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Meet several objectives of the Municipal Sport Strategy
The project will:
1. Establish municipal recreation facility infrastructure standards and its critical elements. These standards will be included in designs for major renovation or newly built municipal recreation facilities.
2. Create the Vision and Guiding Principles for the City of Ottawa's Recreation Facility Strategy
3. Learn about who is using City of Ottawa recreation facilities and barriers for users and non-users
4. Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy, consistent with growth in the City of Ottawa, that recommends renovation, repurposing, decommissioning or the development of new facilities.
Meet several objectives of the Municipal Sport Strategy
The project will:
1. Establish municipal recreation facility infrastructure standards and its critical elements. These standards will be included in designs for major renovation or newly built municipal recreation facilities.
2. Create the Vision and Guiding Principles for the City of Ottawa's Recreation Facility Strategy
3. Learn about who is using City of Ottawa recreation facilities and barriers for users and non-users
4. Develop a Recreation Facility Strategy, consistent with growth in the City of Ottawa, that recommends renovation, repurposing, decommissioning or the development of new facilities.
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stage
Nepean Sportsplex, June 10; 9:30 am Ray Friel Recreation Complex, June 10; 6:30 pm McNabb Recreation Center, June 11; 7:15 pm CARDELREC Recreation Complex, June 13; 6:30 pm
Engagement Launch (July-Sept)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stage
Public and user group ideas on the vision for the recreation strategy, the draft "Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards" and brainstorm ideas for indoor arenas.
Engagement Close (Sept)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stage
Online engagement closes for this phase of the project.
City Council Report (Sept-Oct)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stage
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards Final Draft presented to Community and Protective Services Committee and City Council in September or October (subject to agenda priorities).
Continued public engagement (Nov 2019-March 2020)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy has finished this stage
Continued public discussion building on the vision and guiding principles developed in the summer of 2019 for the Recreation Facility Strategy for the next 10-20 years.
City Council Report (Fall 2020)
Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy is currently at this stage
Recreation Facility Strategy Final Draft presented to Community and Protective Services Committee on and City Council In September (subject to agenda priorities).
What we heard
this is an upcoming stage for Recreation Facility Infrastructure Standards and Strategy
Follow-up report summarizing the public and user group ideas collected over the past 5 months regarding the strategy. Posted on Engage.Ottawa.ca and to those following the project by email or online.