City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9:00 A.m. - 6:00 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 or 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

Chief Administrative Officer 2025 Year-End Performance Review

Section 239(2)(b) and d) of the Municipal Act, regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and labour relations or employee negotiations.

2.5

Closed December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2025-577

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

2.6

Expression of Interest - 170 Stephanie Drive - 2025-600

Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

2.7

Affordable Housing Property Acquisition

Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

3.

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Open Meeting – 10:00 a.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 November 12, 18, and 26, 2025, and the open minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held November 4, 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

2025 External Audit Plan - 2025-578

• Recommendation:
  1. That KPMG LLP’s 2025 External Audit Plan be received for information.

6.2

2025 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report - 2025-581

• Recommendation:
  1. That the capital project budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Funding Adjustments (Table 4) be approved.

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

St. George's Square - Final Design - 2025-548

Presentation:
Kyle Gibson, Acting General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services
Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Final Design for St. George’s Square, as outlined in report 2025-548, dated December 16, 2025, be approved.

7.2

December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2025-576

• Recommendation:

  Motions regarding appointments to the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Advisory Committee will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on December 16, 2025, regarding closed staff report 2025-577 December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council.

8.

By-laws

9.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

10.

Adjournment