City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 6:30 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.

Community Recognition

2.1

National Ball Hockey Championship - Gold Medalists

Guelph Cyclones - U15

3.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held August 16, 2023, September 12, 19, and 26, 2023, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

4.

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.

4.1

Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments - 2023-342

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law for Council’s consideration to repeal Emergency Management Response By-law (2019)-20358 and to implement a new Emergency Management Response By-law, updating the Municipality’s obligations in providing an Emergency Management program as set out in the Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments Report dated October 3, 2023.

4.2

Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Community Grant Allocation Panel be dissolved and that the authority to award Community Grants be delegated to the Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services, as outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report dated October 3, 2023.
  2. That the Community Grant equity-related policy changes outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report, dated October 3, 2023, be approved and added to the Community Grant Policy.

4.3

Public Art Policy Update - 2023-359

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Public Art Policy Update dated October 3, 2023 be approved.
  2. That Appendix A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the change to the Public Art Reserve Fund (#356) sources of funds to include Council approved transfers from the operating budget and approved surplus allocations from the operating budget at year end and amend the authority/timing to include capital budget.
  3. That costs associated with the Public Art Policy update be referred to the multi-year budget process.
  4. That the potential future relocation of the City Hall clock be referred to staff, in consultation with the Public Art Advisory Committee and the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee, for costing and consideration as part of commemorative celebrations in 2027.

4.4

Culture Plan 2030 Staff Report - 2023-358

• Recommendation:
  1. That Culture Plan 2030 be approved.
  2. That costs associated with the implementation of Culture Plan 2030 be referred to the 2024-2027 multi-year budget process.

5.

Item for Discussion

The following items have been extracted from 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.

5.1

Parks and Recreation Master Plan - 2023-320

Delegates:
Linda Jeffrey, Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
Hugh Whiteley

Correspondence:
Linda Jeffrey
Hugh Whiteley

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Parks and Recreation Master Plan dated August 2023, included as Attachment-1 to this report, be approved.
  2. That the funding requirements for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan be referred to future operating and capital budgets in order to implement the recommendations of the plan.

5.2

Guaranteed Livable Income

Councillor Klassen will speak to this item.

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, MP Longfield, the Premier of Ontario, and MPP Schreiner, calling on these orders of government to work collaboratively towards implementing a National Guaranteed Livable Basic Income to eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to meet their basic needs.

   

6.

By-laws

7.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

8.

Adjournment