Councillor DeHart declared a conflict of interest based on her employer being in direct competition with the proposed application.
Staff:
- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation summarizing the application and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Basran invited anyone participating online who deemed themselves affected to indicate they wish to speak followed by comments from Council.
Birte Decloux, Urban Options, Lee Simon, Kim Fuller, Applicant's agent
- Displayed a PowerPoint presentation presenting the proposed application.
- Provided a concept overview of the music hall, urban ballroom and cafe.
- Spoke to the extensive experience of the applicant.
- Spoke to the alignment of the application with the cultural plan of the City.
- spoke to the close proximity of municipal parkades and Queensway bus loop.
- Review the details of the facility.
- Spoke to the design inspiration.
Responded to questions from Council.
- Reviewed the noise mitigation strategy.
- Confirmed there will be no rooftop patio.
- Confirmed that there is only the elevator housing only at the rooftop level.
- Outlined the good neighbour agreement being offered to adjacent neighbours.
Lee Simon
Confirmed ....
Online Participants:
Soren Stenback, McIntosh Rd
- Concerned with workers in the zoning area during COVID pandemic
Hazel Christie, representing the Madison Strata, 1383 Ellis Street.
- Presented a letter of concern and highlighted the issues
- Scale and intensity of the food primary use at the location.
- Concern with lack of clarity on the Liquor application.
- Concern with the scale and intensity of the operation of the proposed facility.
George Tozer, Guichigan Road
- Supports the project and variances
- In the cultural district and a co
Lloyd Peterson, 504 Doyle Avenue, Strata KAS 3731
- Provided a PowerPoint presentation outlining residential in the area of the proposed application.
- Concern with the liquor primary
- Provided a PowerPoint presentation.
- Spoke to the laneway encroachment and loading bay of the existing building on the subject property.
- Spoke to the letters of correspondence.
- Spoke to requested covenants on the property requested regarding noise and no public access to the roof.
- Spoke to whether the venue added value to the cultural district and does it cause harm to adjacent residential.
SHeila French
- Supports the application.
- Is a music instructor at KSS and spoke to student groups who will use the facility.
- Spoke to the loss of the previous Forum facility.
- Spoke to the need for a music venue to support the community's needs for rising youth artists.
- Responded to questions from Council.
Walter Gray, 1395 Ellis Street
- Spoke to living in the cultural district in the Madison
- In favour of the application.
- Spoke to former Mayor Jim Stuart developing the cultural district
- Spoke to little buy in to date by private sector. being Actors Studio Opus and retail art shop.
Vic Pollen, 1395 Ellis Street
- Not in support of the application given the scale and use.
- Referenced the Commodore ballroom in Vancouver
- Other ballrooms are not in residential areas.
Kris Hargrace, Chriselton
- On Festivals Kelowna board,
- Supportive of the project.
Nathan Flavel, 1298 Modern palce and Owner of Kelowna Actor's Studio
- Support the application.
- Responded to questions from Council.
- Spoke to their own loud productions being done.
- Have spoke to the applicant on working together to navigate uses.
Dorean Elliott
Unable to speak but in support of the application.
Birte Decloux, Applicant Team
- Spoke to cultural district being the appropriate place for such an application
- Responded to questions from Council.
- Spoke to the capacity of the establishment.
Lee SImon,
- Spoke to variations in capacity; seated standing and ballroom.
- Spoke to changes in the music industry and how the venue will support those changes (venue ladder)
Staff spoke to questions from Council.
There were no further comments...