City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9:00 A.m. - 6:00 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.

Delegations to Item 8.4 - Grand River Conservation Authority, Bill 68, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2)

Members of the public who have an interest in delegating to Item 8.4 - Grand River Conservation Authority, Bill 68, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2), may register up until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December, 15, 2025.

2.

Call to Order

2.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest or General Nature Thereof

3.

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:

3.1

Call to Order (closed meeting)

3.2

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

3.3

Confirmation of Closed Minutes

3.4

Chief Administrative Officer 2025 Year-End Performance Review

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

3.5

Closed December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2025-577

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

3.6

Expression of Interest - 170 Stephanie Drive - 2025-600

Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

3.7

Affordable Housing Property Acquisition - 2025-580

Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

4.

Closed Meeting Summary

5.

Open Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

5.1

O Canada

5.2

Silent Reflection

5.3

Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement

5.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

6.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:
  1. That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 12, 18, and 26, 2025, and the open minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held November 4, 2025, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

7.

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.

7.1

2025 External Audit Plan - 2025-578

• Recommendation:
  1. That KPMG LLP’s 2025 External Audit Plan be received for information.

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

St. George's Square - Final Design - 2025-548

Presentation:
Kyle Gibson, Acting General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services
Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor

Delegations:
*Sya VanGeest
*Alec Purves
*Morgan Dandie

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Final Design for St. George’s Square, as outlined in report 2025-548, dated December 16, 2025, be approved.

8.2

December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2025-576

• Recommendation:

  Motions regarding appointments to the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Advisory Committee will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on December 16, 2025, regarding closed staff report 2025-577 December 2025 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council.

8.3

2025 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report - 2025-581

Delegations:
*Kristopher Plummer

• Recommendation:
  1. That the capital project budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Funding Adjustments (Table 4) be approved.

8.4

Grand River Conservation Authority, Bill 68, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2)

Councillor Billings will speak to this item

• The following recommendations were provided by Councillor Billings:

  Whereas the Government of Ontario recently approved Bill 68, which establishes the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency;
   
  And whereas the Government of Ontario is proposing the consolidation of the province's 36 conservation authorities into seven regional conservation authorities, including the Grand River Conservation Authority, which will be amalgamated amongst eight current authorities to become part of the Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority; 
   
  And whereas the 38 municipalities within the Grand River Conservation Authority watershed boundaries today and the 81 municipalities that are proposed to make up the Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority in 2027 will be levied to fund both the regional conservation authority as well as the provincial conservation agency; 
   
  And whereas the new organizations will result in the degradation of local governance, local fiscal accountability, local service delivery, local environmental focus and unprecedented funding by local municipalities of both a large regional authority and a provincial agency; 
   
  And whereas the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors has responded to Bill 68 and the proposal for Conservation Authorities consolidation with a constructive and thoughtful alternative that retains local governance, local service delivery, local environmental focus and local fiscal accountability while responding constructively to the Government of Ontario's concerns about accountability, planning and responsiveness;
   
  Now therefore be it resolved:

  1. That Guelph City Council respectfully requests that the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Chief Conservation Executive meet Grand River Conservation Authority representatives to review the Grand River Conservation Authority alternative proposal to Conservation Authorities consolidation.
  2. That Guelph City Council respectfully requests that the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Chief Conservation Executive seriously consider the Grand River Conservation Authority proposal for conservation authorities as it enunciates a path forward that will address the Government's concerns most democratically and productively.
  3. That Guelph City Council expresses continued concern that municipalities are negatively impacted by legislative changes that result in the downloading of services to municipalities without the provision of additional funding and calls on the Province of Ontario to fund the proposed Provincial Conservation Agency without the use of municipal revenue sources.
  4. That this resolution be circulated to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Chief Conservation Executive and MPP Mike Schreiner.

9.

By-laws

Resolution to adopt the By-laws. (Councillor Downer)

• Recommendation:
  1. That by-laws (2025) – 21164 through by-law (2025) - 21166, (2025) - 21179, (2025) - 21180, (2025) - 21182, by-laws (2025) - 21184 through by-law (2025) - 21186, by-laws (2025) - 21188 through by-law (2025) - 21191, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act

9.1

By-law Number (2025) - 21164

A By-law to impose user fees or charges for services or activities relating to Public Services, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services, Corporate Services and the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer and repeal bylaw (2024) – 21002 as amended.

9.2

By-law Number (2025) - 21165

A By-law to impose water and wastewater fees and charges in the City of Guelph, to set billing schedules and to repeal By-law Number (2024) – 21011.

9.3

By-law Number (2025) - 21166

A by-law to amend By-law Number (2015) - 19985, as amended, being a By-law respecting Building, Demolition, Conditional, Change of Use and Occupancy Permits, Payment of Fees, Inspections, Appointment of Chief Building Official and Inspectors, and a Code of Conduct.

9.4

By-law Number (2025) - 21179

A by-law to amend the Traffic and Parking By-law Number (2022) – 20698, as amended, being a By-law to regulate the use of Highways within the City of Guelph and the Traffic and Parking thereon.

9.5

By-law Number (2025) - 21180

Being a by-law to amend By-law Number (2025) - 21102 in respect of the imposition of special charges on private residential property under the Guelph Greener Homes Program.

9.6

By-law Number (2025) - 21182

A By-law to amend By-law Number (2023) - 20840, as amended, being a By-law to impose user fees or charges for services or activities relating to Parking Services.

9.6.1

Amendment to User Fee Schedule - Parking Rates (Council Memo) - 2025-613

9.7

By-law Number (2025) - 21184

A by-law to dedicate certain lands known as 1 Foot Reserve, Plan 410, City of Guelph as part of Echo Drive.

9.8

By-law Number (2025) - 21185

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of meetings of Guelph City Council held October 29 and November 26, 2025.

9.9

By-law Number (2025) - 21186

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held December 16, 2025.

9.10

By-law Number (2025) - 21188

A By-law to amend By-law Number (2025) – 21055, as amended by By-law Number (2025) – 21061, for the establishment of an administrative penalty system for parking infractions in the City of Guelph.

9.11

By-law Number (2025) - 21189

A By-law to provide for the temporary closure of bicycle lanes within the City of Guelph.

9.12

By-law Number (2025) - 21190

A By-law to amend By-law Number (2025) – 21128, for the establishment of an Administrative Penalty System for Contraventions Detected Using Camera Systems in the City of Guelph.

9.13

By-law Number (2025) - 21191

A by-law to amend by-law (2024) – 21004 to appoint Garrett Meades as Deputy City Clerk for the City of Guelph.

10.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

11.

Adjournment