City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:30 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

Changes to the original agenda are noted with an asterisk "*".

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest or General Nature Thereof

2.

Authority to move into closed session

• Recommendation:

  That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act, to consider:

2.1

Call to Order (closed meeting)

2.2

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)

2.3

Confirmation of Closed Minutes

2.4

Appointments to Transportation Advisory Committee and Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee - 2025 - 414

Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

2.5

Non-union Municipal Employee Group Compensation Review, 2025-424

Section 239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act, regarding labour relations or employee negotiations.

3.

Closed meeting summary

4.

Open meeting - 6:00 p.m.

4.1

O Canada

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Community Recognitions

5.1

Navika Renganathan - Canadian Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U8G

5.2

Hal Bond - Induction into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame

5.3

Nathan Skoufis - 2025 World Taekwondo Championships

5.4

U14 T1 Guelph Royals: 2025 14U AA Ontario Baseball Association Championship

6.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:
  1. That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held July 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2025, and the open minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held July 8, 2025, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

7.

Committee of the Whole Consent Report

The following resolutions have been prepared to facilitate Council’s consideration of various matters and are suggested for consideration. If Council wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Committee of the Whole Consent Report, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Items for Discussion.

7.1

Graffiti By-law

• Recommendation:

  1. That staff be directed to review and compile options on addressing and defining graffiti, both impacting city and private properties, and that a report be introduced to Committee of the Whole by end of Q1, 2026.

  2. And that as work is underway, that solutions such as volunteerism, mural initiatives, public education campaigns, and partnerships for faster removal on private property be considered.

7.2

Facilities Cleaning Services Value for Money Audit, 2025-402

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to incorporate audit recommendations into appropriate staff workplans.

7.3

2025 Second Quarter Budget Monitoring Report, 2025-420

• Recommendation:
  1. That the capital project budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Budget Reallocations (Tables 4 and 6) and Funding Adjustments (Tables 5 and 7) be approved.
  2. That Council approve an in-year operating budget adjustment to compensation and benefits for Guelph Wellington Paramedics Service (GWPS) totaling $1,300,000, to be shared between the City and The County of Wellington ($819,000 and $481,000 respectively), with the City share of $819,000 funded from the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve (180).
  3. That Council acknowledges that the 2025 Second Quarter Budget Monitoring report serves to fulfill the requirement of reporting by the CAO per section 4.4 of the Procurement By-law (2018)-20259 regarding emergency procurement for Lewis Road culvert replacement.
  4. That the 2026 forecasted budget of $1,019,200 for PM0010 Paramedic Vehicle Replacement be advanced to 2025 to align the budget to the time of procurement as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 40 per cent from the Paramedic Provincial Capital Reserve Fund (360), 36 per cent from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (150) and 24 per cent from the County).
  5. That the 2027 forecasted budget of $779,700 for PM0010 Paramedic Vehicle Replacement be advanced to 2025 for the early ordering of three ambulances as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 40 per cent from the Paramedic Provincial Capital Reserve Fund (360), 36 per cent from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (150) and 24 per cent from the County).
  6. That the 2026 forecasted budget of $300,000 for PM0002 Paramedic Growth Vehicle be advanced to 2025 for the early ordering of one growth ambulance as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 62 per cent from Development Charges Reserve Fund – Land Ambulance (325) and 38 per cent from the County).
  7. That the 2026 forecast budget for TC0090 Guelph Transit Central Station Electric Bus Charging of $5,000,000 be advanced to 2025, funded 31 per cent from the Canada Public Transit Fund grant and 69 per cent from the 100RE Reserve Fund (355).
  8. That Council approve the creation of a new project for Queen Street Sewer with a budget of $1,184,500 to be funded 48 per cent from Developer contributions and 52 per cent from the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund (153).

7.4

Multi-Residential Property Tax Subclass Discounts for Affordable Housing, 2025-415

• Recommendation:
  1. That the City of Guelph adopt the optional subclass for affordable rental housing in respect of the multi-residential (MT) and new multi-residential (NT) property classes. To be effective January 1, 2026.
  2. That staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law, to come into force on January 1, 2026, to adopt the aforesaid optional subclasses in respect of the multi-residential (MT) and new multi-residential (NT) property classes.
  3. That the subclass discount be set at 35 per cent at the time tax policy for 2026 is brought forward in the spring of 2026.

8.

Council Consent Agenda

The following resolutions have been prepared to facilitate Council’s consideration of various matters and are suggested for consideration. If Council wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Consent Agenda, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Items for Discussion.

8.1

September 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2025-413

• Recommendation:

  Motions regarding appointments to the Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Advisory Committee will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on September 16, 2025, regarding closed staff report 2025-414 September 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committee of Council.

9.

Items for Discussion

The following items have been extracted from the Committee of the Whole Consent Report and the Council Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. These items have been extracted either at the request of a member of Council or because they include a presentation and/or delegations.

9.1

City Council Appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Elliott and the Well Interference Committee, 2025-359

• Recommendation:
  1. That Councillor _______ be appointed to the Board of Trustees of The Elliott for a term ending November 15, 2026.
  2. That Councillor _______ be appointed to the Well Interference Committee for a term ending November 15, 2026.

9.2

Road Network Maintenance, Levels of Service - 2025-197

Councillor Goller will speak to this item.

• Recommendation:
  1. The City of Guelph urges the province of Ontario to work urgently with key stakeholders to develop limited liability legislation, including enforceable contractor training and a single set of provincially-endorsed standard BMPs for snow and ice management; and
  2. The City of Guelph urges the province of Ontario to create and fund an expert stakeholder advisory committee, including representatives from the disability community, to advise the province and municipalities on the best courses of action to protect freshwater ecosystems and drinking water from the impacts of salt pollution; and
  3. The City of Guelph commits to continuing to reduce the use of road salt as much as possible while meeting local service levels and maintaining safety on roads and sidewalks; and
  4. That this resolution and the attached Memo be sent to all municipalities in Wellington County, the Grand River Conservation Authority, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), local MPPs, Conservation Ontario, the Minister of Environment Conservation and Parks, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Attorney General, and the Premier.

10.

By-laws

11.

Mayor’s Announcements

Please provide any announcements, to the Mayor in writing, by 12 noon on the day of the Council meeting.

12.

Adjournment