City Council
Meeting Agenda

Monday, July 19, 2021 at 6:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

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

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1.

Notice of Electronic Participation 

1.1

City Council

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with City of Guelph Procedural By-law (2021)-20590.

2.

Call to Order

3.

Authority to move into closed meeting

• 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 meeting held June 14, 2021, and the closed Committee of the Whole meeting held June 7, 2021

3.3

75 Dublin Street - Ontario Land Tribunal Update, 2021-215

Section 239 (2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

4.

Open Meeting – 6:30 p.m.

4.1

O Canada

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

4.5

Closed Meeting Summary

5.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

(Councillor Hofland)

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held June 14, 21 and 23, 2021, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held June 7, 2021, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

6.

Committee of the Whole Consent Report

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.

6.1

2022 Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, 2021-189

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, included as Attachment-1 to report "2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule" dated July 5, 2021, be approved.
  2. That staff be directed to reschedule any Committee of the Whole, Council, Council Planning or meetings of Council as a shareholder to one day following the regularly scheduled meeting where that meeting follows the conferences of either the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) or the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

6.2

Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update - 2021-199

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Advisory Committee Meeting Procedures and Public Appointment Policy be repealed.
  2. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Meetings Procedures Policy, included as Attachment 2 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved, as amended.
  3. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Administration Policy, included as Attachment 3 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved, as amended.
  4. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Public Appointments Policy, included as Attachment 4 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved.
  5. That Section 5.7 d) of the Administration Policy be amended to: "Standing sub-committees shall meet in public and post agendas and minutes to comply with the Municipal Act, City of Guelph Procedural By-law and ACOC meeting procedure requirements."
  6. That the definition of working groups/task groups be referred back to staff for greater clarity to report back as part of the next Governance Review in the 2022 term of Council.
  7. That Section 9.1.8 of the Meeting Procedures Policy be amended to: "The ACOC chair shall serve as a representative of an ACOC in communicating with Council and the public, and where appropriate, act as a representative of the ACOC at meetings of Council to present ACOC resolutions and advice."

6.3

Organics Waste Processing Facility Contract Renewal, 2021-198

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council approve extension of the Operations and Maintenance Services Agreement with Wellington Organix Inc., the operator of the Guelph Organic Waste Processing Facility, for an additional two years, with a term ending September 2023, and;
  2. That Council delegate authority to staff to negotiate and execute an amending agreement to reflect the amendments approved by Council.

6.4

649 Scottsdale Drive - Refusal to Issue Permit, 2021-207

• Recommendation:
  1. That Council support the staff issued Refusal to Issue Permit, as per the Private Tree Bylaw for 649 Scottsdale Drive.

6.5

Guelph Farmers' Market - Refreshing Our Local Tradition, 2021-183

• Recommendation:
  1. That the Market’s refreshed Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021, be approved.
  2. That staff be directed to negotiate an agreement with 10 Carden Shared Space to manage and operate the Guelph Farmer’s Market on Saturdays and program the building and grounds on other days of the week, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021.
  3. That staff report back to Council in Q4, 2021 with results of the negotiation with 10 Carden Shared Space and present options for City Council’s approval.

6.6

New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529, 2021-196

• Recommendation:
  1. That By-law Number (1996)-15245, as amended, short titled the Sign By-law, be repealed and that the new Sign By-law included as Attachment 2 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, be adopted, as amended.
  2. That By-law Number (2013)-19529, as amended, be amended to include Attachment 3 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, that will delegate the authority for granting minor sign variances to staff.
  3. That staff shall define the term "Boulevard" under Section 5 of the By-law.
  4. That section 21.4 C)  be amended to read: 21.4C) A maximum of three (3) additional ancillary signs, each no greater than 0.15 m2, that support the marketing of the real estate property may be attached to a Real Estate Sign or its frame.

6.7

Speed Limit Reductions, 2021-180

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021.
  2. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including community safety zones in preparation for future automated enforcement programs, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021.
  3. That the Automated Speed Enforcement program implementation plan, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021, be approved with two additional Automated Speed Enforcement programs (for a total of four cameras) and considered through the 2022 budget process.

6.8

Dolime Settlement Pathway Update, 2021-197

• Recommendation:
  1. That the proposed boundary adjustment as described in the report titled “Dolime Settlement Pathway Update”, dated July 5, 2021 be approved; and
  2. That Council request a Minister’s Zoning Order from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to rezone the Dolime lands to permit residential in principle; and that the lands shall be subject to future Planning Act applications, including but not limited to, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan or Plans of Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals and that the requirements for the Planning Act applications shall be identified and confirmed through a comprehensive planning process such as or similar to a secondary planning process; and
  3. That this report be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

7.

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.

7.1

Corporate Update on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, 2021-200

(extracted from the June 25, 2021 Items for Information as requested by Mayor Guthrie)

Mayor Guthrie will speak to this item.

7.2

City of Guelph Response: Expansion of IMPACT Program to 24/7 Coverage in Guelph

(extracted from the July 2, 2021 Items for Information as requested by Mayor Guthrie)

Mayor Guthrie will speak to this item.

8.

By-laws

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

9.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

10.

Adjournment