The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Community Services Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Henderson - Vice Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Briscoe, 
• Councillor Sebben, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• Michael Mousley - Manager of Transit, 
• Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk, 
• and Danielle Clayton - Recording Secretary 

To watch the Sub-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 Vice-chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Councillor Beatty provided regrets for this meeting.

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Workplace Policy Statement

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.

Delegations

3.1

Request for Delegation by Andrew Blake

Andrew Blake will be speaking to Sub-committee to request a memorial bench be dedicated in honour of his father, Mervyn "Butch" Blake, who worked at the Stratford Festival for 42 years, appearing in over 130 productions.

• Motion by

  THAT Andrew Blake be heard.

4.

Report of the Manager of Transit

4.1

Proposed Free Transit Day (COM24-007)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT a Free Transit Day be authorized by waiving transit fares for one (1) day on November 26, 2024;

  AND THAT the financial transaction be recorded as interfunctional as noted in Report COM24-007.

5.

Department Update

The Director/Manager to provide an update on department activities and ongoing projects.

6.

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

The following Advisory Committee minutes were provided for the information of Sub-committee:

• Communities in Bloom Advisory Committee Minutes of June 5, 2024 and July 4, 2024

7.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Community Services Sub-committee meeting is November 14, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

8.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Sub-committee Decision: THAT the Community Services Sub-committee meeting adjourn.