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Background on consultation and process that developed the Waterfront Strategy.
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On November 6, 2001, City Council endorsed a report detailing the plans for a series of Council visioning sessions and workshops on the City of Kingston waterfront.
On November 29, 2001, during the first Council Visioning Workshop, Council focused on the "big picture" and took a comprehensive view of the entire City of Kingston waterfront. Council discussed and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of today's waterfront and it's vision for the future of the Kingston waterfront.
From the visioning exercise, Council identified three broad themes for discussion. These themes were identified as waterfront principles, waterfront places and waterfront processes.
Please note that the results of the Council visioning exercise do not necessarily represent a consensus or decision of Council. However, they do offer an excellent starting point for the public consultation process. These principles and any results from the public consultation process will contribute to future discussions and activities of Council.
On December 6, 2001, the second workshop, focusing on Parklands, provided an information session/workshop for Council on three specific waterfront studies. The purpose of the workshop was to provide background information on these studies for Council to review and discuss. The three studies presented to Council were the Conceptual Plan for Lemoine Point Conservation Area (November 1999), the Kingston Waterfront Stabilization Strategy Study (Breakwater Park) (August 1997) and the Grass Creek Park Master Plan (December 1993).
Throughout the visioning and workshop exercises, Council expressed an interest in involving the public directly in waterfront planning. As a result, the City has entered into a partnership with the Waterfront Regeneration Trust (WRT) to conduct the public consultation.
Prior to the public consultation, the City also arranged meetings with representatives of the WRT, staff from the City's Planning Division and several interested stakeholder groups. Stakeholder groups shared their input and expertise. These groups will present displays at the open house prior to a public workshop on May 23, 2002. Please refer to the workshop agenda for information on the evening activities.
The results from the public consultation process will be used to prepare a program for completing a Waterfront Strategy and will be summarized in a post consultation bulletin.
For more information contact:
Cherie Mills, Project Manager
Planning Division, City of Kingston
613-546-4291, extension 3289
cmills@cityofkingston.ca
