Committee of the Whole 
Revised Meeting Agenda

Monday, December 07, 2020 at 2:00 P.m. - 8:00 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, Committee of the Whole Meetings are being held electronically and are live streamed at guelph.ca/live 

 

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1.

Notice - Electronic Participation

1.1

Committee of the Whole

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

2.

Call to Order - Mayor

2.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest 

3.

Staff Recognitions

3.1

2020 Smart 50 Awards Recipient - Community Engagement Category - Our Food Future

Barbara Swartzentruber, Executive Director, Smart Cities
Cathy Kennedy, Manager, Smart Cities
Michelle Lowther, Administrative Assistant
Leah Parolin, Multi-Residential Diversion Coordinator
Kelly Guthrie, Community Engagement Coordinator
Tara Sprigg, General Manager, Corporate Communications and Customer Service
Jennifer Smith, Manager, Corporate and Community Strategic Initiatives
Alison Springate, Strategic Communications and Program Advisor
Jana Burns, County of Wellington
Andrea Ravensdale, County of Wellington
Kayla-Wray Amy, County of Wellington
Justine Dainard, County of Wellington

3.2

Community Plan - 2 Awards

1. Double honours from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Canada. “A United Vision: Guelph’s Community Plan” was named Project of the Year at the 2020 IAP2 Canada Core Values Awards
2. “Extending the Practice through Creativity, Contribution and Innovation in the Field”

Jennifer Smith, Manager, Corporate and Community Strategic Initiatives
Stewart McDonough, Community Plan Activator
Kelly Guthrie, Community Engagement Coordinator
Alison Springate, Strategic Communications and Program Advisor
Michelle Lowther, Administrative Assistant
Barb Swartzentruber, Executive Director, Smart Cities

4.

Service Area - Governance 

Chair - Mayor Guthrie

5.

Items for Discussion - Governance 

The following items have been extracted from 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.

5.1

Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update #6, 2020-238

Presentation:
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health

• Recommendation:

  That report “Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update 6” dated December 7, 2020 be forwarded to the local MP and MPP, FCM, AMO, OBCM and the Federal Minister of Finance and the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario.

5.2

Intergovernmental Relations Strategic Framework and 2021 Advocacy Plan, 2020-228

Presentation:
Jodie Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services
Leslie Muñoz, Manager, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council approve the Intergovernmental Relations Strategic Framework to guide intergovernmental and advocacy activities for the rest of Council’s term.
  2. That Council approve the 2021 Advocacy Priorities.
  3. That Staff report back to Council in Q4 2021 to provide an update on intergovernmental activities in 2021 and to propose advocacy priorities for 2022.

6.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

7.

Service Area - Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services 

Vice-Chair - Mayor Guthrie

8.

Consent Agenda - Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services

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.

8.1

Transition of Blue Box and Electrical and Electronic Equipment Programs to Individual Producer Responsibility, 2020-216

• Recommendation:
  1. That the City of Guelph request that the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks accommodate the City’s original request to transition its Blue Box program to full producer responsibility at the earliest transition date, January 1, 2023, or, in the event that this is not possible, that the City of Guelph receive full funding for the operation of the City’s Blue Box program based on 100% of reported costs until such time as the program is transitioned to producer responsibility.
  2. That the City’s preceding resolution be forwarded to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
  3. That staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with producers or producer responsibility organizations for the purposes of developing transition strategies with respect to Blue Box services to be transitioned under the proposed Blue Box Transition regulation of the Waste Free Ontario Act once it is enacted.
  4. That the City continue to provide a waste collection service for Electrical and Electronic Equipment at the Public Drop-off depot and analyze the program’s performance during the first year to determine direction with respect to future program offerings.

9.

Items for Discussion - Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services

The following items have been extracted from 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.

9.1

Real Estate Assets Update, 2020-208

*Presentation: (attached to revised agenda)
Antti Vilkko, General Manager, Facilities and Energy Management
Ian Scott, Manager, Facility Design and Construction

• Recommendation:
  1. That the property at 65 Delhi Street be deemed a surplus asset and be put up for sale.
  2. That a market sounding study to determine potential uses for the Drill Hall be completed by 2022, to coincide with the completion of the building stabilization efforts.
  3. That the porch at 341 Forestell Road be removed and catalogued for future restoration under the Ontario Heritage Act.
  4. That staff report back to City Council in Q4 2021 to provide an update on the listed properties of interest.

10.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

11.

Adjournment