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policyenthusiast
Senior Member
David A
Senior Member
The bitterness in the article comes through in a way I am not sure AI could yet replicate. I realize it may have been their impression Walters was initially on side, but that may or may not have been true.
Even if it was, they failed to keep him onside probably because of how they conducted their campaign. He ran after he saw them floundering some and not really connecting with voters.
Even if it was, they failed to keep him onside probably because of how they conducted their campaign. He ran after he saw them floundering some and not really connecting with voters.
IanO
Superstar
Economic Development, Growth Management, Safety and Quality Services
Expect to hear A LOT more about these items and how they will shape what's to come for this city.
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Council Priority Outcomes and Indicators
Within the parameters of the City’s Strategic Planning Framework, City Council's role is at the
strategic and governance level, focusing on the desired community outcomes, while
Administration manages and oversees initiatives and services that are most effective at achieving
those community outcomes.
To effectively monitor progress on Council Priorities outcomes, performance indicators have
been developed, see Attachment 2, this includes:
● Results-oriented outcomes for each action identified within the Priorities, and
● Performance indicators to assess the impacts of the actions connected to each of the
Priorities.
In a shared environment, the City alone does not directly control Council Priority outcomes. The
performance indicators establish directional trends rather than targets and measure progress or
signal the need to take an action. Where possible, these indicators will be benchmarked against
specific reference points such as City’s past results, comparable municipalities or established
standards of municipal services like World Council on City Data (WCCD).
Expect to hear A LOT more about these items and how they will shape what's to come for this city.
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Council Priority Outcomes and Indicators
Within the parameters of the City’s Strategic Planning Framework, City Council's role is at the
strategic and governance level, focusing on the desired community outcomes, while
Administration manages and oversees initiatives and services that are most effective at achieving
those community outcomes.
To effectively monitor progress on Council Priorities outcomes, performance indicators have
been developed, see Attachment 2, this includes:
● Results-oriented outcomes for each action identified within the Priorities, and
● Performance indicators to assess the impacts of the actions connected to each of the
Priorities.
In a shared environment, the City alone does not directly control Council Priority outcomes. The
performance indicators establish directional trends rather than targets and measure progress or
signal the need to take an action. Where possible, these indicators will be benchmarked against
specific reference points such as City’s past results, comparable municipalities or established
standards of municipal services like World Council on City Data (WCCD).
IanO
Superstar
IanO
Superstar
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Pretty minimal change or news to note here. Priorities have been similar for years.
IanO
Superstar
^hearing our mayor speak to this ongoing/upcoming process, I believe that this will be far from minimal in its impact, arrangement and outcomes.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Agreed. While I hope much of this was already a focus and being tracked, sometimes a fresh plan can re-align efforts and priorities where there's been drift.
I like the KPI's outlined. Very clear. Lead vs Lag measures matter too though. What are the "leads" that will ultimately drive each of these areas? I'm sure they're working on that, but that'll be the difference maker.
I think our infill policies, while far from a silver bullet are moving a ton of these targets forward. Our missing piece of infill though is those node/corridor concentrations. Fascinated to see where that'll move. 8plxes and the like are fine and making progress, but concentration of retail/services/employment, walkability, transit use, and fiscal sustainability really needs more of that vancouver style TOD. I don't expect brentwood at west block...but we need to start concentrating thousands directly ontop of transit and main streets, not just adding a few hundred to mature neighbourhoods through skinnies to 8plexes who are still primarily drivers.
So much apartment construction in this city is still far from node/corridor/TOD style that'll push walkability and transit viability. Too man car dependent, suburban apartments being built (michener park).
Kosy123
Senior Member
EdTel Endowment Fund is now at $1.15 billion. Pretty supportive of Paquette's idea to turbocharge this somehow, and I wouldn't be opposed to having a municipally owned investment corporation similar to AimCo at some point in the future.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Fund is steadily outperforming bond rates. Issue municipal bonds to build the principal amount, pay out the bonds using the dividends and growth. Could be as easy as that.
David A
Senior Member
Got to be careful with leveraged investments, when the markets turn it can be a double edged sword but building this or another fund could be a good idea.
kcantor
Senior Member
Just think of where we might be have been financially if the CRL money for Station Point and downtown and the Quarters or the LRT money or the Coronation Pool and Lewis Farms Rec Centre money etc. had first been put into this fund or one like it... Instead, we get smoke and mirrors financing that everyone treats like "free money".
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
A little excerpt from the Missing Middle Initiative praising Edmonton in "The Backlash to Blanket Rezoning"
Cara Stern: They’re just using any argument they can to keep the status quo. They don’t care if it makes sense.
What they found in Edmonton, though, is that less than half a percent of properties in mature neighbourhoods were redeveloped. I think people picture developers buying up these full neighbourhoods and redeveloping them—that isn’t going to happen. It’s not like tomorrow we’re going to have all these dense neighbourhoods where right now they’re single-family homes. People have this fear that’s going to happen and it’s just not true.
People have to decide to sell, and then a developer has to decide to buy that land—and sometimes multiple of them in order to make it work. It’s not happening overnight and probably not for a long time. We hope that it’ll make some difference. It’s just not as drastic as people think it’s going to be.
Mike Moffatt: Yeah, and that’s what the experience of places like Edmonton shows. When it comes to things like blanket rezoning, I think there’s a real lesson here for advocates: getting changes implemented is not enough. You have to work to make them stick.
It reminds me a lot of carbon pricing, where in my way, too many advocates moved on to other issues once carbon pricing was implemented, figuring that they had won the battle. But like rezoning in Calgary, we can’t count on these policy victories to be permanent.
Cara Stern: They’re just using any argument they can to keep the status quo. They don’t care if it makes sense.
What they found in Edmonton, though, is that less than half a percent of properties in mature neighbourhoods were redeveloped. I think people picture developers buying up these full neighbourhoods and redeveloping them—that isn’t going to happen. It’s not like tomorrow we’re going to have all these dense neighbourhoods where right now they’re single-family homes. People have this fear that’s going to happen and it’s just not true.
People have to decide to sell, and then a developer has to decide to buy that land—and sometimes multiple of them in order to make it work. It’s not happening overnight and probably not for a long time. We hope that it’ll make some difference. It’s just not as drastic as people think it’s going to be.
Mike Moffatt: Yeah, and that’s what the experience of places like Edmonton shows. When it comes to things like blanket rezoning, I think there’s a real lesson here for advocates: getting changes implemented is not enough. You have to work to make them stick.
It reminds me a lot of carbon pricing, where in my way, too many advocates moved on to other issues once carbon pricing was implemented, figuring that they had won the battle. But like rezoning in Calgary, we can’t count on these policy victories to be permanent.
David A
Senior Member
People's fear is not that that we are going to have all these dense neighbourhoods, but that something huge will be built next to their home that will negatively impact them.