Minutes of Guelph City Council

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Remote meeting live streamed
on guelph.ca/live
Council:
  • Mayor C. Guthrie
  • Councillor P. Allt
  • Councillor B. Bell
  • Councillor C. Billings
  • Councillor L. Caron
  • Councillor C. Downer
  • Councillor D. Gibson
  • Councillor R. Goller
  • Councillor J. Gordon
  • Councillor J. Hofland
  • Councillor M. MacKinnon
  • Councillor D. O'Rourke
  • Councillor M. Salisbury
Staff:
  • S. Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer
  • C. Clack-Bush, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services
  • T. Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
  • S. O'Brien, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services
  • J. Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services
  • L. Al-Habash, Project Manager, Local Immigration Partnership
  • S. Anderson, Manager Transportation Engineering
  • S. McDonough, Community Activator
  • J. Smith, Manager Corporate Community Strategic Initiatives
  • T. Di Lullo, Acting Manager Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
  • G. Meades, Council and Committee Coordinator
  • D. Tremblay, Council and Committee Coordinator
Also Present:

  • Denise Francis, President, Guelph Black Heritage Society
    Kayla “Kween” Gerber, Executive Director, Guelph Black Heritage Society
    Marva Wisdom, Community Plan External Advisor
    Denise Andrea Campbell, Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration at the City of Toronto
    Dr. Cara Wehkamp (Algonquin), Special Advisor to the Provost on Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Guelph
    Mohammad Mousa, Program Officer, Social and Human Sciences and Youth, Coordinator of the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities at the Canadian Commission for UNESCO

1.
Call to Order
 

Mayor Guthrie called the meeting to order at (6:00 p.m.)

2.
Systemic Racism - Local Data and Municipal Leadership Workshop
This item has attachments. 

1.Systemic Racism - Local Data and Municipal Leadership - 2021-97.pdf
2.Presentation - Systemic Racism - Local Data and Municipal Leadership Workshop.pdf

2.1
Session Introduction and Community Plan Progress
 

Jodie Sales, General Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services provided an introduction to the topics of the workshop including: recap; community plan approach; community plan timeline, and eliminating systemic racism. Jodie Sales also provided introductions to participants involved in workshop.

2.2
Guelph Black Heritage Society’s Anti-racism Summit
 

Denise Francis, President, Guelph Black Heritage Society presented general information about the Guelph Black Heritage Society.

Kayla "Kween" Gerber, Executive Director, Guelph Black Heritage Society introduced the Guelph Black Heritage Society upcoming event, Change Starts Now Anti-Racism Summit. Kayla "Kween" Gerber also presented information on an ongoing monthly program that will start after the Summit.

2.3
Community Data on Race and Discrimination
 

Leen Al-Habash, Project Manager, Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership presented information regarding immigration in the City of Guelph including: overview, demographics, recent immigrants admission categories, education versus occupation, income disparity, data and discrimination, and experience of discrimination research.

2.4
Conversation Panel to Discuss How Municipalities and Institutional Partners Can Address Systemic Racism
 

Marva Wisdom, Community Plan External Advisor lead a panel discussion around Municipal Leadership and Collaboration which included: Denise Andrea Campbell, Executive Director of Social Development, Finance and Administration at the City of Toronto; Dr. Cara Wehkamp (Algonquin), Special Advisor to the Provost on Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Guelph; Mohammad Mousa, Program Officer, Social and Human Sciences and Youth, Coordinator of the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities at the Canadian Commission for UNESCO; and Steve Anderson, Manager, Transportation Engineering at the City of Guelph.

2.5
Questions from Council
 

Mayor Guthrie began the question and answer period between Council and the Panelists. 

2.6
Wrap-up and Next Steps
 

Jodie Sales provided next steps to Council and how to continue to be connected on the topics presented. 

3.
Adjournment
 

  • Moved ByCouncillor Hofland
    Seconded ByCouncillor Billings

    That the meeting be adjourned (7:46 PM)

    Voting in Favour: (13)Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Bell, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Goller, Councillor Allt, Councillor Hofland, Councillor Salisbury, Councillor Downer, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
    Carried (13 to 0)
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