Report to / Rapport au :

 

Accessibility Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur l’accessibilité

 

8 July 2002 / le 8 juillet 2002

 

Submitted by / Soumis par : Diane Blais, Coordinator / Coordonnatrice

 

Contact / Personne-ressource:  Diane Blais, Coordinator / Coordonnatrice, Accessibility Advisory Committee / Comité consultatif sur l’accessibilité

580-2424 ext / poste, 28091 / Diane.Blais@ottawa.ca

 

 

 

Ref N°:   ACS2002-CCV-ACC-0010

 

SUBJECT:

OTTAWA 20/20 CONSULTATION

 

OBJET :

CONSULTATION SUR OTTAWA 20/20

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee receive this report for discussion.

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité consultatif sur l'accessibilité prenne connaissance du présent rapport pour fin de discussion.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Following a 3 July 2002 e-mail with respect to the release of the City of Ottawa’s Draft Official Plan and the next steps, Vice Chair Hubley requested that the item be placed on the agenda for the Committee’s discussion.

 

In order to assist the Committee in this discussion, a copy of a letter from Mr. N. Lathrop, General Manager, Development Services, is attached and copies of the Draft Official Plan have been distributed to members separately. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2002

 

 

 

Re:  Ottawa 20/20: Official Plan, Preliminary Draft – Public Consultation  

 

 

Enclosed, please find a copy of the Preliminary Draft Official Plan.   The Official Plan is a key component of Ottawa 20/20, the City of Ottawa's growth management strategy.  Public consultation on this phase of the strategy will take place until November 2002. 

 

We would like to partner with your group to address issues that are important to you.  Throughout the late summer and fall, many committees and associations will be hosting workshops and meetings with their members to discuss the City of Ottawa’s proposed growth management plans and provide feedback to the City.  In many cases, the Development Services Department will help organize these sessions by providing materials, workshop guidelines and staff resources, when possible.

 

If you would like to organize a workshop with your constituents, or attend a City-hosted workshop, please call Monique Trotter at 580-2424 ext. 28598 and we will be happy to help. 

 

Other ways to participate in these discussions: 

 

·         Submit comments through our website at www.ottawa2020.com

·         Attend a fall workshop –  watch for more details on the website and in local and community newspapers

·         Contact your City Councillor to find out if they will be holding a Ward meeting or workshop 

·         Submit your comments by mail to:

 

City of Ottawa

Ottawa 20/20: Official Plan

2 Constellation Cres.

Development Services, 4th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario

K2G 5J9

 

 

 

Taking a strong role in the upcoming consultations is your opportunity to help plan how we will grow over the next twenty years.  Watch for more details on the website and in local and community newspapers. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Ned Lathrop

General Manager, Development Services Department

 

 

 

Ottawa 20/20 sets out the City's vision for planning where we want to go over the next 20 years, and how we will get there.  Ottawa 20/20 protects and builds on the quality of life our citizens value, based on principles they have expressed themselves. Ottawa 20/20 consists of five growth management plans: Official Plan, Human Services Plan, Arts and Heritage Plan, Economic Strategy, and Corporate Strategic Plan.