Special City Council
Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 6:00 P.m. - 11:00 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 – 6:00 p.m.

1.1

O Canada

1.2

Silent Reflection

1.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

1.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

2.

Community Benefit Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws - 2022-125

Presentation
Greg Clark, Manager, Financial Strategy and Long-Term Planning
Gary Scandlan, Managing Partner and Director, Watson and Associates Economists Ltd.

• Recommendation:

  That the following recommendations be referred to the July 18, 2022 City Council meeting:

  1. That the City of Guelph adopt the Community Benefit Charge approach to calculate the charges on a uniform City-wide basis.
  2. That the capital project listing set out in Chapter 4 of the Community Benefit Charge Strategy dated March 31, 2022, be subject to further annual review and amendment during the capital budget process.
  3. That Appendix A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the creation of a special reserve fund account, Community Benefit Charge Reserve Fund (302) subject to the terms and authority as identified in report 2022-125 Community Benefit Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws.
  4. That the Community Benefit Charge Strategy dated March 31, 2022, be approved (as amended if applicable).
  5. That the Community Benefit Charge By-law as set out in Appendix C of Attachment-1 be approved effective September 18, 2022.
  6. That the Parkland Dedication By-law as attached in Attachment-2 be approved effective September 18, 2022.

3.

Adjournment