Note: Referred from the Committee of Council Meeting of November 23, 2022, pursuant to the following recommendation:
That the delegation from Konstadin Dino Kantzavelos, President, Canadian Fabricare Association (CFA), re: Decline of Fabricare/Dryclean Industry and Support for the 'Get Close With Your Cleaner Again' Campaign, to the Committee of Council Meeting of November 23, 2022, be received; and
That the requested motion be referred to November 28, 2022 Special Council meeting.
Below, for Council's reference, is a resolution that was passed by Mississauga Council on July 6, 2022.
RESOLUTION 0145-2022
WHEREAS the City of Mississauga is home to over two-hundred dry cleaners, of which combined employ thousands of Mississauga residents;
WHEREAS the City of Mississauga is a significant provider of businesses associated with the fabricare industry;
WHEREAS many businesses have endured economic hardship due to the societally negative effects of the pandemic;
WHEREAS dry cleaning businesses, on average, have experienced a considerable decline in their sales locally and nationally, with many locations having been closed down as a result;
WHEREAS the dry cleaning industry once thrived and is now in desperate need of community support and revitalization;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
That the Council of the City of Mississauga extends its support to members of the dry cleaning community by acknowledging the hardship suffered but rallying behind their “Get Close With Your Cleaner Again” industry campaign; and further, and
That the Council of the City of Mississauga connects with their counterparts at the Federal and Provincial levels, local-area MP’s and MPP’s included, and calls upon them for their support of this campaign and for their further assistance where possible.
See Item 5.1