HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-04-20 SPECIAL SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
APRIL 20, 2011 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee met in special session this date commencing at
3:00 p.m.
Present: Ms. D. Ahluwalia, Chair
Councillor S. Davey, Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Ms.
K. Kwiatkowski and Messrs. M. Garner and K. Euler.
Staff: S. Adams, Director of Strategic Planning & Innovation
S. Weare, Strategic Initiatives Associate
L. Korabo, Committee Administrator
J. Metzger, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (CPC)
J. Cloutier, MSW Placement Student (CPC)
WORKPLAN
1.
Members were welcomed to this special meeting and advised that the purpose was to finalize
the Committee’s 2011-2012 Work Plan.
Ms. S. Weare circulated copies of the draft Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee
2011-2012 Work Plan. This iteration of the Work Plan includes suggestions made at the
Committee’s last meeting. Ms. Weare stated that the goal of today’s meeting would be to
confirm initiatives and action items in the Work Plan as outlined and to brainstorm any
additional suggestions. The confirmed Work Plan would then be the subject of a staff report to
be presented to the Community & Infrastructure Services Committee for approval on May 2,
2011.
As previously noted, initiatives have been linked to Strategic Priorities as contained in the
Corporation’s Strategic Plan, being: Quality of Life, Downtown, and, Leadership & Community
Engagement. It was noted that each Initiative has several action items attached to it with each
action item to be considered a ‘project’ to be undertaken. Members were asked to review the
Plan and provide feedback on any part.
Questions were raised regarding general time commitments and staff resources required to
undertake many of the actions listed. Ms. S. Adams commented that several action items
include a notation that information presentations be made to the Committee to be followed by
discussions on the type of role the Committee can take on to lead an action or partner in same.
In response to the question concerning available staff resources, it was noted that is
something that needs to be looked at as the need arises.
A general discussion took place regarding items listed with specific information being provided
on the Square2Square proposal to close King Street from Civic Square to the Square in
Uptown Waterloo on select Sundays during the summer months to allow for animation of the
street in various ways. Additionally, Ms. J. Metzger provided information on the “Jane’s Walk’
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event to be held in the Downtown on May 7 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Event is free and provides
information on what it is like to live in the Downtown as well as touring to several different
venues throughout same. Several presentations have been scheduled at various stops in the
Walk.
Mr. M. Garner noted that, in partnership with the City’s Economic Development Division, a
Downtown marketing brand has been developed and further information will be provided
It was suggested that the Committee get involved with CPTED (Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design) process used by staff. Re-introduction of safety audits after the
CPTED-approved project has been built to check for other ‘safety’ related issues that may not
have been obvious during the CPTED review was suggested. A comment was made that the
CPTED process is designed to look at physical space of a project while a safety audit
concerns itself with a human perspective of the same project. Councillor S. Davey noted that
Regional Police would have information regarding which areas could be looked at as locations
for safety audits.
The balance of the draft work plan was reviewed with no additional changes except for a
request that no acronyms be used.
SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
APRIL 20, 2011 - 10 - CITY OF KITCHENER
WORKPLAN (CONT’D)
1.
The Committee confirmed the work as discussed. Staff will prepare a report to bring the work
plan forward for approval by the Community and Infrastructure Services Committee on May
nd
2.
Discussion can be held at the next meeting regarding prioritizing action items and identifying
timelines and leadership roles.
ADJOURNMENT
2.
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
L. Korabo
Committee Administrator