City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

Monday, December 14, 2020 at 4:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed

on guelph.ca/live

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

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1.

Notice of Electronic Participation

1.1

City Council

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

2.

Call to Order - 4:00 p.m.

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

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof 

3.2

Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council meetings held November 23, 2020.

3.3

December 2020 Public Appointments - Community Grant Allocation Panel - 2020-209

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

3.4

Chief Administrative Officer Sub-committee Performance Evaluation for 2020 and Performance Objectives Setting for 2021

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. 

4.

Open Meeting – 4:30 p.m.

4.1

Closed Meeting Summary

4.2

O Canada

4.3

Silent Reflection

4.4

First Nations Acknowledgement

4.5

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

5.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

(Councillor Bell)

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 9 and 23, 2020 and Special Council Meetings held November 5, 17 and 25, 2020 and Committee of the Whole meeting held November 2, 2020 be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

6.

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.

6.1

Intergovernmental Relations Strategic Framework and 2021 Advocacy Plan, 2020-228

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council approve the Intergovernmental Relations Strategic Framework to guide intergovernmental and advocacy activities for the rest of Council’s term.
  2. That Council approve the 2021 Advocacy Priorities.
  3. That Staff report back to Council in Q4 2021 to provide an update on intergovernmental activities in 2021 and to propose advocacy priorities for 2022.

6.1.1

Council Memo - Proposed Amendment - 2021 Advocacy Priorities - 2020-252

6.2

Transition of Blue Box and Electrical and Electronic Equipment Programs to Individual Producer Responsibility, 2020-216

• Recommendation:
  1. That the City of Guelph request that the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks accommodate the City’s original request to transition its Blue Box program to full producer responsibility at the earliest transition date, January 1, 2023, or, in the event that this is not possible, that the City of Guelph receive full funding for the operation of the City’s Blue Box program based on 100% of reported costs until such time as the program is transitioned to producer responsibility.
  2. That the City’s preceding resolution be forwarded to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
  3. That staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with producers or producer responsibility organizations for the purposes of developing transition strategies with respect to Blue Box services to be transitioned under the proposed Blue Box Transition regulation of the Waste Free Ontario Act once it is enacted.
  4. That the City continue to provide a waste collection service for Electrical and Electronic Equipment at the Public Drop-off depot and analyze the program’s performance during the first year to determine direction with respect to future program offerings.

7.

Council Consent Agenda

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.

7.1

Appointment of Integrity Commissioner - 2020-230

• Recommendation:
  1. That Aird & Berlis LLP be appointed as the City of Guelph’s Integrity Commissioner.
  2. That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement to contract the services of Aird & Berlis LLP as the City of Guelph Integrity Commissioner.

7.2

December 2020 Public Appointments - Community Grant Allocation Panel - 2020-226

• Recommendation:
  1. That _________, _________, _________, _________ and _________ be appointed to the Community Grant Allocation Panel, for a term ending December, 2021.

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

Motion to Phase Out Gas Plants

Councillor Caron and Councillor Gordon will speak to this item. 

Delegations: 
*Evan Ferrari
*Jack Gibbons (presentation)
*Alex Chapman, Our Energy Guelph
*Andrea Baker
*Morgan Dandie-Hannah
*Elizabeth Snell
*Paloma Thompson
*Lin Grist
*Kellie Elrick
*Indigo Kim
*Eli Shifflett
*Thomas McIlwraith

Correspondence: 
*Jack Gibbons
*David J.A. Douglas

• Recommendation:

  The City of Guelph moves that the Province of Ontario:

  1. Establish an interim cap of 2.5 Megatonnes per year on our gas plant’s greenhouse gas pollution and develop a plan to phase out all gas-fired electricity generation by 2030 to ensure Ontario meets its climate targets, and 
  2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario, MPP Mike Schreiner, and AMO.

   

8.2

Real Estate Assets Update, 2020-208

Delegations: 
*James Smith
*Morgan Dandie-Hannah

Correspondence:
*Michael Crawley
*Tanja Gevaert

• Recommendation:
  1. That the property at 65 Delhi Street be deemed a surplus asset and be put up for sale.
  2. That a market sounding study to determine potential uses for the Drill Hall be completed by 2022, to coincide with the completion of the building stabilization efforts.
  3. That the porch at 341 Forestell Road be removed and catalogued for future restoration under the Ontario Heritage Act.
  4. That staff report back to City Council in Q4 2021 to provide an update on the listed properties of interest.

9.

Special Resolutions

10.

By-laws

(Councillor Downer)

• Recommendation:

  That by-laws numbered (2020)-20553 and (2020)-20559 are hereby passed. 

10.1

By-law Number (2020)-20553

A by-law to appoint Aird & Berlis LLP as The Corporation of the City of Guelph Integrity Commissioner pursuant to Part V.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.

10.2

By-law Number (2020)-20559

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held December 14, 2020. 

11.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

12.

Adjournment