City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 4:00 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

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

2.4

February 2024 Public Appointments to the Committee of Adjustment - 2024-75

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

2.5

Bargaining Mandate Report - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) - 2024-107

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.

2.6

Comprehensive Zoning By-law (2023) - 20790 - Ontario Land Tribunal Update

Section 239(2) (e) and (f) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

3.

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Open Meeting – 6:00 p.m.

4.1

O Canada

Performance:
Githmi Illamperuma

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Recognitions

5.1

2023 World Tap Championship Under 12 Formation

Anisha Chowdhury
Charlie Hunt

6.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:
  1. That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 6, December 5, and 12, 2023 and January 16, 2024 and the Committee of the Whole Meeting held December 5, 2023, 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

2024 Chief Administrative Officer Performance Objectives - 2024-84

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2024 Chief Administrative Officer performance objectives, as presented and discussed at the February 6, 2024, closed Committee of the Whole meeting, be approved.

7.2

Expansion of the Governance Section at Committee of the Whole - 2024-08

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Committee of the Whole Terms of Reference be revised to expand the mandate of the Governance section to include the Office of the CAO, as outlined in report 2024-08, dated February 6, 2024.
  2. That the City Clerk be directed to revise other governance policies and procedures which relate to the Governance section of the Committee of the Whole to reflect the changes outlined in report 2024-08, dated February 6, 2024.

7.3

Budget Impacts per Ontario Regulation 284 - 09 and Budget - Public Sector Accounting Standards Reconciliation 2024 - 2024-56

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Budget Impacts per Ontario Regulation 284-09 and Budget - Public Sector Accounting Standards Reconciliation for the 2024 budget be approved.

7.4

Physician Recruitment Initiative - 2024-47

• Recommendation:
  1. That the one-time contribution for physician recruitment as adopted in the 2024-2027 budget be transferred to the Guelph-Wellington Ontario Health Team without the receipt of the corresponding contribution from the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.

7.5

Financial Plan for Water and Wastewater Services - 2024-34

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council, as the owner of the Guelph Municipal Drinking Water System, approve the current six-year financial plan as required under Ontario Regulation 453/07 and the Municipal Drinking Water License.

7.6

Payment-in-lieu of Parking Policy - 2024-42

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking Policy effective March 1, 2024 attached as Attachment-1 to the report entitled “Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking Policy”, be approved.
  2. That Schedule A of the Development Application Fee Bylaw be amended to include the “Estimated cost of a parking space” and the “Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking application fee”.

7.7

Wyndham Street North Cross Section and St George’s Square Intersection - 2024-37

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council direct staff to reconstruct the Wyndham Street North corridor as follows:
     1. Wyndham Street – Carden Street to Woolwich Street as one lane of traffic in each direction with parallel parking and separated unidirectional bike paths along both sides of the road with flexibility to accommodate the seasonal patio program; and,
     2. St. George’s Square as an offset intersection similar to existing conditions with operational improvements and separated unidirectional bike paths.

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

February 2024 Public Appointments to the Committee of Adjustment - 2024-78

• Recommendation:

  Motions regarding appointments to the Committee of Adjustment will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on February 27, 2024, regarding closed staff report 2024-75 February 24, 2024 Appointments to the Committee of Adjustment.

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

2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner - 2024-64

Presentation:
John Mascarin, Integrity Commissioner 

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, dated February 27, 2024, be received.

9.2

Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Update Report - 2024-83

Presentation:
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council endorse the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Terms of Reference, included as Attachment-1 to report 2024-83 dated February 27, 2024.
  2. That the Mayor, the service area chairs of Public Services and Infrastructure, Development and Environment, and the service area vice-chair of Governance be appointed to the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee as described in report 2024-83 dated February 27, 2024.
  3. That _____ be appointed as the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee chair/vice-chair for a term ending November 30th, 2024, or until such time as a successor is appointed.

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