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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  • 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
Call to Order (closed meeting)

 

3.2
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)

 

3.3
Corporate Cyber Security Briefing, 2023-74

 

Section239(2) (a) of the Municipal Act relating to the security of the property of the Municipality or Local Board.

3.4
Item Removed from Agenda

 

3.4.1
70 Fountain Street East – Ontario Land Tribunal Direction Follow-up

 

This agenda item was moved to the February 28, 2023 City Council Meeting.

Retirement of Fire Chief Dave Elloway

Liz McGee, Clerical Assistant

(*Council Memo Lean Green Belt (wave 1) Summary Report - 2023-97 added to the Revised Agenda)


Brendan Macmullin, Community Emergency Management Coordinator
Dave Martin, Lead Hand, Materials Recovery Facility 
Heather Macpherson, Customer Service Coordinator
Lee Merner, Program Manager, Parks Business Services
Mathew Newman, Manager, Business Services
Prasoon Adhikari, Supervisor, Environmental Engineering
Stacey Hare, Program Manager, Customer Service and Customer Experience

Shanna O’Dwyer, Manager, Financial Reporting and Accounting

Chair - Councillor Caron

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.

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:
James Krauter, Manager, Revenue and Taxation/Deputy Treasurer

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the 2023 City of Guelph property tax ratios and corresponding tax rates, as set out in Attachment-2 to the report 2023-89 titled 2023 Property Tax Policy dated March 7, 2023, be approved.

Presentation:
Karen Newland, Manager, Client Services and Budget

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the Revenue Budgeting Policy attached to Report 2023-84 – Revenue Budgeting Policy, be approved.

Chair - Councillor Downer

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.

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:
Gene Matthews, General Manager, Parks
Timea Filer, Urban Forest Field Technologist


Delegates:
*Susan Rietschin, Guelph Urban Forest Friends
*Lisa Mactaggart, Trees for Guelph
*Kya Mason-Wetherill


Correspondence:
*Paul Kraehling
*Lisa Mactaggart
*Kya Mason-Wetherill

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the One Canopy Tree Planting Strategy (TPS) dated January 2023, included as Attachment-1 to this report, and the proposed actions and recommendations noted within the plan be approved.
    2. That the funding requirements for the One Canopy Tree Planting Strategy be considered in future operating and capital budgets in order to implement the recommendations of the strategy.

(*Presentation added to the Revised Agenda)


Presentation:
Scott Green, Manager, Corporate and Community Safety


Correspondence
*Adrian Lahey

  • Recommendation:
    1. That staff be directed to create a new schedule under the City’s Business Licensing By-law (2009)-18855 to regulate the licensing of short-term rental accommodations that incorporates the recommendations contained within this report.

Chair - Councillor Allt 

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
Robert Jelacic, General Manager, Internal Audit

  • Recommendation:
    1. That report titled ‘Internal Audit Work Plan 2023- 2025’ dated March 7, 2023 be approved.

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 added to the Revised Agenda)


Presentation:
Antti Vilkko, General Manager, Facilities and Energy Management
Ian Scott, Manager, Facility Design and Construction

  • Recommendation:
    1. That the construction of the South End Community Centre be approved for a project cost of $115.5 million, with the project scope as approved under the October 7, 2020 report.
    2. That additional budget of $35.5 million be approved for project RF0092 South End Community Centre Construction, funded $33,725,000 from Parks and Recreation Development Charge Reserve Fund (#319) and $1,775,000 from tax supported debt funded from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (#150).