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Friday, March 12, 2021 5 Brooklin Town Crier participants and will inform the overall design intent. As part of the conceptual design process, the Design Consultant investigated the opportunities for building location using the following criteria: Establishes presence from the street and high visibility of entrance and program elements; Provides distributed parking and multiple entry points; and Maximizes opportunity for outdoor programmable space. Key Project Milestones Design Consultant Award November 2020 Members of Council Interviews/ Staff Visioning Sessions/Design Period December 2020 & January 2021 Development of Three (3) Design Concepts January 2021 to February 2021 Community Engagement Session March 2021 Council Approval of Preferred Design Concept April 2021 Sustainable Design Recommendations for Council Approval June 2021 Preparation of Design and Tender Documentation June 2021 to April 2022 Tender and Award Period April 2022 to June 2022 Construction Period Summer 2022 to Summer 2024 Building Occupancy - Fall 2024 Financial Considerations: On November 2, 2020, Council approved a total project cost of $3,021,343 (funded 10% from the Growth Reserve Fund and the remainder from Development Changes) to proceed with Perkins + Will Architects to complete the full design and contract documentation services for the project based on the recommendation brought forward in Report CS 45-20. The 2021 Capital Budget includes a budgetary amount of $27,400,000 in 2021 and a budget forecast of $39,578,657 in 2022 for a total project forecast of $66,978,657 to complete the planning, design and construction of the new Whitby Sports Complex project. The WSC project is growth related and will be funded as follows: $27,400,000 in 2021 funded from Development Charges (DC) $39,578,657 in 2022 is forecasted to be paid from DC funded Long Term Debt (subject to approval of the 2021 DC Study and approval of next year's 2022 Capital Budget) The total project budget increased from $45,000,000 to $70,000,000 in the 2021 Capital Budget due to the impacts of COVID-19, annual construction escalation and current costing information provided by the cost consultant. In the upcoming months, the Design Consultant will obtain high level costing for each of the three (3) design concepts. These cost estimates will be reviewed by Staff and presented to Council with the recommended design option for Council approval in April 2021. To read the report in full: Go to brooklintowncrier.com and see the link on the home page. Or Visit whitby.ca then go to council meetings and look for the March 1 agenda. It's item 4.2