Committee of the Whole 
Revised Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, April 06, 2021 at 1:30 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Remote meeting live streamed

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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

Committee of the Whole

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

1.2

Revised Deadline to Delegate and/or Submit Written Correspondence

Due to the Good Friday holiday, the deadline to register to delegate and/or submit written correspondence for the April 6, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting is Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

2.

Call to Order - Mayor

2.1

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest 

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

3.2

Baker District Redevelopment Project - Update - 2021-101

Section 239 (2)(c) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

4.

Open Meeting - 2:00 p.m.

5.

Staff Recognitions

5.1

AMCTO's Municipal Administration Program

Tara Baker, General Manager, Finance/City Treasurer

5.2

Appointment of Vice President, Finance and Stakeholder Relations with the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association

Mark Ellis, General Manager, Human Resources

6.

Service Area - Corporate Services 

Chair - Councillor Goller

7.

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.

7.1

2022 Budget Planning, 2021-96

• Recommendation:
  1. That the 2022 budget plan be approved as outlined in the 2022 Budget Planning report dated April 6, 2021.
  2. That the 2022 budget meeting dates and start times be approved as outlined in the 2022 Budget Planning report dated April 6, 2021.

8.

Items for Discussion - Corporate 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.

8.1

2021 Debenture Issue, 2021-102

Delegation:
Lin Grist

• Recommendation:
  1. That capital projects identified in Table 2 of the 2021 Debenture Issue report, dated April 6, 2021, be approved for debt financing in the amounts as listed.
  2. That the City Treasurer be authorized to proceed with the marketing, through the City’s financing agent, of debenture issues in the principal aggregate amount of not greater than $115 million for terms not exceeding 20 years.
  3. That the 2021 associated debt servicing costs be approved to be funded from the City’s applicable capital reserve funds in accordance with Table 3 in the 2021 Debenture Issue report, dated April 6, 2021.
  4. That the request for financing from the Guelph Cemetery Commission totaling $2,000,0000 be approved in the form of a loan or guarantee, subject to satisfactory outcomes from the due diligence procedures as outlined in the 2021 Debenture Issue report, dated April 6, 2021, as determined by the City Treasurer and the City Solicitor.
  5. That staff be provided delegated authority to enter into appropriate agreements with the Guelph Cemetery Commission and/or with a lending agent, subject to the satisfactory outcomes of the due diligence procedures as outlined in the 2021 Debenture Issue report, dated April 6, 2021.

9.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements

10.

Service Area - Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services 

Chair - Councillor O'Rourke

11.

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.

11.1

Response to Growing the Size of the Greenbelt, 2021-100

Presentation:
April Nix, Environmental Planner

Delegations:
Susan Watson
Hugh Whiteley (presentation)
Claudia Espindola
Tanya Gevaert
Mike Marcolongo
Morgan Dandie-Hannah

Correspondence:
Barbara Feldman

• Recommendation:
  1. That the report entitled ‘City of Guelph Response to Provincial Consultation on Growing the Size of the Greenbelt’, dated April 6 2021, be endorsed and submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the City’s response to the provincial consultation on growing the size of the Greenbelt (ERO# 019-3136).

11.2

Transportation Engineering Program 2021 - 2021-81

(extracted from the March 5, 2021 Items for Information as requested by Councillor MacKinnon)

Councillor MacKinnon will speak to this item.

Delegations:
John Core
Sandy Nicholls

Correspondence:
Sandy Nicholls

12.

Service Area Chair and Staff Announcements 

13.

Adjournment