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

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, October 21, 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, 
• Barb Cottle, 
• Franklin Famme, 
• Mark Vandenbosch, 
• Melanie Hare, 
• Nic Flanagan, 
• Paul Parlee, 
• Ron Dodson, 
• Stephen Mitchell, 
• Trudy Jonkman, 
• and Andy Bicanic 

Staff Present:

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

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 September 16, 2024 be adopted as printed.

4.

Delegation Requests

None

5.

New Business

5.1

United Housing: Uniting our Community to Address the Housing Crisis

Ryan Erb, Executive Director, United Way Perth-Huron

Kathy Vassilakos, Director, United Housing

6.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

6.1

Indigenous Engagement & Consultation Strategy

Kevin Bonnell, Manager of Inclusion, Equity & Indigenous Initiatives

Oonagh Vaucrosson, Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator

6.2

Grand Trunk Environmental Remediation: Status and Considerations

Taylor Crinklaw, Director of Infrastructure Services

6.3

Proposal for Tours of the Grand Trunk Site

Andrew Hilton & John Kastner, Co-Chairs, Communications, Advocacy & Civic Engagement 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

7.4

Communications, Advocacy, Civic Engagement

Andrew Hilton & John Kastner, Co-Chairs

7.5

Infrastructure & Environment

Stephen Cooper, Chair

7.6

Working Group Coordinators

Alan Kasperski & Ray Harsant, Coordinators

7.7

Staff Update

Emily Robson, Corporate Initiatives Lead, City of Stratford

Joani Gerber, CEO, investStratford

8.

Date of Next Meeting

The next Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee Meeting is November 18, 2024 in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

9.

Adjournment

Meeting Start Time:

Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  THAT the October 21, 2024 Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee meeting adjourn.