City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:30 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 and General Nature Thereof

2.

Authority to move into closed meeting

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

February 2025 Public Appointments - Guelph Cemetery Commission

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

3.

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Open Meeting - 6:00 pm

4.1

O Canada

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:
  1. That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held January 14, 21, 22 and 28, 2025, and the open minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held January 14, 2025 be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

6.

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.

6.1

Administrative Penalty System By-laws and Policies , 2025-24

• Recommendation:
  1. That this Report 2025-24 entitled “Administrative Penalty System By-laws and Policies” be received;
  2. That the by-law attached as Attachment- 1 to this Report, being a by-law to establish an Administrative Penalty System, be approved;
  3. That the by-law attached as Attachment- 2 to this Report, being a by-law to establish the positions of screening and hearing officers for the purposes of administration of the Administrative Penalty System, be approved;
  4. That the omnibus amending by-law attached as Attachment- 3 to this Report, being a by-law to designate specified by-laws and by-law provisions as subject to the Administrative Penalty System, be approved;
  5. That the policies and procedures attached as Attachment- 4 to this Report be adopted as Council-approved Corporate Policies and Procedures for the Administrative Penalty System;
  6. That the administrative fees as set out in Schedule “C” to the Administrative Penalty System By-law attached as Attachment- 1 to this report, be approved and staff be directed to add the administrative fees to the User Fees By-law as soon as practical.

6.2

Internal Audit Work Plan 2025-2027, 2025-40

• Recommendation:
  1. That the report titled 'Internal Audit Work Plan 2025-2027’ dated February 4, 2025, be approved.

      

7.

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.

7.1

2024 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner

Presentation:
John Mascarin, Integrity Commissioner

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2024 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, dated January 22, 2025, be received.

7.2

2024 Annual Report of the Lobbyist Registrar

Presentation:
Suzanne Craig, Lobbyist Registrar

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2024 Annual Report of the Lobbyist Registrar, dated February 11, 2025, be received.

8.

By-laws

9.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

10.

Adjournment