Municipal Cultural Planning

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Municipal Cultural Planning
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Halton Hills, Ontario
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Why Municipal Cultural Planning Why Now?
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Place matters
• Business and investment follow people
• New strategies to drive local economic development

The Creative Economy
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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• The creative class thesis
• there is a new global competition for
  talent economic competitiveness revolves
  around the ability to mobilize, attract and
  retain human creative talent
• Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative
  Class

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Why Municipal Cultural Planning Why Now?
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• To increase their capacity for wealth generation,
  cities must build culturally rich urban
  environments by creating plans that integrate
  concern for place, culture and economy
• MCP is a powerful tool for this integration

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What is Municipal Cultural Planning?
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• The strategic and integrated planning and use of
  cultural resources in economic and community
  development.Colin Mercer (1995)Cultural
  Planning Handbook. Australia
• Vision Sustainable place-based wealth creation

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What is Municipal Cultural Planning?
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Place-Based
• Whole System
• Fourth Pillar of Sustainability

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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Place-making/
  authenticity
• When every places looks the same, there is no
  such thing as place anymore. Municipal cultural
  planning can help combat the geography of
  nowhere.
• Glen Murray, Principal, The Glen Murray Group

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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Whole-System
• Evidence of what makes a successful place
  emphasizes the importance of the synergies among
  the economic, social, environmental and cultural
  dimensions of sustainable community strategies.
• From Restless Communities to Resilient Places,
  External Advisory Committee on Cities and
  Communities

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• The fourth pillar of sustainability
• Cultural vitality is as essential to a healthy
  and sustainable society as social equity,
  environmental responsibility and economic
  viability.
• Jon Hawkes, The Fourth Pillar of Sustainability
• Cultures Essential Role in Public Planning

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MCP Fundamentals
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership
Phase 1 - Start-Up  

Phase 2 - Where Are We Now? Community Assessment
Cultural Mapping
Phase 3 - Where Do We Want To Be? Community
Consultations
Phase 4 - How Do We Get There? Strategies
Actions
Phase 5 - Governance and Implementation  
Greg Baeker, Introduction to MCP, 2008
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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Phase 1 - Start-Up
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• Establish project Steering Group
• Clarify project goals and priority outcomes
• Conduct initial SWOT analysis

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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Phase 2 - Where Are We Now?
• Community Assessment Cultural Mapping
• Locate and review relevant municipal
• plans, policies strategies, research reports
• Launch Cultural Mapping
• Prepare Discussion Paper

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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Phase 3 - Where Do We Want To Be? Community
  Consultations
• Conduct interviews focus groups
• Deploy community identity survey
• Convene community forums

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• Phase 4 - How Do We Get There?
• Strategies Actions
• Synthesize consultation results, draft
• Municipal Cultural Plan
• Present to council and the community

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• Phase 5 - Governance Implementation
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• Establish Cultural Governance System
• Implement and monitor plan

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Possible Funding Source
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Department of Canadian Heritage has funded some
  MCP and mapping initiatives to date
• Prince Edward County
• Orillia
• Chatham-Kent
• Hamilton
• Oakville
• Capacity Building (under Canadian Arts and
  Heritage Sustainability Program) is still
  accepting applications for funding for cultural
  mapping initiatives in Ontario only. Must have a
  strong heritage component.

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Department of Canadian Heritage Contact
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• John Bell
• Heritage Consultant, Cultural Department
• Arts Heritage
• Ontario Region
• 416.952.2657
• John_W_Bell_at_pch.gc.ca

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Whos doing MCP?
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• At least 35 MCP processes underway in
  municipalities across Ontario
• 6 municipal cultural plans completed
• Ajax
• Barrie
• Ingersoll
• London
• Orillia
• Prince Edward County

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Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• To support municipalities in integrating culture
  into all facets of community planning and
  decision-making as a means of building healthy,
  prosperous and sustainable communities.
• MCPP will do this by harnessing the expertise and
  resources of its member partners.

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MCPP Partners
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Ministries of
• Culture
• Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Economic Development and Trade
• Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Tourism
• Citizenship
• Northern Development and Mines
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
• Individual municipalities
• Ontario Arts Council
• Canada Council for the Arts
• Department of Canadian Heritage
• CCI-Ontario Presenting Network
• Other cultural service organizations
• Centre for Cultural Management, University of
  Waterloo

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Target Audience
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Elected Officials
• Mayors
• Councillors
• Municipal Staff
• City Managers/ CAOs
• Senior Planners
• Cultural Managers
• Local Cultural Leaders
• Arts
• Heritage
• Libraries
• Business Leaders
• Chamber of Commerce
• BIA

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MCPPs Priorities
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Increase awareness readiness
• Strengthen municipal knowledge practice
• Advise on strengthening the policy environment

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Engagement Strategywww.ontariomcp.ca
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Network/ Community of Practice
• Events
• Resources
• Discussion Forums
• Newsletter
• Tools
• Case Studies

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Contact
Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership

• Emily Robson
• Coordinator
• Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership
• Centre for Cultural Management
• University of Waterloo
• 519-888-4567 ext. 38422
• emily.robson_at_ontariomcp.ca