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Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee
Committee Minutes
May 7, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
Schmalz Room - Second Floor City Hall
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
Present J. Stephens-Wells, Member
C. Abarca, Member
K. Brabazon, Member
L. Thompson, Member
L. Trumper, Member
R. Gill, Member
T. Glover, Chair
Staff: S. Sweazey, Senior Policy Advisor
A. Remillard, Committee Administrator
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1. Commencement
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
3. Delegations
4. Discussion Items
4.1 Accelerating Commercial Business Approvals
Compass Members reviewed the Compass Kitchener role summary and
Evaluation Approach sections of the report card and made small language edits.
Members of Compass Kitchener reviewed the project highlights together and
evaluated the Accelerating Commercial Business Approvals on:
Responsible Project Delivery - Meets Expectations
Impact / Public Value - Exceeds Expectations
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Transparency and Communication - Exceeds Expectations
Public Engagement - Exceeds Expectations
On a motion made by J. Stephens-Wells, and seconded by L. Trumper:
"The overall evaluation rating for this project exceeds expectations"
Motion carried unanimously.
4.2 Advancing Truth and Reconciliation
The Chair asked Compass Kitchener members what approach they want to use
for reporting the way the city conducts itself; template or narrative style. Members
discussed the two and agreed, they are more comfortable with a narrative style.
C. Abarca raised concern with applying a western framework to evaluate this
unique project and wondered if a different form of evaluation be the approach. J.
Stephens-Wells clarified that the city is not the driver of this project, and
suggested listing in the general comment section of the report.
L. Trumper commented they may want to address the potential for people feeling
'othered' by this approach.
A motion was forwarded by L. Trumper to rate this project overall as 'Exceeds
Expectations'. Motion carried unanimously.
4.3 General Comments and Recommendations
Members reviewed the draft Overall Observations and Looking Ahead section. J.
Stephens-Wells commented that Compass Kitchener has never addressed
incomplete projects before and questioned whether it should be added under
Recommendations for Future Strategic Planning.
T. Glover asked members if they were good with the format and content for the
'Update on Projects from 2023-2026 Strategic Plan' and if they had any
comments to guide the city or to consider for the future. T. Glover shared that
Compass Kitchener could solicit other Advisory Committees for their
information/feedback to be included in the report.
J. Stephens-Wells suggested bringing two things to CLT:
we are struggling with the advancement of goals thru the indicators and
the rate at which they are being done.
should we push the committee to advance the work on outcomes.
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A motion related to suggested amendments for this section was made by T.
Glover and seconded by L. Trumper.
Motion carried unanimously.
5. Information Items
5.1 2024 Strategic Plan Report Card
5.2 2019-2022 Strategic Plan Progress Update for Remaining 8 Projects
5.3 Compass Kitchener Report Card 2024 Draft
6. Adjournment
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 5:51 pm.
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