Whereas the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Community, Culture and Recreation is a cost-shared program between the federal government (40%), provinces (33.33%) and municipalities (26.67%) that supports community infrastructure priorities across the province, improving access to and / or quality of community, cultural, and recreation priority infrastructure projects.
Whereas priority is given to projects that are community-oriented, non-commercial and open to the public. Projects must be completed prior to 2027-28.
Whereas the Town has completed a conceptual design for the proposed Rotary Place expansion.
Whereas the seniors has expressed a need for an arts and culture component to be added to the proposed Rotary place expansion and have suggested the addition of a lecture hall being added to the basement of the Rotary Place.
Now therefore be it resolved that the remaining funds in the amount of $78,137.84 in Capital Project 17-071 Rotary place Expansion - Design be re-purposed for the conceptual design of a lecture hall in the basement of the Rotary Place
That staff apply for funding from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Community, Culture and Recreation stream for the expansion of the Rotary Place for the lecture hall estimated at a construction cost of $6,000,000.