City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 5:30 P.m. - 10:30 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

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

Bargaining Mandate Report – Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1189, 2024-304

Section 239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act, labour relations or employee negotiations.

2.5

Appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Elliott

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

3.

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Open Meeting – 6:00 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:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held May 14 and 28, 2024, and the Committee of the Whole Meetings held April 3, May 7 and 15, 2024 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

2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan and Levels of Service Study - 2024-93

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council approve the 2024 Asset Management Plan, including the baseline asset levels of service, and direct staff to submit it to the Ministry of Infrastructure on or before July 1, 2024.
  2. That staff bring back an update to the projected year of reaching sustainable funding based on updates made to capital funding levels for infrastructure renewal and the associated implications for state of good repair and service levels through the 2025 budget confirmation process.

6.2

Drill Hall Responses to Expressions of Interest and Planned Future Use - 2024-261, 2024-302

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council direct staff to explore an agreement with the Guelph Centre for Visual Art (GCVA) board, for the lease of 72 Farquhar (the Drill Hall), providing a time limited window ending June 2025 for the GCVA to secure commitments for the required resources needed to convert the facility into a functioning community arts centre. Recognizing that no additional financial commitment from the city is approved, staff will work with GCVA to explore alternative funding opportunities.
  2. That the City of Guelph continue to own the Drill Hall building, and continue to be responsible to fund and maintain the current state of the structural elements and primary systems, estimated at approximately $125 000 annually, subject to the outcome of any future agreement.
  3. That the potential lease of 72 Farquhar be subject to the GCVA's creation of an equity and inclusion plan that addresses the concerns of equity deserving artists in the community.
  4. That the potential lease of 72 Farquhar be subject to the GCVA following the City's engagement principles in their planning before returning to Council in 2025.
  5. That staff report back by the end of Q1 of 2025 on the progress of this negotiation work.
  6. That staff be directed to allocate up to $10,000 from the unspent 2024 Community Investment Strategy account, to be paid to the Guelph Centre for Visual Arts, and used towards conducting a formal feasibility study for the potential future use of the Drill Hall, which must be completed and made public no later than December 31, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of the Deputy CAO of Public Services. 

6.2.1

Guelph Centre for Visual Art Feasibility Study Parameters, 2024-302

7.

Joint Social Service and Land Ambulance Committee Consent Report

7.1

Paramedic Service Response Performance 2023 and Performance Plan 2025

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Response Time Performance Plan for 2025, as outlined in the report Paramedic Service Response Performance 2023 and Performance Plan 2025, dated June 12, 2024, be approved.

8.

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.

8.1

2023 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, 2024-272

Presentation:
Teisha Colley-Balgrove, Senior Corporate Analyst, Financial Reporting
Matt Betik, Partner, KPMG

• Recommendation:
  1. That the City of Guelph 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements and External Audit Findings Report, dated June 25, 2024, be approved.

8.2

Single-Use Items Strategy Phase 2, 2024-245, 2024-303

Presentation:
Nectar Tampacopoulos, General Manager, Environmental Services

• Recommendation:
  1. That the phase 2 recommendations for the Single-Use Items Reduction Strategy, as included in report 2024-245, dated June 4, 2024, be approved.
  2. That the Single-Use Items By-law (2024)-20938, as amended and including the use of re-usable containers with the same effective date as the Single-Use Items Phase 2 timeline of March 1, 2025, be approved.

8.2.1

Single-Use Items Phase 2 Motion Amendment, 2024-303

9.

By-laws

10.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

11.

Adjournment