Jayne Holmes, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure Development Enterprise, provided opening remarks.
Melissa Aldunate, Manager, Policy Planning and Urban Design, outlined the proposed changes to Guelph's Official Plan.
Colm Lynn, Senior Corporate Analyst, Financial Strategy and Long Term Planning, provided information on financial implications as it relates to the proposed changes to Guelph's Official Plan.
The following members of the public spoke to this item:
Nick Papadedes, spoke in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and expressed concerns regarding properties affected by the proposed change.
E. Lin Grist, expressed concerns about the impacts on parkland and the environment.
Ted Michalos, expressed concerns about the impact on the flora and fauna, and groundwater.
Susan Watson, spoke to the need for parkland, the impact on groundwater, and asked to consider green bonds.
Paul Kraehling, raised concerns regarding environmental impacts, and the proposed climate change policy outlined in the proposed amendment.
William Farr, highlighted and expressed concerns regarding the loss of green space due to the increase in density.
Hugh Whiteley, spoke about the Official Plan's financial implications and spoke to environmental impacts.
Laura Murr, raised concerns about the impact of wetlands and groundwater.
Council recessed at 7:57 p.m. to allow time for delegations to call into the remote meeting to speak to the item. Council reconvened at 8:02 p.m. No request to delegate was received.