Council Workshop
Meeting Agenda

Monday, April 19, 2021 at 6:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed

on guelph.ca/live

Changes to the original agenda are noted with an asterisk "*". 

To contain the spread of COVID-19, City Council workshops are being held electronically and can be live streamed at guelph.ca/live.

To listen to the meeting over the phone, call 1-416-216-5643 and enter access code 129 928 5804.

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1.

Notice of Electronic Participation

1.1

City Council

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with City of Guelph Procedural By-Law (2020)-20515. 

2.

Call to Order – 6:00 p.m.

2.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

3.

Systemic Racism - Local Data and Municipal Leadership Workshop

3.1

Session Introduction and Community Plan Progress

Presenter:

Jodie Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services

3.2

Guelph Black Heritage Society’s Anti-racism Summit

Presenters:

Denise Francis, President, Guelph Black Heritage Society

Kayla “Kween” Gerber, Executive Director, Guelph Black Heritage Society

3.3

Community Data on Race and Discrimination

Presenter:

Leen Al-Habash, Project Manager, Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership

3.4

Conversation Panel to Discuss How Municipalities and Institutional Partners Can Address Systemic Racism

Moderator:

Marva Wisdom, Community Plan External Advisor

Panelists:

Denise Andrea Campbell, Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration at the City of Toronto

Dr. Cara Wehkamp (Algonquin), Special Advisor to the Provost on Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Guelph

Mohammad Mousa, Program Officer, Social and Human Sciences and Youth, Coordinator of the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities at the Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Steve Anderson, Manager, Transportation Engineering at the City of Guelph

3.5

Questions from Council

3.6

Wrap-up and Next Steps

Jodie Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services

4.

Adjournment