City Council
Meeting Agenda

Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:30 P.m. - 11:00 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

City Council

This meeting will be held by Electronic Participation in accordance with City of Guelph Procedural By-law (2021)-20590.

2.

Call to Order - 5:30 p.m.

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

Confirmation of Minutes for the closed Council meetings held January 27, October 7 and December 1, 2020 and February 22, 2021

3.3

Official Plan Amendment 48 - Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Appeals - Update, 2021-124

Section 239 (2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

3.4

Bargaining Mandate Report Amalgamated Transit Union, 2021-133

Section 239 (2)(d) of the Municipal Act relating to labour relations or employee negotiations.

4.

Open Meeting – 6:30 p.m.

4.1

O Canada

4.2

Silent Reflection

4.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

4.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

4.5

Closed Meeting Summary

5.

Confirmation of Open Minutes

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held November 10 and 16, 2020, March 8, 22 and 29, 2021, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held March 1, 2021, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.

6.

Committee of the Whole Consent Report

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.

6.1

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.

6.2

2021 Debenture Issue, 2021-102

• 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.

6.3

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

• 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).
  2. That the province consider policy amendments to the Greenbelt Plan to allow any official plan policies which offer more protection to Natural Heritage and Water Resource Systems to supersede any less restrictive policies of the Greenbelt Plan.

7.

Council Consent Agenda

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

Ontario Fire Safety Grant 2021 - 2021-108

• Recommendation:
  1. That City Council pass a resolution accepting $37,100 from the Fire Safety Grant as provided by the Ontario Fire Marshal to fund the purchase of technology upgrades to facilitate remote training and remote court appearances.

7.2

Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Memo

(referred from the April 12, 2021 Council Planning meeting).

Memo to be included on revised agenda. 

8.

By-laws

Resolution to adopt the By-laws (Councillor O'Rourke).

9.

Mayor’s Announcements

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

10.

Adjournment