Minutes of Guelph City Council

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Remote meeting live streamed
on guelph.ca/live
Absent:
  • 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
  • Councillor M. Salisbury
Also Present:

  • Jamie Cook, Director, Watson and Associates

    Susan Hall, Facilitator, LURA Consulting

    Paddy Kennedy, Partner and Technical Lead, Dillon Consulting

2.
Call to Order - 6:00 p.m.
 

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order (6:02 p.m.).

3.
Shaping Guelph - Growth Scenarios Workshop - 2021-98
This item has attachments. 

1.Shaping Guelph - Growth Scenarios Council Workshop - 2021-98.pdf
2.Attachment-1 Council Workshop Presentation.pdf

3.1
Welcome and Overview of the Workshop
 

Stephen O'Brien, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services, provided opening remarks for the workshop.

Susan Hall, Facilitator, LURA Consulting, conducted a land acknowledgment and provided an outline of the agenda.

3.2
Background Presentation
 

Natalie Goss, Senior Policy Planner, Planning and Building Services, outlined forecasts and targets under the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe - A Place to Grow.

Wayne Galliher, Manager, Water Services, provided information on water supply considerations concerning the Water Supply Master Plan and "A Place to Grow".

Tim Robertson, Manager, Wastewater Services, provided information on wastewater treatment and biosolids considerations in relation to "A Place to Grow".

3.3
Workshop Discussions
 

Jamie Cook, Director, Watson and Associates, provided details on the type of housing across three different scenarios as well as future growth targets.

Paddy Kennedy, Partner and Technical Lead, Dillon Consulting, explained the proposed growth scenarios evaluation framework and outlined key considerations.

Natalie Goss, Senior Policy Planner, Planning and Building Services, provided an overview of the proposed urban structure, intensification corridors, and nodes around higher-density mixed uses.

3.4
Wrap-up and Next Steps
 

Natalie Goss, Senior Policy Planner, Planning and Building Services, provided information about next steps and closing remarks.

4.
Adjournment
 

  • Moved ByCouncillor Downer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Billings

    That the meeting be adjourned (8:12 p.m.).

    Voting in Favour: (13)Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
    Carried (13 to 0)
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