Indoor community spaces

I generally agree with the recommendations in the draft plan.

Regarding some of the key considerations for the various facilities, I'd also note:
-RIM Park - It's too far to the east side of the City. I live near Uptown and it easily takes 20 minutes to drive there. Sometimes the amount of time spent driving equals the amount of recreation time, which isn't ideal. Transit isn't a realistic alternative. A bit more decentralization of facilities is needed.
-Sportsplex - The aquatics area is not fit for most competitive aquatic sports. The bulkhead is consistently in a position where the main pool is only 20 metres instead of the standard 25m. This means that competitive sports clubs like ROW, Inferno Water polo, synchro would prefer using other facilities for most of their practices. According to a member of ROW, the swimplex offered to move the bulkhead for a weekend for a swim meet, however the facility schedule is so full that the swimmers would need to leave the pool around lunch hour so that aquafit and other programming can continue. Additionally, for some reason the swimplex does not have a 10m diving platform for competitive diving. If a proper competitive aquatic centre is built it would be able to attract more revenue from local competitive clubs, as well as host more competitions which would lead to increased sports tourism. It's kind of embarrassing that when Waterloo Region bid on the 2021 Canada Summer Games that our proposed aquatic centre was an hour away in Brantford.
-Moses Springer - Enclosing the pool likely isn't a good idea. The floodplain constrains what you can do below the facility, which means you won't be able to increase parking, which i suspect will be needed if the arena and pool are both operating at the same time. I would suspect that it would make more sense to rebuild the pool only if the arena is removed.

What's the status of the west area multi-use facility identified in the Community Culture and Recreation Services Master Plan from 2008? That plan recommended initiating planning for a new facility within 5 years, but 15 years later I still haven't heard. I suspect that some of the sports field needs were met with the fields at Westmount Sports Park. This leaves the aquatic centre, gymnasium, and branch library. If the Moses Springer arena is to be removed, maybe an arena should also be added. Has any property been acquired for this? If not, I'd suggest reserving a couple parcels in Generation Park for the facility, or possibly buying 41 Ira Needles Blvd.

Regarding Rink in the Park, if it is to be demolished and rebuilt, consider a partnership with Laurier and/or U of Waterloo on a facility they may also need. I understand that Laurier's pool is coming to the end of it's lifespan. U of W's aquatic facility is imperial and not metric (i.e. 25 yards instead of 25 metres). Perhaps a partnership to build a new competition focused aquatic centre at that location might be feasible.

Plants and other forms of vegetation can help places feel more inviting.

The strategy makes a lot of sense, generally. I live near Moses Springer Pool and it is a very nice facility in summer and would be nice to maintain as an outdoor pool, though, it may require modernization. More community rooms at the Moses Springer Community Center would be nice, given it is close to higher population density and transit accessible. An indoor pool on the east side of the city (near Rim Park or Conestoga Mall or Albert McCormack Arena) would be a good idea, to balance the location of indoor pools.

This is an interesting report, a lot of these recommendations make sense. I am wondering in particular about Bechtel Park; if this location is to be returned to the province, is there a plan to relocate or develop indoor and outdoor soccer space elsewhere in the city? This facility seems well used and often overflowing particularly in the spring/summer seasons with kids' soccer activities.