Committee of the Whole
Meeting Agenda

Monday, March 07, 2022 at 2:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Guelph City Hall

1 Carden Street

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

 

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1.

Notice of Electronic Participation

1.1

Committee of the Whole

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with City of Guelph Procedural By-Law (2021)-20649.

2.

Call to Order - Mayor

2.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

3.

Staff Recognition

3.1

Waterloo Area’s Top Employers of 2022

Presentation:
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Mark Ellis, General Manager, Human Resources

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

797 Victoria Road North Debrief - 2022-76

Presentation
Scott Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer

• Recommendation:
  1. That the report entitled 797 Victoria Road North Debrief dated Monday, March 7, 2022, be received by Council.

5.2

City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee Report - 2022-87

Presentation
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Mark Ellis, General Manager, Human Resources
Kevin Bowman, Chair, City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee

• Recommendation:

  The following recommendation have been provided by City Staff:

  1. That Council receive the recommendations from the City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee and provide direction to staff concerning same.

  The following recommendation have been provided by City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee:

  1. That the salary for the position of Mayor for the Council term commencing November 15, 2022, be set at $132,780 (job rate) and that all other compensation items remain as is.
  2. That the employment status for the position of City Councillor should be changed to full-time employment.
  3. That the salary for the position of full-time City Councillor for the Council term commencing November 15, 2022, be set at $75,000 (job rate) annually.
  4. That compensation adjustments for the Mayor and members of Council be equal to the Non-union Municipal Employee group increase effective January 1st of each year for the next term of Council to be maintained.
  5. That the current policy of conducting a formal market review for Council every four years and the continued engagement of a Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee during the last year of the Council’s term of office be maintained.

6.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

7.

Service Area - Corporate Services 

Chair - Councillor Goller

8.

Consent Agenda - Corporate 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

2022 Property Tax Policy - 2022-41

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2022 City of Guelph property tax ratios, subclass discounts and corresponding tax rates, as set out in Attachment-1 to the report 2022-41 titled 2022 Property Tax Policy dated March 7, 2022, be approved.

9.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

10.

Service Area - Public Services

Chair - Councillor MacKinnon

11.

Items for Discussion - Public 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.

11.1

Community Benefit Agreements - Councillor O'Rourke Motion

Councillor O'Rourke will speak to this item.

• Recommendation:
  1. That staff be directed to establish more rigorous accountability and reporting requirements for all Community Benefit Agreements in the amount of $200,000 or more, and report annually to Council. This should include more detail on work plans, as well as measurable deliverables and expectations, including but not limited to community impact.

11.2

Community Benefit Agreements - Councillor Gibson Motion

Councillor Gibson will speak to this item.

• Recommendation:
  1. That in alignment with the City of Guelph's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion goals, staff be directed to add a supplemental addendum to the Community Benefit Agreements between the City and the Investment Recipients, requesting their board members adopt the rules of ethical conduct, as are applicable to Investment Recipients, set out in the City's Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards. 

12.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

13.

Notice of Motion

14.

Adjournment