Special City Council
Meeting Agenda

Monday, September 21, 2020 at 6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed

on guelph.ca/live

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

To contain the spread of COVID-19, City Council meetings are being held electronically and can be live streamed at guelph.ca/live.

For alternate meeting formats, please contact the City Clerk's Office at [email protected] or 519-822-1260 extension 5603.

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1.

Notice - Electronic Participation

1.1

City Council

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with the City of Guelph Procedural By-law (2020)-20515.

2.

Delegations to Item 5.1

Members of the public who have an interest in delegating to item 5.1 Proposed Motion Regarding the Extension of Dining Districts may register up until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020.

You can register as a delegation or submit written comments by contacting the City Clerk’s office by email or phone:

519-837-5603
TTY 519-826-9771
[email protected] (attachments must not exceed 20 MB)

When we receive your registration or written comments, we will send you a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the meeting.

3.

Call to Order

4.

Open Meeting

4.1

O Canada

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Proposed Motion Regarding the Extension of Dining Districts

The following motion has been brought forward by Mayor Guthrie for consideration regarding the extension of dining districts:

1. That in an effort to keep people employed, to encourage physical distancing in-line with Public Health guidelines to fight COVID-19 and to provide additional supports for local restaurants and shops within the City of Guelph, Council directs staff to extend any and all applicable zoning or bylaws that allow sidewalk or on street patios and applicable dining districts within the city’s right-of-way spaces until January 1st, 2021.
2. That $2,500 from The Office of The Mayor budget be allocated to staff within Guelph Tourism to work collaboratively with the Downtown Guelph Business Association for the creation and programming of a pedestrian only “Christmas Market” at an agreed upon date(s) within the upcoming holiday season to encourage local retail spending and hospitality support. And that staff look to leverage this opportunity by seeking private sector sponsorship for further programming or to offset additional costs.

Mayor Guthrie will speak to this item.

Correspondence:
Deanna Clatworthy
Amanda Cremasco
Mikayla Hooper
Sean Norris
Thomas ten Kortenaar
Michelle Conlon
Rebecca Adam
Paul Clarke
Josh Smith
Samantha Blostein

6.

Adjournment