City Council
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 10:00 A.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

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

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

O Canada

1.2

Silent Reflection

1.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

1.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

2.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 12 and 13, 2022, February 7, 8, 14, 15, 22 and 28, 2023, and Committee of the Whole held February 7, 2023 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.

3.1

2023 Property Tax Policy, 2023-89

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2023 City of Guelph property tax ratios and corresponding tax rates, as set out in Attachment-2 to the report 2023-89 titled 2023 Property Tax Policy dated March 7, 2023, be approved.

3.2

Revenue Budgeting Policy, 2023-84

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Revenue Budgeting Policy attached to Report 2023-84 – Revenue Budgeting Policy, be approved.

3.3

Transit Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference, 2023-40

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Terms of Reference for the Transit Advisory Committee dated January 19, 2023 be approved.

3.4

One Canopy Tree Planting Strategy, 2023-61

• Recommendation:
  1. That the One Canopy Tree Planting Strategy (TPS) dated January 2023, included as Attachment-1 to this report, and the proposed actions and recommendations noted within the plan be approved.
  2. That the funding requirements for the One Canopy Tree Planting Strategy be considered in future operating and capital budgets in order to implement the recommendations of the strategy.

3.5

Business Licensing – Short-Term Rental Accommodations, 2023-70

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to create a new schedule under the City’s Business Licensing By-law (2009)-18855 to regulate the licensing of short-term rental accommodations that incorporates the recommendations contained within this report.

3.6

Implementation Strategy Report: South End Community Centre, 2023-64

• Recommendation:
  1. That the construction of the South End Community Centre be approved for a project cost of $115.5 million, with the project scope as approved under the October 7, 2020 report.
  2. That additional budget of $35.5 million be approved for project RF0092 South End Community Centre Construction, funded $33,725,000 from Parks and Recreation Development Charge Reserve Fund (#319) and $1,775,000 from tax supported debt funded from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (#150).

3.7

Internal Audit Work Plan 2023 – 2025, 2023-60

• Recommendation:
  1. That report titled ‘Internal Audit Work Plan 2023- 2025’ dated March 7, 2023 be approved.

3.8

COVID-19 General and Vaccine Expenses Grant - Paramedic Services - 2023-104

• Recommendation:

  That the 2022 and 2023 operating budget for Paramedic Services be updated and approved by Council as shown in Table 1 in CS-2023-104 COVID-19 General and Vaccine Expense Grant - Paramedic Services.

4.

By-laws

5.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

6.

Adjournment