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Meadowlily Secondary Plan and EA Process Public Information and Visioning Session WorkbookFebruary 10, 2010

Meadowlily Secondary Plan & EA Public Information and Visioning Session

February 10, 20102

welcome!Thank you for your interest in planning for the future of the Meadowlily Area! We hope this evening’s Visioning Session

provides you with an opportunity to share and express your opinions and to learn something new. Tonight’s program

will be structured as follows:

6:00-7:00 Interactive display and questions

Please take some time to review the panels on display and provide your feedback. City staff and consultant team

members will be available to answer your questions.

7:00-7:30 Welcoming remarks and presentation

Members of our project team will present welcoming remarks, a brief overview of the Meadowlily Secondary Plan and

Environmental Assessment process, and some initial thoughts on visioning the future of the Meadowlily area.

7:30-8:30 Small group discussions

The core component of the evening is a series of facilitated small group discussions. After the presentation, please

make your way to one of the tables. If there is more than one representative from your group, please go to different

tables in order to ensure a diversity of viewpoints at each table. Project Team members will guide participants through

each of the four themes we would like to discuss this evening.

8:30-9:00 Reporting back

Once all the groups have had an opportunity to discuss each of the four themes, a reporter will be assigned from each

table to share with the larger audience the key themes, ideas and recommendations that emerged from your discus-

sion.

why are we here tonight?The City of London is undertaking a secondary plan and environmental assessment process to guide all future

decisions affecting the long-term use, preservation and enjoyment of the Meadowlily area. You are here because we

need your help!

This evening’s discussion is the first in a series of public events designed to collect your input into the secondary

planning process. The purpose of tonight’s session is to get your help in crafting a vision for how Meadowlily should

evolve over time. Specifically, we would like to hear your thoughts on the following themes:

> a liveable community

> an attractive place

> a sustainable community

> a unique identity


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Meadowlily Secondary Plan Boundary

study purposeThe City of London is embarking on a planning process to determine Meadowlily’s long-term function - both to the

adjacent community and within our broader City region. The study process begins with an inventory of the study area’s

key attributes (including both natural and built features), and a determination of the challenges and opportunities

associated with alternative future land uses within the area. This analysis then leads to the creation of a preferred land

use plan. At the study’s conclusion, the assessment and preferred land use plan will form a City Council-adopted

Secondary Plan - a policy document that will form part of our City’s Official Plan. Policies contained within this plan will

provide detailed direction on appropriate, sustainable development and land use patterns in Meadowlily; protect the

area’s important natural resources for the enjoyment of future generations; and prioritize community service and public

infrastructure improvements.

study areaThe study area for this planning process is shown below. Generally, the subject area is bounded by the Thames River

to the north, Commissioners Road to the south, Highbury Avenue to the west and the eastern boundary of the City-

Wide Sports Park to the east. The study area is approximately 95 hectares in size, with 65 hectares of land currently

designated as “Open Space”, the majority of which is being held in public ownership (either by the City or the Upper-

Thames River Conservation Authority). There is also approximately 30 hectares currently within the “Urban Reserve,

Community Growth (URCG)” designation. “Urban Reserve” declares Council’s intent to support urban development

in this area at some point in the future, though subject to the completion of component studies to identify, amongst

others, important natural heritage features.

URCG

Open Space

Open Space


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study timeline

Winter 2010

S

pring

2010

A

utumn 2010

Phase 1: Project initiation and visioning • Data collection, site reconnaissance, policy and document review

• Public Meeting #1: Community visioning session - tonight!

• Stakeholder interviews

• Sanitary Servicing Class Environmental Assessment

• Stormwater Management (SWM) Environmental Assessment and Impact Study

Phase 2: Component studies • Natural Heritage study

• Geotechnical study

• Hydrogeological study

• Cultural Heritage study

• Water/Sanitary Servicing study

• Drainage and Stormwater Management

• Transportation Study

Phase 3: Urban design study & alternative land use concepts • Opportunities & constraints analysis

• Preparation of Stormwater Management Environmental Impact Statement (SWM EIS)

• Public Meeting #2: Community design charette

• Prepare alternative land use concepts

• Report to steering committee

• Public Meeting #3: Review alternative land use concepts

Phase 4: Draft preferred land use concept • Prepare draft preferred land use concept and urban design guidelines


• Public Meeting #4: Review preferred land use concept

Phase 5: Prepare recommended secondary plan • Prepare first draft secondary plan


• Prepare final secondary plan

• Public meeting #5: statutory public meeting at planning committee


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we want your input!The Meadowlily Secondary Plan & EA work program is highly consultative. Our team believes that engaging a wide

range of stakeholders and community members from the very beginning and throughout the full program results in a

plan that belongs to the community. We invite you to attend the following public workshops to share your ideas and con-

tribute to the formation of the plan:

Public information and community visioning session - February 10, 2010

- Introduction to study team, project scope, timetable, and consultation program

- Community visioning exercise

Stakeholder opportunities & constraints workshop and design charette - Early Spring 2010

- presentation to discuss study area’s opportunities and constraints as determined through ongoing component studies

- interactive design charette/workshop to begin creating alternative land use concepts

Public workshop on alternative land use concepts - Late Spring 2010

- Presentation and discussion of 3-4 alternative land use concepts as created by the project team

Public workshop on preferred land use concept - Autumn 2010

- Presentation and discussion of the preferred land use concept

Final open house and presentation to Planning Committee - Late 2010

- Panel display and presentation of the final Meadowlily Secondary Plan and EA outcomes to Planning Committee

Notice of future public meetings will be provided by mail to area property owners, public agencies, community organizations

and any other persons who have requested to be notified. Notice of public meetings will also be published in “Living in the

City” in the London Free Press and posted on the City’s website at:

http://www.london.ca/meadowlily

for more information...Be sure to visit the Meadowlily Secondary Plan’s YouTube page to view archived presentations and participate in our

interactive, on-line forum: http://www.youtube.com/MeadowlilyPlan

Copies of the Council approved Terms-of-Reference for the Area Study are available from the Planning Division,

6th floor City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave, London, ON. Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Regular project updates and copies of

the Terms of Reference can also be found on the project website at:

http://www.london.ca/meadowlily

You may also provide comments or ask questions by contacting Nancy Pasato in the City of London Planning Division,

at 519-661-2500 x4586 or [email protected].


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how do we use these workbooks?These workbooks are divided into two main parts. The first section (what you are reading now) is for you to take home

with you. It provides an overview of the study process, study area, study timeline, and opportunities for consultation.

The second section of the workbook (the last page) is a place for you to record and share your ideas with the project

team and fellow community members. This section is divided into four visioning themes, and includes a series of ques-

tions. Please answer these questions in any format you wish - or simply use this space to offer any thoughts or com-

ments you have. You will have the option of sharing your feedback in small group discussions, or you may leave your

comments with any member of our project team here this evening.

Your comments will be used to help formulate the vision for the southwest area. They will also be summarized and

posted on the project website at: http://www.london.ca/meadowlily


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feedback pagePlease use this page to record any thoughts, reactions or comments you wish to share with us. You may use the ques-

tions included here to guide you, share your own vision, or simply respond to anything you have heard, read or seen this

evening. Make sure to tear out and leave this page with a project team member before you depart!

Theme 1 - A LIVEABLE COMMUNITY

What elements need to be present for Meadowlily to become a “complete” community? What are the qualities that you

value most in a neighbourhood? Does it need a mix of land uses & housing types? What kind of places do you like to go

for shopping and dining? What would you like to see in your neighbourhood? Are there uses that are not part of a live-

able community? What kind of community facilities and open spaces do you value?

Theme 2 - AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE

What kinds of streets do you like living and walking on? What happens on those streets? What kinds of parks and

public squares do you enjoy?


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feedback page (ctd...)Please use this page to record any thoughts, reactions or comments you wish to share with us. You may use the ques-

tions included here to guide you, share your own vision, or simply respond to anything you have heard, read or seen this

evening. Make sure to tear out and leave this page with a project team member before you depart!

Theme 3 - A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

What does sustainability mean to you? What are the priorities for sustainable development? Energy and waste

reduction? What modes of transportation should be prioritized? Can we reduce reliance on cars? How? What are some

ways we could make our current neighbourhood more sustainable?

Theme 4 - A UNIQUE IDENTITY

What features make Meadowlily unique? What could be its signature? How can existing features like

the Thames River, Meadowlily bridge and/or neighbouring communities help form a unique identify?

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