Committee of the Whole
Meeting Agenda

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Council Chambers
Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

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

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Samy Mohamad, Construction Contract Administrator

Paul Allen, Manager, Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Joe Amaral, Manager, Fleet Services
Christine Chapman, Manager, Economic Development
Ian Ferguson, Program Manager, Sports and Leisure Grounds
Karen Newland, Manager, Finance Client Services and Budget
Amy Rocha, Supervisor, Financial Operations and Court Services
Dawn Owen, Museum Curator
Jennifer Juste, Manager, Transportation Planning
Kelly Beirnes, Supervisor, Water Distribution Programs
Jared Karr, Supervisor, Wastewater Treatment
Beth Godfrey, Supervisor, Administration and Customer Experience
Steve Anderson, Manager, Transportation Engineering
David Gooch, Supervisor, By-law and Security

Chair - Mayor Guthrie

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. That the revised Delegation of Authority By-law, included as Attachment-1 to the Updated Delegation of Authority and Document Execution By-laws report, dated April 4, 2023, be approved and that the Delegation of Authority By-law Number (2013)-19529 and Execution of Documents By-law Number (2013)-19635 be repealed.

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. That the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan be approved, and that staff be directed to file a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion.
    2. That the financial information from the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan be referred to the City’s water and wastewater rate models and long-range financial plans through the multi-year budget process.
  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Stormwater Management Master Plan be approved and that staff be directed to file a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion.
    2. That the financial implications from the Stormwater Management Master Plan be referred to the City’s multi-year budget process.

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.

Presentation:
Nectar Tampacopoulos, General Manager, Environmental Services
Wayne Galliher, Manager, Water Services
Kristin Pressey, Supervisor, Compliance and Performance

  • Recommendation:
    1. That Guelph City Council approve the 2022 Water Services’ Annual Report and Summary Report.

Chair - Councillor Downer

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.

Presentation:
Courtney McDonald, Transit Business Services

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Kids Ride Free program (children aged 12 and under) outlined in Attachment 1, Section 6.3.2 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be made permanent and that the budget impacts as outlined in report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be included in the 2024-2027 Multi-year Budget.
    2. That the Fare Capping Loyalty program, outlined in Attachment 1, Section 6.3.1 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be approved and that the budget impacts as outlined in report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023, be included in the 2024-2027 Multi-year Budget.
    3. That staff be delegated the authority to proceed with the remaining initiatives recommended in Attachment 1 to report “Transit Fare Strategy” dated April 4, 2023.