The North Park Project, subject to final budget approval, would see the construction of a Quad Pad Arena, soccer fields and multi-use fields including cricket, a storm water management pond, skateboard and BMX facilities, a leash free dog zone, a splash pad and other park amenities.

Commissioner for Community Services Domenic Lunardo outlined what kind of facility the Quad Pad Arena would be.

"We have talked with the various ice users and based on our analysis and discussion to date, we believe the facility will be approximately 190,000 square feet. That's about the size of a four pad arena," he said.

"We're recommending that the facility include an Olympic sized pad with approximately 1,500 seats. We're hoping to include three NHL sized pads with a combination of warm and cold seating for 184 seats each. We're also looking to include two shooter pads and six change rooms for each ice surface. The facility would also include three community/meeting rooms and a restaurant."

Lunardo noted that the Quad Pad Arena and sports fields are only phase one of a three- phased development for the Dundas Street and Neyagawa area.

Phase two, scheduled for 2015-2018, involves the construction of a community centre with indoor pool facilities while phase three, scheduled for 2018 and beyond, will see the introduction of tennis and basketball courts, outdoor ice facilities, soccer fields, ball diamonds and multi use sports fields.

Phase one is expected to cost $63.1 million with construction beginning this year and ending in 2010.

Lunardo also pointed out that the designs for phase one of the North Park Project are not final and community input will continue to be accepted.

One group that is taking the Town up on that offer is the Oakville Soccer Club, which is calling on the town to provide an indoor soccer facility as part of its design.

Representatives from the club said their situation is critical due to the condition of the aging Oakville Sports Centre.

"We fear that 2,000 children who play indoor soccer will soon have no facilities," said one member. "Keeping kids active in the winter time is just as important as keeping them active in the summer time."

In the end the committee approved the report, outlining the design of the Quad Pad Arena and the other sports facilities in phase one of the North Park Project.

The committee also instructed staff to find ways to provide indoor soccer time for the Oakville Soccer Club.