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

(Councillor Salisbury)

  • Recommendation:

    That the minutes of the open Council meetings held September 14, 21, and 28, 2020, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held September 8, 2020, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

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 KPMG LLP be appointed as the external auditor for the City of Guelph for the fiscal years ending 2020 through 2024.
    2. That the Treasurer be authorized to annually execute the engagement letter with KPMG LLP subject to the terms approved.
  • Recommendation:

    That the request for variance from Table 2, Row 1 of Sign By-law Number (1996)-154245, as amended, to permit one (1) internally illuminated freestanding sign with a sign area of 3.83m2 and a height 1.5m above an adjacent roadway, to be 80 metres from another freestanding sign on the property of 292 Speedvale Avenue West, be approved.

  • Recommendation:
    1. That staff be authorized to submit an application to the Ministry of Transportation with respect to the 2021-2022 Connecting Links Program for the reconstruction of York Road from Stevenson Street to Victoria Road.
    2. That staff be authorized to confirm to the Ministry of Transportation that Council:
      1. supports of the project identified in the application;
      2. confirms that capital funding is available for the municipal contribution component; and,
      3. agrees that if the application is successful, the municipality will proceed with the project in accordance with the timelines specified in the application.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That Council direct staff to draft a new Sign By-law based on the draft recommendations outlined in Attachment 2 - Overview of Recommended Changes for the New Sign By-law and based on Councillor feedback.

       

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. Council endorse the following resolution which approves seeking additional funding for Phase 2 of the municipal operating stream, subject to Treasurer confirmation that eligibility criterion have been satisfied, as part of the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement;

    “Whereas on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization and the Canadian Government declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and,

    Whereas on March 12, Ontario ordered schools closed and by March 17, began a more extensive shut down; and,

    Whereas the pandemic has led to the closure of public spaces, and the cancellation of events around the world, throughout the country, our province and right here within our own community, causing additional financial cost and pressures to the City; and

    Whereas in response to the significant financial impacts of COVID-19, the City has taken steps to reduce expenditures. These steps include halting all discretionary spending; employee layoffs and placement of full-time employees on declared emergency leave; halting non-critical hiring; and prioritizing capital projects; and

    Whereas staff are actively advocating with municipal counterparts to higher levels of government for emergency financing to assist with the projected losses rather than depleting the City’s reserves in one year; and

    Whereas on July 27, 2020, as part of the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement, the Ontario government announced that it has secured up to $4 billion in emergency financial assistance to provide Ontario’s 444 municipalities with the support they need to respond to COVID-19; and

    Whereas the City’s COVID-19 financial impacts projected up until December 31, 2020 surpassed the Phase 1 funding of the municipal operating stream after taking into consideration City-owned reserves and expenditure savings successfully mitigated;

    Therefore be it resolved:

    That, subject to Treasurer confirmation that eligibility criterion have been satisfied, Guelph City Council is seeking additional funding for Phase 2 of the municipal operating stream to support financial operating costs and pressures related to COVID-19."

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.

Presentation:
Colleen Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Supportive Housing and Affordable Housing Update report be received.
    2. That Habitat for Humanity be permitted to pay Development Charges of $282,631 over a six year installment plan on phase one of Cityview Affordable Homeownership Housing Project.
    3. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the six year installment plan agreement with Habitat for Humanity.

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

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