Windsor Park Fieldhouse Working Group

Have your say on the new Fieldhouse Designs!

OSCA’s Windsor Park Fieldhouse Working Group wants your feedback on three design options it has developed to replace the existing building.

OSCA
Windsor Park Fieldhouse Working Group
Board Report on Work Program for 2021

 Background:

Our work plan for 2021 has been shaped by the following considerations:

1. opposition from some community members to the size and location of our recommended design for a new fieldhouse, outlined in our article in the January 2021 issue of The OSCAR;

2. new flexibility from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) on the conditions under which we might build on the existing fieldhouse site, which is located in the floodplain of the Rideau River;

3. the availability of accurate survey mapping data of the Park from the City which was made available at the end of February 2021;

4. the availability, likely in the late Spring or early Summer, of a Phase 2, ESA from the City which will hopefully reveal the nature and extent of the sub-soil contamination issues at the site of the existing fieldhouse and potentially if any environmental issues exist at the site which the WG proposed in the January OSCAR article; and

5. our decision not to proceed with an application to the City’s Community Partnerships Major Capital Projects Program for 2021.

Key Tasks and Order in Which the Working Group will address them:

1. Reassessment of Original Fieldhouse Site using new survey data

2. Trial Floor Plans for new building on site of existing fieldhouse

3. Decision on whether to offer a Second Option

4. Assessment of Phase 2 ESAs

5. Decision on Consultation Process with the Community

6. Develop Recommendation for OSCA Board on Preferred Design

7. Develop Application to the City’s Community Partnerships Major Capital Projects Program (due March 1, 2022) and draft funding raising plan.

Proposed Preliminary Timeline

Task 1 (Site assessment):                                                              early May

Task 2 (Trial Floor Plans for Existing Site):                                   early July

Task 3 (Decision on whether to Develop 2^nd Option):                  mid-July

Task 3 (completion of Second Design):                            early September

Task 4 (Assessment of Part 2 ESAs):                               early September

Task 5 (Consultation Process):                                            late September

Task 6 (Report to Board):                                                              November

Task 6 (Board Decision):                                                          January 2022

Task 6 (Submission to City):                                                       March 2022

OSCA
WINDSOR PARK FIELDHOUSE WORKING GROUP
2021 BUDGET

For the 2021 Year, and essentially for the half year from June to December, the Working Group proposes the following:

OSCA Staff time:

Approximately 10 hours of staff time to deal with communications issues associated with Community consultations, including:

• Helping design and disseminate consultation documents to the community; and

• Designing survey instruments to gain community views on design proposals.

Cash Expenditures:

It is unclear at this time what our expenditure requirements will be, as it depends on the degree to which we can generate some volunteer help from skilled amateurs or pro-bono work from professionals.  The two principal tasks which may require financial expenditures include:

• Creation of architectural drawings of the floorplan and perspective views of the exterior of proposed design options; and

• Engineering assistance on estimating the “cut and fill” requirements to get the fieldhouse above the 100-year flood boundary.

The WG is mindful of OSCA’s existing financial circumstances and will, to the extent possible rely on volunteer labour.  However, preparation of floorplan and elevation views may cost approximately $2,500.00.

The quest to design a brand new fieldhouse in Windsor Park continues despite the citywide COVID lockdown. The working group struck by the OSCA Board to engage all stakeholders and find a solution carries on with its mission. Our earlier consultations with the community revealed some of your most pressing needs, while our outreach to specific groups—including a targeted survey of residents bordering the park—gave a clearer picture of what is wanted. Now we have created a portal on the OSCA website that allows Old Ottawa South residents a continued opportunity to give us your feedback.

Dear Residents, Bordering Windsor Park,

As you may have heard, the OSCA Board of Directors has established a Working Group of Board members and residents to look at the options for designing and funding the construction of a new Fieldhouse at Windsor Park. 

On November 26, 2019, OSCA hosted a public meeting at the Firehall seeking residents’ views on the future of the fieldhouse at Windsor Park. The meeting was attended by about 30 people including our Councillor, Shawn Menard.

OSCA Board members Michael Jenkin and Luc Pellerin launched a presentation that displayed vividly the fieldhouse’s current dilapidated state, and estimated the potential costs of a renovation and a rebuild. Two flipcharts invited participants’ suggestions for the structural changes, as well as new or enhanced programming in the Park. Each participant was handed six sticky ‘dots’ to then vote for their preferred options in each category, three for facilities (or structures), and three for programming.

OSCA is holding a public meeting in Michael Jenkin Hall at the Firehall (260 Sunnyside Avenue) on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. to get your views and ideas on the future of the Fieldhouse at Windsor Park. We are also running an online survey.