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

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Henderson - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Briscoe - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• Councillor Nijjar, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Adam Betteridge - Interim Chief Administrative Officer/ Director of Building and Planning, 
• Alex Burgess - Manager of Ontario Works, 
• Jeff Wilson - Manager of Housing, 
• Marc Bancroft - Manager of Planning, 
• Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk, 
• and Miranda Franken - Council Clerk 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 Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Conduct 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 Tanner Bergsma

Tanner Bergsma, Co-founder of the Tanner Bergsma Foundation, will be speaking to Sub-committee regarding the housing and cost-of living crisis in Stratford. 

• Motion by

  THAT Tanner Bergsma be heard. 

4.

Department Update

The following Department Update Infographics of April, 2025 have been provided for the information of Sub-committee:

• Monthly Children's Services Report
• Monthly Homelessness Report 
• Monthly Housing Report 
• Monthly Ontario Works Report 
• Monthly Social Services Stratford Report

5.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Social Services Sub-committee meeting is July 15, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

6.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

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