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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-06-01 COMPASS KITCHENER MINUTES June 1, 2016 – 4:00-6:00 Schmalz Room, KITCHENER CITY HALL Present: Chris Hyde Graham Jackson Lori Trumper Pete Lennox Roberto Villamar Lynn Gazolla Tristan Wilkin Mark Paul Nathan Dorsch Staff: Laurie Majcher Jenn Grein Janice Ouellette Regrets Kirk Zurrell Fadi Abd-Uhamid 1. Review of past minutes The minutes from May 4, 2016 were approved by Compass Kitchener. Moved by Lori, second by Mark. Passed. 2. Follow up to Minutes Nothing at this time.  3. Report Card Staff Report – Laurie Majcher Laurie indicated the draft staff report was circulated with the agenda, however since that time some minor changes  have been made to the document. She advised that the report has been forwarded to Legislated Services in compliance with Council reporting timelines outlined at the last meeting. Laurie provided an overview of the changes to the report for Compass Kitchener. Revised report to be shared with the full committee. 4. Report Card Write-up feedback The draft report card write-up was circulated with the agenda. Chris provided an opportunity for members to provide  feedback on the document. It was suggested that it would be beneficial to indicate that Compass Kitchener is a committee appointed by  Council, as well as list that the committee is independent. Through discussion, the committee agreed to ‘an independent group of citizen volunteers’. Laurie agreed to highlight inconsistencies between the report card write-up and the presentation developed for  Council throughout the review in the next item. 5. Report Card Presentation Chris reviewed the Report Card presentation with the full committee, providing opportunities for feedback  throughout the review, with inconsistencies between the write-up and presentation highlighted. The presentation will be updated accordingly. Both Council and the Corporate Leadership Team will be given the final Compass Kitchener Report Card on the  evening of the council meeting. th All Compass Kitchener members are welcome to attend the council Monday, June 6 at 7:00 pm for the  presentation. The media may be there as well; Chris has offered to be the media contact for this presentation. As Chris has worked with the Report Card for several years, he indicated he feels comfortable speaking to past  report cards, based off of past Strategic Plans, as well as content, process and analysis used in this edition. Presentation to be finalized and forwarded to Legislated Services by noon Friday.  6. Summer meetings Often advisory committees will chose to meet less frequently or not at all over July and August due to vacation time  of committee members and overall low turnout at meetings. Doodle request to be sent out for both July and August meeting dates to confirm availability of Compass Kitchener  members. Meetings to proceed if quorum is achievable. Committees of Council come to a close in December. Applications forms will be available if members would like to  continue their participation. 7. Other Business Lynn indicated the Engaging Citizens subcommittee has been working on a question for the committee. Please  provide response directly to Lynn, or alternatively, send to Jenn and/or Laurie to forward on. The subcommittee th would like feedback from the group by June 10 on the following question: The last time you were involved in a public consultation or community engagement event, what o made you feel heard (that input was valued), what made you feel like your input was not heard? Chris is leaving the committee as he and his family will be moving to Alberta. This is an exciting new adventure,  and the committee wished him all the best as he moves forward with these big plans. June 1, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER 2 Roberto attended the Justice Dinner and advised it was a great evening with interesting speakers and a great  opportunity for networking. Next meeting: July 6, 2016 or August 3, 2016 Location: Schmalz Room Attendance: Compass Kitchener Attendance 15-16.xlsx