The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Burbach - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Nijjar - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Beatty, 
• Councillor Hunter, 
• and Councillor McCabe 

Staff Present:

• Taylor Crinklaw - Director of Infrastructure Services, 
• Neil Anderson - Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, 
• Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk, 
• Miranda Franken - Council Clerk Secretary, 
• and Sadaf Ghalib - Manager of Climate Change Programs 

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 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

None scheduled. 

4.

Report of the Manager of Climate Change Programs

4.1

Community Climate Action Plan

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) be adopted;

  THAT staff be directed to:

  • Identify and advance actions in CCAP that can be implemented within the existing staffing capacity and budget resources;
  • Include CCAP programs and supporting resources required for consideration in the 2025 multi-year budget process;

  AND THAT staff be authorized to continue to explore potential funding opportunities through senior levels of government.

5.

Reports of the Fire Chief

5.1

Repair or Replace Fire Utility Vehicle

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the repair of the fire utility vehicle in the amount of $28,025 be authorized.

5.2

Procure New Fire Apparatus using Canoe Procurement Group

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT staff be authorized to use the Canoe procurement group to proceed with the procurement process to purchase a Pierce Quintuple Combination Pumper fire apparatus.

6.

Report of the Events Coordinator

6.1

Request for an exemption to Noise Control By-law 113-79 for the Stratford Lantern Parade event (ITS24-013)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT direction be given on the noise exemption requested by the Playmakers! Theatre School for the Stratford Lantern Parade event on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 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].

7.

Department Update

The Director/Manager to provide an update on department activities and ongoing projects. A copy of the update will be posted to the City's website on the "Engineering Division" page. 

8.

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

There are no Advisory Committee or Outside Board minutes to be provided to Sub-committee. 

9.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Sub-committee meeting is September 25, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

10.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Decision: ​THAT the Infrastructure, Transportation and Safety Sub-committee meeting adjourn.