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SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
May 3, 2018 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Safe and Healthy Community Advisory Committee met this date, commencing at 4:05 p.m.
Present: Chair – Mr. D. Witmer
Councillor S. Marsh, Ms. A. Venner, Ms. T. Smith, Ms. E. Clarke, and Messrs. G.
Albert, W. Rahimi
Regrets: Mr. A. Ganem-Mohamed, Mr. B. Page
Staff: M. Hildebrand, Director, Community Programs
D. Keelan, Manager, Aquatics Services
J. McKenzie, Administrative Coordinator, Program & Resource Services
Mr. L. Collins, Chair of the Compass Kitchener committee came to the meeting to invite all of the
Safe and Healthy Advisory committee members to an All Committees meeting scheduled for
June 21, 2018 in the Rotunda at City Hall. At the meeting, Compass Kitchener will share results
of the recent Environics survey and allow input from committee members from advisory
committees across the City. Formal invitation to come via email. Please RSVP at your earliest
convenience. Please arrive between 5:30-6pm if you wish for a small reception that will include
food and beverages.
1. Work Plan Update:
Mr. G. Albert advised the committee that Ms. T. Smith met with the manager of community
centres, Mr. S. Roth. The result from that meeting was the decision that information on how to
book schools would be available at all community centres with the following information:
Website addresses and schools that are available to rent and specific spaces in the schools
that are available.
Ms. A. Venner shared information gathered around signage for gender specific change rooms.
Individual Franchise owners of Goodlife create policies around gender specific change rooms.
2. Plaque update:
Councillor S. Marsh provided an update on the proposed Mutual Respect Plaque and Rock
Carving that is part of an Inclusion and Belonging grant application with the group for discussion.
Discussions ensued about artwork, engagement and design of the plaque. Ms. Keelan will
clarify messaging with communications staff. The committee would also like to ensure that the
design is shared with some local indigenous groups. Design consultation with Mr. W. Rahimi
and Ms. J. MacDonald should take place as well.
Ms. D. Keelan will continue to work with Ms. G. Sabray. The committee has requested that
any payments paid in installments with invoices provided.
On motion,
it was resolved:
“That an Inclusion and Belonging Grant in the amount of $2,000 be approved for the Mutual
Respect Plaque and Rock Carving and,
That the Inclusion and Belonging Grant funding be conditional upon approvals from the Victoria
Park working group, Heritage committee to get a report and agree to take to Council and Council
to approve the plaque to reside in Victoria Park;
3. Inclusion and Belonging Grant
Mr. M. Hildebrand shared an Inclusion and Belonging grant application for a parkrun in Victoria
Park with the group for discussion. The committee reviewed the grant application and had a
number of questions that needed to be clarified before making a decision. Mr. M. Hildebrand
will bring the questions back to the applicant and have answers for the June meeting.
4. New Business
No new business
Ms. J. McKenzie will confirm with committee members the number of advisory meetings left in
this term and process for applying for another committee term if members are interested.
5. Adjournment
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
J. McKenzie
Committee Administrator