The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Present:

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

Staff Present:

• Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Taylor Crinklaw - Director of Infrastructure Services, 
• Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Services, 
• Neil Anderson - Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, 
• Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• Dave Bush- Director of Human Resources, 
• 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.

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 October 30, 2024, Sub-committee meeting.

4.

Delegations

None schedule.

5.

Report of the Events Coordinator

5.1

Request an Exemption to Noise Control By-law 113-79 for the Winter Wander-land Event (ITS24-019)

Staff Recommendation: THAT direction be given on the Noise Control By-law Exemption requested from the Downtown Stratford BIA for the Winter Wander-land event on Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from the following provisions:

• Unreasonable Noise [Schedule 1, clause 8];
• The operation of loudspeakers and amplification of sound [Schedule 2 clause 2];
• Loading and unloading [Schedule 2 clause 4].

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT approval be granted to the Downtown Stratford BIA, for an exemption to Noise Control By-law 113-79  for the Winter Wander-land event located in Market Square, Stratford, on Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from the following provisions:

  • Unreasonable Noise [Schedule 1, clause 8];
  • The operation of loudspeakers and amplification of sound [Schedule 2 clause 2];
  • Loading and unloading [Schedule 2 clause 4].

6.

For the Information of Committee

6.1

Department Update

A copy of the update was posted to the City's website on the "Engineering Division" page.

6.2

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

No Advisory Committee/Outside Board minutes were provided to Committee.

7.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Committee Decision: THAT the Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Committee meeting adjourn.