Stratford City Council
Special Council Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

4766nd

Date:

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Time:

6:30 P.m. - 8:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Council Present:

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

Staff Present:

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

To watch the Special Council and Public 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:

​​Mayor Ritsma, Chair presiding, to call the Council meeting to order.

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Conduct Statement

2.

Declarations 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 to otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature Thereof

 

3.

Adjournment to Public Meetings under the Planning Act:

• THAT the Special Council Meeting adjourn to Public Meetings under the Planning Act, to hear from members of the public with respect to the following planning matters:

  • Zone Change Application Z05-24 for 156 Albert Street;
  • Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 31T15-001 and Zone Change Application Z06-24 for 576 O'Loane Avenue;
  • Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 31T24-002 and Zone Change Application Z07-24 for 1296 O'Loane Avenue;

  and to reconvene following the Public Meetings.

4.

Reading of the By-laws:

The following By-law requires First and Second Readings and Third and Final Readings:

4.1 Confirmatory By-law

To confirm the proceedings of Council of The Corporation of the City of Stratford at its meeting held on March 20, 2025.

• THAT By-law 4.1 be read a First and Second Time. 

• THAT By-law 4.1 be read a Third Time and Finally Passed. 

5.

Adjournment:

• ​THAT the March 20, 2025, Special and Public Council Meeting adjourn.