Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

McNaughton Room - 3rd Floor, City Hall

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1.

Clean, Green and Beautiful Committee Meeting 01-2024

Chair: TBD

2.

Members

Councillor Rajni Agarwal, City Council
Biljana Baker, Local Artist
Matthew Hills, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Michael deJong, Public Art Committee
Kyle Jessiman, Medium Business Representative
Stephen Margarit, Large Business Representative
Peter Mersch, Landscape Design
Jason Veltri, Citizen Representative
Andy Puiatti, Architectural
Andrei Rosario, Youth Representative
Morgan Staal, Small Business Representative
Kennedy Bucci, Eco Superior
Heidi Strobl, Heritage Advisory Committee
Albert Viljoen, Citizen Representative
Vacant, Labour Representative
Vacant, Indigenous Representative

3.

Officials

Cynthia Olsen, Director - Strategy & Engagement
Stacey Levanen, Supervisor - Corporate Communications and Community Engagement
Laurie Abthorpe, Cultural Development & Public Art Coordinator
Kelly Hell, Committee Clerk

4.

Welcome and Disclosures of Interest

5.

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

Committee Clerk to administer nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee for 2024.

The newly-appointed Chair will assume the position of Chair for the remainder of the meeting.

6.

Agenda Approval

WITH RESPECT to the January 17, 2024, meeting of the Clean, Green and Beautiful Committee, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

7.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The Minutes of Meeting(s) 06-2023 and 07-2023 of the Clean, Green and Beautiful Committee, held on October 18, 2023 and November 15, 2023, respectively, to be confirmed.

THAT the Minutes of Meeting(s) 06-2023 and 07-2023 of the Clean, Green and Beautiful Committee, held on October 18, 2023 and November 15, 2023, respectively, be confirmed.

8.

Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee Review

8.1

Review of Current Committee Membership

A discussion will be held relative to the above noted.

8.2

Terms of Reference

A discussion will be held relative to the above noted.

8.3

Policy

A discussion will be held relative to the above noted.

9.

Establishing Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Review Committee

A discussion will be held relative to the above noted.

10.

Overview of Current and Outstanding Projects

Director Strategy & Engagement Cynthia Olsen to provide an update relative to the above noted.

11.

Emerging Projects Application Review 

A discussion will be held relative to the above noted.

12.

Budget Review

Director Strategy & Engagement Cynthia Olsen to provide information relative to the above noted.

13.

EarthCare Advisory Committee Update

Kyle Jessiman to provide an update relative to the above noted.

14.

Public Art Committee Update

Michael deJong to provide an update relative to the above noted.

15.

Heritage Advisory Committee Update

Heidi Strobl to provide an update relative to the above noted.

16.

Downtown Fort William Revitalization Committee Update

Stephen Margarit to provide an update relative to the above noted.

17.

New Business

18.

Announcements

19.

Next Meeting

The Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee Meetings will be held the 3rd Wednesday of each month, with the exception of July and August, in the McNaughton Room, at 10:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted, as follows:

• Wednesday, February 21, 2024
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024
• Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• Wednesday, May 15, 2024
• Wednesday, June 19, 2024
• Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Wednesday, October 16, 2024
• Wednesday, November 20, 2024
• Wednesday, December 11, 2024

20.

Adjournment