Town and Gown Committee

AMENDMENT: That the report outlining the member organizations that established the Town and Gown Committee be revised before it goes to City Council to accurately reflect the full breadth of partnerships by including Conestoga College, Conestoga Students Inc., and the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union as founding member organizations.

AMENDMENT: A. THAT the report be updated to reflect current programs and terminology, incorporating rewording and input from Laurier Brantford and Conestoga College; and B. THAT Conestoga College’s Safe Walk program, along with comparable initiatives, be added to the report; and C. THAT the language and guiding principles developed during the October 6 Town and Gown Facilitated Workshop be included to inform the purpose and development of the Action Plan; and 3 D. THAT a fourth outcome be added to the Action Plan by dividing Outcome #1 into two distinct outcomes; and i. THAT Outcome #1 be renamed “Attract Students”; and ii. THAT Outcome #1 focus on student recruitment; and iii. THAT a new Outcome #2, titled “Creating Desirable Student Experiences,” be inserted after the first; and iv. THAT actions previously listed under Outcome #1 that relate to current student experiences be moved to Outcome #2; and E. THAT the language and concept of student belonging be integrated throughout all outcomes of the Action Plan; and F. THAT Action 2.1 be revised to include community volunteer opportunities; and G. THAT Action 2.3 include language emphasizing the need for employers to understand current student employment trends; and H. THAT Action 3.5 be removed from its current location and incorporated into the newly added Outcome #2; and i. THAT the language be adjusted to include concepts of diversity and the creation of culturally safe spaces and experiences.

THAT the following minutes BE APPROVED: 4