The City of Campbell River 2022 - 2031 Financial Plan

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2022-2031 FINANCIAL PLAN

APPENDIX 3

APPROVED OPERATING PROJECTS

Legend Teal Text - Planned Date Change

Index Department

Project Name

Project Description

Project Justification

This program is one of the core programs in the City's Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Downtown Façade Improvement Program is for commercial storefronts located within a target area of Downtown. The program encourages commercial building owners to invest in façade renovations and storefront upgrades by providing matching grants to cover a portion of renovation 11

510 - Development Services

Façade Revitalization & CPTED Improvements

costs up to a maximum amount. These grants provide an incentive to conduct building improvements that make streets a more interesting and appealing environment and attract people and businesses to the area. This program is intended to make city streets a more inviting and interesting place to walk and shop, help building owners

One of Council's strategic priorities is the Downtown Revitalization. To date, Council has implemented several strategies to this end. The City's "main street" or primary shopping streets (Shopper's Row and Pier Street) have a collection of tired looking storefronts that impact the shopping experience, which in turn impacts tenant attraction and the overall feeling of vitality and public draw. After a successful launch in 2014, the City is well positioned to build upon the momentum and interest of the Downtown Façade Improvement Program to "freshen" the store fronts and improve the overall feel and messaging of this primary business area of the City. The grants are currently valued at 50% of project costs or a maximum contribution of $10,000.

attract and retain tenants, build civic pride among the local business community, contribute to the quality of life of residents, workers, and visitors, and promote the marketability of the local business area. A three-year trial program (2018-2020) to operate and staff a downtown safety office. Additional funding is 12

610 - Bylaw Enforcement

Safer Downtown

Lease of the Downtown Safety Office.

required to temporarily extend the lease while staff prepares a report with an analysis on the effectiveness of the operation of the Downtown Safety Office for Council discussion and a determination on next steps.

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732 - Parks

Tree Protection Bylaw

Development and implementation of a tree protection bylaw.

An early step towards the adoption of the Urban Forest Management Plan. With relocating Campbell River Minor Baseball (CRMBA) to Willow Point Park starting in 2022 and moving some of slo-pitch games to Nunn's Creek, this move will require ongoing annual maintenance to support

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732 - Parks

Willow Point and Nunn's Creek Ball Relocation

baseball at WWP as well as cleanup and maintenance at Nunn's Creek Park thus needing to create a .67 A new .67 FTE Parks position.

FTE position. With CRMBA and slo-pitch sharing the fields by slo-pitch playing after CRMBA, this position will be moving portable mounts as well doing maintenance to the infield at WWP. This position would also perform a cleanup/sweep for needles at Nunn's Creek prior to games as requested by the slo-pitch group.

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710 - Airport

810 - Long Range Planning

The City has identified residual contaminated soil and

The residual contamination now exceeds the provincial allowances of the Environmental Management Act,

Remediation of Contamination at

groundwater (PFAS contamination) on a portion of the

and presents an ongoing impairment on the city's ability to develop the airport lands. The City requires a

the Airport

airport lands associated with the former fire training area certificate of compliance, upon the successful remediation of the lands and wishes to fund this work, and

Fir Street - BC Housing Project

operated by Transport Canada. seek compensation from Transport Canada. $ 163,700 DCC's + $111,500 development fees including BC Housing is investing in a major supportive housing project to serve the vulnerable population in Campbell BP ($108,000)/dev apps ($3,500) as per Council River resolution ic #19-0089 and ic#19-0090.

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