Committee of the Whole
Revised Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, February 06, 2024 at 1:00 P.m. - 8:00 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 - Mayor

2.

Authority to move into closed meeting

2.1

Call to Order (closed meeting)

2.2

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)

2.3

Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan - Ontario Land Tribunal Update

Section 239(2) (e) and (f) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

2.4

2024 Chief Administrative Officer Performance Objectives

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

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.

Staff Recognitions

5.1

Southwestern Ontario Top Employers of 2024

Mark Ellis, General Manager, Human Resources
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer

5.2

Waterloo Area's Top Employers of 2024

Mark Ellis, General Manager, Human Resources
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer

5.3

University of Waterloo, Leadership Certificate

Crystal Kaminski, Manager, Business Services

5.4

Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute

Samy Mohamed, Construction Contract Administrator

5.5

Housing Accelerator Fund

Tara Baker, General Manager/City Treasurer, Finance
Teisha Colley-Balgrove, Corporate Analyst, Long-Term Planning
Jason Downham, Planner II, Policy Analytics
Kim Krawczyk, Manager, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations
Cushla Matthews, Development Advisor
Jodie Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services
Krista Walkey, General Manager, Planning and Building Services

6.

Presentations

6.1

Housing Accelerator Fund Summary

Presentation:
Kim Krawczyk, Manager, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations
Cushla Matthews, Development Advisor

7.

Service Area - Governance 

Chair - Mayor Guthrie

8.

Consent Agenda - Governance 

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.

8.1

Expansion of the Governance Section at Committee of the Whole - 2024-08

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Committee of the Whole Terms of Reference be revised to expand the mandate of the Governance section to include the Office of the CAO, as outlined in report 2024-08, dated February 6, 2024.
  2. That the City Clerk be directed to revise other governance policies and procedures which relate to the Governance section of the Committee of the Whole to reflect the changes outlined in report 2024-08, dated February 6, 2024.

9.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

10.

Service Area - Corporate Services 

Chair - Councillor Caron

11.

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.

11.1

Budget Impacts per Ontario Regulation 284 - 09 and Budget - Public Sector Accounting Standards Reconciliation 2024 - 2024-56

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Budget Impacts per Ontario Regulation 284-09 and Budget - Public Sector Accounting Standards Reconciliation for the 2024 budget be approved.

11.2

Physician Recruitment Initiative - 2024-47

• Recommendation:
  1. That the one-time contribution for physician recruitment as adopted in the 2024-2027 budget be transferred to the Guelph-Wellington Ontario Health Team without the receipt of the corresponding contribution from the Guelph Chamber of Commerce.

12.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

13.

Service Area - Infrastructure, Development and Environment Services 

Chair - Councillor O'Rourke 

14.

Consent Agenda - Infrastructure, Development and Environment 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.

14.1

Financial Plan for Water and Wastewater Services - 2024-34

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council, as the owner of the Guelph Municipal Drinking Water System, approve the current six-year financial plan as required under Ontario Regulation 453/07 and the Municipal Drinking Water License.

15.

Items for Discussion - Infrastructure, Development and Environment 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.

15.1

Payment-in-lieu of Parking Policy - 2024-42

Delegations:
*Doug Minett
*Chris Greyson-Gaito, Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation

Correspondence:
*Brennan Walker
*Chris Greyson-Gaito, Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking Policy effective March 1, 2024 attached as Attachment-1 to the report entitled “Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking Policy”, be approved.
  2. That Schedule A of the Development Application Fee Bylaw be amended to include the “Estimated cost of a parking space” and the “Payment-in-lieu of Off-street Parking application fee”.

15.2

Wyndham Street North Cross Section and St George’s Square Intersection - 2024-37

Presentation: 
Reg Russwurm, Manager Design and Construction
Terry Gayman, General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services
Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor

Delegations:
*Ben Cullen, Guelph Coalition for Active Transit
*Doug Minett
*Andrea Bidgood, Guelph Coalition for Active Transit
*Alison Stewart
*Mike Darmon, Guelph Coalition for Active Transit
*Charlie Nash, Downtown Guelph Business Association

Correspondence:
*Brennan Walker
*Alison Stewart
*Maya Pozzolo
*Dominique Attrell
*Eric Muller
*Dustin Tesselaar
*Richelle Forsey
*Jenn Moore
*Jeji Varghese

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council direct staff to reconstruct the Wyndham Street North corridor as follows:
     1. Wyndham Street – Carden Street to Woolwich Street as one lane of traffic in each direction with parallel parking and separated unidirectional bike paths along both sides of the road with flexibility to accommodate the seasonal patio program; and,
     2. St. George’s Square as an offset intersection similar to existing conditions with operational improvements and separated unidirectional bike paths.

16.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

17.

Adjournment