NDSS Track

North Delta Secondary School (NDSS) Track Project
STAGE: Phase 1

The City of Delta and the Delta School District have been in conversation to find a way to upgrade the North Delta Secondary School (NDSS) Track.

Open House and Public Consultation

Delta School District & City of Delta Propose Long-term Lease of NDSS Land

Delta School District and the City of Delta would like to invite the public to NDSS on January 9th, to learn more about the long-term lease proposal.

Members of the community will be able to ask staff questions about the proposed lease, as well as offer input or ask questions online.  

Delta School District and the City of Delta are working towards a long-term lease agreement as part of a larger process to rebuild the sports track at North Delta Secondary School (NDSS). The agreement would see a portion of NDSS property, on which the old track is currently situated, leased to the City of Delta for 60 years.

The Delta School District and City of Delta invites the public to an Open House on Wednesday January 9th at North Delta Secondary School to learn more about this project proposal. The Open House will include an opportunity for residents to ask staff questions about the proposed lease and offer input. Questions may also be sent to: tracks@deltasd.bc.ca or online facilities.deltasd.bc.ca/projects/track-field/ndss

North Delta Secondary School Track and Field Facility Open House
When: January 9, 2019 from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: North Delta Secondary, 11447 82 Ave, Delta, BC  V4C 5J6

“For a long time the community in North Delta has been asking for a better facility at NDSS, and a more community-focused track,” says Laura Dixon, Delta School District Board Chairperson. “The Board of Education, and Mayor George Harvie and Council are currently working together on behalf of our shared constituents towards an improved track and field facility to meet the fitness needs of students, amateur athletes, and local residents.”

“We are taking steps to deliver on promises made during the election campaign to invest in a new track and facility for North Delta,” said Mayor George V. Harvie. “The City looks forward to adding this facility to its array of municipally managed recreation facilities and assuming full responsibility for the lease area and the operation of North Delta Secondary’s track and field facility over the next 60 years. As with all major capital projects, the City will be aggressively pursuing all grant funding opportunities.”

For over a year, Delta School District and the City of Delta have been in conversation about how to best work together on serving the students and citizens of Delta regarding the upgrading or replacing of the NDSS sports track. With the announcement of the “Canada-British Columbia Integrated Bilateral Agreement for Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program”, the parties have an opportunity to apply for and receive up to 77% grant funding. This has created an extremely tight timeframe for the lease agreement but the parties are committed to working together.

In the event that a grant application is unsuccessful, the project will still proceed as Delta City Council has committed to fully funding the project and is budgeting up to $10 million to ensure completion of the facility. The proposed upgrade would contain an eight-lane competitive track and field venue with a synthetic surface, natural turf infield, field lighting, outdoor multi-use courts, and additional parking, and bleachers.

Adds Dixon, “School boards in BC are not eligible to apply for the grant but by partnering with the City via a lease, the City would then be eligible to apply.  This partnership would make this future sports facility truly a community focussed project, and, if we are successful in obtaining the grant, a project that brings together contributions from all four levels of government. It is our hope that by working with the City, we will be able to provide a safe, professional-grade sports track for our students and the community.”

Subject to approval of the lease the City of Delta will conduct additional Public Consultation on details of the facility in the Spring of 2019.

OPEN HOUSE
January 9, 2019 from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
at
North Delta Secondary School
11447 82 Ave, Delta, BC V4C 5J6

*RSVP is not necessary

Online inquiries can be made via the form below or by email:

tracks@deltasd.bc.ca

 

NDSS Track Questions & Feedback

Please send us your questions about the collaborative track project at NDSS with the City of Delta

 

NDSS TRACK: BACKGROUND

North Delta Secondary School (NDSS) Track Project
STAGE: Phase 1

(November 6, 2018)—The City of Delta and the Delta School District have been in conversation to find a way to upgrade the North Delta Secondary School (NDSS) Track.

  • The conversations resulted in 2 motions to work in partnership, one by the City (May 14) and one by the District (May 22) that were driven by a wish to bring together sufficient resources to provide for significant improvements to the NDSS’s track & field facility for District students and for the community of Delta at large.
  • The NDSS track had been increasingly deteriorating without sufficient funding available to remedy the costly drainage and track surface issues.
  • In July 2018, Delta and the District explored options to make application for a grant from the “Canada-British Columbia Integrated Bilateral Agreement for Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (the “Bilateral Agreement”). If successful, the upgrade would contain an eight-lane competitive track and field venue with a synthetic turf infield, fieldhouse, field lighting, outdoor multi-use courts and parking. This program/agreement provides up to 73.33% per eligible project in funding to local governments. The District’s contribution would be the NDSS track land with Delta’s contribution being the cost over-and-above the Bilateral Agreement funding to complete the project.
  • School districts are not eligible for this grant because the Federal government views education as a Provincial jurisdiction and these grants are intended for the benefit of the community.
  • On September 12, 2018, the Bilateral grant application instructions for the infrastructure grant were released. The first intake of applications, for $134 million of the total available 10-year funding of $157 million, are due on January 23, 2019. Given the size of the NDSS project, our best chance at success is considered to come from the first intake.
  • At the District’s Public Meeting of October 9, 2018, the Board of Education approved that the District enter into an MOU with Delta to move forward with plans regarding a North Delta track upgrade and to share the cost of the preliminary work to be undertaken by Delta for the application for a Bilateral Infrastructure grant.
  • At the District’s In-Camera Meeting of October 23, 2018, District staff reviewed the, as of yet unsigned, MOU with the Board. This MOU, is a non-binding expression of intent. It has been carefully crafted to take into consideration factors of importance to the Ministry of Education and the District in terms of long term protection for, and access to the track land for the District.
  • Steps are currently underway to enable a January 23 grant application, while the new City Council and new Delta Board of Education familiarize themselves with the project and work through their considerations for moving forward with the project.
NEXT STEPS WILL INCLUDE
  • Re-confirmation of the project scope, as expressed in the MOU, based on considerations of the new City Council and Board of Education and signing of the MOU by both parties.
  • Confirmation of grant application requirement details, including the form in which the track land would need to be made available for the project.
  • Continued preliminary work on the grant application itself.
  • A possible additional Board meeting or meetings to approve documentation required in preparation for the grant application.
  • UPDATE September 17, 2018 – NDSS Track Update
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