Special City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

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Council Chambers
Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

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

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1.
Delegations to Item 3.1 Public Space Use Bylaw, 2024-76

 

Members of the public who have an interest in delegating to item 3.1 Public Space Use Bylaw, 2024-76 may register up until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024.


For more information please visit guelph.ca/delegate

2.
Call to Order

 

3.
Items For Discussion

 

3.1
Public Space Use Bylaw, 2024-76

This item has attachments. 
1.Public Space Use By-law - 2024-76.pdf
2.Attachment-1 Public Space Use By-law.pdf
3.Attachment-2 Presentation.pdf
4.Correspondence - Kevin Bowman.pdf
5.Correspondence - Istvan Rajcan.pdf
6.Correspondence - Barbara Robinson.pdf
7.Correspondence - Paul Lucas Meghan Knox.pdf
8.Correspondence - Gregory Cawsey.pdf
9.Correspondence - Barbara Anderson.pdf
10.Correspondence - Mario Gonsalves.pdf
11.Correspondence - JayWalking Guelph.pdf
12.Correspondence - Raymond SARTOR.pdf
13.Correspondence - Joseph Baggio.pdf
14.Correspondence - Andrew Maloney.pdf
15.Correspondence - Court Desautels.pdf
16.Correspondence - Samantha Cantin.pdf
17.Correspondence - Denis Farr.pdf
18.Correspondence - Gail Burgin and Frank Merino.pdf
19.Correspondence - Joanne Baggio.pdf
20.Correspondence - Wassen Mahdi.pdf
21.Correspondence - Heather Anderson.pdf
22.Correspondence - Ais Wyatt.pdf
23.Correspondence - Nico Newton.pdf
24.Correspondence - Jakki Prince.pdf
25.Correspondence - Jessica Maltby.pdf
26.Correspondence - CHC GGH Stonhenge CMHA.pdf
27.Correspondence - Madeline King.pdf
28.Correspondence - Tamara van Oosterhout.pdf
29.Correspondence - Rene and Elaine Luehof.pdf
30.Correspondence - Sally Bosnic.pdf
31.Correspondence - Brittany Skelton.pdf
32.Correspondence - Ella Pilcher.pdf
33.Correspondence - Emjay Wright.pdf
34.Correspondence - Kira Valentine.pdf
35.Correspondence - Evan Gordon.pdf
36.Correspondence - Robyn Gazzola.pdf
37.Correspondence - Eva Vasquez.pdf
38.Correspondence - Hanna Comisano.pdf
39.Correspondence - Maeve Brennagh-Mackie.pdf
40.Correspondence - Sophia Toft Moulton.pdf
41.Correspondence - Rachel Barreca.pdf
42.Correspondence - Guelph Environmental Justice Collective.pdf
43.Correspondence - Robert Whitmore.pdf
44.Correspondence - Anjuli Dutta Adrienne Moore Craig Skinner.pdf
45.Correspondence - Shakiba Shayani.pdf
46.Correspondence - Sidney Sproule.pdf
47.Correspondence - Susan Watson.pdf

*Presentation added to revised agenda


Presentation:
Colleen Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services


Delegation:
*Denise Mansur
*Morgan Dandie
*Anthea Millikin
*Janice Folk-Dawson, CUPE
*Kevin Bowman
*Greg Dorval
*Mario Gonsalves
*Scott Wilson, The County of Wellington
*Scott Yarnell
*Emma Duell, Woolwich Fine Yarns
*Horeen Hassan
*Arlene Slocombe
*Amelia Meister
*Nicole Clark, GDLC
*Mik Graf, Sanguen Health Centre 
*Ron East
*Brendan Johnson
*Kay Miller 
*Lisa Baird, Guelph Community Acupuncture
*John Fisher
*Susan Ratcliffe
*Barb Cunningham, Guelph DT encampments 
*Susan Watson
*Pina Marfisi, Acqua Salon 
*Katherine Nixon, Your Downtown Guelph Friends 
*Daniel Loughrin, Upbeat Guitar Studio
*Maeve Brennagh-Mackie
*Andrea Baker
*Jill Francis
*Omorowa Eguakun


Correspondence:
*Kevin Bowman 
*Istvan Rajcan
*Barbara Robinson
*Meghan Knox and Paul Lucas
*Gregory Cawsey 
*Barbara Anderson
*Mario Gonsalves
*JayWalking Guelph
*Raymond Sartor
*Joseph Baggio
*Andrew Maloney
*Court Desautels 
*Samantha Cantin
*Denis Farr
*Gail Burgin and Frank Merino
*Joanne Baggio 
*Wassen Mahdi 
*Heather Anderson
*Ais Wyatt 
*Nico Newton 
*Jakki Prince
*Jessica Maltby 
*Melissa Kwiatkowski, CEO, Guelph Community Health Centre
*Mark Walton, CEO, Guelph General Hospital
*Kristin Kerr, CEO, Stonehenge Therapeutic Community
*Helen Fishburn, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Wellington 
*Madeline King
*Tamara van Oosterhout 
*Rene and Elaine Luehof
*Sally Bosnic
*Brittany Skelton 
*Ella Pilcher
*Emjay Wright
*Kira Valentine 
*Evan Gordon
*Robyn Gazzola
*Eva Vasquez
*Hanna Compisano
*Maeve Brennagh-Mackie
*Sophia Toft Moulton 
*Rachel Barreca
*Guelph Environmental Justice Collective
*Robert Whitmore
*Anjuli Dutta
*Adrienne Moore
*Craig Skinner
*Shakiba Shayani
*Sidney Sproule
*Susan Watson

  • Recommendation:
    1. That Council approve the draft Public Space Use By-law, as attached to report 2024-76, and incorporating Council's feedback at their February 14, 2024 meeting that staff be directed to place the by-law on the February 27, 2024 agenda for final adoption after which the by-law will come into effect on March 1, 2024.

    2. That Council respectfully request that the County of Wellington supply the necessary resources and tools, as well as monthly statistics regarding daily availability and access to accessible permanent shelter for all those on the “by name” list, as well as data on the number of offers made to individuals for accessible permanent shelter where the individual has turned down the offer.

    3. That Guelph’s advocacy efforts continue with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Provincial government to address the need for greater municipal funding to deal with housing instability issues, legislative reform to address public space use by-laws, and greater health care funding to address urgent community need connected to mental health and substance use issues.

4.
Adjournment

 
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