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City of Saint John
Common Council Meeting
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Location; Reversing Falls Restaurant
Special Committee of the Whole Open Agenda - Open Session
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City of Saint John
S6ance du conseil communal
Le jeudi 2 juin, 2010 16h
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AGENDA
Part 1: Setting the Stage for the Municipal Plan
9:30 Registration and Community Mapping Activity
10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:15 Presentation 1: Lessons from the Past; Possibilities for the Future
11:00 Discussion: Saint John's Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities
12:30 Lunch
Part 2: Establishing the Directions for the Municipal Plan
1:00 Presentation 2: Our City, Our Future: Creating Sustainable Directions
2:00 Break-out Working Groups: Discussion & Activities
• Smart Growth: How can we grow Saint John smaller and smarter?
• Employment: How can Saint John's economic development and employment
opportunities be best supported by its physical and land use structure?
• Arts, culture and heritage: How do we best support and grow Saint John's core
arts, heritage and cultural assets?
• Urban Design: What can we do to make better, more beautiful places in Saint
John?
• Mobility: How do we provide better options for getting around the City?
• Environmental Sustainability: How can we achieve a better balance with nature?
• Inclusiveness: How do we provide all Saint Johners with a City structure that will
help them succeed?
3:00 Reporting Back
4:00 Closing Remarks: Highlights from the Day and Next Steps
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Overview of Planning History In Saint John - 20 min
Council's Perspectives: Strengths, Challenges,
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Some new drivers and directions for the Future and round
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Next Steps - 5 min
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What are Saint John's greatest
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true worth, what we really have, we don't go out, and pfomote ourselves
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JANUARY 27 TO MARCH 31, 2010
We've had a great response from Saint John during the first 2
months of PlanSJ! An extremely enthusiastic and dedicated
Citizen Advisory Committee has been a key part of our public
engagement strategy, advising the PlanSJ team on community-
based Issues and encouraging public involvement in the
planning process. Here's a summary of what we heard from the
community at our Launch, In the Storefront and from e-malls,
letters and conversations:
• Grow the City smaller and smarter
• Improve quality of life - make the connection between
the design of the city and health
• Attract a diversity of Saint Johners - youth, seniors and a more
multicultural population
• Diversify the economy beyond the energy sector and include
tourism
• Ensure compatible land uses - reduce conflicts and
promote investment
Here's a summary of what Saint John can learn from people's favourite cities:
Distinct/ unique neighbourhoods * Emphasis on quality * Ethnicity and diversity
of people * Good transit, walkable, cyclable * Great architecture; thoughtful new
buildings in terms of scale, use, and architecture * Vibrant, livable downtowns with
a lot of people living in them, nightlife and restaurants * Large parks, and trees
throughout the city * Preservation and respect of heritage buildings and promotion
of history; mixing of old and new buildings * Places to play and swim; children's
playground on the waterfront * Public waterfront access {like trails/paths/patios)
and waterfront development * Arts, culture, and heritage
THE FULL ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE PLANSJ
WEBSITE AT: WWW. SAINTJOHN.CA/PLANSJ
You can also contact the PIanSJ team at: 635.2000, plansj@saintjohn.ca,
or at the Storefront in Brunswick Square.
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The faol ; of the Tech iical Background Report will be on the City o Saint John. However, i arty cases, data has been
analyzed, or is only available, a the regional level. For the purposes aft is report, the Greater Saint John Region is defined
as the Saint Jahn Census Metropolitan Area (C MA), which includes the owns of uis a sis, Rothesay, Grand Bay-Westfield
and Hampton, as well as ether surrounding villages an parishes.
Within the City, development patterns have created three distinct subareas: the urban core, suburban neighbourhoods, and
rural settlement areas. Each is defined by a variety of characteristics including built form, development and population density,
ans urban structure, These three subareas, shown on Fact Sheet 5; Development Treads Use o Land, allow for statistical
comparisons within the City' boundaries.
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at 9,000 in the 1970s but has largely remained steady.
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entire C MA. The City's median household income stood at
$41,459 in 2006.
Household sizes are also falling. The City o Saint John
displayed the lowest average household size in the C at
2.3 (the CMA6 average is 2.4), most likely a result of the
aging population and higher proportion of young adults who
tend to form smaller households.
As Saint John's population continues to age, environmental
concern's persist, and the supply of traditional energy sources
declines, there is potential to make the City an attractive
location for compact, sustainable living,
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More than half (59%) of the Region's housing market is
valued of less than $150,000. 15% of houses are value at
more than $200,000.
In the City of Saint Jahn, housing construction peaked in
1991 and 1998 with 55% and 60% of total regional starts.
,A soft recovery occurred in 2008 after years of continued
loss of new horsing construction to surrounding communities
such as othesay and Quispamsis.
There are nearly 7,800 rental units in Saint John with a
vacancy rote of 3.6% in 2009 (up from .1 % in 2008). The
rental market remains balanced with vacancy rates within the
4% range that is generally considered normal. Average
market rents in the City increased from $587 to $613.
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growth in the Saint John Region between
1996 an 2006 stood at 1.7%. The only
periods of decline occurred in 2001
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in 2003 (closing of the Saint Jan
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Dry dock). The average annual rate of
exhibits higher roportions of its labour
employment growth in Saint John as
force in occupations relate to the trades
been comparable to Fredericton, but
and manufacturing than Fredericton and
somewhat lower than Moncton. All three
Moncton. However, the majority of Saint
cities exhibited higher rates o employment
Jo hers are employed in service industry
growth than the provincial average,
occupations.
1 Primary includes agriculiure, forestry and ruining;
Secondary includes P-nc uladl.,rinci, conslruclion and
utilities; Service includes retail irIxle, Ironsporiolion,
finance and insurance, h IUh care, government
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Education and employment characiurisiics are important
indicators in determining the well-being and mobility of
residents. One of the key factors influencing employment
levels is educational attainment,
The majority of the region's jobs are located in Saint John,
which has positioned the City as the regional employment
centre. Employment bands are spread out across the City:
Six existing and emerging economic sectors that have the
potential to coniribute to a stronger and more diversified
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Like many cities, Saint John's growth has been the natural resusi car o' i cost as and oil, an abundance of avoiIabl rural
land, an the physical constraints o the a 'sca e that u.aie development further out from the urban core, Because
neither the cost of land nor the cost o transportation exacts on obvious or immediate penalty, the true cost to our environment
becomes clear only later, as residents drive farther and pollute more.
In response, Saint John's Integrated Community Sustainabili Plan (I S) aides the City towardspecific projects and brow
based community actions that work towards long ter urban sustaino ility. Some of the ICS Ps specific projects include
restoration of Marsh Creek, water treatment, an the municipal an review (lon )e
Water systems are a defining feature o Saint John, which include: the St. Jon River (which rains 51 % o New Brunswick,
13% of Quebec an 36% of Maine); the ennebecasis River (which defines the City°s northern order)! the Reversing Falls;
the ay of Fundy; 1 watersheds (the Hammon rr River watershed is the most affected by human activity, including Marsh
Creek, Hazen Creek, Little I r and Alder rrw k)p and many complex wer' n systems.
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(which account for 76% of Saint John°s land base).
Land use designations vary greatly among each of the three subareas. Residential and mixed-use designations comprise
almost 50% of lands in the urban care. Similarly, residential designations account for half of oil lands in the suburban
neighbourhoods, with low-density suburban/rural residential uses accounting for the single-largest land use designation in
the subarea. The rural settlement areas, not surprisingly, are dominated by open space.
On the citywide level, land uses can be divided into the following categories: rural (279/6); residential (26%)® parks (22%);
industrial, pits and quarries, transportation and utilities (22%); and business, commercial an mixed-use (3%). In terms of
major land use categories, industrial uses make u approximately one-quarter of the City's land base (although much of the
designated industrial lands sit vacant). Another 25% of the land base is designated for rural uses, much of which is
undeveloped.
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Assorted land holdings ;ist in private oT-'nership throughout the City that are zoned for industrial uses and not yea developed.
Various medium and heavy industries are located on major arterials-some that are tronsitioning am industrial U.es to ca
combination of light industrial and commercial uses. Foirville Boulevard and Rothesay Avenue are examples.
The Red Head Area and lands adjacent to the Saint John Airport have been identified as "potential locations of future
industrial development." The Red Head Area may be suitable for large-scale heavy industries, although additional
investigation and studies would need to be conducted. Lands adjacent to the airport may be suitable for a mix of commercial
and light and rnediurn uses. Whether the Red Head area (close to residential) and the Airport bands (fear from services) are
appropriate locations for industry needs yet to be resolved.
The Energy Hub is an economic development strategy for the Saint John Region, Using existing resources and building new
skills through partnerships with local educational institutions, Saint John has the potential to collaborate with existing
industries and promote future growth in areas such as chemicals, plastics, manufacturing, tidal, metal processing and
construction.
Three 1 -year economic growth scenarios, from slow to rapid economics growth, determined land requirements from a low of
80 ha to high of 400 ha, Although there is can ample supply of land zoned for industrial purposes, the quality of this land is
in question.
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indicative of increased regional activity
an economic growth.
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The City's waterfronts and diverse landscapes offer an excellent opportunity for a network of walking and cycling trails fe
both recreational users and commuters. Harbour Passage is a popular multi-use pathway along the Saint Jahn waterfront
that could become the main artery of a connected active transportation network for corrsmutin and recreation throughout
the City. Bike lanes have recently been added to a number of City streets, with plans in place to create a trails an bikeway
network of almost 200km.
The Saint Jahn Airport serves 200,000 to 250,000 passengers annually and ridership has growth considerably in recent
years. The vision of the Airport is to be the preferred airport in Southern New Brunswick.
The Port of Saint Jahn provides the interface between land and water transportation. For the most part, road and rail
connections are adequate, with most port facilities being located close to rail facilities and the Saint Jahn Throughway. These
efficient connections need to be maintained as the City develops and the transportation system evolves over time, The Port
has a wide range of facilities to handle all types of cargo and vessels, as well as passenger/cruise ships. The cruise ship
business has seen tremendous success and is expecting to accommodate more than 200,000 visitors in 2010.
Saint John also has an extensive rail network to serve its part and industrial sectors. The importance of rail transportation
will likely increase as energy costs increase in the future. There are opportunities for future heavy industrial (rail dependant(
development on the west side of the City due to the available railway capacity and infrastructure. There may also be potential
to develop a future commuter rail service using available capacity can the lines along the St. John River and the ennebecasis
River valleys,
Commuting Patterns
The closer a person lives to the urban core, the more services and amenities they hove within walking distance. The farther a
person lives from the core, the more likely they are to drive a car than to walk, take transit or ride a bicycle to get to work or
do their errands. O particular interest:
2 out of every 3 Saint John residents (66%) drive to work;
Residents of the urban care rely significantly less on cars to get to work. 35% take transit, walk or bike;
In surrounding communities such as Rothesay and Quispamsis, only 3% of residents take transit, walk or bike.
commuting Patterns
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% M w', A community's quality of life and attractiveness is often evaluated on its recreational
facilities
and t roan,e of leisure programs and opportunities it can offer its residents.
_ As the City continues to lase population, the provision of i quality recreational
services will continue to become are expensive. Coupled with the continued aging
of
many of facilities, the City will struggle to maintain current service levels.
Many of Saint John's facilities were constructed to serve a population that was 25%
larger than it is today, In most cases, this means that the City is home to more facilities
than benchmark standards suggest are necessary. As the City continues to lase
pcpulalion, the provision of high quality recreational services will continue to et more
expensive.
More than any other piece of recreational infrastructure, playgrounds demonstrate the
uuuuuu The City of Saint John has a variety of recreation infrastructure, including indoor and
outdoor facilities, playgrounds, parks an open space. Indoor facilities, including all
uuu built structures with a roof, are centrally-clustered in the City's urban core, including
the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, the YMCA-YWCAand numerous schools, among
others,
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Unlike parks, which can serve as both structured and unstructured recreational spaces,
the City's outdoor facilities, including recreational fields, tennis courts, baseball
diamonds and skate arks, caret the primary location of Saint John's active recreation
and sparring needs. Four city sports complexes, Memorial Park, Shamrock Park, Allison
Grounds and Forest Mills ark, serve as the primary sporting hubs of the City.
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Saint John is the oldest incorporated City in Canada and marks its 225th anniversary in
2010. This significant milestone is an opportunity for the "Original pityP! to celebrate its
l ~i,~f ,a ~i ~1n~ al i' creativity, carts, culture and heritage.
Historic and cultural resources like the Imperial Theatre, Saint Jahn Arts Centre and
e Brunswick Museum are some of the City's ajar assets.
In spite of its rich built heritage, it is the people of Saint Jahn that caret the City's
strangest asset. Saint John has ca strong culture o people who door in the arts o music,
dance, theatre, visual arts, film, and uniting,
The Francophone community has ea strong presence in Saint John due to enhance
community pride and development, as well as legislative requirements regarding
bilingualism. The increased number of French immersion programs in Greater Saint
John has feasters can appreciation of the Francophone community as an asset that will
continue to shape Saint John's cultural londscope.
The some can be said of other cultural communities. More than one in four people who
care visible minorities (28.5%) in the Province call the Saint John Region horse, The City
of Saint Jon is becoming increasingly multicultural as multiple ethnic groups become
more pronounced within the community.
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