The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, September 16, 2024

Time:

4:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Ad-Hoc GTR Committee Present:

• Dan Mathieson - Chair Presiding, 
• Mayor Martin Ritsma, 
• Andy Bicanic, 
• Barb Cottle, 
• Franklin Famme, 
• Mark Vandenbosch, 
• Melanie Hare, 
• Nic Flanagan, 
• Paul Parlee, 
• Ron Dodson, 
• Stephen Mitchell, 
• and Trudy Jonkman 

Staff Present:

• Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Services, 
• Emily Robson - Corporate Initiatives Lead, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• and Joani Gerber 

To watch the Ad-Hoc Committee meeting live, please click the following link: https://video.isilive.ca/stratford/live.html

A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website
https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings following the meeting. 

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1.

Call to Order

The Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Land Acknowledgement.

Moment of Silent Reflection. 

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

​The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Adoption of Previous Minutes:

• Motion by

  THAT the Minutes of the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee of The Corporation of the City of Stratford dated August 29, 2024 be adopted as printed.

4.

Delegation Requests

None scheduled.

5.

New Business

5.1

DevelopingEvergreen Brick Works: Case Study, Context and Insights

Seana Irvine

Seana dedicated much of her career to transforming Toronto’s Don Valley Brick Works from an abandoned brick factory and brownfield, into Evergreen Brick Works, an award-winning showcase for innovation and sustainability. Seana's PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario) explores how more equity-based approaches to redeveloping  post-industrial landscapes can contribute to creating more inclusive cities. 

6.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

6.1

Indigenous Engagement & Consultation Strategy Update

Kevin Bonnell, Manager of Inclusion, Equity & Indigenous Initiatives

Oonagh Vaucrosson, Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator

6.2

Draft 2025 Budget for The Grand Trunk Renewal Project Update

Joan Thomson, CAO

6.3

Grand Trunk Site Activation & Animation Updates

Tim Wolfe, Director, Community Services

Emily Robson, Corporate Initiatives Lead

6.4

Discussion Points from the Real Estate, Legal & Finance Working Group

Franklin Famme, Committee members & Chair of Real Estate, Legal & Finance Working Group

7.

Reports of the Working Groups & Staff Update

7.1

Partnership

Herb Klassen & Karen Haslam, Co-Chairs

7.2

Vision, Planning & Architecture

Melanie Hare, Chair

7.3

Real Estate, Legal & Finance

Franklin Famme, Chair

*See report in item 6.4

7.4

Communications, Advocacy & Civic Engagement

Andrew Hilton & John Kastner, Co-Chairs

7.5

Infrastructure & Environment

Stephen Cooper, Chair

7.6

Working Group Coordinator(s)

Ray Harsant, Coordinator

7.7

Staff Update

Emily Robson, Corporate Initiatives Lead

Joani Gerber, CEO, investStratford

8.

Date of Next Meeting

The next Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee Meeting is October 21, 2024 in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

9.

Adjournment

Meeting Start Time:

Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  THAT the  September 16 2024 Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee meeting adjourn.