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Public Open House
Presentation INTRODUCTIONS
• Greetings from Mayor
• Project Managers:
City of Vaughan
Monteith Brown
Planning Consultants
March 5, 2008
AGENDA PROJECT OVERVIEW
• Introductions Master Plan
To develop a strategy for meeting the current and future
• Overview of the Project & Context parks, recreation, culture and library facility and service
needs of Vaughan in order to enhance the overall quality
• Trends impacting Vaughan of life of its residents – socially, physically, and culturally.
• Consultant Suggested Directions Sport & Physical Activity Plan
To increase levels of participation in physical activities
• Comment Sheet and sports by Vaughan residents .
1PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Context Key Inputs Background Reports Master Plan
Vaughan is one of the fastest growing cities in the Existing Studies (e.g., Planning Context
country – new strategies will be needed to address OPAs, Vaughan Report
Vision, topic-specific
changing social, cultural and recreational requirements. studies)
Needs Active Together
Assessment Master Plan
How to Address Report (with
Public Input (surveys, implementation
Council approved a the preparation of a Master Plan to workshops, interviews) strategy)
look at parks, recreation, culture and library needs and Service Delivery
make recommendations for timing of future capital Audit
expenditures and programming adjustments.
Research
(demographics, trends, Sport & Physical
etc.) Activity Plan
CONSULTATION PROGRAM
PROJECT OVERVIEW
• Web site - www.vaughan.ca (see “Active Together”)
Phase 1: Research and consultation, Sept. 2006 to Dec. 2007 • Two (2) initial community input Workshops
• Planning Context Report January 2008 – Now on-line at • Random household telephone survey
www.vaughan.ca
• Community group surveys / interviews
Phase 2: Undertake a Sports and Physical Activity Strategy, Aug. • Arts/Culture/Heritage Workshop
2007 to April 2008 • Seniors Association Workshop
• Draft Physical Activity Strategy February 2008 • Staff and Senior Management Workshops
• Consult with Library Board and staff
Phase 3: Prepare the Draft Master Plan of recommended course
of action, January to March 2008 • Interviews and working sessions with Mayor and members of
Council, municipal officials, committees and staff
• Draft Parks and Facilities Needs Assessment Report,
March 2008 • Two (2) Search Conferences (May 15 and 23, 2007)
• Anticipated Final Report June 2008 • Public Open House (March 5, 2008)
2Percentage of Households who Participate in Recreation & Leisure
PURPOSE OF TONIGHT’S MEETING Activities ("yes" response)
Walking for Leis ure 70%
Swim m ing 54%
The top five activities that
Running or Jogging 44% Vaughan respondents
• To present the summary of comments and input Aerobics, Fitnes s or Weight-training 44%
participate in are:
resulting from the Consultation Program. Cycling 43%
Outdoor Soccer 38% • Walking
Hockey, figure skaing or Ice Sports 35%
• To provide another opportunity to listen to your Outdoor Ice Skating 34% • Swimming
comments and receive your input. Tennis 30%
Outdoor Basketball 28% • Running or jogging
Dance 26%
• To answer any questions and address any comments. Gym ansium Sports 22% • Fitness
In-line Skating/Rollerblading 20%
Indoor Soccer or Football 18% • Aerobics / weight training
Visual Arts 17%
Softball or Baseball 17%
• Cycling
Perform ing Arts 16%
Skateboarding 9%
Bocce 9%
Martial Arts 8%
Seniors Centre 7%
Cricket 4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Respondents were most satisfied with Vaughan Public
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SUMMARY Libraries, Community Centres, and Parks.
• 80% of respondents have most or all of their leisure needs Level of Satisfaction with Variety and Quality of Local Opportunities
met within Vaughan. 77%
Vaughan Public Libraries services 3%
72%
• Of those who are not able to participate as often as they Community centre facilities 7%
would like in leisure activities, 77% said they were too busy Parks and Open Space
71%
8%
or have a lack of personal time to participate.
62%
Indoor Sports opportunities
12%
62%
Outdoor sports opportunities
10%
55% Satisfied
Trails and Pathways 17%
53%
Not Satisfied
Community activities 14%
51%
Recreation and cultural programs
12%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
* "Don’t Know " responses not show n.
3Priority for M unicipal Funds to Improv e or Expand Facilitie s
Youth Centres 18%
77%
Public Libraries 13%
77%
Nature Trails 9%
62%
Of the 70% of Respondents who use Vaughan Community Centres in the past Children's Spray Pad 7% Youth Centres
61%
year, they used the following facility the most often: Indoor Pools
Seniors ' Centre
6%
6%
71%
received the
69%
Municipal Fitnes s Centre 4%
68%
highest priority
18% *
21%*
Al Palladini
21%*
Maple
Garnet
13%*
Dufferin Clark
7%* Vellore
Village
Gymnas ium s 4%
4%
59% ranking for
A.Williams Outdoor Ice Skating Rink 54%
Indoor Facility for Soccer 4%
54%
additional
Paved Multi-Use Trails 4%
53% municipal
Use: Theatre 3%
Use: 54% Gymnastics^ Use: Use: Use:
Arenas /Ice Pads 3%
49%
43%
spending.
75% Pool^ 18% Pool^ 28% Pool^ 35% Pool^ 39% Pool^
2%
11% Ice Sports ^ 13% Fitness^ 58% Fitness^ 51% Bocce^ 53% Visual Arts^ Soccer Fields 48%
Tennis Centre 2%
45%
Outdoor Basketball Courts 2%
41%
Off-leash dog park 2%
28%
Mus eum 2%
Improvements to Community Centres**: 28%
21% More Hours / Better Scheduling Art Galleries 2%
27%
14% Less Expensive to Use Bas eball or Softball Diamonds 1%
34%
8% More Age Specific Programs BMX Bike Parks 1%
25%
7% Need More Facilities
Skateboard Parks 0%
7% Better Programs / More Variety 23%
Bocce Courts 0%
16%
Cricket Facilities 0%
*Specific Vaughan Community Centre used most often by respondents (one response only, totals 100%). 10%
^Percentage of Respondents who used that specific community centre, participated in the particular activity. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
**Percentage of all survey respondents who provided a response to this question.
High Priority Needed the Most
Demographics
Suggestions for Library % of Respondents Population Growth 1981 - 2031
500,000
LAST 25 YEARS NEXT 25 YEARS
Longer hours of Operation 18% 433,046
More Locations 14% 400,000 368,115 401,293
More Bestsellers 13% 290,101
329,445
300,000
More Computers/Internet 11% 243,411
200,000
190,573 WE ARE HERE
More Children's Programs 10%
111,359 132,549
More Foreign Language Materials 10%
100,000
65,058
29,674
0
1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031
4100,000
Demographics
2006 2031 80,000
90 + 90 +
85 - 89 85 - 89
80 - 84 80 - 84
Number of Residents
75 - 79 75 - 79
70 - 74 70 - 74 60,000
65 - 69 65 - 69
60 - 64 60 - 64
55 - 59 55 - 59
50 - 54 50 - 54
45 - 49 45 - 49
40 - 44 40 - 44 40,000
35 - 39 35 - 39
30 - 34 30 - 34
25 - 29 25 - 29
20 - 24 20 - 24
15 - 19 15 - 19
10 - 14 10 - 14
20,000
5-9 5-9
0-4 0-4
(20,000) (15,000) (10,000) (5,000) - 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 (20,000) (15,000) (10,000) (5,000) - 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
Male Female Male Female
0
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031
Although growth is forecasted for all age groups, Vaughan’s Kleinburg
Woodbridge East
Woodbridge
Vellore Village
population is aging as the baby boom generation moves through Maple
Steeles – Jane to Keele
Vaughan Corporate Centre
Carrville
the years. The result is greater demands from all age groups. Thornhill
Employment/Rural Area
Long-Term Residential Growth Area
Communities of Vaughan
5National Trends
• Affordable access to school facilities and fields
continues to be a challenge
• Increased preference for unstructured or drop-
in activity that provides a greater range of
flexibility for personal scheduling.
National Trends National Trends
• Children and youth from lower income, or single
• Increased demand for programs / services for parent or parents with less education are less
older adults likely to participate in organized activities.
• High level of inactivity in youth & children –
obesity is an “epidemic” • Older adults will live
longer and
• “Lack of time” becoming more of an issue – participate in more
multi-purpose facilities help to mitigate this traditional
problem recreational activities
• Walking, swimming, soccer, and skateboarding with emphasis on
active living and skill
among popular and/or growing activities
development.
6National Trends
Physical Activity Strategy
• Participation in Organized Sports is in decline with • One in Three Canadians who were normal weight
the exception of soccer. in 1995 are now overweight or obese
• Greater emphasis on resource sharing and
• The average child spends 3-5 hours a day
partnerships watching TV and is among the highest in the world
• Technology has had a profound effect on library in time spent playing video games
design and services and has increased library
• 63% of Vaughan children not active enough to
usage overall
achieve optimum health levels
• Participation in the arts has declined, and the
expectation that aging population may reverse • In 2004, 6.6 million Canadians ages 20-64 were
overweight and 4.5 million were obese – this
this is not yet evident
represents 45% of Vaughan residents
National Trends Physical Activity Strategy
Libraries are seen as: VISION
• community centres and a “civic integrator” Residents and employees have increased their level,
duration and intensity of physical activity, have
• a primary source of “just in reduced their screen time and are rejuvenated as a
time” information result of the ”Active Together” strategy.
• a preferred partner at GOAL #1
community centre sites or at Vaughan residents will have increased their physical
recreational facility sites or at activity levels by 10% by the year 2020.
municipal campus locations
GOAL #2
Vaughan residents will have reduced their “screen
time” by 10% by the year 2020.
7Physical Activity Strategy Objectives Physical Activity Strategy Objectives
Plan Identity and Recognition OBJECTIVE Workplace Initiatives
OBJECTIVE
To create an identity and launch for the “Active Together” strategy that will To provide support and encouragement to businesses to offer programs
1 serve to draw attention to the physical activity issue, create a sense of 7 and incentives to their employees in embracing active lifestyles.
urgency and prompt residents to respond to the call to action.
OBJECTIVE
Policy Support Considerations
Strengthening Community Partnerships To remove barriers to participation and promote physical activity through
OBJECTIVE 8 policy considerations.
To develop and strengthen community partnerships with organizations
2 who can play their part increasing the level, intensity and duration of
physical activity in Vaughan. Communications and Social Marketing
OBJECTIVE
To implement a social marketing communications strategy that
9 emphasizes key messages to various age groups about the importance of
Active Programs and Initiatives being active and prompting Vaughan residents to adopt active lifestyles.
OBJECTIVE
To boast a fulsome inventory of physical activity opportunities in Vaughan
3 and create programs and initiatives to prompt physical activity where there
OBJECTIVE Plan Evaluation and Measuring Performance
are apparent gaps.
10 To a create a framework that will assist in measuring the effectiveness of
the “Active Together” strategy and enable annual reporting.
Physical Activity Strategy Objectives Parkland Recommendations
Based on the input by the community and the
Infrastructure consultant’s assessment of need, the following
OBJECTIVE
To support the maintenance and development of infrastructure and
4 amenities that can increase the capacity and range of choice that enables parkland objectives are recommended:
the enjoyment of safe physical activity.
Maintain a ratio of active and passive parkland at 4
Social Environments and Support hectares per 1000 residents.
OBJECTIVE
To enable and support opportunities to support a welcoming, inclusive
5 and supportive social environment to increase the number of active Of the 4 hectares – 2.5 hectares should be targeted
residents.
for active parkland (1.5 per 1000 neighbourhood
Including Under-represented Groups level and 1 hectare per 1000 community level)
OBJECTIVE
To reach out and take different approaches to include under-represented
6 groups in order to ensure that all Vaughan residents are welcome and Based on the proposed ratio, 343 additional
able to participate in physical activities. hectares of active parkland will be needed by 2031
and 229 additional hectares of passive parkland.
8Parkland Recommendations (continued) Community Centres (continued)
Based on the community growth forecasts and geographic
Parks should continue their award winning designs distribution of the anticipated population, the following
for accessibility and heritage conservation. Community Centre locations are recommended:
Parks should continue to be well maintained and 1. Carrville (Block 11) by 2012 with a library and sufficient
contain a blend of natural and indigenous land for a twin pad arena
vegetation. 2. Vellore Village (Block 40 or 41) by 2012 with a library and
a twin pad arena
For safety, CPTED principles will continue to be
followed. 3. Vaughan Corporate Centre by 2021 with a resource library
and pools (should Woodbridge be redeveloped)
Trails are both a recreational opportunity and a
4. Long Term Residential Growth Area (west of Hwy 400) by
transportation corridor. Trail development will be a
2031 with a library and pools
high priority and will require additional lands
beyond the traditional parkland dedications.
Community Centres Community Centres (continued)
The current plans for the Carrville Block 10 Community New community recreation facilities should be designed
Centre are consistent with the Consultant’s findings to incorporate “green” technologies to a level
and public comments and include: supported by LEED or equivalent standards
2-indoor pools; fitness centre and gymnasium; 2 activity New community centres should, at a minimum, be
rooms and art rooms; 2 seniors rooms; teen room and 3 located in highly accessible locations and on transit
pre-school rooms. routes, and continue to be designed following feasibility
Four (4) additional community centres will be required studies that consult with the community in order to
to build out and each should contain: ensure that spaces are responsive to the users as
trends may change.
gymnasiums, fitness/active living studio, pre-school
programming space, seniors space, youth/teen space, The City of Vaughan should consider providing select
appropriate arts and culture space, non-dedicated multi- municipal services and appropriate private services at
purpose space, indoor walking tracks, and a library local community centres to reduce transportation
barriers for citizens, including seniors.
9Seniors / Older Adult Space
Arenas / Ice pads
Older adults (over 55) will increase to 26% by 2021
Vaughan currently has 1 ice pad for every 450 and 32% of the population by 2031.
registered youth players (this is a very good ratio)
Older adults will be more active but will still need
dedicated space within community centres
The community centre site in Block 40/41 should
ensure it has sufficient land to accommodate a New community centres should include appropriate
twin pad arena space and, where possible, existing centres should
be renovated to provide space as well
Based on projections, the Block 11 Community Staff resources will need to be increased
Centre site should also be large enough to
accommodate a twin pad arena Introduction of “pay for services” vs. “age discounts”
Culturally and linguistically sensitive programming
may also need to be developed
Indoor Aquatics / Pools Youth Space
Vaughan has 1 pool for every 30,000 residents Dedicated youth space is recommended to continue for all
community centres
Additional pools will still be required after Indoor skate zone, indoor basketball courts, multi-media
Carrville’s two pools are built – within the Long rooms, arts and crafts opportunities, and sound rooms need
Term Residential Growth Area to be further explored
Should the oldest of Staff need additional youth-
Vaughan’s pools friendly training
(Woodbridge Pool) be
removed from service for City should continue to
any reason, it will need to implement preschool and early
be replaced – possibly at childhood development
programming rooms at all
the Vaughan Corporate
future community centre sites
Centre site.
10Soccer
Skateboard / Bike Parks
There is a need for more senior size fields
Expand the supply of skateboard park facilities to 6 or 25 additional fields are needed by 2031
more by build-out. Within the next 5-10 years, explore
skateboard park potential in Thornhill, Maple, Due to land shortages more fields should be
Woodbridge, Woodbridge East, and Carrville. artificial turf (increases field playability:
1 artificial turf field equivalent to approx. 2 grass fields)
Assess whether oversupplies in baseball and tennis
facilities within the Thornhill, Woodbridge and/or Maple Artificial turf is flexible and can be used for other sports
communities could be redeveloped as sites for
skateboard facilities.
Skateboard / Bike Parks (continued) Baseball
Introduce smaller-scale skate zones as a pilot project
There is an currently an oversupply or surplus of
initiative in select neighbourhood-level parks to
39 ball diamonds in Vaughan
facilitate the casual use of the park by those who are
seeking basic skateboarding opportunities. By 2031 the oversupply will still be 39 diamonds
As with past
Newly developing areas such as Vellore Village
skateboard park
and the Long Term Residential Growth area will
projects developed by
still need new baseball diamonds despite the
the City, consult with
oversupply
local youth and
skateboarding/biking Underutilized diamonds should be redeveloped for
representatives skateboard parks or dog parks or passive
regarding design of un-programmed space
any new
skateboard/bike parks.
11Arts and Culture COMMENTS / DISCUSSION
There is currently only one art room in all of Vaughan
Please take a moment to complete the
All new and existing community centres should have comment sheet.
sufficient space for arts programming, accommodating
local introductory-level arts and cultural needs. Completed forms can be handed in tonight or
submitted to the City by March 30, 2008.
All new community centres and the new Civic Centre
should have the capability of displaying local art
At least one new
community centre
should have the ability
to accommodate local
performing art and
cultural activities
Libraries WRAP-UP & SUMMARY
The City of Vaughan is currently undersupplied with
• Tonight’s input was helpful and we have heard
Library space particularly in the Vellore Village and
the comments expressed during the Public
Carrville communities.
Consultation program. This will help us finalize
New libraries should be built at community centre sites the Master Plan and Physical Activity Strategy
or as part of municipal facility campuses that will be presented to Council in June 2008.
Libraries need to be geographically distributed to meet • For project outcome please visit
the needs of all residents www.vaughan.ca (see “Active Together” link)
• Thank you for participating!
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