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Special Council Meeting
Minutes
September 29, 2025,1:30 p.m.
Council Chambers - Hybrid
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
Present: Mayor B. Vrbanovic
Councillor S. Davey
Councillor J. Deneault
Councillor C. Michaud
Councillor A. Owodunni
Councillor B. loannidis
Councillor D. Chapman
Councillor S. Stretch
Absent: Councillor D. Schnider
Councillor P. Singh
Councillor M. Johnston
Staff: D. Chapman, Chief Administrative Officer
M. May, General Manager, Community Services and Deputy
Chief Administrator
J. Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services
D. McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services
D. Becks, Director, Facilities Management
A. Sturgess, Director, Business Growth & Enterprises
B. Cheyne, Director, Sport
A. Fusco, Director Legislated Services / City Clerk
B. Bennett, Manager, Business Development
E. Moorlag, Manager, Service Coordination & Improvement
D. Matthews, Policy & Program Advisor
P. King, Manager, Aquatics
H. Foulds, Manager, Service Coordination & Improvement
C. Baker, Manager, Customer Experience & Solutions
O. Siddiqui, Project Manager, Customer Experience
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M. Scannell, Project Mgr (KIRC)
K. Nyenhuis, Comm & Marketing Associate
B. Palmer, Corporate Financial Advisor
1. PART ONE - 1:30 p.m.
2. Commencement
A meeting of City Council was held at 1:30 p.m. this date, chaired by Mayor B.
Vrbanovic, with all members present except Councillors D. Schnider, M. Johnston
and P. Singh. Notice of this meeting had been previously given to all members of
Council by the City Clerk pursuant to Chapter 25 (Council Procedure) of the
Municipal Code.
3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
4. Staff Reports
4.1 Donation to the City of Kitchener, DSD -2025-398, DSD -2025-398
Moved by Councillor B. loannidis
Seconded by Councillor A. Owodunni
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Donation
Agreement with The Cowan Foundation, recognizing a donation in the
amount of $2.5 Million, which will be acknowledged through the naming of
the City's newest Indoor Recreation Complex and Indoor Turf Fieldhouse
as the Cowan Recreation Centre and Cowan Fieldhouse, located at 1955
Fischer -Hallman Road, Kitchener (currently under construction), in
accordance with the discussion at the August 11, 2025 in -camera meeting
of Council; said agreement to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor."
Carried
5. Media Announcement
The Mayor and Members of Council acknowledged Maureen Cowan and
members of the Cowan family will be present, along with Mary D'Alton, Executive
Director of the Cowan Foundation, for the generous donation to the City in the
amount of $2.5 Million, which the City will acknowledge through the naming of
the City's newest Indoor Recreation Complex and Indoor Turf Fieldhouse as the
Cowan Recreation rntre and Cowan Fieldhouse located at 1955 Fischer-
Hallman
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H llman Rued, Kitchener (currently uwund r construction).
6 Recess and Reconvene
The Special Council meefing then recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 3
p.m., chaired by �Mayor B. Vrbanovic, with all members present exc
Councillors
7µ PART T - 3:30 p.m. (Approximately)
8. Mayoral Il uin rnd Updates r B. Vrbanovic
None.
"That an in -camera meeting of City Council be held immediately following
the special council meeting this date to consider three matters, specifically
solicitor client privilege matter; a solicitor client privilege & potential
litigation matter; and, a potential land disposition matter uthori d by
Sections 239 (2) (c) (e) and (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001, respectively."
10. Adjournment
On motion the meeting adjourned at 3;30 p.m.
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