City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

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Members of the public who have an interest in delegating to item 7.1.2 The Elliott Long Term-Care Resident Report - The Business Case to Support a Non-Binding Application for Long Term Care Home Redevelopment - December 20, 2021 may register up until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021.


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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:

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

3.2
Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council meetings held October 25, 2021.
 

3.3
Chief Administrative Officer Sub-committee Performance Evaluation for 2021 and Performance Objectives Setting for 2022
 

Section 239(2)(b) and (d) of the Municipal Act, related to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and labour relations or employee negotiations. 

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:
    1. That Council approve the intergovernmental priorities proposed for 2022.
    2. That Staff prepare an Information Report outlining the Provincial Election Advocacy Strategy in advance of the dropping of the writ for the Provincial Election in 2022.
    3. That Staff provide an update on intergovernmental performance and priorities in the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of 2022.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That the report “Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update 10” dated December 6, 2021 be forwarded to the local Member of Parliament and Member of Provincial Parliament, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Association of Municipalities Ontario, Ontario Big City Mayors and the Federal Minister of Finance and the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario.
    2. Staff are directed that notwithstanding the following sections of the City of Guelph By-law No. (2021)- 2026 (“Sign By-law"):

    18.1.5 (K) for C.1, NC, CC, RC, SC.1, SC.2 Zones

    18.3.4 (K) for OR, CR Zones

    18.4.4 (L) for B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5 Zones

    18.5.4 (K) for I.1, I.2, I.3 Zones

    19.1.4 (L) for Legal Non-conforming Commercial & Industrial Uses

    20.1.4 (L) for vehicle gas bar uses

    20.2.4 (L) for Vehicle Sales Establishments

    Permits for Mobile Signs which are solely for Displaying employment opportunities may be issued for the remainder of the of calendar year 2021 without regard to restrictions relating to the number of display periods per year.

    3.Staff are directed to prepare amendments to the Sign By-law to extend the above exemptions through the end of the 2022 calendar year.

Correspondence:
*David Douglas
*Tanya Gevaert

Delegation:
*David Douglas
*Tanya Gevaert
*Thomas McIlwraith
*Mackenzie Harris
*Andrea Baker
*Jill Francis
*Paloma Thompson
*Desmond MacNeal
*Lin Grist
*Katerina Coveny
*Susan Watson
*Steven Petric, on behalf of Transit Action Alliance of Guelph 
*Horeen Hassan
*Jordan Thakar
*Lidia Rajcan
*Evan Ferrari
*Morgan Dandie-Hannah

  • Recommendation:
    1. The City of Guelph declares support for the Cities Race to Zero as part of the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign by joining hundreds of other cities in fighting climate change.
    2. The City of Guelph pledges to the following commitments:
      1. We reaffirm our acknowledgement of the global climate crisis.
      2. We are committed to doing our part to keep global heating below the 1.5°Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement.
      3. We are committed to putting inclusive climate action at the centre of all urban decision-making, including the City of Guelph Official Plan, to create thriving and equitable communities for everyone.
      4. We are committed to including our partners – community organizations, businesses, school boards, public institutions, labour unions, financial institutions, Indigenous leaders, and the public – to join us in recognising the global climate crisis and help us deliver on science-based action to overcome it.
    3. The City of Guelph pledges to reach (net)-zero in the 2040s or sooner, or by mid-century at the latest, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius.
    4. The City of Guelph creates four-year interim climate change targets that fall within each city council's term of office. The first set of interim targets will be established by the second quarter of 2022.
    5. The City of Guelph modify our 2030 target in order to achieve Guelph’s fair share of the global 50% reduction in CO2 identified in the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°Celsius.
    6. The City of Guelph plan at least one inclusive and equitable climate action as listed on citiesracetozero.org that will help to place our city on a resilient pathway consistent with the 1.5°Celsius objective of the Paris Agreement and begin implementation no later than the fourth quarter of 2022.
    7. The City of Guelph report progress annually, for the entire city of Guelph (and continue reporting on the corporation) beginning no later than 2022.
    8. The City of Guelph empower all city staff to bring their ideas forward to fight climate change, engage and train staff on best practices, and allocate funding to reach our approved goals.
    9. The City of Guelph will offer regular consultation meetings with treaty partners and local indigenous elders to review climate initiatives.
    10. That staff be directed to report back on the resources and possible funding strategies to meet new ‘fair share’ interim targets as determined by the climate target methodologies of the Cities Race to Zero, with an end target date of 2050 or sooner, for consideration prior to the 2023 budget.

Delegation:
*Rick Zuccato, on behalf of The Olive Experience Inc.
*Steven Petric
*Lauryn Conlon, on behalf of Barres and Bells, 20 Douglas Street and Downtown Guelph Business Association Board Member
*Scott Coburn, on behalf of Scott Coburn Optical
*John Van de Kamer, on behalf of Knar Jewellery
*Kevin Polach

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the report entitled “Downtown Business Improvement Area Review Process”, dated December 6, 2021, be received.
    2. That staff be directed to proceed with a fulsome third-party review, as described in report 2021-372, to be funded by up to $50,000 from the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve.
    3. That staff be directed to report back to City Council in June, 2022 with the results of the third-party review.

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 any direction to City Staff regarding the signing of a non-binding application for additional long-term care beds for The Elliott Community be referred to the December 20, 2021 City Council meeting; and
    2. That the Elliott Community staff be requested to provide two versions of the completed application form, one for phase one as well as a second for phase one and two combined, to City staff no later than December 16, 2021 for review.

Resolution to adopt the By-laws (Councillor Billings). 

  • Recommendation:

    That By-law number (2021)-20662 is hereby passed.

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held December 20, 2021.

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

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