City CouncilMeeting AgendaTuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:00 A.m. - 4:00 P.m.Council ChambersGuelph City Hall, 1 Carden StreetChanges to the original agenda are noted with an asterisk "*".City Council meetings are live streamed at guelph.ca/live. Members of the public may delegate in person or by electronic participation. To listen to the meeting over the phone, call 1-416-216-5643 and enter access code 2332 868 1695.1.Call to Order 1.1O Canada 1.2Silent Reflection 1.3Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement 1.4Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof 2.Confirmation of Open Minutes 1.Post-Meeting Minutes - CoW_Feb06_2024 - English.pdf2.Post-Meeting Minutes - CW_Feb07_2024 - English.pdf3.Post-Meeting Minutes - CPM_Feb13_2024 - English.pdf4.Post-Meeting Minutes - SCM_Feb14_2024(1) - English.pdf5.Post-Meeting Minutes - SCM_Feb14_2024(2) - English.pdf6.Post-Meeting Minutes - CW_Feb21_2024 - English.pdfRecommendation:That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held February 6, 13, 14, and 21, 2024, the Committee of the Whole meeting held February 6, 2024, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.3.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.3.12024 Property Tax Policy, 2024-63 1.2024 Property Tax Policy - 2024-63.pdf2.Attachment-1 2024 City of Guelph Tax Ratios, Discounts and Rates.pdfRecommendation: That the 2024 City of Guelph property tax ratios and corresponding tax rates, as set out in Attachment-1 to the report 2024-63 titled 2024 Property Tax Policy dated March 5, 2024, be approved. 3.2Private Tree Protection By-law Update – Key Issues and Options, 2024-11 1.Private Tree Protection By-law Update - Key Issues and Options - 2024-11.pdf2.Attachment-1 Key Issues and Options Report.pdf3.Attachment-2 Engagement Summary.pdf4.Attachment-3 Presentation - Private Tree Protection Bylaw Update.pdfRecommendation:That the Private Tree Protection By-law Update – Key Issues and Options report, dated March 5, 2024, be received, and that staff be directed to proceed with the recommendations set out within the report.3.3Internal Audit Work Plan 2024-2026, 2024-106 1.Internal Audit Work Plan 2024 - 2026 - 2024-106.pdfRecommendation: That the report titled ‘Internal Audit Work Plan 2024–2026’ dated March 5, 2024, be approved. That the Internal Audit Charter Update dated March 5, 2024, be received. That the Value-for-Money Audit Review Framework be approved. 4.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.4.1City of Hamilton Resolution: Support for the Decision of the Ontario Energy Board to End the Gas Pipeline Subsidy 1.CH Resolution RE Support for the Decision of the OEB to End the Gas Pipeline Subsidy.pdfThis item was pulled from the weekly information items by Councillor Caron.5.By-laws 6.Mayor’s Announcements Please provide any announcements, to the Mayor in writing, by 12 noon on the day of the Council meeting.7.Adjournment No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.Private Tree Protection By-law Update - Key Issues and Options - 2024-11.pdf2.Attachment-1 Key Issues and Options Report.pdf3.Attachment-2 Engagement Summary.pdf4.Attachment-3 Presentation - Private Tree Protection Bylaw Update.pdf1.CH Resolution RE Support for the Decision of the OEB to End the Gas Pipeline Subsidy.pdf1.Post-Meeting Minutes - CoW_Feb06_2024 - English.pdf2.Post-Meeting Minutes - CW_Feb07_2024 - English.pdf3.Post-Meeting Minutes - CPM_Feb13_2024 - English.pdf4.Post-Meeting Minutes - SCM_Feb14_2024(1) - English.pdf5.Post-Meeting Minutes - SCM_Feb14_2024(2) - English.pdf6.Post-Meeting Minutes - CW_Feb21_2024 - English.pdf1.2024 Property Tax Policy - 2024-63.pdf2.Attachment-1 2024 City of Guelph Tax Ratios, Discounts and Rates.pdf1.Internal Audit Work Plan 2024 - 2026 - 2024-106.pdf