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COMMUNITY &INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEEMINUTES
OCTOBER 30, 2017 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Community and Infrastructure Services Committee met this date, commencing at 2:30 p.m.
Present: Councillor B. Ioannidis - Chair
Mayor B. Vrbanovic and, Councillors S. Davey, F. Etherington, K. Galloway-Sealock, J.
Gazzola, Y. Fernandes, S. Marsh and D. Schnider.
Staff: D. Chapman, Chief Administrative Officer
M. Goldrup, Interim Deputy CAO, Finance and Corporate Services
M. May, Deputy CAO, Community Services
C. Fletcher, Interim Executive Director, Infrastructure Services
J. Readman, Interim Executive Director, Infrastructure Services
C. Bluhm, Executive Director, Economic Development
L. MacDonald, Director Legal Services / City Solicitor
D. McGoldrick, Director, Operations Environmental Services
B. Sloan, Manager, Long Range and Policy Planning
J. Joseph, Supervisor, Neighbourhood Development Office
N. Goss, Senior Planner
D. Kropf, Neighbourhood Development Office Associate
Y. Westerveld Cardoso, Landscape Architect
C. Kozlowski, Executive Assistant, Community Services Department
D. Saunderson, Committee Administrator
1. INS-17-069 - NAMING OF TWO COMMUNITY PARKS
The Committee considered Infrastructure Services Department report INS-17-069, dated
October 16, 2017 recommending approval of the naming of two community parks conveyed to
the City through Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision 30T-08201.
Councillor K. Galloway-Sealock requested that Report INS-17-069 be forwarded to the School
Boards, as they are in the process of considering naming a new school and the report may
provide some options for consideration.
On motion by Councillor K. Galloway-Sealock -
it was resolved:
That the community park at 269 Seabrook Drive, conveyed to the City through Draft
Approved Plan of Subdivision 30T-08201, as outlined in Infrastructure Services
Department report INS-17-069, be named Hewitt Park; and further,
That the heritage green referred to as Block 11, conveyed to the City through Draft
Approved Plan of Subdivision 30T-08201, be named Ferguson Heritage Green
2. CSD-17-095 - NEIGHBOURHOOD MATCHING GRANT REVISIONS
The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-17-095, dated
October 16, 2017 recommending approval of the revised Neighbourhood Matching Grant
guidelines and requesting the City to authorize execution of agreements pertaining to
Neighbourhood Matching Grants and Placemaking Challenge Grants. Ms. C. Kozlowski and
Messrs. J. Joseph and D. Kropf were in attendance and responded to questions from the
Committee.
On motion by Councillor S. Marsh -
it was resolved:
That the revised Neighbourhood Matching Grant guidelines, attached to Community
Services Department report CSD-17-095 be approved; and,
agreements with recipients pertaining to Neighbourhood Matching Grants; said
agreements to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and further,
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2. CSD-17-095 - NEIGHBOURHOOD MATCHING GRANT REVISIONS (
agreements with recipients pertaining to Placemaking Challenge Grants; said
agreements to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor
3. CSD-17-094 - BREAKING THE SILENCE ON HIDDEN VIOLENCE
The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-17-094, dated
October 11, 2017 recommending endorsement of the report entitled Breaking the Silence on
Hidden Violence: Addressing Hate Crime and Violence Against the LGBTQ Community in
Waterloo Region, prepared by the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council.
Ms. Juanita Metzger, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, provided an overview of the
Report, noting the Region of Waterloo and City of Waterloo have already provided their
endorsement of the Report. She further advised the Safe and Healthy Advisory Committee
have also been consulted on the Report and have included items on their Committee Work
Plan to address hate crimes and violence against the LGBTQ Community.
On motion by Councillor D. Schnider -
it was resolved:
That the report entitled Breaking the Silence on Hidden Violence: Addressing Hate
Crime and Violence Against the LGBTQ Community in Waterloo Region attached in
Community Services Department report CSD-17-0
4. INS-17-079 - COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM
The Committee considered Infrastructure Services Department report INS-17-079, dated
October 12, 2017 recommending approval of the updated Community Garden Program. Ms. Y.
Westerveld Cardoso presented the Report and responded to questions from the Committee.
Ms. Carol Popovic, Public Health Region of Waterloo, addressed the Committee in support of
the staff recommendation, noting the Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency
Services recognizes community gardens have a role in chronic disease prevention and
placemaking within neighborhoods.
Councillor S. Marsh left the meeting at this time.
The following motion was then voted on and Carried Unanimously on a recorded vote.
Councillors S. Marsh, Z. Janecki and P. Singh were absent and accordingly did not vote.
On motion by Councillor D. Schnider -
it was resolved:
That the Community Garden Program, as outlined in Infrastructure Services
Department report INS-17-079 be approved; and,
-525) be rescinded and
Report INS-17-079; and,
That the Deputy Chief Administrative Officers be authorized to execute agreements with
the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and further;
That staff be directed to implement and fund insurance coverage for new and existing
community gardeners who have been permitted to have a community garden plot on
city-owned land
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5. CSD-17-091 - KITCHENER GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN (KGMP) 2017-2019+
The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-17-091, dated
October 10, 2017 recommending approval of the Kitchener Growth Management Plan (KGMP)
Fall 2017 to Fall 2019+. In addition, the Committee was in receipt this date of amended
recommendation related to Parcel ID#147 being recommended for Priority B status.
Councillor J. Gazzola left the meeting at this time.
Councillor S. Marsh re-entered the meeting at this time.
Ms. N. Goss presented the Report noting staff, in consultation with the delegation registered
this date, are proposing an amendment to the KGMP to add a new Parcel ID# 147, as outlined
s 4-28 of the agenda and identify it
with Priority B status.
Ms. Andrea Sinclair, MHBC Planning, was in attendance on behalf of Activa Holdings Inc. in
support of the amendment regarding Parcel ID# 147. She requested a further amendment to
the KGMP to update a statement regarding Parcel ID# 122 to replace the information currently
listed regarding sanitary servicing to note that a sanitary servicing solution has now been
identified. She further requested that consideration be given to coordinating the proposed
infrastructure improvements for Fischer Hallman Road all identified currently between 2019
and 2023 to complete work concurrently, to decrease the environmental impacts and impacts
on the community.
The following motion was voted on clause by clause on a recorded vote.
On motion by Councillor Y. Fernandes -
it was resolved:
That the Kitchener Growth Management Plan Fall 2017 to Fall 2019+, attached to
Community Services Department report CSD-17-091, be approved; and further,
That the Kitchener Growth Management Plan Fall 2017 to Fall 2019+ be amended to
include a new KGMP Parcel ID #147 for the lands owned by Activa Holdings Inc. that
have urban land uses located immediately south of KGMP Parcel ID#31, as shown on
2017, and that these lands be assigned a Priority B
Clause 1 - Carried unanimously
Clause 2 - Carried
In Favour: Mayor B. Vrbanovic and Councillors, D.
Schnider, B. Ioannidis, F. Etherington and J. Gazzola.
Contra: Councillors K. Galloway-Sealock, S. Marsh,
Y. Fernandes and S. Davey.
Absent: Councillors P. Singh, and Z. Janecki.
6. ADJOURNMENT
On motion, this meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
D. Saunderson
Committee Administrator