At its meeting on July 13, 2022, City Council considered item CR22-82: Baseball Needs Assessment, and authorized Councillor Bob Hawkins and Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) President & CEO Tim Reid to assemble and co-chair a committee to be known as the Catalyst Committee with responsibility to:
· Prepare a report and recommendations respecting the findings of the Arena Planning Study Committee, the Aquatics Facility Feasibility Study and the Baseball Needs Assessment, including the siting, staging and financing of these potential civic infrastructure projects, along with any other related civic infrastructure projects which, when considered together, create an economic, recreational, cultural, placemaking and activation opportunity for Regina and its citizens in the decades ahead;
· Pay close attention to how these identified opportunities, when considered collectively, could interact and reenforce each other to create a transformative moment in the growth of Regina;
· Engage and consult with the community, City administration and with city planners and other experts, locally and externally, on leading practices for advancing and realizing these opportunities; and
· Report back to City Council with recommendations by Q4 2022
Strategic Impacts
The Catalyst Committee will bring a strategic level of leadership to the proposed projects considered within the core of the City of Regina. This strategic consideration will include the three primary projects (Arena, Aquatics, Baseball), but will remain flexible to support the inclusion of future identified sport, recreation, culture, and community projects that support the seamless alignment of private and public transformational infrastructure opportunities. The intent is for the Catalyst Committee to align a recommended site plan for key projects within the core of the City, propose multi-modal connectivity opportunities, and develop a phasing and financing model that considers total Economic Impact.
There are no accessibility, financial, policy, legal/risk or other impacts.
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The Catalyst Committee will:
· Engage industry leaders, local and regional stakeholders and the public; and
· Consult with the community, City Administration, City Planners, the Arena Planning Strategy Committee, the Aquatics Facility Feasibility Committee, and the Baseball Needs Assessment Committee, industry experts locally and externally, and those delivering best practices in similar project scopes.
The Catalyst Committee is an Ad Hoc Committee of Regina City Council. The Catalyst Committee will be disbanded no later than March 31, 2023. This committee is a joint initiative between the City of Regina (COR) and the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL). Regina City Council will act as the sole governing authority of the committee and will retain all final decision-making authorities related to the work or the Committee, the deliverables of the Committee, and the final report acceptance of the Committee. Regina City Council will:
· Appoint the Co-Chairs of the Committee: Councillor Bob Hawkins, City of Regina and Tim Reid, President and CEO, REAL;
· Approve the Terms of Reference as developed by the Co-Chairs;
· Approve the Committee membership framework as developed by the Co-Chairs;
· Approve the Committee appointments recommended by the Co-Chairs;
· Approve the budget recommended by the Co-Chairs;
· Approve any extensions in timelines requested by the Co-Chairs; and
· Retain final governance decision making authority on any final report or Committee deliverables.
To fulfill its core function, the Catalyst Committee will prepare a report and recommendations respecting the findings of the Arena Planning Strategy Committee, the Aquatics Facility Feasibility Study, and the Baseball Needs Assessment. This report will include the siting, staging and financing of these potential civic infrastructure projects which, when considered together, create economic, recreational, cultural, placemaking and activation opportunity for Regina and its citizens.
The members of the Committee will be appointed by resolution of Regina City Council. Each member of the Committee will continue to be a member until a successor is appointed, unless the member resigns, or is removed by resolution of City Council
The time and place of meetings of the Catalyst Committee and the procedures at such meetings will be determined from time to time by the members of the Committee, provided that:
a) a meeting of the Committee is called on the direction of the Co-Chairs of the Committee;
b) a quorum for meetings is a majority of the Committee members, present either in person or by telephone or other telecommunications device that permits all members participating in the meeting to speak to and hear each other;
c) the Committee meets at least monthly, or more frequently as circumstances dictate, and, it adopts a work plan to ensure that duties listed in the mandate are scheduled and achieved;
d) reasonable notice of the time and place of every meeting is given in writing or by electronic communication to each member of the Committee prior to the time fixed for such meeting (preferably a minimum of five (5) days before the meeting);
e) the Committee Chair approves an agenda in advance of each meeting;
f) the agenda and associated material is sent to each member of the Committee prior to the time for such meeting, preferably five (5) days before the meeting; and
g) the Administration of the City of Regina and/or Regina Exhibition Association Limited is invited to attend all committee meetings at the direction of the Co-Chairs.
The Catalyst Committee will be required to provide a report with recommendations by Q4 2022, in accordance with the direction of City Council on July 13, 2022.
City Council adopted a resolution to create an ad hoc Catalyst Committee at its meeting on July 13, 2022, during consideration of item CR22-82: Baseball Needs Assessment.
Respectfully Submitted,
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