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

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Time:

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 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, 
• Georgia Neely, 
• Mark Vandenbosch, 
• Melanie Hare, 
• Nic Flanagan, 
• Paul Parlee, 
• Ron Dodson, 
• Stephen Mitchell, 
• and Trudy Jonkman 

Staff Present:

• Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Emily Robson - Corporate Initiatives Lead, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Servivces, 
• Joani Gerber - CEO of investStratford, 
• and Lindsay Van Gestel - Recording Secretary 

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:

Minutes of January 15, 2024

• Motion by

  THAT the Minutes of the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee of The Corporation of the City of Stratford dated January 15, 2024, be adopted as printed.

4.

Delegation Requests

None

5.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

5.1

GTR Key Messages & Frequently Asked Questions

 John Kastner, Co-Chair, Communication, Advocacy & Civic Engagement Working Group

5.2

Generative Conversation on Vision & Guiding Principles

Emily Robson, Corporate Initiatives Lead

• Members to share the principles they feel are most relevant to the project 
• Members work together to identify common perspectives

6.

New Business

None

7.

Reports of the Working Groups

7.1

Partnerships

Karen Haslam & Herb Klassen

7.2

Vision, Planning & Architecture

Melanie Hare, Chair

7.3

Real Estate, Legal & Finance

Franklin Famme, Chair

7.4

Infrastructure & Environmental

Stephen Cooper, Chair

7.5

Communication, Advocacy & Civic Engagement

John Kastner & Andrew Hilton, Co-Chairs

7.6

Working Group Coordinators

Alan Kasperski & Ray Harsant

8.

Date of Next Meeting

The next Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee Meeting is Monday, March 18 from 7:00-9:00 in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

9.

Adjournment

Meeting Start Time:

Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  THAT the February 20, 2024, Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee meeting adjourn.