Special City Council
Revised Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed

on guelph.ca/live

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

To contain the spread of COVID-19, City Council meetings are being held electronically and can be live streamed at guelph.ca/live.

For alternate meeting formats, please contact the City Clerk's Office at or 519-822-1260 extension 5603.

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1.

Notice - Electronic Participation

1.1

City Council

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with the City of Guelph Procedural By-law (2020)-20515.

1.2

Delegations to Item 4.1

Members of the public who have an interest in delegating to item 4.1 Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update #5 may register up until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.

You can register as a delegation or  by contacting the City Clerk’s office by email or phone:

519-837-5603
TTY 519-826-9771
 (attachments must not exceed 20 MB)

When we receive your registration or written comments, we will send you a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the meeting.

2.

Call to Order

3.

Open Meeting

3.1

O Canada

3.2

Silent Reflection

3.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

3.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

4.

Items for Discussion

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.

4.1

Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update #5, 2020-122

Presentation:
Mayor Guthrie
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
Colleen Clack, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public
Services
Kealy Dedman, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer,
Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate
Services

• Recommendation:
  1. That report “Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update #5” dated August 12, 2020 be forwarded to the local MP and MPP, FCM, AMO, LUMCO and the Federal Minister of Finance and the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario.
  2. That staff be directed to communicate the urgency for additional details about the Safe Restart Agreement given the City of Guelph’s currently projected COVID-19 deficit impact of $24.3 million, mitigated through cost-containment measures of $14.3 million and resulting in a $10 million overall budget deficit impact for 2020, to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Federal Minister of Finance, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ontario’s Minister of Finance and the Premier of Ontario.
  3. That the 2021 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, included as Attachment-2 to report “Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update #5” dated August 12, 2020, be approved.

5.

By-laws

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

• Recommendation:

  That By-law Numbered (2020)-20522 is hereby passed.

5.1

By-law Number (2020)-20522

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Guelph City Council held August 12, 2020.

6.

Adjournment