Committee of the Whole
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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Emily Stahl, Manager, Technical Services, Water Services
Robin Puskas, Project Manager, Water Services
Angela VanderGugten, Water Operations Technician, Water Services
Jean Starchuk, Project Manager, Facilities and Energy Management

Olubanke Olujide, Project Specialist, Engineering and Transportation Services

Alison Springate, Andrea Ninacs (Guelph Police Services), Antti Vilkko, Brendan Macmullin, Mayor Cam Guthrie, Chris Beveridge (Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public), Christopher Cooper, Colleen Clack-Bush, Dan Atkins (Guelph Public Library), Daryl Goetz (Guelph Police Services), Dave Elloway, Doug Godfrey, Gavin Webb (Guelph General Hospital), Gord Cobey (Guelph Police Services), Jayne Holmes, Jessie Finkelberg, Kate Wagler, Katie Duncan, Laura Mousseau, Leanne Swantko, Lester Tang (Guelph Police Services), Mark Ellis, Nicola Mercer (Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public), Ross Kirkconnell (Guelph Family Health Team), Ryan Schubert, Stacey Hare, Stephen Dewar, Steve Goode, Steve Kraft (Guelph Public Library), Susan O'Toole, Tammy Smits (Guelph Police Services), Tara Baker, Tara Sprigg, Trevor Lee.

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:
Jayne Holmes, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Jennifer Rose, General Manager, Environmental Services

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the following recommendations outlined in the Solid Waste Management Master Plan (SWMMP) dated April 4, 2022, be approved:
      1. The phased approach to the reduction of single-use items, and the applicable changes to the Waste Management By-law
      2. The waste collection service levels for the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (IC&I) sector, as well as the applicable changes to the Waste Management By-law
      3. The remaining recommendations outlined in Attachment 1.
    2. That City Council extend their appreciation to the members of the SWMMP Public Advisory Committee for their efforts and dedication over the past two years and formally disband the SWMMP Public Advisory Committee.

Chair - Mayor Guthrie

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:
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
Jayne Holmes, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Colleen Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services


 

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Guelph. Future Ready 2021 Progress Report, dated April 4, 2022, be received.

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:
Tara Baker, General Manager, Finance/City Treasurer
Greg Clark, Manager, Financial Strategy and Long Term Planning

  • Recommendation:

    That staff be given the authority, until the approval of the 2024 capital budget, to address capital project inflationary price increases through the prioritization of capital projects, within the current approved capital expenditure budgets, in accordance with the methodology as described in Report 2022-118 Inflationary Financial Impact Strategy.

Chair - Councillor MacKinnon

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:
Gene Matthews, General Manager, Parks


 

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Park Plan dated February 2022, included as Attachment-1 to this report, and the proposed actions and recommendations noted within the plan be approved.
    2. That the use of the alternative rate prescribed in the Official Plan be retained as a necessary and appropriate means of calculating parkland dedication to support the City’s parkland needs.