City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 27, 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

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

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 Closed Minutes

2.4

May 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council, 2025-265

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 – 5:00 p.m.

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 April 8 and 23, 2025 and the minutes of the open Committee of the Whole meeting held April 1, 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

Addressing Gaps in Daytime Sheltering Options for Persons Experiencing Homelessness - 2025-92

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to proceed with a competitive procurement process for daytime shelter services and report back through the 2026 budget update.
  2. That Council respectfully requests that the Mayor include funding for daytime shelter services in the 2026 budget update.
  3. That Council respectfully requests the County of Wellington participate in this initiative and pay 10 per cent of the cost as a discretionary social service.

6.2

Committee of the Whole Terms of Reference Update - 2025-190, 2025-190

• Recommendation:
  1. That the revised Committee of the Whole Terms of Reference, included as Attachment- 1 to report 2025-190, be approved.

6.3

2024 Year-end Operating Budget Monitoring Report and Surplus Allocation and Deficit Funding, 2025-212

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2024 tax supported operating deficit of $397,604 be allocated to or funded from the City’s reserve and reserve funds as follows:
     1. Transfer $12,271 to the Library Operating Contingency Reserve (102) in accordance with the request from the Library Board.
     2. Transfer $245,072 to the Police Operating Contingency Reserve (115) in accordance with the anticipated request from the Guelph Police Board.
     3. Fund the deficit of $654,948 from the Tax Rate Operating Contingency Reserve (180).
  2. That the 2024 non-tax supported operating surplus of $333,814 be allocated to or funded from the non-tax supported City reserve and reserve funds as follows:
     1. Fund the Parking Services deficit of $62,273 from the Parking Operating Contingency Reserve (106).
     2. Transfer the Stormwater Services surplus of $566,747 to the Stormwater Capital Reserve Fund (165).
     3. Fund the Water Services deficit of $276,756 from the Water Operating Contingency Reserve (181).
     4. Transfer the Wastewater Services surplus of $1,705,452 to the Wastewater Operating Contingency Reserve (182).
     5. Fund the Building Services deficit of $1,752,995 from the Building Services OBC Stabilization Reserve Fund (188).
     6. Transfer the Courts Services surplus of $153,639 to the Courts Capital Reserve Fund (120).

6.4

2024 Year-end Capital Budget Monitoring Report - 2025-215

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2025 budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Tables 4, 5 and 6 be approved.
  2. That the 2026 forecasted budget of $150,000 funded from the Parkland Dedication Reserve Fund for GG0280 Parkland Dedication By-Law Update be advanced to 2025.
  3. That the 2026 forecasted budget of $841,000 funded from the Housing Accelerator Fund for PL0086 Affordable Housing Demonstration Project (HAF-4B) be advanced to 2025.
  4. That $145,000 of the 2026 forecasted budget for FS0079 Bunker Gear be advanced to 2025 for the replacement of end-of-life Firefighter Bunker Gear.
  5. That $70,000 be transferred from the Ontario Building Code (OBC) Reserve Fund to OB0001 OBC File Digitization for completion of the project.

6.5

2024 Long-term Financial Statement: Reserves and Debt, 2025-230

• Recommendation:
  1. That $1,000,000 be transferred from the Court Contingency reserve (211) to the Courts Capital reserve fund (120) in 2025.
  2. That $2,514,340 be transferred from the Infrastructure Renewal reserve fund (150) to fund the long-term loan agreement with The Elliott Community for the 29 long-term care bed expansion, as previously approved by Council, and that the repayments of the long-term loan agreement from The Elliott Community be transferred to the Infrastructure Renewal reserve fund (150).
  3. That $862,780 be transferred from the Long-term Care DC reserve fund (364) to fund the contribution to The Elliott Community for the DC recoverable portion of the 29 long-term care bed expansion and that the previous funding for this contribution be transferred back to the Tax Operating Contingency reserve (180).

6.6

Code of Conduct for Council and Local Boards - 2025-196

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Revised Code of Conduct for Council and Local Boards, included as Attachment-1 to report 2025-196 dated May 6, 2025, be approved.

6.7

Guelph’s Community Call to Climate Action, 2025-213

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council approve staff actions to support the community in taking collective climate action as described in Guelph’s Community Call to Climate Action.

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

May 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council, 2025-269

• Recommendation:

  Motions regarding appointments to Advisory Committees of Council will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on May 27, 2025, regarding the closed staff report titled May 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council 2025-265, dated May 27, 2025.

7.2

City Council Vacancy Declaration – Ward 6, 2025-248

Presentation:
Stephen O'Brien, General Manager, City Clerk's Office/City Clerk

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council declare the seat of Councillor Dominique O’Rourke, Ward 6 Councillor, to be vacant per Section 262 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

7.3

Filing of the Vacant Ward 6 Councillor Seat, 2025-264

Presentation:
Stephen O'Brien, General Manager, City Clerk's Office/City Clerk

• Recommendation:
  1. That the City Clerk be directed to conduct an appointment process based on an open call for nominations, as outlined in Attachment-1 to report 2025-264, as the method for filling the vacant office of Ward 6 Councillor.
  2. That a Special City Council meeting be held on July 23, 2025 to consider and appoint an individual to the office of Ward 6 Councillor.
  3. That the Council Vacancy Policy, included as Attachment-1 to report 2025-264, be approved.

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