Minutes of Guelph City Council

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Council Chambers
Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street
Council:
  • Mayor C. Guthrie
  • Councillor P. Allt
  • Councillor B. Bell
  • Councillor C. Billings
  • Councillor L. Caron
  • Councillor C. Downer
  • Councillor D. Gibson
  • Councillor R. Goller
  • Councillor J. Gordon
  • Councillor J. Hofland
  • Councillor M. MacKinnon
  • Councillor D. O'Rourke
Absent:
  • Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff:
  • C. Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
  • J. Holmes, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
  • T. Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
  • T. Baker, General Manager, Finance/City Treasurer
  • G. Matthews, General Manager, Parks
  • G. Clark, Manager Financial Strategy Long Term Planning
  • L. Jefferson Manager Park and Trail Development
  • S. O'Brien, General Manager, City Clerk's Office/City Clerk
  • E. Barber, Board and Committee Coordinator
  • G. Meades, Council and Committee Coordinator
  • C. Murray-Sprague, Legislative Coordinator
  • A. Sandor, Council and Committee Assistant
Also Present:

  • Gary Scandlan, Managing Partner and Director, Watson and Associates Economists Ltd.

1.
Call to Order – 6:00 p.m.
 

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order (6:01 p.m.)

2.
Community Benefit Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws - 2022-125
This item has attachments. 

1.Community Benefit Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws - 2022-125.pdf
2.Attachment 1 - Community Benefits Charge Strategy Report.pdf
3.Attachment 2 - Updated Parkland Dedication By-law.pdf
4.Attachment 3 - Staff Presentation Community Benefits Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws.pdf
5.Correspondence - Susan Watson.pdf
6.Correspondence - Bonnie Swantek.pdf
7.Correspondence - Patricia Flood.pdf
8.Correspondence - Lynn Roodbol.pdf
9.Correspondence - Patricia Hamilton.pdf
10.Correspondence - Lin Grist.pdf
11.Correspondence - Pat Vanderkooy.pdf
12.Correspondence - David J.A. Douglas.pdf
13.Correspondence - Norah Chaloner.pdf
14.Correspondence - Keith Brown.pdf
15.Correspondence - Ben Jones.pdf
16.Correspondence - Rodey Gegear.pdf

Greg Clark, Manager, Financial Strategy and Long-Term Planning and Gary Scandlan, Managing Partner and Director, Watson and Associates Economists Ltd provided a presentation on the subject.

Councillor Gibson joined the meeting. (6:26 p.m.)

The following delegates spoke:
Susan Watson 
Robert Barron 
Pat Vanderkooy 
Donna Jennison 
Erin Caton 
Brian Lauder 
Lily Merrill 
Dianne Hurst 
Pia Muchaal 
Barb Hogg 
John Lawson 
Martin Collier 
Rodey Gegear 
Norah Chaloner 

The following delegates did not speak:
Anne Gajerski-Cauley
Irene Hanuta 
Tanya Gevaert
Laurie Malleau
Pamela Harrison 
Bill Farr 
Michael Craig

  • Moved ByCouncillor MacKinnon
    Seconded ByCouncillor Hofland

    That the following recommendations be referred to the July 18, 2022 City Council meeting:

    1. That the City of Guelph adopt the Community Benefit Charge approach to calculate the charges on a uniform City-wide basis.
    2. That the capital project listing set out in Chapter 4 of the Community Benefit Charge Strategy dated March 31, 2022, be subject to further annual review and amendment during the capital budget process.
    3. That Appendix A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the creation of a special reserve fund account, Community Benefit Charge Reserve Fund (302) subject to the terms and authority as identified in report 2022-125 Community Benefit Charge and Parkland Dedication By-laws.
    4. That the Community Benefit Charge Strategy dated March 31, 2022, be approved (as amended if applicable).
    5. That the Community Benefit Charge By-law as set out in Appendix C of Attachment-1 be approved effective September 18, 2022.
    6. That the Parkland Dedication By-law as attached in Attachment-2 be approved effective September 18, 2022.
    Voting in Favour: (12)Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron
    Carried (12 to 0)

3.
Adjournment
 

  • Moved ByCouncillor Billings
    Seconded ByCouncillor Downer

    That the meeting be adjourned. (9:18 p.m.)

    Voting in Favour: (12)Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron
    Carried (12 to 0)
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