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

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, February 13, 2023

Time:

7:15 P.m. - 7:20 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 and Development Services, 
• John Paradis - Fire Chief, 
• Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• Anne Kircos - Director of Human Resources, 
• Chris Bantock - Deputy Clerk, 
• and Sadaf Ghalib - Climate Change Program Manager

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 January 25, 2023 Sub-committee meeting.

4.

Delegations

None scheduled.

5.

Report of the Manager of Environmental Services

5.1

Drinking Water Quality Management Standard 2022 Infrastructure Review (ITS23-002)

Staff Recommendation: THAT the DWQMS Infrastructure Review 2022 be received by Council to fulfil the requirement of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard.

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT the DWQMS Infrastructure Review 2022 be received by Council to fulfil the requirement of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard.

5.2

Drinking Water Quality Management Standard 2022 Management Review (ITS23-003)

Staff Recommendation: THAT the Management Review Minutes 2022 and Summary Table of Action Items 2022, be received by Council to fulfil the requirement of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard.

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT the Management Review Minutes 2022 and Summary Table of Action Items 2022, be received by Council to fulfil the requirement of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard.

6.

Report of the Climate Change Programs Manager

6.1

Earth Day Canada 2023 (ITS23-004)

Staff Recommendation: THAT Staff be authorized to proceed with organizing the tree planting event as outlined in Report ITS23-004.

• Motion by

  Sub-committee Recommendation: THAT Staff be authorized to proceed with organizing the tree planting event as outlined in Report ITS23-004.

7.

Report of the Deputy Clerk

7.1

Amendment to Business Licensing By-law 187-2004 (ITS23-005)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT Business Licensing By-law 187-2004, as amended, be further amended to increase the minimum commercial general liability requirements of all business licenses from $2 million to $5 million.

8.

For the Information of Committee

8.1

Department Update

Sub-committee Discussion: The Director of Infrastructure and Development Services provided the following highlights from the Department Update:

• with respect to the Transportation Master Plan, staff will be receiving an alternative solutions update from the consultant soon, which will help guide recommendations to Council;
• the final Transportation Mater Plan l report is expected in the spring;
• the Engineering Division is drafting tenders for the upcoming construction year;
• the Portia watermain project included in the 2022 budget went to tender recently and is intended to improve water quality in that area;
• the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) required an emergency repair and tendering is underway;
• the significant amount of snowfall over Christmas kept Public Works staff busy for four days as a significant weather event was declared, meaning it is hazardous for drivers and pedestrians and may take longer to clear;
• with respect to the Climate Change working group, staff are working on a Corporate emissions plan that is underway, as well as a community emissions plan; and
• there are also notes from the Attainable housing project and it was noted they presented to Council recently.

9.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

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