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34 * WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, April 30, 2008 infoymghon Mr. Doug Robertson, MBA Executive Assistant to the CAO City of Waterloo 3" Floor, 100 Regina St. South OR Waterioo, ON NZJ 4A8 Tel: (519) 747â€"8517 Fax: (519) 747â€"8500 Eâ€"mail: drobertson@city. waterloo on.ca Uptown Parking Strategy Final Report (PWS2008â€"20) Copies of the draft report and/or presentation will be available to the public on or about Monday May 5, 2008 and can be downloaded from the City web site at Final Report Uptown Waterioo Parking Strategy A presentation regarding the Final Report of the Uptown Waterioo Parking Strategy will take place at a Council Meeting to occur At this meeting the Finance & Strategic Planning Committee will be asked to approve the consultant‘s recommendations included in the Any person may attend the Council Meeting and/or make a written or verbal representation. If you wish to make a presentation to Council, please call ‘ (519) 747â€"8549 prior to 10:00am, Monday May 12, 2008 so that the necessary Hard copies will be available for pickâ€"up at City of Waterioo Clerks Department, Waterioo City Centre 1"" Floor, 100 Regina Street South arrangements can be made to place you on the agenda Monday May 12, 2008, no eartier than 6:30pm Waterioo City Centre Council Chambers 3"" Floor, 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo www.waterioo.cal THE CITY OF x Waterloo For further information, please contact. THE CITY OF |: Waterloo Mr. Raiph Bond Senior Vice President BA Group Transportation Consultants 45 St. Clair Ave. West, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M4V 1K9 Tel: (416) 961â€"7110 ext. 131 Fax: (416) 961â€"9807 | Eâ€"mail: bond@bagroup.com w I Should you have any questions, please contact Erin Gray, 519â€"747â€"8750. On Thursday May 1, 2008 The City of Waterloo will hold a public open house to presâ€" ent and obtain public input on the City‘s different Development Charge Rate Categories for Apartments as part of the City‘s Development Charges Review process. The meeting is to be held: May 1, 2008 No earlier than 7:00 PM . Council Chambers Waterloo City Centre CITY OF WATERLOO NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Discussion of Apartment Rate Categories Engaging the community will be a major component of this study. Individuals, organizations and groups are invited to provide comments on this master plan study through a number of avenues including: * Public Information Centres * _ Stakeholder Outreach Meetings * Community Advisory Group (to be confirmed) If you or your agency or group are interested in participating in this study either through the above groups or programs or if you‘d like to be added to the contact list for updates and further information, please contact either of the following project managers, or check out our website www.waterloo.on.ca for more information. Chris Hodgson, B. Eng. Capital Projects & Services City of Waterloo 265 Lexington Court Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8 Tel: 519â€"886â€"2310 ext. 304 Fax: 519â€"886â€"5788 Eâ€"mail: chodgson@city.waterloo.on.ca Your input is important to us! CONTACTS Consultants IBI Group in conjunction with Stantec Consulting Limited has been retained by the City to develop this master plan. The study is anticipated to take approximately 12 months to complete. Some of the objectives of this study will be to: * _ Develop a guiding transportation policy document * _ Provide greater travel options * _ Describe how to develop a city that is less reliant on cars * Describe how to develop an integrated system that supports Regional transit The study will follow the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process (2007) and will align strategically with the Official Plan review and other strategic master plans and policies. NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT IB1 Group 5th floor, 230 Richmond Street West Toronto, ON MSV 1V6 Tel: 519â€"620â€"8898 (local) Fax: 416â€"696â€"0644 Eâ€"mail: ddrackdey@ibigroup.com Don Drackiey, MCIP, RPP For more information, City of Waterloo 100 Regina St. South Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8 P 519â€"886â€"1550 F 519â€"747â€"8760 TTY 1â€"866â€"786â€"3941 www.waterloo.ca , please contact: