Directing that land assembly options be considered

Councillor Votes

Full Resolution Text

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSACH23-002, dated June 19, 2023 of the Commissioner, Community Services as follows: a) That an update on the status of the Major Sport and Event Centre Study Project be received for information; b) That the preferred location of a Major Sport and Event Centre shall be in the Central Area in accordance with the "Downtown First" public investment strategy described in Section 4.3.1 x. of the Official Plan; c) That a reassessment of the original September 2018 Feasibility Study be undertaken to include: i. Updating capital works completed and providing new estimates of future capital needs that will be required at the Peterborough Memorial Centre; ii. A review of the changing landscape of competitive venues with a smaller project scope given a community ice pad is no longer necessary: iii. Review and revisions of financial operating projections; iv. An update to the economic impact model of operations and spending multipliers to the regional economy; v. Revisiting the scope of the project and updating the current cost analysis; d) That Council approve the award of a single source consulting assignment for the next phase of the Major Sport and Event Centre to Sierra Planning and Management, 206 Laird Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario within the preapproved budget of $353,000; and, At the meeting of June 26, 2023, Council added item e) as follows: e) That land assembly options be considered.