The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Time:

4:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Ad-Hoc GTR Committee Present:

• Dan Mathieson - Chair Presiding, 
• Mayor Martin Ritsma, 
• Andy Bicanic, 
• Barb Cottle, 
• Franklin Famme, 
• Mark Vandenbosch, 
• Melanie Hare, 
• Nic Flanagan, 
• Paul Parlee, 
• Ron Dodson, 
• Stephen Mitchell, 
• and Trudy Jonkman 

Staff Present:

• Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Services, 
• Emily Robson - Corporate Initiatives Lead, 
• Joani Gerber - CEO of investStratford, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• and Victoria Trotter - Recording Secretary 

To watch the Ad-Hoc 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 Acknowledgement.

Moment of Silent Reflection. 

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.

Adoption of Previous Minutes:

• Motion by

  THAT the Minutes of the Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee of The Corporation of the City of Stratford dated July 15, 2024 be adopted as printed.

4.

Delegation Requests

None scheduled.

5.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

5.1

Indigenous Engagement Strategy Considerations for the Grand Trunk Renewal Project

Kevin Bonnell, Manager of Inclusion, Equity and Indigenous Initiatives & Oonagh Vaucrosson, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Human Resources, City of Stratford

5.2

City of Stratford Official Plan Review: General Overview and Alignment with GTR Site

Adam Betteridge, Director of Building and Planning, Building and Planning Services, City of Stratford

5.3

Draft 2025 Budget for the Grand Trunk Renewal Project

Joan Thomson, CAO, City of Stratford 

6.

New Business

6.1

Grand Trunk Site Activation & Animation

Andrew Hilton, Co-Chair, Communications, Advocacy & Civic Engagement Working Group

7.

Reports of the Working Groups & Staff Update

7.1

Partnership

Herb Klassen & Karen Haslam, Co-Chairs

7.2

Vision, Planning & Architecture

Melanie Hare, Chair

7.3

Real Estate, Legal & Finance

Franklin Famme, Chair

7.4

Communications, Advocacy & Civic Engagement

Andrew Hilton & John Kastner, Co-Chairs
* Report provided in item 6.1

7.5

Infrastructure & Environment

Stephen Cooper, Chair

7.6

Staff Update

Emily Robson, Corporate Initiatives Lead, City of Stratford

Joani Gerber, CEO, investStratford

8.

Date of Next Meeting

The next Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee Meeting is September 16, 2024 in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

9.

Adjournment

Meeting Start Time:

Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  THAT the August 29, 2024 Ad-Hoc Grand Trunk Renewal Committee meeting adjourn.