City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

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Remote meeting live streamed on guelph.ca/live

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

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This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with City of Guelph Procedural By-law (2021)-20590.

  • 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:

3.1
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)
 

3.2
November 2021 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council and Local Boards - 2021-339
 

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

3.3
Bargaining Mandate Report Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 241 and 973, 2021-353
 

Section 239(2) (d) of the Municipal Act relating to labour relations or employee negotiations.

3.4
70 Fountain Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - Update, 2021-360
 

Section 239(2) (e) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

  • Recommendation:

    That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held October 12, 18, and 20, 2021, 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:
  • Recommendation:

    That report titled ‘Internal Audit Work Plan 2022- 2024’ dated November 1, 2021 be approved.

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Use of Corporate Resources During an Election Policy, as updated and included as Attachment-1 to this report dated November 1, 2021, be approved.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That Council support Dixon's Distilled Spirits’ application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a By the Glass – Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence for their brewery located at 355 Elmira Road, Unit 106, Guelph.
    2. That City Council direct staff to bring back the Delegation of Authority Bylaw with proposed amendments authorizing staff to issue letters of support on Council’s behalf for future requests of breweries and wineries located within the City of Guelph for “By the Glass” Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licenses.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That Council delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services to enter into an agreement with 10 Carden Shared Space for the property municipally known as 2 Gordon Street, to manage and operate the Saturday Farmers’ Market and program the building and grounds on other days of the week in accordance with the Market’s Council-approved vision and mission and 10 Carden Shared Space’s proposal, entitled Engage Possibility, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
    2. That 10 Carden Shared Space assume all operating costs and expenses related to the Market building’s maintenance, repair, administration, management, and operation while having the opportunity to establish and collect all fees, charges, rent and recoveries.
    3. That 10 Carden Shared Space pay rent based on a percentage of revenue generated formula.
    4. That the City provide to 10 Carden Shared Space transitional funding totaling $500,000 over six years (2022 to 2027), recognizing the loss of revenue incurred by the Saturday Farmers’ Market due to COVID-19, the costs associated with developing and implementing new programming, and the Market’s 200th anniversary in 2027, and that this be included in the 2022/23 multi-year budget.
    5. That staff ensure a smooth transition from City of Guelph operation and management of the Guelph Farmers’ Market to 10 Carden Shared Space with existing regulation remaining in place during 2022, and that By-law Number (2009) – 18874, known as a By-law to regulate the operations of the Guelph Farmers’ Market, be repealed on December 31, 2022 and replaced with 10 Carden Shared Space’s Market Operating Policies and Procedures.

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 ________, ________ and ________ be appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    2. That ________ be appointed to the Art Gallery of Guelph, Board of Directors for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    3. That ________ be reappointed to the Board of Trustees of The Elliott for a one-year term ending November 2023 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    4. That ________ and ________ be appointed to the Board of Trustees of The Elliott for a three-year term ending November 2024 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    5. That ________ be appointed to the Committee of Adjustment for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    6. That ________, ________, _______ and ________ be appointed to the Community Grant Allocation Panel for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    7. That ________ be reappointed to the Community Grant Allocation Panel for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    8. That ________ and ________ be appointed to the Heritage Guelph for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    9. That ________ be appointed to the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    10. That ________ be reappointed to the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    11. That ________ be appointed to the Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    12. That ________, ________, ________ and ________ be appointed to the Natural Heritage Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    13. That ________ and ________ be appointed to the Planning Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    14. That ________, ________ and ________ be appointed to the Public Art Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    15. That ________, ________ and ________ be appointed to the Transit Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    16. That ________ be appointed to the Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    17. That ________ be reappointed to the Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as a successor is appointed.
    18. That ________ and ________ be reappointed to the Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.

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.

Delegations:
Hy Ly
*Craig Ling

Correspondence:
Matt Rogerson
Jeff Rolph
Sylvia Thurston
Hy Ly
Joanne and Bob Hohenadel
*Jacob Halajski
*Alex Hostettler
*Matt Blair
*Gertie Clement-Blair
*Craig Ling

  • Recommendation:
    1. That staff be directed to create an exemption process to allow for, under certain conditions, the short-term parking of recreational trailers and recreational vehicles within residential driveways.
    2. That City Council direct staff to bring back a report outlining an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw related to trailer parking regulations.

Referred from the November 1, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting.

Delegations:
*Lori Guest
*James Beare
*Erin Caton, Environmental Sensitivities Coalition of Canada 
*Andrew Cameron
*Brooke Sillaby
*Colin Perkins
*Lorelei Root

Correspondence:
*Lorelei Root

  • Recommendation:
    1. Subject to all required testing meeting the satisfaction of the City Clerk, that Remote Accessible Vote by Mail (RAVBM) be approved as a one-time pilot project alternative voting method for the 2022 municipal election. And that staff provide a report prior to the 2026 municipal election finalization schedule that has engaged with users of this method and other relevant information gained from implementing this method be brought back to the City of Guelph Accessibility Committee for review and comment before this information is shared with City Council for further consideration. And that $40,000 be transferred from the unused Mayor and Council 2021 conference and event funding account to help fund this initiative.
    2. That the City also continue with the current approved alternative voting methods of vote by mail (VBM) and a home vote service pilot for the 2022 municipal election.

Resolution to adopt the By-laws (Councillor Salisbury)

  • Recommendation:

    That By-laws Numbered (2021)-20633, (2021)-20648 to (2021)-20650, inclusive, and (2021)-20657 are hereby passed.

A by-law to amend by-law number (2014)-19694 being a by-law to establish a Board of Management for the Downtown Business Improvement Area and amendments thereto.

A By-law to provide rules for governing the order and procedures of the Council of the City of Guelph and to repeal By-law Number (2021)-20590.

A by-law to authorize the execution of a Subdivision Amending Agreement between Terra View Custom Homes Ltd. and The Corporation of the City of Guelph and The Toronto-Dominion Bank. (NiMa Trails Phase 1B Subdivision).

A by-law to confirm proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held November 22, 2021.

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

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