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COMPASS KITCHENER COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 2, 2005CITY OF KITCHENER
The Compass Kitchener Committee met this date, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Don Bourgeois, Paul Royston, John Hall, Trudi Bunting
Pat Doherty, Glen Woolner, Trudy Beaulne
Staff: Shelley Adams, Barb Wagner, Carla Ladd, Rob Browning
Regrets: None
1. Adaptive Reuse Incentive Program
S. Adams distributed copies of a report from C. Bluhm, Planning Division requesting Compass
Kitchener’s input in the proposed Adaptive Reuse Incentive Program. Committee members
agreed they would like to invite C. Bluhm to the March 2, 2005 Compass Kitchener meeting to
provide more detail regarding the proposed program.
2. Compass Kitchener Membership
S. Adams advised that Dan Williams will be stepping down from Compass Kitchener. The
Compass Kitchener mandate allows for 12 members, the current committee sits at 7. S. Adams
asked for direction to attract additional membership in identified sectors, such as New Canadians.
Committee members were requested to advise Shelley if they know people who would bring value
to the table and ensure a broader representation.
3. Environics Project
A working team including Don Bourgeois, Carla Ladd, Shelley Adams, Rosemary Pitfield and Barb
Wagner met with Barry Watson in January to discuss the process for the Environics survey. The
survey will cover 5 main areas including how respondents perceive their life in general in
Kitchener, measurement of services which highlight if the respondent is familiar with the identified
service, if they are satisfied with the service and if more or less money should be allocated to the
service. The next section will help identify the vision residents have for the City in 20 or more
years. The fourth section is social values items, some of which are intentionally provocative - the
questions need to be posed pointedly to get the appropriate reaction. A communication piece will
be prepared for Council and frontline staff to provide information in the event they receive any
calls relating to the social values questions. The survey will be a mailout, with 8,000 surveys
ensuring a response rate of approximately 2,000. There will be a communications and media
drive to encourage participation. The selected participants will receive a personal letter prior to
the process to advise they have been selected, the purpose of the survey and our expected
outcomes that social values will help the City make better decisions on behalf of the residents.
There was a discussion regarding who the letter should be from. S. Adams will check with
Environics to determine best practice and report back at the February 16, 2005 meeting. The
survey will also be available on the Internet with a PIN #.
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The Communications Strategy will be discussed at the March 2005 meeting including the
preliminary communication to the public and the communication of the findings to residents.
Statistically speaking, it was identified that there are not enough unilingual residents in Kitchener
to necessitate printing the survey in different languages. In the introductory letter, there will be
information regarding arrangements for simultaneous translations if required. S. Adams will
follow-up with a number of local resources to secure the service.
S. Adams distributed a list outlining proposed services to be evaluated and a second list outlining
elements in a vision of the future. Several suggestions for changes and additions were proposed.
S. Adams will communicate these suggestions to Environics to be ntegrated into the
questionnaire.
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Barry Watson, Environics Research Group will attend the February 16 meeting to review the
questionnaire and address any questions relating to the project.
4. Action Items
C. Bluhm will be invited to the March 2, 2005 Compass Kitchener meeting.
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S. Adams will provide suggestions for changes to the service and vision lists to Environics for
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inclusion in the questionnaire.
5. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned 5:50 p.m.
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