City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 4:30 P.m. - 5:30 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

2.

Authority to move into closed meeting

• 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 Minutes for the closed Council meetings held September 14 and December 6, 2022.

2.4

Chief Administrative Officer Performance Objectives Setting for 2023

Section 239(2)(b) and (d) of the Municipal Act, related to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and labour relations or employee negotiations. 

3.

Open Meeting – 5:00 p.m.

3.1

O Canada

3.2

Silent Reflection

3.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

3.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

3.5

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 15, December 6 and December 13, 2022, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

5.

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.

5.1

2022-2026 Council Appointments

• Recommendation:

  Vice-chair for Audit:

  1. That Councillor Richardson replace Councillor Busuttil as Vice-Chair of Audit for a term ending November 15, 2024.

  Vice-chair for Governance:

  1. That the Committee of the Whole terms of Reference be updated to include the appointment of a vice-chair for Governance.
  2. That Councillor Busuttil be appointed as the Committee of the Whole Governance vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2024.

  Committee of Management for the Elliott

  1. That Councillor Downer be appointed as the Committee of Management for the Elliott chair for a term ending November 15, 2024.
  2. That Councillor Klassen be appointed as the Committee of Management for the Elliott vice-chair for a term ending November 15, 2024.

6.

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.

6.1

Endorsement of Councillor Chew to Stand for Election on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors

Whereas the Federation of Canadian Municipalities represents the interests of member municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal jurisdiction; and

Whereas the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors is comprised of elected municipal officials from all regions and sizes of communities to form a broad base of support and provide the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with the united voice required to carry the municipal message to the federal government; 

• Recommendation:

  1. Be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Guelph endorse Councillor Ken Yee Chew to stand for election on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors for the period starting in January 2023 and ending November 2026.

  2. Be it further resolved that the City Council of the City of Guelph assumes all costs associated with Councillor Ken Yee Chew attending Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors meetings.

7.

By-laws

8.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

9.

Adjournment