City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

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Council Chambers
Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

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

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  • 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:

2.1
Call to Order (closed meeting)

 

2.2
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)

 

2.3
Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council and Committee of the Whole meetings held November 12 and 13, 2022, February 7, 22, and 28, and March 7, 2023

 

2.4
April 2023 Appointments to Advisory Committees, Local Boards, Agencies, Commissions and Associations - 2023-131

 

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

  • Recommendation:

    That the minutes of the open Council meetings held March 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2023, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held March 7, 2023, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

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.

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the revised Delegation of Authority By-law, included as Attachment-1 to the Updated Delegation of Authority and Document Execution By-laws report, dated April 4, 2023, be approved and that the Delegation of Authority By-law Number (2013)-19529 and Execution of Documents By-law Number (2013)-19635 be repealed.

Correspondence:
*Ian Panabaker

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan be approved, and that staff be directed to file a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion.
    2. That the financial information from the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan be referred to the City’s water and wastewater rate models and long-range financial plans through the multi-year budget process.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Stormwater Management Master Plan be approved and that staff be directed to file a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion.
    2. That the financial implications from the Stormwater Management Master Plan be referred to the City’s multi-year budget process.

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.

  • Recommendation:
    1. That Advisory Committees of Council member recruitments and appointments be paused until the approval of the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Framework in Q4 2023, excluding recruitments required to ensure quorum can be maintained.

    Additional motions regarding appointments to Advisory Committees of Council will be brought forward following City Council’s closed meeting discussion on April 25, 2023 regarding closed staff report 2023-131 April 2023 – Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council and Local Boards.

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.

Delegation:
*Nelson Chukwuma
*Meet Upadhyay
*Adam Donaldson
*Steven Petric


Correspondence:
*Mahesh M
*Shakiba Shayani, President and CEO, Guelph Chamber of Commerce
*Steven Petric, Chair, Transit Action Alliance of Guelph
*Richard Thomas

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Kids Ride Free program (children aged 12 and under) outlined in Attachment 1, Section 6.3.2 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be made permanent and that the budget impacts as outlined in report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be included in the 2024-2027 Multi-year Budget.
    2. That the Fare Capping Loyalty program, outlined in Attachment 1, Section 6.3.1 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be approved and that the budget impacts as outlined in report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be included in the 2024-2027 Multi-year Budget.
    3. That staff be delegated the authority to proceed with the remaining initiatives recommended in Attachment 1 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That the City of Guelph support the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's call for the Government of Ontario to introduce legislation to strengthen municipal Codes of Conduct and compliance with them in consultation with municipal governments, and further, support Bill 5, the Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act.
    2. That the legislation encompass the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s recommendations for:

      1. Updating municipal Codes of Conduct to account for workplace safety and harassment;
      2. Creating a flexible administrative penalty regime, adapted to the local economic and financial circumstances of municipalities across Ontario;
      3. Increasing training of municipal Integrity Commissioners to enhance consistency of investigations and recommendations across the province;
      4. Allowing municipalities to apply to a member of the judiciary to remove a sitting member if recommended through the report of a municipal Integrity Commissioner; and,
      5. Prohibit a member so removed from sitting for election in the term of removal and the subsequent term of office.

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

  • Recommendation:

    That By-laws numbered (2023)-20794 through (2023)-20796, are hereby passed.

A by-law to delegate certain administrative powers and duties to City staff, to govern the execution of documents, and to repeal By-laws (2013)-19529; (2013)-19559; (2013)-19586; (2013)-19596; (2013)-19618; (2014)-19749; (2014)-19792; (2015)-19879; (2016)-20022; (2017)-20150; (2018)-20258; (2019)-20375; (2019)-20391; (2019)-20412; (2019)-20439; and (2022)-20711.

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of meetings of Guelph City Council held March 29, and April 25, 2023.

A by-law to repeal By-law (2023) – 20785 and amend By-law (2022) – 20698 – Traffic By-law, as amended, being a By-law to regulate the use of Highways within the City of Guelph and the Traffic and Parking thereon

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

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