Beyond 2036 Sounding Board

In preparation for the next revision of the Official Plan, the City has launched the Beyond 20136 Sounding Board. Around 50 representatives from a wide spectrum of organization and interests, public, private and from civil society have been invited by the City to advise it on how to frame and position the next revision of the Official Plan. What approach should it take? What kind of public engagement? Clean slate or amendments to the existing Official Plan?

Paul Johanis, the current chair of the Greenspace Alliance, was one of those invited to be a member of this sounding board. A first meeting of this group was held on October 26 at City Hall. It was a general introduction to the group, the process and the expectations, although fairly loosely framed as the City would like to keep all options open at this time.

Stephen Willis, the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, welcomed all the participants and laid out the general outline of what was expected in a brief presentation.

This was followed by presentations by planning consultations, including a very stimulating talk by Joe Berridge, of Urban Strategies.

The next meeting of the Sounding Board is scheduled for January 10, 2018.