G2-2­ Report U BRAMPTON Economic Development Committee bromptonca FlOWef City Committee of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brampton Date: June 1, 2015 Economic Development Committee File: CE ­ Office of the Central Area Subject: Recommendation Report Peel Memorial Hospital District Economic Development Plan Ward 3 Contact: Thomas Plant, Director, Strategic and Enterprise Services (905-874-5929) Overview: The Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness ("PMC") is anticipated to open its doors in 2016-2017 and represents a major redevelopment opportunity in the Central Area. The purpose of this report is to seek Council authorization to issue a Request for Proposals for the delivery of an Economic Development Plan for the Peel Memorial Hospital District to make the area investment ready. The PMC will be a catalyst for economic development and urban regeneration of the Downtown and Central Area. The Economic Development Plan is intended to put the City in the best possible position to attract and respond effectively to potential investors and stakeholders in key markets, including education, research and development, industry such as health sciences, and other emerging opportunities. This report also recognizes the importance of creating a sense of place around the PMC as means for attracting knowledge-based investment and employment. Staff anticipate issuing the Request for Proposals in the 3rd quarter of 2015, with the intention of retaining a consultant before the end of the year. Recommendations: 1. THAT the report from Thomas Plant, Director, Strategic and Enterprise Services, dated June 1, 2015 to the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 24, 2015, re: "Peel Memorial District Economic Development Plan" be received; 2. THAT staff be authorised to engage stakeholders in the planning and completion of the proposed Peel Memorial District Economic Development Plan, including the Peel Memorial Community Partners Task Force (Osier Health System), the Blue Ribbon Panel on Post-Secondary University Education (Mayor's Office) and business; and 3. THAT, Council member(s) of Economic Development Committee be selected to serve as a Council sponsor(s) and liaison to this project; and 4. THAT following consultation with stakeholders staff be directed to issue a Request for Proposal document for the delivery of the Peel Memorial District Economic Development Plan; and 5. THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorised to execute agreements that effect the recommendations in this report, subject to the form of such agreements being satisfactory to the City Solicitor (or designate) and the content of such agreements being satisfactory to the CAO (or designate). Background: Peel Memorial Hospital Originally built in 1925, Peel Memorial Hospital was Brampton's first Hospital, and before it closed it was a 367 bed acute care hospital. The Hospital employed over 1,800 professional and support personnel. There were 320 physicians as well as approximately 600 volunteers that contributed their services and fundraising efforts. In October of 2007, health care programs and services at Peel Memorial Hospital were discontinued and transferred to the newly built Brampton Civic Hospital. In addition to the health services, Peel Memorial Hospital was an important factor in stimulating economic activity in the Downtown and Central Area. When the Hospital closed, several businesses in proximity to the Hospital with connections to the health services sector relocated, which had an overall negative impact on the Downtown and Central area. The Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness The PMC project is anticipated to be developed over two or more phases. The initial 2016 phase includes the clinically focused Phase 1 Ambulatory Care Centre. Phase 2 will focus on seniors complex continuing care and rehabilitation beds within 2019/2020 time frame. It is anticipated by the William Osier Health Care System that increasing demand for ambulatory healthcare in the local community, will lead to an expansion of services offered in the Phase 1 building within the 2024/2025 horizon. This expansion could occur internally within the Phase 1 building or external through an expansion of the Phase 1. The PMC will be operating a number of services, including: An Urgent Care Centre A Day Surgery Facility Women's, Children's and Adolescent services Seniors Wellness Services High-tech Diagnostics Day Clinics for Dialysis 2 G-2-2-£ • Community Mental Health and Addictions services • Learn to Live Healthily Services The City of Brampton is a key stakeholder in the PMC. City Council has consistently advocated for a second hospital and more specifically the redevelopment of Peel Memorial, given the emerging health care needs of the community. This commitment was entrenched through the City of Brampton's $60 million contribution towardsthe redevelopment of the PMC. ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development Located at the intersection of McVean Drive and Castlemore Road in northeast Brampton, the new 11,334 m2 (122,000 ft2) facility will house Ontario's largest respite centre for children who are medically fragile/technology dependent, have complex care requirements or autism. The centre will offer a range of services from day to overnight stays and a 24/7 service. Specially trained staff, nurses and program assistants will care for children with complex care needs, providing a period of caregiving relief for parents. Blue Ribbon Exploratory Panel on Post-Secondary University Education Mayor Linda Jeffrey formally announced a Blue Ribbon Exploratory Panel for establishing a University in the City of Brampton. The Panel's role will be to provide the Mayor and City Council with a realistic plan to establish a university campus in Brampton. The Panel consists of a cross-section of individuals representing health services, education and the business community. The Panel is charged with providing recommendations with respect to Brampton's post-secondary options and providing a realistic and achievable work plan towards achieving a university campus in Brampton. Life Sciences Sector According to the City's life sciences sector profile, North America's third largest biotechnology cluster, approximately 50 per cent of Canada's life sciences economic activity originates in Ontario. The sector includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health research and medical devices. Ontario boasts 900 medical device companies, making it the second largest med/tech cluster in North America. These companies draw their workforce from 44 universities and colleges, along with 25 research and teaching hospitals in the province that annually produce over 10,000 researchers and over 9,000 life sciences graduates annually. To encourage ongoing research and development into biomedical breakthroughs, Ontario offers various credits and incentives, including the Ontario Research & Development Tax Credit, the Ontario Innovation Demonstration Fund, and the Ontario Venture Capital Fund. The biopharmaceutical sector is among the province's most research-intensive industries, investing more than $1 billion in R&D and employing over 16,500 people. In 2011, Ontario's medical devices sector generated $3.6 billion in revenues. For the City of Brampton, employment in the life sciences sector is estimated to be 11,700 employees of which 6,700 are direct employees and over 5,000 are indirect employees, 3 G2-2-4­ such as doctors, medical and diagnostic laboratories, dentists, nursing care facilities and health practitioners. Current Situation The PMC as an Economic Stimulus and Urban Regenerator The PMC for Integrated Health and Wellness represents a major redevelopment opportunity in the Downtown and Central area. It is envisioned as a campus with a pedestrian friendly environment based on health care, education and complementary commercial and residential development and open space. Recognizing the prominence and potential of the PMC, staff are proposing the initiation of an Economic Development Plan, which will be geared towards making the lands within the vicinity investment ready. The Economic Development Plan will look at how to best take advantage of the PMC to activate development of the surrounding area and to attract investment. The study will: • Assess factors of supply and demand, including population, employed labour force, business/employment structure, demography, real estate and development, public infrastructure. • Explore linkages with post-secondary education institutions geared towards life sciences and the biomedical industry. This will involve direct involvement with the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Exploratory Panel for Establishing a University in Brampton. • Evaluate the current and future infrastructure requirements within the immediate and surrounding area in order to increase efficiency, safety and connectivity to the Hospital Area and the surrounding neighbourhoods including Downtown Brampton. • Explore the potential for a District Energy System based on the centralized production ofsteam, hot water or chilled water, which is then piped underground to individual buildings for space heating, domestic hot water heating and air conditioning. • Appreciate the PMC as a place-making opportunity given the strong connection between quality places and the ability to retain and attractskilled and talented people. • Examine the effectiveness of current land-use planning policies and processes and the possibility ofadministering alternative processes (i.e. ADevelopment