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DEPUTATION BY PAUL OBERHOLZER ON BEHALF OF BROCK PARK CITIZENS COALITION REGARDING MOTION 21-G-129, MODULAR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT - VESPRA AND VICTORIA STREETS
P. Oberholzer spoke on behalf of Brock Park Citizens Coalition regarding motion 21-G-129, modular supportive housing project - Vespra and Victoria Streets.
Mr. Oberholzer discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• Consideration to re-purpose the lands at 65 Vespra Street as a community park;
• Keeping the balance in the City associated to historic neighourhoods, local impending factor (ie. visitors, intensification, green space) and the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE);
• Other municipality success stories in transforming lands to green spaces;
• An overview on the condition of the Vespra Street site;
• The positive impacts a community park for the Vespra Street site; and
• A review of Alternatives 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Staff Report FAC002-21.
In conclusion, Mr. Oberholzer asked members of Council to reconsider motion 21-G-129 and approve Alternative 4 of Staff Report FAC002-21 for the lands at 65 Vespra Street to be re-purposed as a community park.