Minutes of Guelph City Council

Monday, September 27, 2021 at 5:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed on guelph.ca/live

Council:

• Mayor C. Guthrie
• Councillor P. Allt
• Councillor B. Bell
• Councillor C. Billings
• Councillor L. Caron
• Councillor C. Downer
• Councillor D. Gibson
• Councillor R. Goller
• Councillor J. Gordon
• Councillor J. Hofland
• Councillor M. MacKinnon
• Councillor D. O'Rourke
• Councillor M. Salisbury

Staff:

• S. Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
• C. Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
• J. Holmes, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
• T. Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
• S. O'Brien, General Manager, City Clerk's Office/City Clerk
• L. Cline, Council and Committee Coordinator
• D. Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator

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1.

Call to Order

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order (5:03 p.m.). 

1.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

There were no disclosures.

2.

Authority to move into closed meeting

• Moved By Councillor Allt
  Seconded By Councillor O'Rourke

  That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Sections 239(2)(a), (b), (d) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to security of the property of the municipality or local board; personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; labour relations or employee negotiations; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

  Voting in Favour: (12)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (12 to 0)

  The following items were considered:

  
  

2.1

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

2.2

Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council meetings held June 28, July 12, 19 and 21, 2021, and the closed Committee of the Whole meeting held July 5, 2021

2.3

September 2021 Public Appointments - City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee, 2021-270

2.4

Non-union Municipal Employee Group Compensation Review, 2021-280

2.5

797 Victoria Road North, 2021-286

3.

Open Meeting

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order (6:32 p.m.).

3.1

Closed Meeting Summary

Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding matters discussed in closed session and identified the following:

Confirmation of Closed Minutes

The minutes of the closed Council meetings held June 28, July 12, 19 and 21, 2021 and the closed Committee of the Whole meeting held July 5, 2021 were adopted.

September 2021 Public Appointments - City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee, 2021-270

A motion will be brought forward regarding this item.

Non-union Municipal Employee Group Compensation Review, 2021-280

Staff were given direction regarding this matter.

797 Victoria Road North, 2021-286

Information was received and City Council will move back into a closed meeting to further consider this matter following the completion of the open meeting.

4.

September 2021 Public Appointments - City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee - 2021-271

• Moved By Councillor Gibson
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland
  1. That Safia Athar, Kevin Bowman, Matthew Cimino, Michael Morden and Mark Schneider be appointed to the City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee for a term of the mandate of the committee.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury

  Carried (13 to 0)

5.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

There were no disclosures.

6.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Moved By Councillor Salisbury
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held June 28, July 12, 19 and 21, 2021, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held July 5, 2021, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (13 to 0)

7.

Committee of the Whole Consent Report

• Moved By Councillor Billings
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland

  That the September 27, 2021 Committee of the Whole Consent Report as identified below, be adopted:

7.1

Third Party Trail Agreements, 2021-249

• 1. That staff be authorized to enter into a three-party license agreement between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club and Grand River Conservation Authority as outlined in the Public Services Report 2021-249 dated September 7, 2021, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor.
  2. That staff be authorized to enter into future three-party license agreements between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club, and parties yet to be determined, for continuous implementation of the Council approved Guelph Trail Master Plan, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor.

7.2

Business Licensing - Payday Loan Establishments, 2021-255

• 1. That By-law Number (2009)-18855 be amended to include licensing of Payday Loan Establishments.
  2. That By-law Number (2020)-20550 be amended to include licensing fees for Payday Loan Establishments.

7.3

Specified Auditing Procedures Report on Compliance with Long-Term Care Services Agreement, 2021-250

• 1. That staff be directed to initiate an update to the 2015 Long-Term Care Services Agreement, in accordance with report 2021-250, with The Elliott Community including a review of the Indirect Cost Allocation Schedule.

7.4

Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update Number 9, 2021-275

• That the report “Managing the Impacts of COVID-19: Update 9” dated September 7, 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.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (13 to 0)

8.

Items for Discussion

8.1

Resolution for Municipal Recognition of September 30th as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

• Moved By Councillor O'Rourke
  Seconded By Councillor Gibson

  WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation;

  AND WHEREAS the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action;

  AND WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation;

  AND WHEREAS the Federal Government has announced September 30, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a Federal statutory holiday;

  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Guelph recognizes the importance of September 30th in honour of Truth and Reconciliation and commits to continued efforts to advance reconciliation including sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Allt, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury

  Carried (13 to 0)

9.

Authority to move into closed meeting

• Moved By Councillor Allt
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland

  That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Sections 239(2)(a) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to security of the property of the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (13 to 0)

  The following item was considered:

  797 Victoria Road North, 2021-286

  
  

10.

Open Meeting

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order (8:16 p.m.). 

10.1

Closed Meeting Summary

Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding matters discussed in closed session and identified the following:

797 Victoria Road North, 2021-286

Information was received and a special resolution will be brought forward regarding this item.

11.

Special Resolution

• Moved By Councillor O'Rourke
  Seconded By Councillor Goller
  1. That the property municipally known as 797 Victoria Road North be removed from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021.
  2. That the demolition of the stone farmhouse at 797 Victoria Road North, in accordance with the Order made under Section 21 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021, be approved with the following conditions:

  1. 1. That the stone farmhouse be recorded by a qualified heritage consultant before and during the careful dismantling of the building using high quality digital photography and text description in order to better understand the evolution of the building and the materials and methods used to construct the house;
     2. That the stone farmhouse be dismantled carefully with the intention to salvage all granite and limestone from the exterior walls with minimal damage to the materials;
     3. That the salvaged stone be delivered by the owner’s contractor to the City of Guelph’s stone storage location at the owner’s expense;
     4. That the contractor responsible for the careful dismantling make all reasonable efforts to salvage any extant wooden doors, interior wood trim, wooden window sashes (including any associated early hardware) as well as any large wooden framing timbers for possible appropriate reuse by the owner or for purchase by others; and
     5. That the owner is encouraged to present (in text and photos) the history of the Shortreed farmstead through interpretive materials planned for the Guelph Lake Conservation Area.

  Voting in Favour: (8)	Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Billings
  Voting Against: (5)	Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (8 to 5)

12.

By-laws

• Moved By Councillor Allt
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland

  That by-laws numbered (2021)-20626, (2021)-20628, (2021)-20630 and (2021)-20632, are hereby passed.

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury

  Carried (13 to 0)

13.

Adjournment

• Moved By Councillor Billings
  Seconded By Councillor Hofland

  That the meeting be adjourned (8:31 p.m.). 

  Voting in Favour: (13)

  Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Billings, and Councillor Caron

  Carried (13 to 0)