{"content":[{"text":"Item 6.2","bbox":{"left":0.688824,"top":0.041742,"width":0.09940900000000008,"height":0.022726999999999997}},{"text":"Thoughts on the Centre Plan From CDAC","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.089024,"width":0.352448,"height":0.019195000000000004}},{"text":"Intro comments","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.120987,"width":0.135123,"height":0.019195000000000004}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.147051,"top":0.154757,"width":0.008296999999999999,"height":0.01707700000000001}},{"text":"Generally, I am pretty happy with where it is at and where it is going based on the \n discussion so far. \n How are staff proposing to proceed in addressing items flagged as “requiring further \n discussion” or “changes required”? Will they be presenting proposed amendments as a \n whole, or high level first? Is this occurring before or after CDAC reports to CPED? Etc. I \n think it is necessary at this point to understand further their proposed process following \n finalization of the Comment summary report. \n There are several proposals in the plan that are untested or have generated strong \n contradictory statements from industry. There is a sense that many proposals have not \n been tested. (page 15)It does not seem reasonable to implement these without \n modelling and careful monitoring of outcomes.","bbox":{"left":0.176473,"top":0.153787,"width":0.694466,"height":0.18062599999999995}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.147087,"top":0.187626,"width":0.008296999999999999,"height":0.01707700000000001}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.147087,"top":0.268363,"width":0.008296999999999999,"height":0.01707700000000001}},{"text":"Keesmaat Report \n • I think a key bit of CDACs role could be to help staff and senior directors to calibrate \n the response to high-level feedback like the Keesmaat report. \n • The Keesmaat Report provides a good high-level review of the Centre plan. It raises \n many questions that the CDAC committee has also raised. \n • I don’t outright disagree with most of what the report said, though I do feel the analysis of \n how much needs to be upzoned to achieve growth goals was weak, the report needed to \n dig deeper into the foundational documents and research to see what is proposed and \n how it was arrived at.","bbox":{"left":0.117683,"top":0.347293,"width":0.764158,"height":0.14965399999999995}},{"text":"Vision & Core Concepts \n • In considering the current vision of the Centre Plan, there is an overarching concern that \n the Plan is taking growth for granted. The narrative seems to be moving from a focus on \n “how do we create and support growth” a sentiment consistent with the regional plan, to \n “ how do we control growth”. This has the feel of “back to the future”, a return to the \n attitudes and policies that were stifling growth before the Regional Plan and HRM By \n Design. A generation of Halifax residents grew up with no memory of construction \n cranes in the city. Halifax seemed to be ceding its leadership position in the region to \n other cities with more progressive and more aggressive planning and economic \n development policies. But something changed a dozen years ago. It really began with a \n regional plan that was and continues to be… growth enabling. \n • The Regional Plan is arguably our best legacy document to reflect Halifax’s long-term \n planning and growth priorities. Remember it’s vision: \n o “HRM’s vision for the future is to enhance our quality of life by fostering \n the growth of healthy and vibrant communities, a strong and diverse \n economy, and sustainable environment.” \n • Remember the Regional Plan’s first principle \n o This plan provides a framework which leads to predictable, fair, cost- \n effective and timely decision making.” \n • In contrast, the Centre Plan’s goal is: \n o “to create complete communities that meet the needs of a diverse \n population while accommodating growth in a strategic manner.” \n • . Our vision and goals for the centre plan should be similar to those for the regional \n plan.","bbox":{"left":0.117737,"top":0.509826,"width":0.763513,"height":0.39095899999999995}},{"text":"1","bbox":{"left":0.872353,"top":0.921364,"width":0.009938000000000002,"height":0.015152000000000054}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}