Committee of the Whole
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
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)
 

2.2
Grand River Conservation Authority Service Agreement Land Evaluation - 2022-248
 

Section 239(2) (c) of the Municipal Act related to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

2.3
Community Energy Initiative Contract Update
 

Section 239(2) (k) of the Municipal Act related to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.

Donna Tremblay, Program Manager, Operations
Lindsay Cline, Legislative Services Supervisor/Clerk, Municipality of North Perth
Kelly Guthrie, Community Engagement Coordinator, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Tracy Suerich, Community Engagement Coordinator, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Katie Duncan, Communications Officer, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Dylan McMahon, Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
Ashley Bertolo, Marketing and Procurement Coordinator, Environmental Services
Stephen O'Brien, General Manager City Clerk's Office/City Clerk

Donna Tremblay, Program Manager, Operations
Lindsay Cline, Legislative Services Supervisor/Clerk, Municipality of North Perth
Kelly Guthrie, Community Engagement Coordinator, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Tracy Suerich, Community Engagement Coordinator, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Katie Duncan, Communications Officer, Strategic Communication and Community Engagement
Dylan McMahon, Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
Ashley Bertolo, Marketing and Procurement Coordinator, Environmental Services
Stephen O'Brien, General Manager City Clerk's Office/City Clerk

Adam Geldart, Project Manager, Technical Services
Daniel Beemsigne, Manager, Corporate Community Strategic Initiatives
Dave Beaton, Program Manager, Forest and Sustainable Landscape
Ian Scott, Manager, Facility Design and Construction
Josh McDonnell, Supervisor, Logistics Solid Waste Resources
Leanne Swantko, Deputy Chief, Guelph Wellington Paramedic Services
Manjusha Pradhan, Manager, Data Delivery and Digital
Markham Wismer, Supervisor, ServiceGuelph
Mary Angelo, Manager, Development and Environmental Engineering
Paul Gray, Manager, Transit Operations
Rob Legros, Program Manager, Fleet Maintenance Transit
Shawna Hughes, Supervisor, Business Services
Steven Goode, Deputy Fire Chief Operations 

Lori Terpstra, Program Manager, Continuous Improvement Office
Natalie Aubin, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Continuous Improvement Office
Juan da Silva, Council and Committee Coordinator, Legislative Services
Trista Di Lullo, Council and Committee Coordinator, Committee of Adjustment/Secretary-Treasurer

Chair - Councillor Goller

The following items have been extracted from 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.

Presentation:
*Stephen O'Brien, General Manager City Clerk's Office/City Clerk
*Sara Sayyed, Senior Advisor, Equity, Anti-Racism and Indigenous Initiatives

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the 2023 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, included as Attachment-1 to report 2023 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule dated July 4, 2022, be approved.

Chair - Mayor Guthrie

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.

The following items have been extracted from 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.

Presentation:
Stephen Dewar, General Manager, Guelph Wellington Paramedic Services/Chief

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Response Time Performance Plan for 2023 be set as recommended by staff.
    2. That Council advocate to the Minister of Health expressing concerns over the Ambulance Offloading Delays at hospitals throughout the Province, and the need for more funding and solutions to alleviate the delays.

Mayor Guthrie will speak to this item.


Delegations:
*Barb Minett, The Bookshelf
*Cara McKillop
*Dejana Pogrmilovic
*Marty Williams, Downtown Guelph BIA
*Cosmo Carere, Speed River Bicycle


Correspondence:
*Christine Jackiw
*Shakiba Shayani, Guelph Chamber of Commerce

  • Recommendation:
    1. That City Council respectfully requests quarterly updates from the County on the provision of social services with a focus on homelessness, addiction and mental health issues, including performance reporting and key performance indicators.
    2. That City Council endorse the Ontario's Big City Mayors call for "an emergency meeting with the Province to address the chronic homelessness, mental health, safety, and addictions crisis" in our communities.
    3. That City Council advocate to the Province in support of immediately raising Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program social assistance rates above the poverty line.
    4. That City Council urgently requests Wellington County Council to call an emergency meeting to hear from and respond to community social service providers with respect to urgent needs related to homelessness, mental health and addiction issues.
    5. That City Council respectfully requests that Wellington County work alongside the City of Guelph and other stakeholders to identify any gaps in the existing shelter system with the goal of 24 hour shelter coverage in the City of Guelph and report back by August 2022 with a plan to achieve 24 hour coverage.
    6. That City Council endorse a new sub-committee, Strategic Advisory Group on Downtown Issues, of the Mayor's Taskforce on Homelessness and Community Safety and under the direction of the CAO, that a member of City staff sit on the advisory group for general awareness.