The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Community Services Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, April 28, 2025

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Present:

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

Staff Present:

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

Councillor Beatty has provided regrets for this meeting.

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 April 17, 2025 Sub-committee meeting.

4.

Delegations

None scheduled.

5.

Report of the Manager of Parks, Forestry and Cemetery

5.1

Mervyn “Butch” Blake Recognition Follow-up (COM25-002)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “Mervyn “Butch” Blake Recognition Follow-up” (COM25-002), be received for information and the request filed.

6.

For the Information of Committee

6.1

Department Update

6.2

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

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

• Communities in Bloom Advisory Committee minutes of January 2, 2025 and February 6, 2025.

7.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  Committee Decision: THAT the Community Services Committee meeting adjourn.