The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, April 14, 2025

Time:

7:10 P.m. - 9:10 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Present:

• Councillor Burbach - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Nijjar - Vice Chair, 
• Mayor Ritsma, 
• Councillor Beatty, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• Councillor Briscoe, 
• Councillor Henderson, 
• Councillor Hunter, 
• Councillor McCabe, 
• Councillor Sebben, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Adam Betteridge - Interim Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Taylor Crinklaw - Director of Infrastructure Services, 
• Neil Anderson - Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, 
• Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• and Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk 

To watch the 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.

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.

Sub-committee Minutes

​Sub-committee minutes are attached for background regarding the discussion held at the March 26, 2025, Sub-committee meeting.

4.

Delegations

None scheduled.

5.

Report of the Manager of Environmental Services

5.1

2024 Annual Water Summary Report to Council (ITS25-005)

Staff Recommendation: THAT the 2024 Water Summary Report (ITS25-005) be received by City Council in accordance with the compliance standards set out in Ontario Regulation 170/03.

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT the 2024 Water Summary Report (ITS25-005) be received by City Council in accordance with the compliance standards set out in Ontario Regulation 170/03.

5.2

2024 Stratford Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Annual Report (ITS25-007)

Staff Recommendation: THAT the 2024 Stratford Water Pollution Control Plant Annual Report be received by City Council for information.

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT the 2024 Stratford Water Pollution Control Plant Annual Report be received by City Council for information.

6.

Report of the Events Coordinator

6.1

Request for an Exemption to the Noise Control By-law 113-79 for the Caribbean and African Day Event (ITS25-006)

Staff Recommendation: THAT direction be given on the noise exemption requested by the Multicultural Association for the Caribbean and African Day event on Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. from the following provisions:

• Prohibited all day Sundays and Statutory Holidays, and from 7:00 p.m. of one day to 7:00 a.m. the next day;
• Unreasonable noise provision [Schedule 1, Clause 8];
• Loading and unloading [Schedule 2 clause 4].

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT direction be given on the noise exemption requested by the Multicultural Association for the Caribbean and African Day event on Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. from the following provisions:

  • Prohibited all day Sundays and Statutory Holidays, and from 7:00 p.m. of one day to 7:00 a.m. the next day;
  • Unreasonable noise provision [Schedule 1, Clause 8];
  • Loading and unloading [Schedule 2 clause 4].

7.

For the Information of Committee

7.1

Department Update

A copy of the update has been posted to the City's website on the "Engineering" page. 

7.2

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

The following Advisory Committee Minutes were provided for the information of Committee:

• Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes of January 7, 2025
• Active Transportation Advisory Committee Minutes of January 22, 2025 
• Energy & Environment Advisory Committee Minutes of February 6, 2025

8.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Committee Decision: THAT the Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Committee meeting adjourn.