Olympic Legacy Masterplan Framework: Stakeholder Engagement Programme

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Olympic Legacy Masterplan Framework Stakeholder
Engagement Programme

• Presentation to OPSOG
• 4th June 2008

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Consultation and Engagement Programme

• Mick Fisher
• Acting Head of External Affairs LDA
• Emma Wheelhouse
• Senior Consultation and EngagementManager LDA

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Agenda

• Programme overview
• Stakeholder engagement to date
• Baseline findings
• Community engagement
• Next steps

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Stakeholder engagement the scope

• Partners
• Technical and specialist stakeholders
• Political stakeholders
• Private sector
• Community and general public

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OPRSG
OPSOG
CAG
Masterplanning Group
Engaging People Working Group
Delivery Planning Steering Group
Master-planning Thematic workclusters Use and
activity Housing Use and activity Employment
and Economy Use and activity Social and
Cultural Infrastructure and renewables Transport
Parklands , public realm and linkages City Form
and type
Planning Policy Strategy Development Group
Underpinning Planning Policies (Boroughs/GLA)
Partners formal structures
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Technical and specialist stakeholders

• Beyond Green - Borough and LVRPA meetings through
  April and May 2008
• Beyond Green - meetings with local engagement
  specialists and providers (Fundamental, Discover,
  Signs of life, Streets of Growth, My City Too,
  London Civic Forum, Planning Aid, The Big
  Opportunity etc.)
• SVLG workshop for specialist sporting bodies
  (20th May)
• LMF Stakeholder Kick-off workshop (9th June)

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9th June - Thematic work cluster inception meeting

• LMF design team briefing 25.5.08
• Partner briefing 5.6.08
• Objectives
• Discuss baseline findings and early ideas
• Share initial design concepts and draw in ideas,
  comments and issues to feed into the options
  shortlist
• Kick-start a regular stakeholder and partner
  review process of LMF design process
• Provide input for statement of participation
• Delegates (c.140) include Government agencies and
  specialist organisations either identified by the
  design team or have attended previous
  consultation exercises about the Olympic Park.
  Partner agencies nominated attendees for each
  thematic area

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Agenda 9th June - Thematic work cluster
inception meeting

• 10.30
• The wider context the strategic regeneration
  framework
• Tom Russell, LDA
• 10.45
• The Design process
• Jerome Frost, ODA
• 11.15
• QA
• 11.30
• Legacy Masterplan Framework
• Jason Prior
• Kees Christiaanse
• Karl Eddy
• 12.30

• 1.30 Workshop discussions
• Use and activity
• Housing
• Employment and Econony
• Social and Cultural
• Infrastructure and renewables
• Transport
• Parklands, public realm and linkages
• City Form and type
• 3.00 Tea
• 3.30 Feedback

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Private Sector

• MIPIM presentation from Tom Russell
• Developers Forum Site visit (Park and Oly Arc
  Masterplans) 4.6.08
• Developers Advisory Group looking to establish
  this akin to the NEM model.
• Working closely with London First and ELBA
• Dinner dates
• The Big Ideas campaign
• Thematic workcluster sessions

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Community consultation and engagement

• Vision for the LMF consultation
• Throughout the programme we aim to ensure trust,
  empower the public and demonstrate accountability
• Our consultation will be
• Proportional
• Inclusive
• Genuine
• Consistent
• Transparent

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Programme Timeline
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Baseline findings
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Consultation Baseline Findings Report

• A review of formal and informal consultation with
  relevance to the Legacy Masterplan Framework
• to inform planning and content of LMF
  Consultation and Engagement Programme, and
• to inform the initial work done by the LMF Design
  Team.
• Our criteria
• assimilated material, based on
• genuine stakeholder engagement, and
• focused on legacy or providing relevant legacy
  information.

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Consultation Baseline Findings Report
Sources for report

• Formal Consultations
• (2004 2007 Planning Permissions, Vision Day,
  Place Making Working Groups, Legacy Now, London
  Borough consultations, Business Planning,
  Aquatics Centre, Stratford City, Lee Valley
  Regional Park Development Framework)
• Local Activities
• (ELBA, Fundamental, Discover, UEL)
• Pan-London Consultations
• (My City Too, London Sustainability Exchange,
  DCLG, London Civic Forum, London Thames Gateway
  Forum)

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General Findings

• Issues identified
• Regeneration, both physical and non-physical
  creating sustainable mixed communities
• The Legacy Olympic Park as a destination
• Making and maintaining place(s) to be proud of -
  one or many? How to ensure quality?
• Different perceptions and attitudes towards the
  process
• Clear and easy access to information
• Emphasis on non physical elements of Legacy (e.g.
  skills, jobs)
• Security of commitments made
• Ensuring the highest sustainability standards,
  including changing behaviour

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Bringing the report to life

• A one-off opportunity for East London, dont
  miss it!
• Business Planning Consultation, Grant Thornton
  (2007)

A living piece of the national
curriculum London Legacy 2020, East London
Business Alliance (2007)
People Activity Character of placeLegacy
Now launch event (2008)
Olympics should be the catalyst but wont be the
creator of sustainable jobsTower Hamlets
Community Plan and Budget Consultations (2007/8)
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Public participation summer events phase 1
community consultation engagement
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Summer consultation events

• 2425 May Paradise Gardens warm up only
• 5 June Olympic Panel Event warm up only
• 8 June Stokefest warm up only
• 21 June Lee Valley Festival
• 22 June Tour de Waltham Forest
• 25 June Hackney Town Hall Square
• 56 July London Youth Games at Crystal Palace
• 1213 July Mayors Newham Show at Central Park
• 13 July RISE Festival at Finsbury Park
• 19 July Idea Store at Whitechapel
• 20 July Green Fair Festival at Lloyd Park

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Generating input on
Vision for the area (opportunities, constraints,
big ideas, is the vision right, whats missing)
Parklands (Types, landscape options, distance
willing to travel, others that compete /
complement)
Leisure (Types, distance willing to travel, reuse
of venues, others that compete / complement)
Employment ( Types of jobs, distance willing to
travel)
Land Use (Macro level interaction, connections
part to develop, options, )
Housing Infrastructure ( Types, density,
distribution)
Community (physical / perceived boundaries, local
treasures, whats missing)
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Exhibition content
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Informational panels
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Interactive panels
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Interactive panels
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Interactive model game
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Outcomes and Feedback from events

• Report that collates output of events for design
  team to guide development of options (by
  beginning of August)
• Feedback for participants will also be produced
  for broader external use (e.g. Legacy Now
  website, email bulletin, media)
• Awareness raising with the general public and
  local communities about
• the whole legacy consultation programme
• increase understanding of and involvement with
  Legacy work.
• Establishing relationship with volunteers and
  borough teams
• Consultation events enable volunteers (either
  self-nominated or through borough/partner
  channels to gain new skills)
• Activities in the next phase of consultation
  (August to November 2008) provide in-depth skills
  development for selected groups

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Communications plan

• Consultation events will be supported by
• Advertising in local and pan-London media
• Advertising in borough and partner communications
  channels
• Leaflets and posters in borough community venues
• Pre-event press briefing for local, regional,
  national media
• One in situ press opportunity aimed at
  attracting pan-London media (in discussion with
  Mayors office)
• Media briefings/spokespeople/photo opportunities
  at individual events for local media

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Next steps - August to November
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Programme Timeline
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Consult on shortlist of options

• General public
• Materials to present the outputs of the first
  stage of consultation and inform on next stage of
  activities
• Unmanned exhibitions in selected borough
  locations to showcase the options shortlist and
  request feedback.
• Young people
• Sessions run by Fundamental and Discover with
  young people in schools, youth groups and
  specific events
• In school programme
• Representative structures for young people
• In-depth out of school programme

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Consult on shortlist of options

• Community representatives and community members
  (incl.
• SME groups)
• Workshops in each borough to feedback on the
  options shortlist with community members and
  representatives
• Statutory stakeholders
• Ongoing engagement through the workcluster
  workshops and individual meetings

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• Thank you, Any questions?