, came through that is that, uh,

1059
02:12:07,437 --> 02:12:10,136
there are strong cycling connections to saga beach, but actually

1060
02:12:10,136 --> 02:12:12,776
getting through wasogach beach, uh, is a bit of a

1061
02:12:12,776 --> 02:12:15,176
maze in terms of, um, they're not being a very

1062
02:12:15,997 --> 02:12:19,976
clear and direct connection. Um, we have mapped out a

1063
02:12:19,976 --> 02:12:23,736
potential crosstown cycling route and identified, uh, the specific improvements

1064
02:12:23,736 --> 02:12:27,496
that would be required to implement that, uh, building on

1065
02:12:27,597 --> 02:12:32,616
density and bridge across an Ottawa Saga River. That could

1066
02:12:32,656 --> 02:12:35,016
potentially be part of that connection. But there is an

1067
02:12:35,016 --> 02:12:38,136
opportunity along River Road east to facilitate that as well.

1068
02:12:41,206 --> 02:12:44,305
We've looked more broadly at the whole town recognising that

1069
02:12:45,366 --> 02:12:49,425
people's experience, uh, in Wasaga Beach begins the moment they

1070
02:12:49,425 --> 02:12:53,825
arrive. Uh, so we've provided recommendations on enhancing gateways and

1071
02:12:53,825 --> 02:12:57,825
approaches. So the main places of arrival opportunities to improve

1072
02:12:57,865 --> 02:13:03,708
this with landscaping, uh, coordinated tree planting, for example. The

1073
02:13:03,708 --> 02:13:06,188
18th Street were veterans way bridge. This is a bridge

1074
02:13:06,209 --> 02:13:10,908
that has been studied through in EA as being necessary

1075
02:13:10,929 --> 02:13:14,728
to help alleviate some of the traffic pressures that, uh,

1076
02:13:15,329 --> 02:13:20,188
the main end in particular experiences. So the master plan,

1077
02:13:20,188 --> 02:13:23,628
the emerging master plan lends support for that notion of,

1078
02:13:23,628 --> 02:13:26,828
uh, what would first be, uh, an active transportation bridge

1079
02:13:27,249 --> 02:13:29,468
and then expanded to a full vehicular bridge in the

1080
02:13:29,468 --> 02:13:34,588
future. And then finally, uh, Mosley Street Improvements wrecking this,

1081
02:13:34,588 --> 02:13:37,948
recognising this corridor as, as one of the key corridors

1082
02:13:37,969 --> 02:13:40,348
into the heart of Wasabab Beach, something that could be

1083
02:13:40,449 --> 02:13:45,752
enhanced with, uh, with streetscape improvements as well. Uh, Tim

1084
02:13:45,792 --> 02:13:48,872
mentioned that there'd be a lot of ongoing technical studies.

1085
02:13:48,872 --> 02:13:50,632
Um, there are some that he would like to report

1086
02:13:50,813 --> 02:13:53,752
now in terms of some of the environmental review and

1087
02:13:53,752 --> 02:14:03,446
the initial economic impacts of the master plan. I'll just

1088
02:14:03,446 --> 02:14:05,046
wrap up with a few more slides. Again, thank you

1089
02:14:05,046 --> 02:14:07,686
for your patience. I hope you can tell through our

1090
02:14:07,686 --> 02:14:10,246
lengthy presentation that not only is there a lot on

1091
02:14:10,246 --> 02:14:12,226
the plan, but we're quite excited about many of the

1092
02:14:12,226 --> 02:14:14,886
ideas. So a lot of them are potential proposed. We'll

1093
02:14:14,886 --> 02:14:18,406
need more, more study and refinement. But we think collectively

1094
02:14:18,507 --> 02:14:22,246
they could really have an incredible impact and achieve our

1095
02:14:22,267 --> 02:14:25,503
objectives. Uh, just briefly, I want to talk about the

1096
02:14:25,524 --> 02:14:31,263
environmental review that Azamith undertook on the emerging concept plan.

1097
02:14:31,263 --> 02:14:33,663
So we wanted to ensure that what we were proposing,

1098
02:14:33,663 --> 02:14:36,123
because the lot of change, as you can tell, uh,

1099
02:14:36,123 --> 02:14:39,983
that it's emerging in the plan. And we've got to

1100
02:14:39,983 --> 02:14:42,143
look at the potential impacts of that, of the development

1101
02:14:42,324 --> 02:14:45,983
of the public realm improvements, the infrastructure. Um, we have

1102
02:14:45,983 --> 02:14:49,503
been, as you might recall from day one, conscious of

1103
02:14:50,084 --> 02:14:52,223
where this environmental features are, as it went through a

1104
02:14:52,263 --> 02:14:54,543
very clear line about, this is where you can go.

1105
02:14:54,543 --> 02:14:56,063
This is where you should not go in terms of

1106
02:14:56,164 --> 02:14:59,983
any significant changes. And they are satisfied through their review

1107
02:15:00,484 --> 02:15:05,583
that we have respected those lines. And they have flag

1108
02:15:05,583 --> 02:15:09,183
no major concerns in terms of environmental impacts. Noting, however,

1109
02:15:09,364 --> 02:15:11,343
that, you know, the devil will be in some of

1110
02:15:11,343 --> 02:15:14,863
the details. And that as the more detailed design happens

1111
02:15:14,964 --> 02:15:16,703
from any of these projects, there will be need to

1112
02:15:16,703 --> 02:15:22,063
look more closely at features, maybe a requirement to kind

1113
02:15:22,063 --> 02:15:24,943
of adjust some of the footprint subjects. For example, the

1114
02:15:25,524 --> 02:15:28,463
boardwalks that Shelley described for you, some of them do

1115
02:15:28,503 --> 02:15:30,663
go on the beach and partly intentionally to kind of

1116
02:15:30,884 --> 02:15:34,303
manage, um, where people go on the beach. In fact,

1117
02:15:34,303 --> 02:15:37,983
try to protect the DuN environment in particular and the

1118
02:15:37,983 --> 02:15:40,383
piping plenty of habitat. But it might be that we

1119
02:15:40,423 --> 02:15:43,503
have to adjust the alignments of those kinds of features.

1120
02:15:43,844 --> 02:15:47,423
Um, and as with also pointed out that implementation of

1121
02:15:47,463 --> 02:15:52,103
the plan is about actually better managing human activity, so

1122
02:15:52,103 --> 02:15:56,383
those areas are protected. And in fact, enhancing habitats as

1123
02:15:56,404 --> 02:16:01,322
changes occur particularly on the waterfront. I want to share

1124
02:16:01,322 --> 02:16:04,922
some numbers. We have MBLCO on our team who have

1125
02:16:04,943 --> 02:16:10,922
undertaken a preliminary economic impact assessment of the emerging plan.

1126
02:16:10,922 --> 02:16:14,202
Let's kind of begin to understand what impact is going

1127
02:16:14,202 --> 02:16:16,202
to have. We've got to make the case to the

1128
02:16:16,303 --> 02:16:21,442
province and others that there's a lot to be, to

1129
02:16:21,442 --> 02:16:24,922
begin here and a big impact that can happen locally,

1130
02:16:24,922 --> 02:16:28,922
regionally, and province - wide. We're looking at probably with

1131
02:16:29,903 --> 02:16:33,642
the development that's envisioned, conceptualized in the plan, perhaps about

1132
02:16:33,663 --> 02:16:37,562
two billion dollars in construction spending. And that translates to

1133
02:16:37,602 --> 02:16:41,402
over two billion dollars and actually boost to the province's

1134
02:16:41,442 --> 02:16:47,670
GDP. 26 over 2, 600 construction jobs over the next

1135
02:16:47,931 --> 02:16:50,870
10 to 15 years when we would hope that much

1136
02:16:50,910 --> 02:16:53,926
of what we were showing can be built. Uh, in

1137
02:16:53,926 --> 02:16:56,646
terms of the tourism impact, you're at about two million

1138
02:16:56,686 --> 02:16:59,126
visitors, two million last year. And I'm guessing you're probably

1139
02:16:59,166 --> 02:17:01,606
around 2 million dollars this year. We see that going

1140
02:17:01,646 --> 02:17:04,246
up to about 2. 6 million over the next decade.

1141
02:17:05,656 --> 02:17:09,875
That's going to translate into about 91 million dollars in

1142
02:17:09,875 --> 02:17:14,595
additional tourism spending. That's not an insignificant number. And in

1143
02:17:14,595 --> 02:17:17,875
terms of jobs, tourism related over 600 and close to

1144
02:17:18,056 --> 02:17:22,275
600 other permanent jobs, about 1, 200 in total. And

1145
02:17:22,376 --> 02:17:24,835
of course, it'll be interesting in the tax revenues that

1146
02:17:24,936 --> 02:17:28,595
will come about from new development, looking at things at

1147
02:17:28,595 --> 02:17:32,595
the regional county and municipal level. It's 23 million dollars.

1148
02:17:35,699 --> 02:17:38,798
Once things are built out in almost half of that

1149
02:17:38,899 --> 02:17:42,558
coming to the town of Wasaga Beach. So I think

1150
02:17:42,558 --> 02:17:46,834
pretty impressive numbers there. And I also want to balance

1151
02:17:47,015 --> 02:17:52,114
the kind of economic impact with recognition that there's also,

1152
02:17:52,114 --> 02:17:55,154
we think are going to be a really significant improvement

1153
02:17:55,194 --> 02:17:57,554
to the quality of life for resident with saga beach

1154
02:17:57,655 --> 02:18:00,914
with many of the changes that were proposing in the

1155
02:18:01,015 --> 02:18:04,994
emerging plan. And you really see them summarized here. We've

1156
02:18:04,994 --> 02:18:08,834
talked a lot about the improvements to access and mobility.

1157
02:18:08,834 --> 02:18:12,594
We're maintaining protecting existing PORPN on the waterfront and adding

1158
02:18:12,634 --> 02:18:16,514
to it, enhancing it, adding more recreational amenities. I think

1159
02:18:16,554 --> 02:18:18,394
you've got a very clear idea that there's going to

1160
02:18:18,394 --> 02:18:21,474
be many more cultural spaces and facilities for a whole

1161
02:18:21,474 --> 02:18:26,155
range of programming. Commercial Metis that will come through the

1162
02:18:26,416 --> 02:18:29,595
mixed - use development restaurants, shops along Main Street and

1163
02:18:29,595 --> 02:18:34,475
main end. Uh, educational opportunities, particularly with the Eco Centre,

1164
02:18:34,515 --> 02:18:37,995
but also the investments in nasty island. Clearly, these will

1165
02:18:37,995 --> 02:18:40,635
be bigger destinations, not only for tourists, but for school

1166
02:18:40,635 --> 02:18:45,595
groups. And finally, we all have a time intending to

1167
02:18:45,616 --> 02:18:50,155
see built more housing, particularly in downtown. That will take

1168
02:18:50,176 --> 02:18:53,275
the form of townhousing and apartment buildings along Main Street,

1169
02:18:53,275 --> 02:18:54,875
which we really would kind of give you a more

1170
02:18:54,896 --> 02:19:00,235
balanced supply of housing citywide to support your more diverse

1171
02:19:00,256 --> 02:19:06,556
population. And that. Really takes us just pretty much to

1172
02:19:06,556 --> 02:19:08,876
the end. So here you see an outline of our

1173
02:19:08,876 --> 02:19:11,836
next step. We have an update to the community at

1174
02:19:11,836 --> 02:19:15,356
the, uh, public forum this evening that Andrew will deliver.

1175
02:19:15,356 --> 02:19:19,436
We're going to be continuing to engage with the community.

1176
02:19:19,436 --> 02:19:22,236
As you saw in one of the early slides, indicious

1177
02:19:22,276 --> 02:19:25,996
engagement was initiated earlier this summer. Uh, and we'll continue

1178
02:19:26,977 --> 02:19:30,396
that relationship will be important as the plan is implemented.

1179
02:19:32,401 --> 02:19:35,260
Conversations are kind of ongoing with the province. And we

1180
02:19:35,260 --> 02:19:40,140
want to make sure that there are kind of supportive

1181
02:19:40,140 --> 02:19:43,180
of many VIET ideas here. As I think you can

1182
02:19:43,220 --> 02:19:47,340
appreciate. The Province will have a role in implementing parts

1183
02:19:47,340 --> 02:19:53,180
of the plan. And then we'll be refining, fine tuning

1184
02:19:53,220 --> 02:19:55,500
the master plan over the next month before we bring

1185
02:19:55,500 --> 02:19:58,860
it back to you and to the public at an

1186
02:19:58,860 --> 02:20:01,820
open house on, as Andrew said, September 24th is the

1187
02:20:01,860 --> 02:20:05,260
target date for that. And then it's on to the

1188
02:20:05,260 --> 02:20:09,660
next phase of work. More detailed design, more detailed feasibility

1189
02:20:09,700 --> 02:20:16,218
studies. More detailed environmental reviews, approvals. And execution. Thank you

1190
02:20:16,239 --> 02:20:23,201
very much for, uh, listening to this like. Uh, to

1191
02:20:23,241 --> 02:20:25,361
pro - reference as we address what request questions you

1192
02:20:25,361 --> 02:20:28,961
may have comments you may have. Thank you. Well, thank

1193
02:20:28,961 --> 02:20:32,961
you very much, Tim Dennis Leo Shady online. If she's

1194
02:20:32,961 --> 02:20:35,201
still with us and James, I think it's the first

1195
02:20:35,241 --> 02:20:38,161
time we've been together that we really haven't seen, Sarah

1196
02:20:38,182 --> 02:20:40,561
Ning, but I'm sure they're busy at the office working

1197
02:20:40,662 --> 02:20:43,441
away on this. So thank you again, Tim, to you

1198
02:20:43,481 --> 02:20:46,401
and the team for coming out today and giving us,

1199
02:20:46,401 --> 02:20:50,401
uh, this presentation as everyone can see. This is, this

1200
02:20:50,422 --> 02:20:54,081
is a big project. And it's complex. And, uh, it

1201
02:20:54,121 --> 02:20:56,301
takes time and it will continue to take time. But

1202
02:20:56,342 --> 02:20:59,041
I, I certainly think we're on the right path. Before

1203
02:20:59,041 --> 02:21:01,281
I go any further, I'm going to look to our

1204
02:21:01,321 --> 02:21:03,521
CIO and any other staff we have comments. Then I'll

1205
02:21:03,521 --> 02:21:06,241
go to members of Council Andrew. Mr. Mayor, I had

1206
02:21:06,262 --> 02:21:09,121
two additional slides. I know you're busy. You've been writing

1207
02:21:09,121 --> 02:21:12,801
down a bunch of questions. We're slightly, Andrew. These are,

1208
02:21:12,801 --> 02:21:14,561
these are good ones. These are fun ones. Go ahead.

1209
02:21:14,902 --> 02:21:16,641
Can I add more can you please put up those

1210
02:21:16,742 --> 02:21:17,841
two other slides.

1211
02:21:31,898 --> 02:21:36,118
There we go. Um, before we get into the detailed

1212
02:21:36,139 --> 02:21:38,898
questions about the master plan, I wanted to share. Um,

1213
02:21:39,579 --> 02:21:42,518
what I believe is exciting news. Um, you may have

1214
02:21:42,539 --> 02:21:45,078
noticed in one of the renderings, there was a gondola

1215
02:21:45,099 --> 02:21:47,638
shown. Please, that is just a conceptual drawing that came

1216
02:21:47,678 --> 02:21:52,358
from urban strategies. I'm excited to announce that, um, this

1217
02:21:52,539 --> 02:21:56,118
morning council actually approved entering into a letter of intent

1218
02:21:56,779 --> 02:22:01,718
with Doppelmire and gondola ventures corporation. Um, gentlemen over my

1219
02:22:01,758 --> 02:22:06,598
left shoulder, represent both companies, uh, DOPEMIR, Canada, uh, will

1220
02:22:06,598 --> 02:22:08,998
be working with us over the next little while. This

1221
02:22:09,038 --> 02:22:12,118
is the result of a request for expression of interest

1222
02:22:12,219 --> 02:22:15,158
that the town put out a couple of months ago.

1223
02:22:15,158 --> 02:22:18,118
Um, DOPLmire and GBC came to the table. They are

1224
02:22:18,158 --> 02:22:20,998
partnering on this. And, uh, what we're going to do

1225
02:22:20,998 --> 02:22:26,598
with them is explore the potential for, um, aerial gondolas,

1226
02:22:26,598 --> 02:22:30,818
uh, within wasogabach as a recreational asset. As you can

1227
02:22:30,818 --> 02:22:33,398
imagine, this would be an incredible tourist draw. That's also

1228
02:22:33,438 --> 02:22:36,518
a way for our residents to get around our community.

1229
02:22:36,518 --> 02:22:40,678
So we're going to be exploring potential alignments as early

1230
02:22:40,718 --> 02:22:42,918
as tomorrow. We're going to spend, uh, bunch of time

1231
02:22:42,939 --> 02:22:46,358
on the ground, uh, walking through wasagi beach and what

1232
02:22:46,358 --> 02:22:48,998
we can connect to. I will share with you that

1233
02:22:49,019 --> 02:22:53,078
these are, uh, world renowned companies. I recently returned from

1234
02:22:53,179 --> 02:22:57,078
Portugal and wrote one of their gondolas in Madeira. So,

1235
02:22:57,078 --> 02:23:01,078
uh, wasabi Beach has world - class assets. We are

1236
02:23:01,118 --> 02:23:03,958
now attracting world - class investors who are looking to

1237
02:23:03,998 --> 02:23:07,798
work with us to create, uh, a destination worthy of

1238
02:23:07,899 --> 02:23:11,638
our reputation. Um, so we're excited about this. Uh, the

1239
02:23:11,638 --> 02:23:14,358
work will include looking at potential alignments as well as

1240
02:23:14,459 --> 02:23:17,158
the creation of a business case. Uh, for how this

1241
02:23:17,179 --> 02:23:23,558
gets funded, um, DOPLMYR GBC have incredible international connections with

1242
02:23:23,579 --> 02:23:26,998
respect to financing. Um, so we're looking to unveil that

1243
02:23:27,579 --> 02:23:30,518
shortly. And, uh, again, more, more to come on that

1244
02:23:30,539 --> 02:23:34,708
front. And if you could share the second slide. In

1245
02:23:34,809 --> 02:23:38,708
Shadi's images, uh, she identified an area that we thought

1246
02:23:39,129 --> 02:23:44,288
would be appropriate for some aerial attractions. Climate courses, the

1247
02:23:44,288 --> 02:23:47,988
coasters, uh, zip lines, et cetera. Um, we're trying to

1248
02:23:48,009 --> 02:23:52,148
look at layering the fund back into wasabich. Historically, we

1249
02:23:52,169 --> 02:23:54,468
had a lot of this kind of stuff. Uh, the

1250
02:23:54,569 --> 02:23:57,988
village at Blue has climbing courses, et cetera. As part

1251
02:23:57,988 --> 02:24:00,308
of our request for expression of interest, we had a

1252
02:24:00,308 --> 02:24:03,527
company come forward known as EcoTech. They are a local

1253
02:24:03,548 --> 02:24:06,407
company. They built the ropes course at the Village of

1254
02:24:06,428 --> 02:24:09,367
Blue. They are interested in working with us to actually

1255
02:24:09,548 --> 02:24:14,007
create these types of fun attractions in the short term.

1256
02:24:14,007 --> 02:24:16,167
We are actually pursuing and hopeful that we can actually

1257
02:24:16,207 --> 02:24:19,767
get some stuff in the ground for 2027. Um, maybe

1258
02:24:19,868 --> 02:24:23,207
2028, but, uh, we're trying to do this quite quickly.

1259
02:24:23,207 --> 02:24:25,767
Uh, so again, uh, we hear the community loud and

1260
02:24:25,807 --> 02:24:28,527
clear that you want the fun brought back. We're on

1261
02:24:28,527 --> 02:24:32,007
it. And we think in addition to ecochek, uh, working

1262
02:24:32,047 --> 02:24:33,687
with top of myer and GBC, we're on the right

1263
02:24:33,788 --> 02:24:37,207
path to bring some of that fun back to wasababach.

1264
02:24:37,207 --> 02:24:39,847
With that, I'll turn it over to questions. Thank you

1265
02:24:39,887 --> 02:24:43,367
very much, Andrew. And yes, truly very exciting and exciting

1266
02:24:43,407 --> 02:24:45,927
that, uh, you know, with all that's happening here with

1267
02:24:45,927 --> 02:24:48,487
Destination with Saga, as you mentioned, Andrew, we are attracting

1268
02:24:48,668 --> 02:24:53,840
world - class. Developers and organisations who want to be

1269
02:24:53,941 --> 02:24:56,720
a part of the longest freshwater Beach in the world

1270
02:24:56,741 --> 02:24:59,520
and what we have here. So, uh, any other comments

1271
02:24:59,541 --> 02:25:02,080
from any members of staff. I'm not seeing any. I'll

1272
02:25:02,080 --> 02:25:08,214
look to members of council. Council Belanger. Through the mayor,

1273
02:25:08,254 --> 02:25:12,294
thank you very much for the presentation. Truly exciting. I

1274
02:25:12,315 --> 02:25:16,054
was already hearing many comments from a residence as we

1275
02:25:17,595 --> 02:25:21,574
see the very limited finishes that are coming out of

1276
02:25:21,614 --> 02:25:25,254
the ground at the Beach Front as they try to

1277
02:25:25,275 --> 02:25:29,934
envision the final product. And this just is going to

1278
02:25:29,934 --> 02:25:35,014
be such an assistant, says, uh, to understand the project

1279
02:25:35,435 --> 02:25:41,394
completed. And the detail you provided has been amazing. And

1280
02:25:41,394 --> 02:25:46,774
certainly, we will become a world - class international tourist

1281
02:25:46,814 --> 02:25:52,095
destination. And thank you very much. Yes, Mary. You're very

1282
02:25:52,095 --> 02:25:53,375
welcome. Yeah. It's been a pleasure to work on this

1283
02:25:53,375 --> 02:25:57,610
project. Thank you, Councillor. And I'll go to Councillor Tims.

1284
02:26:01,290 --> 02:26:03,669
Thank you, your worship. I just want to say that

1285
02:26:04,010 --> 02:26:07,189
I'm confident that a very full and complete consultation took

1286
02:26:07,229 --> 02:26:11,189
place. I really like the emphasis on the natural environment

1287
02:26:11,370 --> 02:26:14,869
aspects. I think it's wonderful. Um, I see so many

1288
02:26:15,130 --> 02:26:19,669
opportunities with the new Dardanella, not only just to activate

1289
02:26:19,709 --> 02:26:23,329
that space, but to bring us conferences and meetings. And

1290
02:26:23,370 --> 02:26:26,229
things that can give us a full cultural activation as

1291
02:26:26,229 --> 02:26:29,749
well and really see that as a, uh, definitely a

1292
02:26:29,930 --> 02:26:34,869
12 month active space at our Beach French. I would

1293
02:26:35,130 --> 02:26:37,029
really probably just like to say that I won't be

1294
02:26:37,130 --> 02:26:41,669
surprised if I see some architectural awards in the future

1295
02:26:41,709 --> 02:26:47,109
days ahead. And, um, I'm quite excited about the cultural

1296
02:26:47,130 --> 02:26:51,489
park and the, uh, consultation with our indigenous communities, our

1297
02:26:51,489 --> 02:26:55,829
First Nation communities. And I really, uh, like that expression

1298
02:26:56,570 --> 02:27:02,961
better managing human activity. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Andrew.

1299
02:27:03,901 --> 02:27:08,520
Yeah, thank you. Councillor Tims through Mayor Smith. The importance

1300
02:27:08,560 --> 02:27:12,280
of the Dardanella cannot be understated. That is a critical

1301
02:27:12,461 --> 02:27:16,680
piece of our revitalization. Um, it is a key catalyst

1302
02:27:16,720 --> 02:27:20,180
that will help drive further investment. I also want, uh,

1303
02:27:20,221 --> 02:27:23,560
picking up on your comment about conventions. Um, it's also

1304
02:27:23,821 --> 02:27:27,560
very important to recognise the significance of having the numeriat

1305
02:27:27,821 --> 02:27:31,240
in close proximity to that building. Um, we know sun

1306
02:27:31,280 --> 02:27:34,200
rays quite excited. Uh, we shared the image of the

1307
02:27:34,381 --> 02:27:38,040
DARD fairly recently with them. So they're excited about this.

1308
02:27:38,381 --> 02:27:40,920
They're interested in working with us in some capacity to

1309
02:27:40,960 --> 02:27:44,900
help make it vibrant. And ensure it's run properly. Um,

1310
02:27:44,900 --> 02:27:48,360
but sunry is looking at convention facilities in their hotel

1311
02:27:48,701 --> 02:27:55,087
three to 400 folks. The DART can also handle equal,

1312
02:27:55,087 --> 02:27:59,007
if not more. So that allows us to compete for,

1313
02:27:59,007 --> 02:28:02,527
we're not going to attract AMO to wasababeage. But the

1314
02:28:02,548 --> 02:28:05,407
Ontario Professional Planner's Institute where I'm going to be speaking

1315
02:28:05,668 --> 02:28:07,407
in a couple of weeks with Trevor and I know

1316
02:28:07,668 --> 02:28:11,167
the team from Urban Strategies will be there. Um, that's

1317
02:28:11,207 --> 02:28:14,607
the kind of convention that we can attract to a

1318
02:28:14,607 --> 02:28:16,367
Saga Beach that I'm quite confident that they would be

1319
02:28:16,407 --> 02:28:18,687
keen to come here. So that changes the equation for

1320
02:28:18,727 --> 02:28:20,767
us. And we can bring those in the off season

1321
02:28:21,108 --> 02:28:24,527
to help drive business and visitation. So those assets are

1322
02:28:24,548 --> 02:28:28,241
really important. Thank you, Andrew. And now go to Councillor

1323
02:28:28,262 --> 02:28:34,550
DeLeo. Thank you through your Mr. Mayor. All reserve a

1324
02:28:34,550 --> 02:28:37,590
lot of my questions when we have a regular council

1325
02:28:37,630 --> 02:28:40,630
meeting on this. The presentation was fabulous. Thank you. I

1326
02:28:40,731 --> 02:28:47,824
really enjoyed that. Um, the Darednella. When historically, the Dardanella

1327
02:28:47,864 --> 02:28:52,735
was a venue for music. So this is not technically

1328
02:28:52,836 --> 02:28:58,387
the same. PENTS. So through you, Mr. Mayor, it absolutely

1329
02:28:58,427 --> 02:29:03,107
is. So it's a flexible venue that absolutely can be

1330
02:29:03,288 --> 02:29:05,747
a music venue. And it is intended to be a

1331
02:29:05,787 --> 02:29:08,547
music venue. It's just flexible that it can do more

1332
02:29:08,808 --> 02:29:11,507
than just music. So it's flexible to be able to

1333
02:29:11,848 --> 02:29:16,627
host receptions, conventions, but the core function of that building

1334
02:29:16,808 --> 02:29:21,347
is about music. That's our identity. We're bringing the name

1335
02:29:21,448 --> 02:29:25,187
forward because that's what we want to recreate. Um, the

1336
02:29:25,288 --> 02:29:29,376
DARDNELA, quite frankly, it was a bar. This is a

1337
02:29:29,477 --> 02:29:35,356
sophisticated venue that allows us to compete within Ontario. And

1338
02:29:35,356 --> 02:29:36,496
let me explain a little bit what I mean by

1339
02:29:36,536 --> 02:29:40,816
that. There are larger concerts that go on in southern

1340
02:29:40,856 --> 02:29:44,336
Ontario at the Rogers Centre. You name it. There's a

1341
02:29:44,336 --> 02:29:48,576
bunch of venues down there. In central Ontario, there is

1342
02:29:48,576 --> 02:29:53,216
a lack of really high quality performance venues. This would

1343
02:29:53,256 --> 02:29:56,176
really separate us from the crowd and provide the ability

1344
02:29:56,216 --> 02:30:01,616
for intimate music performances. That's what CBRE has shared with

1345
02:30:01,656 --> 02:30:04,496
us. That's our sweet spot where you can come and

1346
02:30:04,536 --> 02:30:08,896
see great Canadian bands, Bear Naked Ladies, others, uh, in

1347
02:30:08,896 --> 02:30:12,576
a venue of 800, 000 people where in Toronto you're

1348
02:30:12,576 --> 02:30:15,296
seeing them with crowds of 20, 30, 000. So it's

1349
02:30:15,296 --> 02:30:19,616
much more intimate. And that can really be historically what

1350
02:30:19,656 --> 02:30:21,936
we've always been. You've been able to see those in

1351
02:30:22,117 --> 02:30:24,816
a small venue. So we think there's a strong market,

1352
02:30:24,816 --> 02:30:28,016
but I just want to emphasize music is core to

1353
02:30:28,056 --> 02:30:34,485
that building. What wasn't the arena also built with the

1354
02:30:34,485 --> 02:30:39,205
same idea of bringing music over there. Then we have

1355
02:30:40,026 --> 02:30:43,605
the community theatre at new school. Then we have the

1356
02:30:43,866 --> 02:30:46,225
band shell that's going to be built. Is that not

1357
02:30:46,225 --> 02:30:50,085
supposed to be for the larger? I'm seeing all these,

1358
02:30:50,085 --> 02:30:52,165
do we have that many people going to come? And

1359
02:30:52,346 --> 02:30:56,885
sorry to interrupt. Um, council has challenged us to become

1360
02:30:57,306 --> 02:31:00,165
central Ontario's live music capital. Uh, when you go to

1361
02:31:00,266 --> 02:31:03,365
places that have, have gone after a title I got

1362
02:31:03,405 --> 02:31:07,765
like Austin, Texas. You need multiple venues. Uh, and they're

1363
02:31:07,765 --> 02:31:10,645
all serve a little bit different function. So the new

1364
02:31:10,666 --> 02:31:16,805
community theatre is 300 seats. This would have flexibility 11,

1365
02:31:16,805 --> 02:31:20,805
1200, uh, at the new DARD. When you're doing an

1366
02:31:20,805 --> 02:31:22,885
April wine concert that we did a couple years ago

1367
02:31:23,306 --> 02:31:26,805
with 15, 000 people, yeah, that would be out at

1368
02:31:26,805 --> 02:31:29,605
the new band shell on the point. If you're doing

1369
02:31:29,786 --> 02:31:31,765
a concert in the middle of winter for a couple

1370
02:31:32,026 --> 02:31:34,965
thousand, then we have the arena. So we have flexibility

1371
02:31:35,866 --> 02:31:38,565
depending on the talent that's coming through. To tailor it

1372
02:31:38,666 --> 02:31:42,885
to a specific venue. I envisioned the new dared would

1373
02:31:42,885 --> 02:31:48,405
be the highest quality sound acoustic, et cetera, uh, but

1374
02:31:48,405 --> 02:31:52,565
again, uh, the wrong with having multiple venues, uh, when

1375
02:31:52,565 --> 02:31:56,885
you're trying to recreate the music icon that we always

1376
02:31:56,906 --> 02:31:59,833
were and still continue to be. Yeah. And I think,

1377
02:31:59,873 --> 02:32:01,353
I think it's important to clear up a couple of

1378
02:32:01,353 --> 02:32:04,793
things. The Darknella actually was built to be a dance

1379
02:32:04,833 --> 02:32:08,197
hall. In a bowling alley in the basement. Uh, it

1380
02:32:08,237 --> 02:32:11,157
was never meant to be a music venue. It turned

1381
02:32:11,197 --> 02:32:13,237
out over the years to become more of a music

1382
02:32:13,258 --> 02:32:16,917
vendor, uh, venue, especially once, uh, once, you know, new

1383
02:32:16,917 --> 02:32:18,917
ownership took over and then it became the hot spot

1384
02:32:19,978 --> 02:32:22,197
and so on and so forth. And then with respect

1385
02:32:22,237 --> 02:32:24,357
to our arena, uh, there are no was never built

1386
02:32:24,698 --> 02:32:28,117
and designed to hold concerts. Uh, it was built as

1387
02:32:28,138 --> 02:32:32,376
an arena. Um, this council decided to do our best

1388
02:32:32,477 --> 02:32:35,736
in order to host concerts there to raise dollars to

1389
02:32:35,776 --> 02:32:39,256
hopefully help pay for that 60 million dollars that we

1390
02:32:39,256 --> 02:32:41,176
need to pay off on that building. But it was

1391
02:32:41,216 --> 02:32:43,176
built as an arena. It was never built as a

1392
02:32:43,216 --> 02:32:48,508
music venue. Sandra. Through your worship. Absolutely. And so I

1393
02:32:48,508 --> 02:32:50,348
just wanted to flag a couple of keywords here of

1394
02:32:50,369 --> 02:32:53,828
what is being proposed. And one is purpose built. We

1395
02:32:53,828 --> 02:32:57,948
do not have any purpose built large indoor venue that

1396
02:32:57,969 --> 02:33:02,828
could serve 365 days of the year four seasons. Right.

1397
02:33:02,828 --> 02:33:06,268
And so this would be a purpose built performance venue.

1398
02:33:06,268 --> 02:33:07,868
The other thing that word that I wanted to really

1399
02:33:07,908 --> 02:33:09,708
sort of highlight when we talk about what is being

1400
02:33:09,729 --> 02:33:14,028
proposed here is the idea of destination infrastructure and demand

1401
02:33:14,209 --> 02:33:18,188
generating infrastructure. So when we think about a venue that

1402
02:33:18,369 --> 02:33:22,728
can a purpose - built venue that can provide, uh,

1403
02:33:23,489 --> 02:33:27,388
year - round programming, uh, that is, uh, that helps

1404
02:33:27,428 --> 02:33:32,108
to create demand for visitation that then spills out into

1405
02:33:32,148 --> 02:33:35,068
our community with our local businesses helps get bums and

1406
02:33:35,068 --> 02:33:39,308
beds. And so of course the plan proposes many things.

1407
02:33:39,308 --> 02:33:42,028
And of course, you can see that obviously hotels need

1408
02:33:42,068 --> 02:33:44,028
bums and beds. And that's part of what we do

1409
02:33:44,129 --> 02:33:47,148
to create that demand. Just with regards to the other

1410
02:33:48,049 --> 02:33:52,828
ideas, uh, and concepts that are proposed right now. Also

1411
02:33:52,828 --> 02:33:56,028
there is, uh, weather is a factor. So you have

1412
02:33:56,028 --> 02:33:59,148
to sort of look at how you're balancing your destination

1413
02:33:59,169 --> 02:34:01,388
infrastructure down at the waterfront. And I think that's one

1414
02:34:01,428 --> 02:34:04,508
of the considerations that we're always keeping in mind is

1415
02:34:04,548 --> 02:34:07,388
how do you create that iconic outdoor under the star's

1416
02:34:07,428 --> 02:34:09,308
festival, that thing that is really much in our DNA

1417
02:34:09,329 --> 02:34:12,748
here in Wasaga Beach and balance that with our goal,

1418
02:34:12,748 --> 02:34:15,068
which is to become a four season destination. And so

1419
02:34:15,108 --> 02:34:17,068
there has to be the right mix. I think that

1420
02:34:17,169 --> 02:34:19,988
we're working at still figuring that out. And, uh, but

1421
02:34:19,988 --> 02:34:23,884
those are important considerations. Thank you, Sandra Tim. Yes, if

1422
02:34:23,924 --> 02:34:29,195
I may, Mr. Mayor. The question, because, you know, when

1423
02:34:29,195 --> 02:34:31,215
we look at a project like this, you do have

1424
02:34:31,215 --> 02:34:34,335
to look at the feasibility of it. Is it going

1425
02:34:34,335 --> 02:34:37,855
to work? It looks great and sounds great to recreate

1426
02:34:37,855 --> 02:34:41,055
the Dardanel. And we, we debated, is that the right

1427
02:34:41,055 --> 02:34:44,255
name for? Because it's inspired by the Darednella, but it

1428
02:34:44,356 --> 02:34:46,255
was going to be much more than that, as you've

1429
02:34:46,255 --> 02:34:48,495
heard. And what I like to want to report to

1430
02:34:48,495 --> 02:34:50,735
you is that we did have CBRE, as I mentioned,

1431
02:34:50,775 --> 02:34:53,455
look at a pre - feasibility study and look at

1432
02:34:53,495 --> 02:34:58,335
all the competition regionally, and even beyond, to see how

1433
02:34:58,356 --> 02:35:02,655
this would slot in and work at its own facility.

1434
02:35:02,655 --> 02:35:04,495
And I just want to share some numbers. So their

1435
02:35:04,495 --> 02:35:06,735
projection is that within a few years of it being

1436
02:35:06,775 --> 02:35:12,655
built, it would accommodate probably about 85 concert type events.

1437
02:35:12,655 --> 02:35:17,215
And then close to about 80 other conferences and meetings,

1438
02:35:17,215 --> 02:35:20,095
those kinds of events. And at least once a week,

1439
02:35:20,116 --> 02:35:23,215
more than 50 kind of social events, weddings, that kind

1440
02:35:23,215 --> 02:35:25,375
of thing. So just about every week, there'd be a

1441
02:35:25,375 --> 02:35:28,175
pretty major event in one of the spaces that Leo

1442
02:35:28,196 --> 02:35:31,455
described for you. Um, so it's going to be well

1443
02:35:31,476 --> 02:35:33,535
used. There's no doubt about that. And as well, you've

1444
02:35:33,575 --> 02:35:36,255
got on top, the third floor, you know, a restaurant

1445
02:35:36,255 --> 02:35:39,375
that's going to be a fantastic amenity and a revenue

1446
02:35:39,476 --> 02:35:43,135
driver. Uh, as well as retail space, a long beach

1447
02:35:43,175 --> 02:35:44,495
drive. So that actually makes it a little bit different

1448
02:35:44,916 --> 02:35:47,855
too. And, you know, on those times where maybe you're

1449
02:35:47,895 --> 02:35:50,255
not generating a lot of revenue from events, you will

1450
02:35:50,295 --> 02:35:54,735
through those spaces. So economically, it should be feasible and

1451
02:35:54,756 --> 02:35:58,335
have the impact that you've heard Sandra and Andrew described.

1452
02:35:58,987 --> 02:36:02,791
Thank you, Tim Councillor. So it's going to be open

1453
02:36:02,812 --> 02:36:05,591
all year round, right? Like the views look awesome. So

1454
02:36:05,612 --> 02:36:08,151
can anybody just walk in without pain? Is it free

1455
02:36:08,172 --> 02:36:10,231
for the residents to walk in when they won and

1456
02:36:10,271 --> 02:36:13,704
go to the views and enjoy it? In the concept

1457
02:36:13,805 --> 02:36:17,144
we have now, as they are described, that ground floor,

1458
02:36:17,144 --> 02:36:19,944
that very open space with all the windows is really

1459
02:36:19,944 --> 02:36:23,204
meant to be a public kind of indoor space. And

1460
02:36:23,204 --> 02:36:25,364
that was our thinking is that right now in the

1461
02:36:25,364 --> 02:36:28,504
winter, there isn't really a place to go and just

1462
02:36:28,544 --> 02:36:31,104
sit in the harsh weather and enjoy the beach. So

1463
02:36:31,325 --> 02:36:33,744
that's going to provide a kind of sitting area, if

1464
02:36:33,744 --> 02:36:36,544
you will, in a closed kind of public space. It

1465
02:36:36,544 --> 02:36:38,584
will be a programmable space, so it might be where

1466
02:36:38,925 --> 02:36:41,284
you, there are some events that are occasionally held. You

1467
02:36:41,284 --> 02:36:43,144
may have displays in there. You may have a little

1468
02:36:43,144 --> 02:36:45,704
bit, I think Leo mentioned a kind of mini museum,

1469
02:36:45,704 --> 02:36:47,284
if you will interpret some of the heritage of the

1470
02:36:47,284 --> 02:36:50,664
town in that space, some other kind of cultural programming

1471
02:36:50,685 --> 02:36:53,144
can happen there. It's a very flexible space, but really

1472
02:36:53,245 --> 02:36:55,704
meant to day - to - day just be a

1473
02:36:55,744 --> 02:36:58,424
space of the public can walk in and enjoy and

1474
02:36:58,424 --> 02:37:01,064
then enjoy the views from it. I'm just walking without

1475
02:37:01,325 --> 02:37:03,704
pain, correct? Like the public can use that? That's correct.

1476
02:37:03,965 --> 02:37:13,903
Correct. Leo. That's a jump in here. Sorry, gentlemen, I'm

1477
02:37:13,903 --> 02:37:15,343
just going to ask turn the microphone back on there.

1478
02:37:16,304 --> 02:37:20,896
Great, thank you. Yes. So the program is absolutely key

1479
02:37:20,917 --> 02:37:24,496
here, and especially it's a really great question. Um, right

1480
02:37:24,536 --> 02:37:27,756
now the ground floor is conceived to be as, you

1481
02:37:27,756 --> 02:37:29,376
know, what we call the living room. This public is

1482
02:37:29,416 --> 02:37:33,416
possible. Um, you know, in recent years, the kind of

1483
02:37:33,797 --> 02:37:38,496
performance spaces being built, but more and more, um, the

1484
02:37:38,496 --> 02:37:43,056
technology has advanced to now performance space that's adoptable, that's

1485
02:37:43,056 --> 02:37:46,976
flexible, that's transformative. It's like a SWIS army knife that

1486
02:37:47,077 --> 02:37:49,916
it can do many things, but it can also, uh,

1487
02:37:50,517 --> 02:37:53,176
have very high performance spaces. So that's the kind of

1488
02:37:53,317 --> 02:37:56,416
space we're looking for here, that it's, it's agile. It's

1489
02:37:56,416 --> 02:37:59,896
able to adapt. Um, and, and still be able to

1490
02:37:59,896 --> 02:38:04,264
give you what you need. And open and free to

1491
02:38:04,304 --> 02:38:08,769
the public. PES. Go ahead, Councillor. This is for Andrew.

1492
02:38:10,415 --> 02:38:13,354
Um, the gondola. It's great. But can you tell the

1493
02:38:13,354 --> 02:38:18,474
public that Dublimayr and GVC will be maintaining and paying

1494
02:38:18,474 --> 02:38:21,354
for it? It's not going to cost us taxpayers or

1495
02:38:21,354 --> 02:38:26,357
anything. So through you, Mr. Mayor, we have just announced

1496
02:38:26,698 --> 02:38:31,077
the letter of intent to begin investigation about roots and

1497
02:38:31,077 --> 02:38:33,557
the business case. We're not at the level of detail

1498
02:38:33,557 --> 02:38:37,717
of knowing all the details yet. However, in discussions with

1499
02:38:37,738 --> 02:38:41,077
DOPLmire, I believe the intention is that this would be

1500
02:38:41,178 --> 02:38:44,997
a privately financed operation. Um, so that's, that's what we're

1501
02:38:45,098 --> 02:38:47,637
shooting for. But again, we need the time to review

1502
02:38:47,658 --> 02:38:51,077
the business case. Uh, we haven't got to the detail

1503
02:38:51,077 --> 02:38:56,197
of whether they would design build own operate. That is

1504
02:38:56,237 --> 02:39:00,037
certainly an option. Again, let's let the work take its

1505
02:39:00,077 --> 02:39:03,557
course and give these gentlemen behind me the opportunity to

1506
02:39:03,578 --> 02:39:05,717
come up with what they recommend as the best approach.

1507
02:39:07,396 --> 02:39:10,095
Thank you, Councillor. So just to be clear for the

1508
02:39:10,095 --> 02:39:12,655
public, cause I'm sure in five minutes from now, it'll

1509
02:39:12,655 --> 02:39:15,535
be all the towns paying for a gondola, uh, we

1510
02:39:15,535 --> 02:39:18,015
are looking at the business case, uh, we're working with

1511
02:39:18,116 --> 02:39:21,175
the best of the best in this industry. Just as

1512
02:39:21,175 --> 02:39:23,535
we are working with the rest of the best with

1513
02:39:23,575 --> 02:39:25,775
urban strategies to ensure that we come up with the

1514
02:39:25,815 --> 02:39:29,135
best plan, uh, for the residents of esoga beach and

1515
02:39:29,135 --> 02:39:31,695
the taxpayers of was saga beach. All right. Now going

1516
02:39:31,695 --> 02:39:37,946
to Councillor Eagle. Thank you. And through your worship. Thank

1517
02:39:37,946 --> 02:39:42,186
you very much for these proposals is an incredibly exciting.

1518
02:39:42,186 --> 02:39:44,106
And I know we spoke a lot on the dart,

1519
02:39:44,106 --> 02:39:48,026
but I had notes on it because I was ecstatically,

1520
02:39:48,026 --> 02:39:51,526
or what I, would I saw that presentation really? And

1521
02:39:51,526 --> 02:39:54,026
the big thing that jumped out at me is that

1522
02:39:54,026 --> 02:39:59,766
view. Optimizing that view across our bay is incredible. And

1523
02:39:59,967 --> 02:40:03,226
people I know travel worldwide to see that sunset that

1524
02:40:03,226 --> 02:40:07,746
we have 24 seven, 365 days of the year. So

1525
02:40:07,967 --> 02:40:11,386
to have that alone optimized on is huge in such

1526
02:40:11,386 --> 02:40:15,049
a beautiful, beautiful venue. I noticed the first one was

1527
02:40:15,150 --> 02:40:17,849
in the soft protection is what I called it in

1528
02:40:17,849 --> 02:40:21,849
the summertime, how those canopy roof, whatever you want to

1529
02:40:21,849 --> 02:40:24,546
call it. So I could see that in light weather

1530
02:40:24,727 --> 02:40:28,895
even that people could still kind of gather there. The

1531
02:40:28,916 --> 02:40:31,375
way that comes out over. Just, you know, in our

1532
02:40:31,375 --> 02:40:35,055
sprinkly days, not our gales, but, you know. So the

1533
02:40:35,316 --> 02:40:38,895
points to it, but I think you've really gone above

1534
02:40:38,996 --> 02:40:42,495
and overboard on the dart. I can't imagine. So thanks

1535
02:40:42,495 --> 02:40:47,295
for that. Um, what section you called it. Dell at

1536
02:40:47,295 --> 02:40:49,775
the Midway, would I pick up there was all that

1537
02:40:50,276 --> 02:40:52,975
step seating is what I call it around. I love

1538
02:40:53,396 --> 02:40:56,015
step seating. I'm little. I could sit down. My feet

1539
02:40:56,036 --> 02:41:00,095
reached the next level. And kids and families gather on

1540
02:41:00,135 --> 02:41:02,335
them. I'm a huge fan of it. So you've really

1541
02:41:02,996 --> 02:41:07,455
incorporated that step seeding for parents and their children playing.

1542
02:41:07,495 --> 02:41:11,135
It's just amazing. And, uh, the whole market kind of

1543
02:41:11,175 --> 02:41:16,015
reminded me of Byward Market or Halifax Harbour or people

1544
02:41:16,196 --> 02:41:21,855
are walking and chatting. It's compact. And yet open. So,

1545
02:41:21,855 --> 02:41:24,235
um, I couldn't help resist it on that. And, uh,

1546
02:41:24,436 --> 02:41:26,455
and the game's all, of course, for the weather. We

1547
02:41:26,455 --> 02:41:29,215
saw that on the kids mural is a biggie for

1548
02:41:29,255 --> 02:41:32,015
them to have that space where they can hang out

1549
02:41:32,196 --> 02:41:37,215
and be their winter, our lousy off days. And it's

1550
02:41:37,215 --> 02:41:41,375
what people want is some interaction and be it inside.

1551
02:41:42,746 --> 02:41:45,290
Okay, I guess I made a note here. I've lived

1552
02:41:45,311 --> 02:41:48,090
here quite a long time. And I went, we've gone

1553
02:41:48,090 --> 02:41:51,130
from parking lots to people place is what I saw.

1554
02:41:51,170 --> 02:41:53,850
There's a lot of greenery still there, a ton of

1555
02:41:53,951 --> 02:41:58,235
greenery. When you look at that whole canopy. And the

1556
02:41:58,336 --> 02:42:01,595
grasses and the dunes and people sitting out there, that

1557
02:42:01,595 --> 02:42:04,955
materializes. I know it's all proposed. But it's really soft

1558
02:42:05,536 --> 02:42:10,780
and inviting. There's nothing harsh about it out there. And

1559
02:42:10,780 --> 02:42:13,900
then on the, uh, I kind of mentioned that the

1560
02:42:13,900 --> 02:42:16,780
natural greed I was looking at the shell there and

1561
02:42:16,780 --> 02:42:20,940
the, um, the waterfront hub. Oh, yeah, that waterfront hub.

1562
02:42:20,940 --> 02:42:23,180
Do you have a water feature there, like a little

1563
02:42:23,361 --> 02:42:26,101
pool. I saw that for the first time this year

1564
02:42:26,202 --> 02:42:29,381
at Australia. And it was, I think in weight having.

1565
02:42:29,381 --> 02:42:34,058
So you've got a really fierce ocean. Down there. And

1566
02:42:34,058 --> 02:42:36,138
then you don't see it, but it comes up. And

1567
02:42:36,138 --> 02:42:38,538
then it's at the back of the town where the

1568
02:42:38,538 --> 02:42:41,738
stores are. And they have this huge area that is

1569
02:42:41,778 --> 02:42:44,709
just like that. And people were laying out on the

1570
02:42:44,810 --> 02:42:49,334
grass and enjoying the water. Without being in the ocean.

1571
02:42:49,334 --> 02:42:51,694
And so when, when I saw that in there, I

1572
02:42:51,755 --> 02:42:56,454
was really excited about it. Cause it's, it's, um, a

1573
02:42:56,475 --> 02:42:59,414
windy days. You can still be at the water and

1574
02:42:59,454 --> 02:43:02,294
not be in buffeted by the wind. So you can

1575
02:43:02,334 --> 02:43:06,934
still be there and enjoy the outdoors in a more

1576
02:43:06,934 --> 02:43:12,601
gentle setting. And what else do I have here. Uh.

1577
02:43:15,290 --> 02:43:17,509
Oh yeah, the cross town cycling moved. I have a

1578
02:43:17,509 --> 02:43:21,189
lot of friends that have, when I campaign way back,

1579
02:43:21,189 --> 02:43:23,509
this lady was at me about it. So, um, to

1580
02:43:23,530 --> 02:43:25,429
see that is we do have a lot of people

1581
02:43:25,850 --> 02:43:30,109
coming here to bicycle. And so that's really important. I

1582
02:43:30,109 --> 02:43:33,509
agree. And, uh, in the visitors. So I'm just going

1583
02:43:33,509 --> 02:43:35,509
to wrap it up that we've talked a lot about

1584
02:43:35,610 --> 02:43:39,669
visitors, but I really, really focus on the residents and

1585
02:43:39,690 --> 02:43:42,789
the families. Of course, I have grandchildren and that have

1586
02:43:42,829 --> 02:43:46,135
come here and I've been lucky my environment. But I'd

1587
02:43:46,175 --> 02:43:48,615
have people complained to me. Our kids don't come visit

1588
02:43:48,716 --> 02:43:52,215
me. I said, well, this, we will have your kids

1589
02:43:52,255 --> 02:43:55,175
will come visit you. Your family's in friends will want

1590
02:43:55,215 --> 02:43:58,535
to come here. We have something for them. So thank

1591
02:43:58,535 --> 02:44:04,855
you very much. Thank you, Councillor. Any comments from staff,

1592
02:44:04,855 --> 02:44:07,335
sorry, Sandra. Through you, your worship. I just wanted to

1593
02:44:07,836 --> 02:44:10,915
say to your comment, uh, Councillor Ego about, you know,

1594
02:44:11,436 --> 02:44:15,095
a place for people down at the Beachfront. And for

1595
02:44:15,116 --> 02:44:17,815
members of the public, uh, I know that council's familiar,

1596
02:44:17,815 --> 02:44:21,655
but you know, we, one of the interesting learnings that

1597
02:44:21,695 --> 02:44:23,975
has come out of this process, certainly for myself has

1598
02:44:23,975 --> 02:44:28,215
been at 42 percent of the land in the main

1599
02:44:28,236 --> 02:44:33,015
end has been dedicated to vehicles, to surface area parking

1600
02:44:37,836 --> 02:44:41,815
So just the massive amount of land that is currently

1601
02:44:41,996 --> 02:44:47,415
dedicated to cars. It's just been, it's fascinating. And I

1602
02:44:47,455 --> 02:44:51,427
wanted to share that statistic with everybody. And so the

1603
02:44:51,467 --> 02:44:53,507
plan here is to reduce that, go up of course

1604
02:44:53,507 --> 02:44:56,627
with cars and parking, but reduce that land mass of

1605
02:44:56,667 --> 02:45:01,027
parking and make that more green and healthy for our

1606
02:45:01,067 --> 02:45:04,787
ecosystem, our plovers and everything else. So, uh, that's great.

1607
02:45:04,787 --> 02:45:11,928
Okay. Deputy Marshnell. Thank you, worship through you. Um, wow.

1608
02:45:11,928 --> 02:45:16,088
Uh, very, very, very impressive to go from sketches to

1609
02:45:17,469 --> 02:45:22,008
solid renderings of, of concept, um, congratulations to your team.

1610
02:45:22,008 --> 02:45:24,008
You've done a tremendous amount of work. That's, that's clearly

1611
02:45:24,109 --> 02:45:26,888
shown into our staff as well. And getting us to

1612
02:45:26,928 --> 02:45:29,688
this point and a huge appreciation to the province for

1613
02:45:29,709 --> 02:45:33,848
funding this process, um, you know, we are very, very

1614
02:45:33,949 --> 02:45:38,543
blessed to be starting this vision. With such detailed design

1615
02:45:39,444 --> 02:45:41,343
and a detailed process and being able to pull in

1616
02:45:41,684 --> 02:45:43,823
all of the experts that you have to leave no

1617
02:45:43,844 --> 02:45:46,943
stone unturned in terms of creating the very best plan

1618
02:45:47,204 --> 02:45:51,583
for our residents and future visitors. I really applaud and

1619
02:45:51,604 --> 02:45:54,303
appreciate a lot of the design elements and being so

1620
02:45:54,324 --> 02:45:57,343
naturalized with the wood and the steel and the steel

1621
02:45:57,444 --> 02:46:01,023
roofs and the abundance of glass to really take in

1622
02:46:01,023 --> 02:46:04,303
the natural environment and to be mindful of long -

1623
02:46:04,303 --> 02:46:08,143
term sustainability with what can be harsh weather environments, especially

1624
02:46:08,164 --> 02:46:11,099
in the winter. And I just want to recognise too

1625
02:46:11,099 --> 02:46:13,499
that, you know, as you, I, you mentioned one of

1626
02:46:13,499 --> 02:46:16,939
the key anchors, um, in the plan is festival square

1627
02:46:17,600 --> 02:46:19,339
and how beautiful that is going to be for our

1628
02:46:19,360 --> 02:46:22,219
staff to be able to program and to be able

1629
02:46:22,219 --> 02:46:27,179
to activate and become a magnet of for people, residents,

1630
02:46:27,179 --> 02:46:30,779
visitors to gather. And to recognise that sun ray is

1631
02:46:31,200 --> 02:46:34,299
paying for that. So again, we've already brought so many

1632
02:46:34,400 --> 02:46:39,499
great partners to this process, even at its elementary stage.

1633
02:46:39,499 --> 02:46:42,809
So, um, again, thank you to Sunray for that. I

1634
02:46:42,809 --> 02:46:45,289
think also too what I heard when you got to

1635
02:46:45,790 --> 02:46:50,089
the arts hub and to the games room area is

1636
02:46:50,089 --> 02:46:55,429
really attractive investment opportunity potentially from the private sector. Um,

1637
02:46:56,190 --> 02:46:58,889
all I heard in my head was ding, ding, ding,

1638
02:46:58,889 --> 02:47:02,329
ding, ding. Because when you have that many people clustered

1639
02:47:02,990 --> 02:47:06,809
and brought to an area for so many different reasons,

1640
02:47:06,809 --> 02:47:10,729
um, that's just naturally going to be such a successful

1641
02:47:10,830 --> 02:47:14,729
element, I feel, um, so thank you for, for that.

1642
02:47:14,729 --> 02:47:17,209
And, and the dart for me is extra special because

1643
02:47:17,209 --> 02:47:19,249
it's actually what brought me to a saga beach. I

1644
02:47:19,249 --> 02:47:21,929
had never been to a saga beach before. And it

1645
02:47:21,929 --> 02:47:25,269
was to see Colin James, 22 years ago. And, um,

1646
02:47:25,630 --> 02:47:27,929
so it has an extra special spot in my heart.

1647
02:47:27,929 --> 02:47:30,489
And I think that to be able to have that

1648
02:47:30,590 --> 02:47:34,329
type of venue in the absolute, one of a kind

1649
02:47:34,510 --> 02:47:37,609
environment that was saga Beach offers. It's going to be

1650
02:47:37,790 --> 02:47:41,689
a bucket list for anybody who's travelling, uh, throughout southern

1651
02:47:41,729 --> 02:47:45,049
Ontario and Ontario as a whole. Thank you very much.

1652
02:47:45,049 --> 02:47:48,889
Love the presentation. Thank you, Deputy Mercinell. Any other comments

1653
02:47:48,929 --> 02:47:54,123
from members of the council. See, none. Uh, team, thank

1654
02:47:54,123 --> 02:47:57,323
you so much. Uh, what an amazing presentation. And the

1655
02:47:57,323 --> 02:48:00,203
extending part for me is seeing this and to make

1656
02:48:00,243 --> 02:48:03,403
it as public as we have, uh, not only the

1657
02:48:03,403 --> 02:48:07,803
public participating, uh, you, you folks have talked to hundreds

1658
02:48:07,824 --> 02:48:11,483
and hundreds of members of our community. Not anyone outside

1659
02:48:11,824 --> 02:48:14,123
our community, but our community. The residents who live here

1660
02:48:14,224 --> 02:48:16,363
full time, who have told you what it is that

1661
02:48:16,384 --> 02:48:19,563
they want, what they desire, what they loved about was

1662
02:48:19,584 --> 02:48:21,323
saga of each before and what they'd love to see

1663
02:48:21,424 --> 02:48:24,283
it become. And you've taken that to heart. You've taken

1664
02:48:24,323 --> 02:48:27,163
it back to the drawing board. And you've come back

1665
02:48:27,163 --> 02:48:31,003
with a few different reiterations, if you will, and then

1666
02:48:31,003 --> 02:48:35,232
we get to see today still not the final. But,

1667
02:48:35,232 --> 02:48:39,792
uh, a project that is just outstanding and exciting and

1668
02:48:39,813 --> 02:48:44,711
has so much for so many. Including, uh, the folks

1669
02:48:44,751 --> 02:48:48,291
who visit our community on a regular basis. You know,

1670
02:48:48,291 --> 02:48:50,871
we've had quite a few concerts and whatnot this year.

1671
02:48:50,871 --> 02:48:52,151
And I get the honour and privilege to get up

1672
02:48:52,172 --> 02:48:54,551
on stage and thank everyone for being there. And I

1673
02:48:54,551 --> 02:48:58,871
always ask the question, how many people are visiting wasugabach?

1674
02:48:58,871 --> 02:49:02,371
And what I can tell you, uh, is often, uh,

1675
02:49:02,732 --> 02:49:07,281
it's 50 - 50 at best. Residents attending these events

1676
02:49:07,942 --> 02:49:12,401
versus visitors. Um, and the, the last couple have been

1677
02:49:12,502 --> 02:49:16,961
probably 75 percent more at these concerts. Our full -

1678
02:49:16,961 --> 02:49:20,081
time residents, people who live here, who pay taxes here,

1679
02:49:20,081 --> 02:49:23,761
who, uh, eat in restaurants here, who have their doctors,

1680
02:49:24,022 --> 02:49:27,521
their denses, their lawyers, uh, you know, they, they buy

1681
02:49:27,542 --> 02:49:30,801
their products here, anything they can, um, and the rest

1682
02:49:30,822 --> 02:49:33,441
they go outside of town for because they have to.

1683
02:49:33,441 --> 02:49:36,321
Not because they want to. And this is helping us

1684
02:49:36,422 --> 02:49:39,161
to create a complete community where we don't have to

1685
02:49:39,161 --> 02:49:42,081
leave this community not to go to school, not to

1686
02:49:42,182 --> 02:49:44,801
shop for anything we may desire unless it's something real

1687
02:49:44,822 --> 02:49:48,321
specialty. Um, and create a complete community where we can

1688
02:49:48,422 --> 02:49:51,841
all gather together in so many places, uh, to celebrate.

1689
02:49:53,215 --> 02:49:56,074
Uh, not just our community, but who we are as

1690
02:49:56,114 --> 02:50:00,301
was saga beaters. And, uh, this is, um. This is

1691
02:50:00,402 --> 02:50:05,821
extremely exciting. You know, I've been here 61 years. And,

1692
02:50:05,821 --> 02:50:08,621
uh, and I've seen some really exciting, fun times in

1693
02:50:08,621 --> 02:50:10,621
Wasaga Beach and I've enjoyed a few of those, maybe

1694
02:50:10,621 --> 02:50:12,941
a couple at the dart that I remember maybe don't

1695
02:50:12,981 --> 02:50:16,361
remember. But, uh, you know, I can think back, uh,

1696
02:50:16,562 --> 02:50:18,861
and reminisce about, uh, you know, the owners of the

1697
02:50:18,962 --> 02:50:20,941
DARD that, that I can remember as far back, which

1698
02:50:20,962 --> 02:50:24,541
was, you know, Jack and Mary Timlock, who just did

1699
02:50:24,581 --> 02:50:29,501
such a phenomenal job in making that location, that place,

1700
02:50:29,501 --> 02:50:32,701
a special, special spot, uh, not just throughout SIMCO County,

1701
02:50:32,701 --> 02:50:36,301
but throughout the Province of Ontario, people come there from

1702
02:50:36,562 --> 02:50:38,701
all over, all over the world for that matter to

1703
02:50:38,701 --> 02:50:42,441
see bands and, and, and to dances and stuff, uh,

1704
02:50:42,441 --> 02:50:45,021
and then of course 18 years with a very good

1705
02:50:45,282 --> 02:50:48,781
close friend of mine, Rick and Michelle Saipe, who, you

1706
02:50:48,781 --> 02:50:51,721
know, changed it up a bit, modernized it. And, you

1707
02:50:51,721 --> 02:50:55,021
know, brought in, you know, maybe somewhere modern things and

1708
02:50:55,282 --> 02:50:58,701
great Canadian bands. And, you know, the dark became known

1709
02:50:58,882 --> 02:51:02,559
upstairs as the hot spot. Where people travelled from all

1710
02:51:02,599 --> 02:51:05,919
over again, the country and some from the world to

1711
02:51:05,959 --> 02:51:11,199
see, you know, really great Canadian bands and productions there.

1712
02:51:11,199 --> 02:51:14,159
Um, and you know, you, you walk around this town,

1713
02:51:14,159 --> 02:51:16,699
if you went out and asked a thousand people, uh,

1714
02:51:16,820 --> 02:51:20,159
that are from wasaga beach, some of their best memories.

1715
02:51:20,159 --> 02:51:21,679
Uh, they would say it would be at the Darden

1716
02:51:21,719 --> 02:51:25,122
Elliot in the summer. And, uh, so, you know, to

1717
02:51:25,122 --> 02:51:27,122
see that new building, although it is, it is quite

1718
02:51:27,162 --> 02:51:31,022
different than what was there. But that's, that's evolution. Uh,

1719
02:51:31,063 --> 02:51:33,442
it is going to be no doubt in my mind

1720
02:51:33,943 --> 02:51:36,562
and anchor again in this community that the dart has

1721
02:51:36,562 --> 02:51:40,897
been for over a hundred years. And, and I can't,

1722
02:51:40,897 --> 02:51:44,472
uh. I can't stress enough how grateful I am that

1723
02:51:44,472 --> 02:51:47,032
that concept is the concept that you folks are bringing

1724
02:51:47,053 --> 02:51:50,618
forward. And then add the mayor out of hotel. Which

1725
02:51:50,719 --> 02:51:52,818
is kind of going to be the wind jammer, if

1726
02:51:52,818 --> 02:51:55,498
you will, or the capston in, the biggest building down

1727
02:51:55,538 --> 02:51:59,578
there, uh, that is going to put bums in beds.

1728
02:51:59,578 --> 02:52:01,098
And, you know, then to look throughout this whole plan

1729
02:52:01,519 --> 02:52:04,218
and it's focused on putting bums and beds and people

1730
02:52:04,719 --> 02:52:08,458
in seats, in restaurants, in the theatre, um, which is

1731
02:52:08,458 --> 02:52:12,618
only going to enhance and make our local businesses not

1732
02:52:12,719 --> 02:52:16,294
just in this area. This is downtown. This is, this

1733
02:52:16,315 --> 02:52:20,614
is no different than young street downtown Toronto or, or,

1734
02:52:20,614 --> 02:52:23,734
you know, Dunlop Street downtown Berry or here Ontario street

1735
02:52:23,835 --> 02:52:28,934
downtown Collingwood. This King Street downtown Midland. This is, this

1736
02:52:28,974 --> 02:52:31,014
is the focal point. This is where the masses will

1737
02:52:31,054 --> 02:52:34,088
come and visit. But they don't stay there. They stay

1738
02:52:34,109 --> 02:52:36,488
everywhere else in the community. And this is going to

1739
02:52:36,829 --> 02:52:42,961
enhance the business community success rate exponentially. Uh, and you

1740
02:52:42,982 --> 02:52:45,041
know, to see the numbers at the end that you

1741
02:52:45,081 --> 02:52:48,641
presented to him of construction jobs and full - time

1742
02:52:48,641 --> 02:52:51,674
jobs. And the dollars that are going to come into

1743
02:52:51,935 --> 02:52:57,719
this can be 91 million dollars. Annually. That is, that's

1744
02:52:57,759 --> 02:53:01,319
where massive amounts of input and influx in dollars to

1745
02:53:01,340 --> 02:53:04,994
our local businesses that are here today. And, um, so

1746
02:53:05,335 --> 02:53:08,754
it's just great. It's, numbers are staggering. It's very positive.

1747
02:53:08,754 --> 02:53:12,514
I'm looking forward to the final, uh, rendition to present

1748
02:53:12,554 --> 02:53:15,074
this to our public. And what I can tell you,

1749
02:53:15,074 --> 02:53:17,234
I've talked to a lot of people in this community,

1750
02:53:17,234 --> 02:53:20,754
especially over the last, uh, month or two. And I

1751
02:53:20,794 --> 02:53:23,634
hear all the time, um, from all different way. I

1752
02:53:23,674 --> 02:53:25,554
love it. I've loved it from the beginning. I don't

1753
02:53:25,594 --> 02:53:28,034
like it. I hate it. Uh, which are few and

1754
02:53:28,074 --> 02:53:29,874
far between. But what I hear more and more often

1755
02:53:29,895 --> 02:53:33,359
is, you know, I wasn't sold in the beginning. But

1756
02:53:33,380 --> 02:53:36,879
as this is evolving, you know what? There's some parts

1757
02:53:36,900 --> 02:53:38,959
of it I still don't like maybe, but wow, it's

1758
02:53:38,959 --> 02:53:41,439
going to be pretty spectacular. And I'm here to tell

1759
02:53:41,860 --> 02:53:45,801
our residents today, give it some time. Let us get

1760
02:53:45,841 --> 02:53:48,521
it moving because I believe once you're able to go

1761
02:53:48,561 --> 02:53:50,681
down there and touch it and feel it and walk

1762
02:53:50,681 --> 02:53:53,561
it and see it and see the infrastructure coming out

1763
02:53:53,561 --> 02:53:55,721
of the ground and see, you know, the hotel being

1764
02:53:55,742 --> 02:53:58,681
built, you see the dardonella coming to fruition. I think

1765
02:53:58,942 --> 02:54:01,481
everyone here and around the world, when they come here

1766
02:54:01,982 --> 02:54:04,601
is going to fall in love with was saga beats

1767
02:54:04,641 --> 02:54:07,401
like they have for, you know, the last century and

1768
02:54:07,401 --> 02:54:10,441
a half, uh, and they're going to create memories to,

1769
02:54:10,441 --> 02:54:14,281
you know, to use Sandra's tagline here to use memories

1770
02:54:15,102 --> 02:54:18,601
to create memories that are lasting a lifetime. We've got

1771
02:54:18,641 --> 02:54:20,721
it happening. We've had it happening. And we're going to

1772
02:54:20,862 --> 02:54:23,161
enhance it and continue it happening. So thank you, team,

1773
02:54:23,161 --> 02:54:26,441
for all of your hard work and this. And for

1774
02:54:26,441 --> 02:54:29,641
those of you who think that maybe you know better,

1775
02:54:29,742 --> 02:54:34,971
find me a team. World class who has done these

1776
02:54:34,992 --> 02:54:39,211
projects all over the world. Like Urban Strategies. And then

1777
02:54:39,211 --> 02:54:41,691
maybe I'll agree you might be able to do better.

1778
02:54:41,691 --> 02:54:44,331
But, um, the most important part, I'll just end with

1779
02:54:44,352 --> 02:54:48,935
is that, um, I'm so happy and proud that. You

1780
02:54:49,036 --> 02:54:52,695
spoke to our residents, you listened to our residents. When

1781
02:54:52,695 --> 02:54:55,655
I look at the amount of green space that is

1782
02:54:55,655 --> 02:54:58,855
still left down there, or being created, that isn't there

1783
02:54:58,855 --> 02:55:04,372
today. Uh, the paved jungle, if you will. It's amazing.

1784
02:55:04,372 --> 02:55:08,132
And, and I'll just reiterate, uh, Deputy Mayor's point. Thank

1785
02:55:08,132 --> 02:55:11,252
you to Premier Ford and the province of Ontario for

1786
02:55:11,273 --> 02:55:13,572
coming to the plate and joining us as our partners

1787
02:55:13,753 --> 02:55:16,612
and creating destination with saga. This is going to be

1788
02:55:16,633 --> 02:55:19,252
something that not only us here in Wasaga Beach, you're

1789
02:55:19,252 --> 02:55:22,192
going to be proud of for generations to come. But

1790
02:55:22,233 --> 02:55:25,572
so is the province of Ontario. I'll end with that.

1791
02:55:25,572 --> 02:55:27,332
And I see Sanders chomping at the bit to say

1792
02:55:27,332 --> 02:55:34,203
something, Sandra. Thank you, your worship, your excitement is contagious.

1793
02:55:34,243 --> 02:55:35,883
Uh, I just wanted to pick up on a couple

1794
02:55:35,883 --> 02:55:38,363
of things that you mentioned in your, your remarks right

1795
02:55:38,363 --> 02:55:40,523
now. One of them is teamwork. Again, I just want

1796
02:55:40,523 --> 02:55:44,603
to also personally hear thank the team at Urban Strategies.

1797
02:55:44,603 --> 02:55:46,603
Thank the team at the province that is right there

1798
02:55:46,704 --> 02:55:49,563
next to us working alongside us very collaboratively as we

1799
02:55:49,563 --> 02:55:51,923
move forward. Um, and I do also just want to

1800
02:55:51,923 --> 02:55:54,123
speak again, also to your point about it not being

1801
02:55:54,224 --> 02:55:57,803
final. Um, we have come an incredible distance since this

1802
02:55:57,843 --> 02:56:01,403
work began. And now we do have this much clearer

1803
02:56:01,443 --> 02:56:05,163
revision for destination with saga that is supported by extensive

1804
02:56:05,184 --> 02:56:08,763
community input and a significant body of technical work, which

1805
02:56:08,763 --> 02:56:11,243
you've seen some of that today. Um, but this is

1806
02:56:11,283 --> 02:56:14,743
not the end of the process. These are concepts, um,

1807
02:56:15,344 --> 02:56:19,403
this represents an important milestone. There's more work to do,

1808
02:56:19,403 --> 02:56:21,563
uh, we are going to continue to move forward with

1809
02:56:21,984 --> 02:56:25,323
meaningful, indigenous engagement. We're going to continue to align with

1810
02:56:25,323 --> 02:56:29,563
the province and develop individual projects, uh, but we have

1811
02:56:29,563 --> 02:56:32,203
a very strong foundation here for the next phase as

1812
02:56:32,243 --> 02:56:36,438
we continue our work. So thank you. Thank you, Sandra.

1813
02:56:36,438 --> 02:56:38,758
And sorry to our guests, but last but not least

1814
02:56:39,419 --> 02:56:43,023
and most importantly, uh, thank you to our staff. Uh,

1815
02:56:43,204 --> 02:56:46,623
for all your hard work and dedication. You know, council,

1816
02:56:46,644 --> 02:56:49,103
it's great and easy, quite frankly, for council to come

1817
02:56:49,103 --> 02:56:53,103
up with ideas. Um, but it's these folks that make

1818
02:56:53,103 --> 02:56:55,823
it happen. And, uh, we couldn't be more proud of

1819
02:56:55,863 --> 02:56:57,823
our staff here in the town with Saga Beach and

1820
02:56:57,823 --> 02:56:59,903
the hard work and dedication that you all put into

1821
02:57:00,404 --> 02:57:02,463
everything we do and accomplish your every day. So thank

1822
02:57:02,463 --> 02:57:04,783
you. All right. We'll move on. And I do have

1823
02:57:06,244 --> 02:57:09,103
a, uh, motion before me, uh, with a recommended motion

1824
02:57:09,284 --> 02:57:12,383
that the report title Destination was SAGA master plan update

1825
02:57:12,484 --> 02:57:16,743
to the Special Counsel meeting of August 27, 2026. B

1826
02:57:16,743 --> 02:57:19,423
received for information. Can I have a move in a

1827
02:57:19,423 --> 02:57:22,543
second on this please? Councillor Belanger and Deputy Mayor Snell

1828
02:57:22,644 --> 02:57:27,742
all in favor. That carries unanimously. Thank you very much,

1829
02:57:27,763 --> 02:57:30,862
team. Appreciate it very much. And safe travels. Idle number

1830
02:57:30,902 --> 02:57:33,022
six on the agenda is Deputations and we have no

1831
02:57:33,123 --> 02:57:36,862
deputations today. Idem number seven is the closed session rising

1832
02:57:36,902 --> 02:57:41,102
report. Now now look to our clerk Nicole for that.

1833
02:57:41,102 --> 02:57:41,422
Madam Clerk.

1834
02:57:58,491 --> 02:58:01,190
Thank you, worship. Just allow the crowd to disperse there.

1835
02:58:01,611 --> 02:58:04,230
Council entered closed session at 10. 04 a. m. to

1836
02:58:04,270 --> 02:58:09,190
discuss the following matter. Item 6. 2. 1 destination wasaga

1837
02:58:09,211 --> 02:58:13,030
initiative. And accordance with section 239 2K of the municipal

1838
02:58:13,051 --> 02:58:16,470
act. As a result of that, uh, meeting and discussion,

1839
02:58:16,571 --> 02:58:19,110
the CAO provided members of the public with an update

1840
02:58:19,150 --> 02:58:22,470
on that initiative. And the following motion is before Council

1841
02:58:22,470 --> 02:58:26,550
for consideration. The mayor that the mayor and clerk be

1842
02:58:26,550 --> 02:58:28,870
authorized to execute the letter of intent for the development

1843
02:58:28,870 --> 02:58:33,030
of a gondola at wasaga Beach with DOPLmire Canada Limited.

1844
02:58:33,030 --> 02:58:34,950
If we can get a mover in a secondary worship.

1845
02:58:35,547 --> 02:58:38,086
Thank you Madam Clerk. You've heard the question mover to

1846
02:58:38,126 --> 02:58:43,985
Second Councillor Tims and Councillor Eagle. All in favor. That

1847
02:58:44,025 --> 02:58:50,922
carries unanimously. Thank you very much, Madam Clerk. And now

1848
02:58:50,962 --> 02:58:53,642
moving on to item number eight, which is our bylaws.

1849
02:58:53,642 --> 02:58:55,722
And we have a recommended motion at the bylaws B

1850
02:58:55,762 --> 02:58:57,962
received and to be deemed have been read a First,

1851
02:58:57,962 --> 02:59:01,722
second, and third time in past number 2026 - 58.

1852
02:59:01,823 --> 02:59:03,642
Could have a mover in a second for this bylaw,

1853
02:59:03,642 --> 02:59:07,702
please. Move by Councillor DeLayo, seconded by Councillor Eagle. All

1854
02:59:07,702 --> 02:59:11,840
in favor. And that carries unanimously. And this meeting is

1855
02:59:12,021 --> 02:59:12,640
adjourned.