We are committed to First Nations and Aboriginal learners and have enhanced our Gathering Places and student support for the 1,500 Aboriginal learners at TRU.

Satellite campuses in Williams Lake, 5 Regional Centres, including 100 Mile House, Lillooet, Barrière, Ashcroft and Clearwater, TRU Open Learning Office in Vancouver.

TRU World, our international division, continues to grow, now hosting over 1,500 students from over 80 countries, this division alone has an economic impact of over $88,000,000 annually.

Real Estate Development(University Village)

May 2012

1974 - 1975

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• Background / planning • 1991 Campus Master Plan• 2002 McGill Corridor Plan• 2003 Revised Campus Master Plan• 2008 Rezoning• 2010 Hillside Drive Extension and Northgate Extension

• Current Status• Why a University Village• Feasibility Study• Legal Structure

• Next Steps• Appointment of Directors to TRUCT• Time lines• Consultation • Questions

Presentation

1991 Campus Master Plan

Phase One (Major Milestones)• Establish a new center of Campus (In 1991 there were no

buildings west of the Old Main)• Establish Westgate as the major entrance• Establish building character, design and colour guidelines• Establish the ring road• Reuse and repurpose buildings including the relocation of

the Trades and Technology location

ComprehensivePlan

to be completed over

Three Major Phases

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1991

http://www.city.kamloops.bc.ca/pdfs/planning/mcgillcorridorpermitguidelines.pdf15

2002

Key Findings and Recommendations

• Official Community Plan Amendments• TRU’s expanding role in the community• Sahali/TRU Town Center• New Development Permit Areas and guidelines• Amendments to the Land Use Plan• Recognize expansion of land use opportunities, pedestrian/bicycle

corridors, transportation corridors and design strategies that build on the new architectural elements of TRU

• Rezoning – New• Update of the TRU Campus Master Plan• Infrastructure Planning• Partnerships• Southgate Industrial Park Expansion

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2002

The mandate included the following:• Linking TRU’s Strategic Vision to the updated Campus Plan.

• Market scan of similar institutions.

• Develop 10,000/13,000/16,000 student population tactical scenarios.

• Recommendations regarding long term development strategy.

• Update 1991 Campus Plan design guidelines.

• Develop landscape guidelines.

2003 CAMPUS MASTER PLANhttp://www.tru.ca/vpadmin/campusplan.html

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2003

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2003

SITE ZONING

The TRU Campus Plan identifies a number of land use requirements . These requirements include landdedicated to research, university support services, recreation, academic, student residences (undergraduate and graduate) and long‐term development potentially in partnership with the private sector.

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2003

Recommended Long-range Development Plan

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2003

Academic and Recreational Core

PERMITTED USES• Universities, colleges• Vocational and technical schools• Office commercial to be permitted subject to Section 1403• Multiple family residential subject to Division Twenty-Nine, RM-2

(Multiple Family - Medium Density)

TRU’s REZONING APPLICATION

PROCESS• Public process• Took approximately one year to complete (August 2007 – August 2008)• Required a Official Community Plan amendment• Created a new Post Secondary Education zone (P8)

2008

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2008

PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES• Assembly hall• Church• Conference services• Daycare facility• Emergency and protective services• Entertainment facility• Hotel accommodation to be permitted subject to Section 1404• Library• Museum• Neighbourhood convenience store• Neighbourhood pub• Nightclub/cabaret• Office• Personal service• Private club• Professional practice• Recreation facility (indoor or outdoor)• Restaurant and food service• Retail trade• Student accommodation/dormitory• Trade and technology centre

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2008

2010

Endowment Lands

University Village Why a University Village?• From the University’s perspective there are two primary benefits for

pursuing development– property development should enhance campus life for the

University’s students and add vibrancy to the campus;• After hours and weekend activities• Meeting the needs for commuter students and international students• Needs identified in student surveys• Student and staff amenity space• Other??

– property development should generate revenue that can endow university purposes

• Scholarships• Bursaries• Other??

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2010

• The existing land use planning anticipates development on the TRU Campus.

• Before moving forward TRU contracted with Ecosign to conduct a feasibility review – 2010.

• Ecosign presents feasibility report to the Board of Governors to generate discussion

University Village

2010

DRAFT(For Discussion purposes Only)

Potential Real Estate Developments – 2012 to 2032

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2010

University Village – Ecosign Feasibility Proposal (excerpt)

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Next Steps

TRU Board of Governors:• Established the legal entity – Thompson Rivers University

Community Trust (TRUCT) – December 2011

• Appointed the Directors to TRUCT – March 2012• Six external Directors• Five internal Directors (Governor from the Board of Governors,

President, Vice President Administration and Finance, Faculty representative and Student representative)

• Identifies the parcel of land with appropriate development guidelines that the University wants the TRUCT to develop• The process and consultation for this phase – to be developed• Anticipated time lines

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2012

University Village Questions and Consultation• What should be included in a University Village – some

ideas– Retail shops, restaurants, professional offices– Student incubator space– Market based housing (strata)– Student residences– Other??

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2012

University Village Questions and Consultation

• Consultation process - stakeholders– Students, faculty, staff and community– TRU Community Trust– TRU Board of Governors– Developer

• Other

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UBC

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Thank You

Questions ??