City Council
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
Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council meeting held April 25, 2022
 

2.3
May 2022 Public Appointments to Advisory Committees of Council - 2022-142
 

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

2.4
Southgate Business Park Lands – Proposed Term Sheet
 

Section 239(2) (c), (f), and (i) of the Municipal Act relating to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

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 a joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee be established for the 2022-2026 term of Council in accordance with the draft Terms of Reference as set out in Attachment-1 to report 2022-160, titled 2022-2026 Joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee, dated Monday, May 2, 2022.
    2. That the City Clerk be delegated authority to select and appoint Committee Members and that Council be advised of the appointments by way of an Information Report once members have been selected.
    3. That the City Clerk be delegated authority to review and revise the Terms of Reference throughout the term of the Committee in accordance and in consultation with other participating municipalities.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That a by-law be enacted to delegate authority to the Chief Administrative Officer in the event of a Restricted Acts Period for the 2022 Municipal Election.
    2. That by-law (2021)-20649, the Procedural by-law, be amended to include November 15 in the year of an election as the first day of the new term of City Council.

Correspondence:
JJ Salmon

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the net operating deficit of $2,390,440 be allocated to or funded from the City’s reserve and reserve funds or grants as follows:
      1. Transfer from Safe Restart Funding Transit (344) of $6,531,826 to fund the deficit in Transit Services.
      2. Transfer from the Safe Restart Operating Stream Grant held in the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve (180) of $8,666,323 to the tax supported budget to fund COVID-related expenses and revenue shortfalls.
      3. Transfer to the Library Contingency Reserve (102) of $105,000 in accordance with the request from the Guelph Public Library Board.
      4. Transfer to the Police Operating Contingency Reserve (115) of $1,000,000 partially addressing the request from the Guelph Police Board.
      5. Transfer to Environment and Utility Reserve (198) of $480,000 for savings from corporate fuel.
      6. Transfer to the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve (180) of $862,780 for the City’s commitment to The Elliott Community long-term care bed expansion.
      7. Transfer to the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve (150) of $4,421,884 to mitigate future tax impacts related to inflation.
      8. Transfer the Water Services surplus to the Water Capital Reserve Fund (152) of $914,314.
      9. Transfer the Wastewater Services surplus to the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund (153) of $2,354,699.
      10. Transfer the Stormwater Services surplus to the Stormwater Capital Reserve (165) of $136,256.
      11. Transfer the Building Services surplus to the Building Services OBC Stabilization Reserve Fund (188) of $604,717.
      12. Transfer the Parking Services surplus (net of grant funding) to the Parking Operating Contingency Reserve (106) of $919,913.
      13. Transfer from the Safe Restart Operating Stream Grant held in the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve (180) of $67,686 to fund Court Services deficit.
      14. Transfer to the Affordable Housing Reserve (119) of $575,832 to increase the City’s capacity to incentivize the development of more affordable housing units in Guelph.
      15. Transfer to the Efficiency, Innovation and Opportunity Reserve Fund (351) of $500,000 to support the implementation of the Service Rationalization Review recommendations.
    1. That staff be directed to negotiate and enter into one or more agreements, to the satisfaction of the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development, and Enterprise and the City Solicitor, with CN railway to share in the costs of funding rail/road crossing signal improvements in the vicinity of Edinburgh and Paisley roads and that $1,300,000 of the surplus funds transferred to the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve be utilized to address the funding required to complete the improvements.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That Schedule A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the creation of a reserve fund, Development Charges – Public Works (329), subject to the terms and authority as identified in report 2022-161 2021 Long-term Financial Statement – Reserves and Debt.
    2. That Schedule A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the consolidation of Development Charges – Outdoor Recreation (320) into the Development Charge Indoor Recreation (319) and it be renamed the Development Charge – Parks and Recreation (319).
    3. That Schedule A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the creation of a Transportation Reserve Fund (164), subject to the terms and authority as identified in report 2022-161 2021 Long-term Financial Statement – Reserves and Debt.
    4. That Schedule A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the increased target balance for the Police Operating Contingency Reserve (115) and the Library Contingency Reserve (102) supporting enhanced risk mitigation ability in a multi-year budget environment.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That in accordance with the 2021 Year-end Capital Budget Monitoring Report dated May 2, 2022, the reallocations shown in Table 3 of Attachment-1 Q4, 2021 Capital Budget Adjustments be approved.
    2. That in accordance with recommendation 3 of 2020 Year-end Capital Budget Monitoring Report 2020-138, due to provincial soil regulations a net budget increase of $2,504,300 be approved for projects PN0043 Metcalfe: Speedvale to Eramosa – Phase 2 and PN0264 York: GJR Spurline to Stevenson.

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, in accordance with report #2022-178 dated May 30, 2022, $1,364,050 be awarded to Kindle Communities from the Affordable Housing Reserve (#119) for the supportive housing project at 10 Shelldale Crescent.
    2. That to the satisfaction and authority of the City Solicitor and Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services, the necessary agreements be entered into and executed with Kindle Communities to fund, outline, and monitor project criteria for the supportive housing project at 10 Shelldale Crescent.
  • 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 Transit Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    3. That ________ be appointed to Heritage Guelph for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
    4. That ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________ be appointed to the Guelph Economic Development Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2022 or until such time as successors are appointed.
  • Recommendation:

    That Councillor Mark MacKinnon be authorized to increase his 2022 Training Funding allocation of $4,875.00 for up to $8,000.00, to cover costs associated with attendance at the 2022 Association Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), and 2022 Federation of Canadian Municipal (FCM).

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

  • Recommendation:

    That By-laws numbered (2022)-20668, (2022)-20700, (2022)-20705, and (2022)-20722 are hereby passed.

A by-law to establish a Joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee and to delegate authority to the City Clerk the selection and appointment of Committee members; and to review and revise Terms of Reference throughout the term of the Committee in accordance and in consultation with other participating municipalities.

A by-law to delegate authority to the Chief Administrative Officer for the restricted acts period.

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held May 30, 2022.

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

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