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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCompass Kitchener - 11-02-11COMPASS KITCHENER MINUTES November 2, 2011 – 4:00-6:00 Conestoga Room, KITCHENER CITY HALL Present: Theron Kramer Kim Knowles Holly Duff Tristan Wilkin Chris Hyde Hanan Mohamed Guests: Sue Morgan Diana Bumstead Chris Kopar Staff: Shelley Adams Jenn Grein Sue Weare Heather McColman Mark Hildebrand Regrets: James Howe Sarah Marsh Soha Elsayed The Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee met on this date, commencing at 4:05 p.m. Theron welcomed all members to the meeting, and the table was circled with introductions for the guests and potential new members attending today’s meeting. 1. Approval of Minutes ? The minutes from October 5th were approved. Moved by Kim, Second by Holly. 2. Voter Turn Out Shelley outlined the business planning process currently underway throughout the organization. Two ? strategic sessions have taken place with Council and at the most recent session, voter turn out was identified as a potential initiative. It was clarified, when considering voter turn out, this is at the municipal level only. Chris indicated e-voting ? is currently in use at WLU; they have seen an increase in voter turn out from 8% to 35% since implementation. This initiative could also be closely tied to Civics101 as a very long term goal in increasing voter turn out. ? The committee agreed voter turn out will be further considered by the Strategic Plan subcommittee. ? Direction: Shelley to confirm with Legislated Services if electronic voting is an option for the 2014 election. ? Shelley to connect with Legislated Services to access information from the previous Voter Turn Out ? Committee initiated by Councillor Vrbanovic, in which Norm Damaren, former Compass Kitchener member participated. 3. Feedback on Draft Official Plan As discussed at the last Compass Kitchener meeting, feedback on the Draft Official Plan was provided to ? planning staff, and circulated to Compass Kitchener with this meetings agenda. Theron would like to touch base with the committee for additional thoughts on the feedback provided. Several members wondered if perhaps the public Official Plan meeting scheduled for Monday, November ? th 7 would be an opportunity to present the committee’s feedback. Theron clarified this meeting is for staff input on feedback, so a presentation by the committee would not be appropriate. th As our feedback was provided after the due date, it will not be included in the November 7 meeting, ? nd however it will be included in the 2 draft of the Official Plan due spring 2012. Direction: John McBride to be invited to our January meeting to present updated information on the Transportation ? Master Plan. It was suggested to share CK’s feedback with chairs (and CC staff) for all advisory committees. ? As a separate topic, the Compass Kitchener All Committee Chair gathering has not yet taken place for ? 2011. The group considered what to focus this gathering on. Committee members were asked to provide suggestions, and discussed possibly focusing on the Draft Official Plan or receiving input for use with the CK Citizens Report Card. Theron and Shelley to prepare and send an agenda for the meeting and move forward with scheduling. November 2, 2011 CITY OF KITCHENER - 2 - 4. Draft Strategic Plan outline Shelley provided a short update on further progress with the Draft Strategic Plan. ? Sue provided an updated draft of the Drivers, now down to 12 items total, which includes feedback ? received at Compass Kitchener’s October meeting, and highlighted changes that have taken place. Sue explained how the drivers fit into the strategic plan. Many are very broad; they are trends that will ? impact how we move forward. The information on drivers will be followed by priority areas in the Strategic Plan document. Compass Kitchener was asked to provide input on both the look and feel of the document as well as on a ? potential name change to a Plan for a Healthy Kitchener. Discussion: Opportunity and Access for all focuses on Economics and could further consider social inclusion. Or ? perhaps a title change as diversity is covered under Our Diverse City. Competition for Talent fits closely with Economic Realities and Resilience, and could possibly be ? considered together. This one also has an emphasis on proximity to GTA, which is not necessarily something we want to highlight. Tourism, the title is not exactly clear. Tourism could be included within the body, and the name be ? changed to something more broad. There doesn’t seem to be any support for our suburbs. Perhaps this could be mentioned under Growth ? and Land Use Planning. Neighbourhoods is indicated under Community Engagement and Involvement, however this is not specific to the burbs, and broadens the concepts, perhaps another line emphasising this could be included. Transit and Mobility, this area could include our partnerships with the Region and neighbouring ? Municipalities, as this makes a major impact on our actions etc. This idea could also be included under almost any other section. As the committee discussed, they agreed this may infact may be a driver of it’s own. th Sue asked that the committee provide any additional feedback by November 11. ? Direction: Draft Strategic Plan to be on the December agenda for consideration and discussion, document to be ? completed in January. 5. Workplan small group update Report Card: The group has been trying to think outside the box and consider new ways to find statistics, as well as consider partnerships where possible. Civics 101: This group is planning to meet with Kitchener Youth Action Council tomorrow to talk about what is important to them and how they can best be engaged. Voter Turn Out: This group brain stormed ideas on what might prevent people from voting. They indicated that Elections Canada has available a comparative on usage of telephone and e-voting that may be helpful. The group also considered what other municipalities are doing and how it’s working for them. Report Card Working Voter Turn Out Youth Engagement Group.docWorking Group.docWorking Group.doc 6. General Business No general business at this time. ? Meeting adjourned at 5:55. Next meeting: December 7, 2011 Conestoga Room – Kitchener City Hall Attendance: Compass Kitchener Attendance 11-12.xls