Committee of the Whole
Revised Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, March 05, 2024 at 1:30 P.m. - 5:30 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 - Mayor

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

Corporate Cyber Security Assessment , 2024-112

Sections 239(2)(a) the security of the property of the municipality or local board.

3.

Closed Meeting Summary

4.

Open Meeting - 2:00 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.

Service Area - Corporate Services 

Chair - Councillor Caron

6.

Consent Agenda - Corporate Services

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 Consent Agenda, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Items for Discussion.

6.1

2024 Property Tax Policy, 2024-63

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2024 City of Guelph property tax ratios and corresponding tax rates, as set out in Attachment-1 to the report 2024-63 titled 2024 Property Tax Policy dated March 5, 2024, be approved.

7.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

8.

Service Area - Public Services 

Chair - Councillor Downer

9.

Items for Discussion - Public Services 

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.

9.1

Private Tree Protection By-law Update – Key Issues and Options, 2024-11

Presentation:
Timea Filer, Urban Forestry Field Technician 

Delegation:
*Morgan Dandie

Correspondence:
*Iris and Mark McQueen
*Norm Bazinet
*Sylvia Watson
*John Lawson

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Private Tree Protection By-law Update – Key Issues and Options report, dated March 5, 2024, be received, and that staff be directed to proceed with the recommendations set out within the report.

10.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

11.

Service Area - Audit 

Chair - Councillor Allt 

12.

Items for Discussion - Audit

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.

12.1

Internal Audit Work Plan 2024-2026, 2024-106

Presentation:
Robert Jelacic, General Manager, Internal Audit

• Recommendation:
  1. That the report titled ‘Internal Audit Work Plan 2024–2026’ dated March 5, 2024, be approved.
  2. That the Internal Audit Charter Update dated March 5, 2024, be received.
  3. That the Value-for-Money Audit Review Framework be approved.

13.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

14.

Adjournment