City Council - Planning
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 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

1.1

O Canada

1.2

Silent Reflection

1.3

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

1.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

2.

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.

2.1

22 James Street East – Objection to Notice of Intention to Designate, 2025-41

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Notice of Objection to the intention to designate 22 James Street East dated December 16, 2024 from Ajay Sharma of Elevate Law on behalf of the property owner, Hudson Lee Smith, be received.
  2. That the designation by-law for 22 James Street East be approved.

3.

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.

3.1

Cambridge to Union Passenger Rail Connection Initial Business Case and Concept Design, 2025-16

Presentation:
Steve Anderson, Manager, Transportation Engineering
Oriana Aguas, Project Manager, Region of Waterloo

• Recommendation:
  1. That Report 2025-16 Cambridge to Union Passenger Rail Connection Initial Business Case and Concept Design be received.
  2. That Mayor Guthrie submit a letter to Metrolinx, on behalf of the City of Guelph, supporting the Initial Business Case in principle.

3.2

37 Christie Lane – Objection to Notice of Intention to Designate, 2024-524

Presentation:
Jack Mallon, Heritage Planner

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Notice of Objection to the intention to designate 37 Christie Lane dated December 19, 2024 from the University of Guelph be received.
  2. That the designation by-law for 37 Christie Lane be approved.

4.

Public Meeting to Hear Applications Under Sections 17, 34 and 51 of The Planning Act, 2025-20

(delegations permitted a maximum of 10 minutes)

4.1

Public Meeting report for Downtown Building Heights draft Official Plan Amendment, 2025-20

Presentation:
Brenna MacKinnon, Project Manager, Policy Planning
Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor

• Recommendation:
  1. That the report titled Downtown Heights Study Proposed Official Plan Amendment Statutory Public Meeting Report from Infrastructure, Development and Environment dated February 11, 2025 be received.

4.2

Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan, 2025-75

Presentation:
James Goodram, General Manager, Economic Development and Tourism

Correspondence:
Alvin Chan, Metrolinx

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan as described in report 2025-75, be approved.

5.

By-laws

Resolution to adopt the By-laws. 

6.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

7.

Adjournment