Stratford City Council
Special Council Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Time:

4:00 P.m. - 5:00 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, 
• Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social 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, 
• Dave Bush - Director of Human Resources, 
• and Miranda Franken - Council Clerk Secretary 

To watch the Council 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 Workplace Policy 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.

Orders of the Day:

3.1

Proposed Disposition of Land (Long Term Care Home) 3188 Vivian Line 37

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT Council authorize the entering into and execution of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Stratford Long Term Care LP for the disposition of the surplus lands known municipally as 3188 Vivian Line 37 to facilitate the development of a minimum 160 bed long term care home and continuum of care facility;

  THAT the Mayor and Clerk, or their respective delegates, be authorized to execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale substantially in the form provided that has been reviewed by the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Solicitor;

  THAT the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the conveyance documents necessary for the disposition of the lands known municipally as 3188 Vivian Line 37, subject to the City’s satisfaction of the completion of the terms and conditions of sale;

  AND THAT the Mayor and Clerk, or their respective delegates, be authorized to execute any conveyance documents prepared by the City Solicitor as required for the conveyance of the land to Stratford Long Term Care LP.

4.

Reading of the By-laws:

The following By-laws require First and Second Readings and Third and Final Readings and can be taken collectively upon unanimous vote of Council present:

• Motion by

  THAT By-laws 4.1 to 4.3 be taken collectively.

• Motion by

  THAT By-laws 4.1 to 4.3 be read a First and Second Time.

• Motion by

  THAT By-laws 4.1 to 4.3 be read a Third Time and Finally Passed.

4.1

Agreement of Purchase and Sale - 3188 Vivian Line 37

To authorize the execution of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Stratford Long Term Care LP for 3188 Vivian Line 37.

4.2

Conveyance of 3188 Vivian Line 37

To authorize the transfer (conveyance) to Stratford Long Term Care LP of 3188 Vivian Line 37.

4.3

Confirmatory By-law

To confirm the proceedings of Council of The Corporation of the City of Stratford at its meeting held on July 23, 2024.

5.

Adjournment:

• Motion by

  ​THAT the July 23, 2024, Special Council Meeting adjourn.