Guelph public meetings in 2024

Information Items

The City Council’s Information Items meeting provides updates and consultation alerts to members. No formal decisions are taken; items are for information only. Council members may request any item to be moved to a Committee of the Whole for discussion.

• Federal Consultation on the Taxation of Vacant Lands (2024‑539)
• Emergency Management Modernization Act consultation (ERO 019‑9467)
• Municipal Accountability Act consultation (Bill 241, 2024‑538)
• Reducing Records of Site Condition to Support Brownfield Development (ERO 019‑9310)
• James Dick Construction Limited water permit and environmental compliance alerts (ERO 019‑9325, 019‑9378)

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for the public and City Council. No decisions are being made, though Council members may request that specific items be moved to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• Resolution in support of Ontario’s Big City Mayors’ SolvetheCrisis.ca campaign
• Resolution regarding the closure of Guelph’s Consumption and Treatment Services Site
• Federal consultation on the taxation of vacant lands
• Consultation on the Emergency Management Modernization Act, 2024 and Municipal Accountability Act, 2024
• Support resolutions from other municipalities regarding fees for gas utilities using municipal property

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Accessibility Advisory Committee is meeting to provide recommendations on several city infrastructure and service projects. Discussions include street safety, park equipment updates, and transit mobility applications.

• Vision Zero Guelph - Action Plan for Safe Streets
• 2024 Play Equipment Lifecycle Project for Colonial Drive, Holland Crescent, and Highview Parks
• Transit Mobility Application form
• TaxiScrip Program
• Provincial Proposed Recommendations Customer Service Standards

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub‑committee meeting is scheduled for December 17, 2024. The agenda provided contains no listed items, descriptions, or decisions. It consists only of headings and placeholders without substantive content. No proposals or discussions are specified for this meeting.

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for the public and City Council. No decisions are being made, though Council members may request that specific items be moved to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• City of Guelph Municipal Data Reporting, Q3 2024 (2024-496)
• Consultation Alert ERO 019-9310 regarding brownfield development records
• Consultation Alerts for James Dick Construction Limited regarding water permits and environmental compliance
• Township of Armour resolution supporting fees for gas utilities using municipal property
• Resignation of Greg Sayer from the Committee of Adjustment

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing to consider several applications for zoning variances and land severances. The body is also recommending the creation of the Committee of Adjustment and Property Standards Committee to City Council.

• Consent to create seven new residential lots at 302 and 306 Edinburgh Road South
• Consent to create one new residential lot at 39 Armstrong Avenue
• Variances for a proposed triplex at 39 Hayes Avenue
• Variances for apartment renovations at 493 Victoria Road North
• Fee waiver request for 51, 53, and 55 Manitoba Street

Public Art Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Public Art Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-12-12 contains no listed items. It appears to be a procedural placeholder without substantive agenda entries. No decisions, discussions, or proposals are detailed in the provided document.

Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee

The Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee will consider approving the September 4, 2024 meeting minutes. It will discuss updates to the Advisory Committees Governance Framework and recommend that the committee transition to an alternative form of community engagement. The meeting also includes standard procedural items such as the call to order and Indigenous territorial acknowledgment.

• Approve September 4, 2024 meeting minutes
• Review Advisory Committees Governance Framework updates
• Recommend transitioning the naming committee to an alternative community‑engagement model
• Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgment
• Call to Order and disclosure of pecuniary interests

City Council

The Guelph City Council will confirm minutes from recent meetings and consider the 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report, including recommended funding adjustments. Council will discuss several motions: urging the Ontario government to keep the Guelph consumption and treatment site operating past March 2025, opposing the use of the Notwithstanding Clause to override Charter rights on encampment relocations, and supporting the Solve the Crisis campaign for provincial and federal action on homelessness, mental health, and addiction. The meeting also includes routine items such as by‑law review and mayoral announcements.

• Approve a $448,000 budget adjustment for PM0001 Paramedics Facility Renewal.
• Adopt funding adjustments detailed in Table 4 of the 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report.
• Motion urging Ontario to continue funding the Guelph consumption and treatment site beyond March 2025.
• Motion opposing the use of the Notwithstanding Clause to override Charter rights on encampment relocations.
• Motion supporting the Solve the Crisis campaign and calling for provincial and federal action on homelessness, mental health, and addiction.

Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee

The Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee will vote on approving the minutes from its October 17, 2024 meeting. The agenda includes an operations update presented by Dan Turner, Environmental Management System Specialist, and a session for member questions. The meeting is held remotely via Cisco Webex on December 10, 2024. No policy changes or contracts are on the agenda.

• Approval of minutes from the Oct 17, 2024 meeting
• Operations update presentation by Dan Turner
• Member questions to be answered
• Chair and staff announcements (written submissions requested)
• Next meeting to be scheduled in 2025

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub‑committee will consider a recommendation to move the meeting to a closed session under the Municipal Act. It will also review the CAO 2025 performance objectives and confirm the minutes of the open meetings held on November 5 and November 26, 2024. The meeting concludes with a summary of the closed session and adjournment.

• Recommendation to hold a closed meeting per the Municipal Act
• Review of Chief Administrative Officer 2025 performance objectives
• Confirmation of open‑meeting minutes from Nov 5 2024
• Confirmation of open‑meeting minutes from Nov 26 2024

Council Planning

Council approved a zoning by-law amendment to permit up to four dwelling units on low-density residential lots. The body also adopted the 2024 Housing Affordability Strategy and an Official Plan amendment for new affordable housing targets.

• Approved zoning by-law amendment to permit up to four units on low-density residential lots
• Approved 2024 Housing Affordability Strategy and Official Plan Amendment No. 101
• Approved designation by-law for 106 Carden Street
• Directed staff to proceed with the Downtown Building Heights Study Official Plan update
• Received update regarding 201 Elmira Road S. and the Ontario Land Tribunal

Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee

The Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on December 10, 2024. The agenda is currently procedural with no specific items listed for discussion.

• Meeting scheduled for December 10, 2024
• Procedural agenda with no listed items
• Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Information Items

This meeting is for the distribution of weekly information items to the public and City Council. No decisions are made during this session, though council members may request items be moved to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• Town of Aurora Support Resolution regarding Critical Infrastructure
• Natural Heritage Advisory Committee minutes from April 30, 2024

Property Standards Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Property Standards Committee on 2024-12-05 contains no listed items or decisions. It appears to be a procedural placeholder without substantive agenda content.

Committee of Management for the Elliott

The Committee of Management for the Elliott will confirm the post‑meeting minutes from its September 4, 2024 session. It will also receive the 2024‑Q3 quarterly report for The Elliott Long‑Term Care Residence. The meeting includes routine announcements and procedural items before adjournment.

• Confirm post‑meeting minutes from the September 4, 2024 Committee session
• Receive The Elliott Long‑Term Care Residence Quarterly Report 2024‑Q3
• Chair and Elliott community staff announcements
• Standard procedural items (call to order, disclosure of pecuniary interest)
• Adjournment of the meeting

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole will consider the 2024 External Audit Plan presented by KPMG LLP for information. It will also review the 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report and approve the funding adjustments detailed in Table 4, including a $448 thousand budget adjustment for the PM0001 Paramedics Facility Renewal. Additional service area announcements and governance items will be discussed.

• 2024 External Audit Plan (KPMG LLP) – recommendation to receive for information
• 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report – approval of funding adjustments
• Budget adjustment of $448 thousand for PM0001 Paramedics Facility Renewal
• Service Area – Audit (Chair: Councillor Goller) and Governance announcements

Natural Heritage Advisory Committee

The Natural Heritage Advisory Committee will hear a presentation on Guelph’s One Water Plan and consider the committee’s feedback. It will also review an update on the Advisory Committees of Council framework and recommend the creation of a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee to City Council. Standard procedural items such as approval of minutes and announcements are also on the agenda.

• Presentation of Guelph’s One Water Plan; motion to receive the presentation and consider feedback
• Advisory Committees of Council framework update; motion to recommend creating a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee

Heritage Advisory Committee

The committee will vote on the application to demolish 56‑58 Glasgow Street East and to remove it from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties. Other agenda items include a deconstruction and salvage request for 37 Christie Lane, an amended heritage impact assessment for the Powerhouse complex at 785 York Road, and motions to approve the 2025 meeting schedule and Part IV designation strategy.

• Application to demolish 56‑58 Glasgow Street East and remove it from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties
• Application to deconstruct and salvage a cultural heritage resource at 37 Christie Lane
• Amended Heritage Impact Assessment for the Powerhouse, Chimney, Service Tunnel and Cannery Storage at 785 York Road
• Motion to approve the proposed 2025 Heritage Guelph meeting schedule
• Motion to adopt the 2025 Part IV Designation strategy

Information Items

The council meeting is an Information Items session where members receive weekly informational reports. Items include intergovernmental consultation alerts on brownfield development and water permits, correspondence from other municipalities, and minutes from the Guelph Museums Advisory Committee. No decisions or votes are scheduled for these items.

• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-9310 – Reducing Records of Site Condition to Support Brownfield Development (2024‑519)
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-9325 – James Dick Construction Limited Permit to Take Water (2024‑510)
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-9378 – James Dick Construction Limited Environmental Compliance Approval (2024‑511)
• Letter to Premier Ford, Minister Calandra and Minister Lecce – Use of Municipal Property by Natural Gas Distributors
• Guelph Museums Advisory Committee Minutes – October 24, 2024

Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Arts and Culture Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-11-28 contains no listed items. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the provided document. The meeting appears to be procedural with no substantive agenda content.

Special Council Meeting - Budget

City Council is meeting to confirm the 2025 operating and capital budgets, including user rates and fees. The session includes a review of a 10-year capital forecast and a proposal for a free transit pilot for high school students.

• 2025 net levy requirement increase of $10,426,644 (3.21% over 2024)
• 2025 gross capital expenditure amount of $197,601,863
• 2026-2034 Capital forecast totaling $2,128,756,900
• Guelph General Hospital levy of $750,000
• Proposed one-year pilot project for free transit for high school students after 4pm and on weekends/holidays

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee is meeting to discuss the 2025 performance objectives for the Chief Administrative Officer. This item is scheduled to be considered in a closed meeting session.

• Chief Administrative Officer 2025 Performance Objectives Review

City Council

City Council is considering a franchise agreement with Enbridge Gas Inc. and proposing changes to provincial regulations to allow municipalities to charge for-profit gas utilities for using public property. The meeting also includes a closed session to discuss labor relations and board appointments.

• Municipal Franchise Agreement with Enbridge Gas Inc. (Report 2024-416)
• Proposed support for Bill 219, "No Free Ride for Fossil Fuels Act, 2024"
• Bargaining Mandate Report for CUPE Local 241 and 973 (closed session)
• Public appointments for The Elliott Community Board of Trustees (closed session)
• Confirmation of meeting minutes from October 1, 8, 29, and 30, 2024

Council Planning

Guelph City Council Planning will receive a draft plan and guidelines for the Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District. The meeting is a continuation from November 13, 2024, and includes a motion to receive the report.

• Revised deadline for written correspondence on Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District
• Council Planning meeting continuation from November 13, 2024
• Motion to receive Report 2024-487 regarding Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District
• Public meeting to hear applications under The Planning Act
• Mayor's Announcements

Information Items

The City Council will receive a series of information items, including projected land ambulance reports, an update to the Optimal Resource Deployment of Paramedic Services study, several intergovernmental consultation alerts, and resolutions from other municipalities. Members may request any of these items be moved to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion. No formal decisions are scheduled for this agenda.

• Agenda Forecast – Projected Land Ambulance Reports (2024-467)
• Update to the Optimal Resource Deployment of Paramedic Services Study (2024-468)
• Consultation Alert – James Dick Construction Limited Permit to Take Water (ERO 019-9325)
• Response to ERO 019-9196 – Enabling Greater Reuse of Excess Soil
• Response to ERO 019-9266 – Bill 212 framework for bike lanes requiring lane removal

Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transit Advisory Committee will approve the minutes from its October 17, 2024 meeting. It will discuss an update to the Advisory Committees of Council framework and recommend the creation of a Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee. Additional items include a bike rack display update at Guelph Central Station, feedback on the Connect-to-Go program, and a general transit update that covers electric buses.

• Recommend to City Council the creation of the Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee (item 2.1)
• Update on bike rack display at Guelph Central Station (item 2.2)
• Presentation of data on usage of the Connect-to-Go program (item 2.3.1)
• General transit update, including information on electric buses (item 2.4)
• Approval of minutes from the October 17, 2024 Transit Advisory Committee meeting

Special Council Meeting

The Special Council will vote on moving the meeting to a closed session and discuss a Memorandum of Agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1189. It will also consider three by-laws: two that amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the property at 601 Scottsdale Drive, and one that confirms the proceedings of the November 13 council meeting.

• Authority to move the meeting to a closed session
• Memorandum of Agreement with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1189 (2024-500)
• By-law 2024‑21008 – Official Plan amendment for 601 Scottsdale Drive (Block K, RP 649, OZS24‑007)
• By-law 2024‑21009 – Zoning By-law amendment for 601 Scottsdale Drive (Block K, RP 649, OZS24‑007)
• By-law 2024‑21013 – Confirmation of November 13 council proceedings

Special Council Meeting - Budget

City Council is holding a special meeting to receive delegations and correspondence regarding the 2025 Budget Update. The session is dedicated to public input before the budget is finalized.

• 2025 Budget Update delegations including representatives from Guelph Tool Library, Guelph Girls Hockey Association, Guelph Community Health Centre, and Guelph Climate Action Network (GCAN)

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for public and council review. No decisions were made, though council members may request that any item be moved to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• Consultation Alert ERO 019-9196 regarding reuse of excess soil
• Consultation Alert ERO 019-9266 regarding Bill 212 (Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024)
• Response to ERO 019-8728 regarding approvals for transit project water and sewage works
• Resignation of Morgan Boyco from the Planning Advisory Committee
• Minutes from the Committee of Adjustment (Sept 26 and Oct 10) and Public Art Advisory Committee (Nov 5)

Public Art Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Public Art Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-11-14 contains no listed items or decisions. It appears to be a procedural placeholder without substantive agenda content.

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on applications under sections 45 and 53 of the Planning Act. Ten applications request consents to create new residential lots, variances for setbacks, height, parking, density, and other site‑plan changes at various Guelph addresses. The committee will consider each request after public comment before making decisions.

• B46/24 – Consent to create a new residential lot (and retain an existing lot) at 47 and 87 Hyland Road.
• A‑72/24 – Variances to locate, increase height and reduce setback for a canopy structure over a fuel pump island at 546 Woolwich Street.
• B‑47/24, A‑79/24, A‑80/24 – Consent to create a new residential lot and retain another, plus variances for lot area, frontage, setbacks, garage and driveway at 137 Emma Street.
• A‑89/24 – Variances for parking spaces, location, setbacks, and angular plane for a multiple attached dwelling at 5 Nicholas Way.
• B‑48/24, A‑81/24, A‑82/24 – Consent to create a new residential lot and retain another, plus variances for garage width, driveway width and required parking at 33‑35 James Street West.

Council Planning

Council will consider several consent agenda items, including updates to the Development Charges By-law and Development Charge Interest Policy, and notices of intention to designate heritage properties at 22 James Street East and 19 Fountain Street West. A public meeting will hear the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan and the draft Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District plan. The council will decide on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for 601 Scottsdale Drive, allowing two 7‑storey residential buildings with 489 suites. By‑laws 21008‑21010 will also be adopted.

• Development Charges By‑law Update for Bill 185 (2024‑410)
• Development Charge Interest Policy Update (2024‑452)
• Notice of Intention to Designate 22 James Street East (2024‑434)
• Notice of Intention to Designate 19 Fountain Street West (2024‑432)
• Decision on 601 Scottsdale Drive Official Plan and Zoning By‑law amendments (OZS24‑007, 2024‑460)

Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software placeholders and boilerplate text. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed.

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for the public and City Council. No decisions are made during this session, though Council members may request that specific items be moved to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• 2024 Patio Season Update (2024-485)
• Consultation alerts on water/sewage approvals, excess soil reuse, and Bill 212
• Correspondence regarding the Housing Accelerator Fund
• Petition regarding Bailey Park and the Public Space Use By-law
• Resolutions from Parry Sound, Puslinch, Midland, and Cambridge

Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-11-07 contains no listed items or decisions. It appears to be a placeholder without substantive agenda content.

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole will first hold a closed session to consider a municipal franchise agreement with Enbridge Gas Inc., including approval of the agreement form, a draft by‑law, and a request for an Ontario Energy Board order that voter assent is not required. In the open session, the council will receive a Blue Box Transition Status Update report and recognize staff for professional designations and awards. No other decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Closed session recommendation to consider Municipal Franchise Agreement with Enbridge Gas Inc. (2024‑416) and draft by‑law, and to request an OEB order exempting voter assent
• Open session item to receive the Blue Box Transition Status Update report (2024‑449)
• Authority to move the meeting into a closed session under the Municipal Act
• Staff recognitions for awards and professional designations (e.g., Global Covenant of Mayors, Energy Management Insight Award, RPP, CET)
• Service Area – Infrastructure, Development and Environment chaired by Councillor O'Rourke

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee will meet to conduct a mid-year performance check-in. This portion of the meeting is scheduled to be closed to the public pursuant to the Municipal Act.

• Chief Administrative Officer Performance Review Mid-year Check In, 2024-482
• Confirmation of open minutes from the August 13, 2024 meeting

Public Art Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Public Art Advisory Committee meeting on November 5, 2024 contains no listed items. The document appears to be a placeholder with no decisions or discussions recorded.

Heritage Advisory Committee

The Heritage Advisory Committee will approve minutes from its October meetings and discuss a draft plan for the Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District. It will recommend continuing the Heritage Guelph mandate and appoint a delegate for the November 13 council planning meeting. The committee will also recommend that City Council give notice of intention to designate 99 Maltby Road West and 328‑332 Woolwich Street under the Ontario Heritage Act.

• Approve minutes from the October 7 and October 15 Heritage Guelph meetings
• Release draft plan and guidelines for the Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District
• Recommend continuation of the Heritage Guelph mandate as the Heritage Advisory Committee
• Recommend City Council designate 99 Maltby Road West under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
• Recommend City Council designate 328‑332 Woolwich Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

Information Items

The council will review a series of information items, including a communication from the Upper Grand District School Board Chair, a Lean Yellow Belt Wave 2 improvements report, and three provincial consultation alerts on water and sewage approvals, excess soil reuse, and Bill 212. The Tourism Advisory Committee minutes from July 24, 2024 will also be presented. No decisions or votes are scheduled for these items.

• Communication to Council from Chair of Upper Grand District School Board
• Lean Yellow Belt (Wave 2) Improvements and Impact Summary Report – 2024‑480
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019‑8728: Streamlining water and sewage works approvals for transit authorities – 2024‑442
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019‑9196: Enabling Greater Reuse of Excess Soil – 2024‑483
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019‑9266: Bill 212 – Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act – 2024‑484

Tourism Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Tourism Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-10-30 contains no listed items. It only includes placeholders such as a video link and generic headings. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are documented.

Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software boilerplate and no specific discussion or decision items.

Special Council Meeting - Budget

The Special City Council will review the 2025 Draft Budget Update, including re‑adopting 2025‑2027 rates, fees and charges. It will consider amendments to the Development Applications Fee By‑law and several reserve‑fund transfers and creations. Council will also acknowledge reserve shortfalls and debt concerns and direct staff to analyze long‑term capital sustainability and water‑wastewater needs.

• Re‑adopt 2025‑2027 rates, fees and charges subject to future amendments
• Amend the Development Applications Fee By‑law as outlined in Attachment‑1
• One‑time transfer from Library Capital reserve fund (#157) to Infrastructure Renewal reserve fund (#150)
• Create Housing Accelerator Fund reserve (#304) and Building Faster Fund reserve (#306) under the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy
• Direct staff to conduct a sustainability analysis of tax‑supported capital funding and assess long‑term water and wastewater capital needs

City Council

The City Council will discuss a proposal to create a new permit‑based fireworks by‑law that would replace and repeal the Fireworks By‑law (1993)-14362. It will also receive staff direction to develop optional guidelines for residential security cameras and to adopt four new by‑laws (2024‑20994, 2024‑21001, 2024‑21004, 2024‑21006) subject to the Municipal Act. Council appointments for Committee of the Whole chairs and vice‑chairs for terms ending 15 Nov 2026 will be confirmed, and the minutes of recent open meetings will be approved.

• Fireworks By‑law Review – staff directed to create a new permit‑based fireworks by‑law to replace and repeal Fireworks By‑law (1993)-14362.
• Residential Security Cameras By‑law Review – staff directed to create optional guidelines for proper use of residential security cameras.
• Adoption of By‑laws (2024)-20994, (2024)-21001, (2024)-21004 and (2024)-21006 subject to Section 284.11(4) of the Municipal Act.
• Council appointments for Committee of the Whole chairs and vice‑chairs (Audit Services, Corporate Services, Infrastructure, Development and Environment, Public Services, Governance, The Elliott) for terms ending 15 Nov 2026.
• Confirmation of open minutes for Council meetings held 10 Sep, 24 Sep and Committee of the Whole meetings held 4 Sep, 17 Sep 2024.

Information Items

At the October 25 meeting, the Council will review a series of information items. These include the September 2024 outstanding resolutions, an update on municipal service and financing agreements, and a report on the closure of the Guelph Consumption and Treatment Services site. Additional items are consultation alerts on water and sewage approvals, producer‑responsibility regulations, soil reuse, and the Bill 212 gridlock act, as well as notices and committee minutes. No items are slated for formal decision.

• Outstanding Resolutions of City Council – September 2024 (2024-413)
• Municipal Service and Financing Agreements Update (2024-476)
• Impact from Closure of Guelph Consumption and Treatment Services site (2024-407)
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-8728 – Streamlining water and sewage works approvals for transit authorities (2024-442)
• Ontario Energy Board Notice: Enbridge Gas Inc. Notice of a Rate Hearing

Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software placeholders and boilerplate text. There are no specific topics, decisions, or discussions listed for this meeting.

Information Items

The City Council will receive a set of information items for public and council review. Items include intergovernmental consultation alerts on producer‑responsibility regulations, additional residential unit creation, and water‑sewage approvals for transit authorities. The agenda also contains resolutions from other municipalities and minutes from several advisory committees. No decisions are scheduled; the items are for informational purposes only.

• Consultation Alert ERO 019-8866 – Amendments to producer responsibility regulations under the RRCEA
• Consultation Alert ERO 019-9210 – Regulation to facilitate the creation of additional residential units
• Consultation Alert ERO 019-8728 – Streamlining water and sewage works approvals for transit authorities
• Response to ERO 019-9198 – Pay‑on‑Demand surety bonds to secure land‑use planning obligations
• Good Roads Resolution – Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program

Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transit Advisory Committee will approve the minutes from its September 19, 2024 meeting. It will seek feedback on the potential transition of CNIB and PAL card holders to the OYW farecard. The committee will also receive a general transit update that includes information on electric buses.

• Approve minutes of the September 19, 2024 Transit Advisory Committee meeting
• Request feedback on transitioning CNIB and PAL card holders to the OYW farecard
• General transit update, including electric buses
• Chair and staff announcements (submissions due by noon on meeting day)
• Adjournment

Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee

The Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Advisory Committee is discussing updates to the Advisory Committee Framework. The committee may recommend that City Council create a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee and transition the statutory elements of the WRIC PLC to a different engagement form.

• Recommendation to City Council to create a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee
• Recommendation to transition statutory elements of the WRIC PLC to an alternate form of engagement
• Q3 2024 Operations Update presentation by Dan Turner
• Approval of June 19, 2024 meeting minutes

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Accessibility Advisory Committee is meeting to provide recommendations on several city strategies and bylaws. Key discussions focus on housing affordability, public space usage, and transit fare card transitions.

• Additional Residential Dwelling Unit Incentive Program accessible design features
• Draft Housing Affordability Strategy 2024
• Public Space Use Bylaw engagement
• Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
• Transition of CNIB and PAL card holders to OnYourWay Fare cards

Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee

The Planning Advisory Committee is reviewing presentations on housing affordability and permit systems. The body is also considering a recommendation to City Council to establish a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee.

• Recommendation to create a Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee
• Presentation on the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
• Presentation on the Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) Pilot Project
• Verbal update on the Draft Housing Affordability Strategy

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-10-15 contains no listed items or descriptions. The document appears to be a placeholder with only structural headings and no substantive content. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the provided agenda.

Heritage Advisory Committee

The Heritage Guelph Committee meeting on October 15, 2024 will feature a Ward West Heritage Conservation District Workshop #1. The workshop will be presented by Kristina Martens and Meredith Stewart of ASI. No formal agenda items or decisions are listed for this meeting; the next meeting is set for November 4, 2024.

• Ward West Heritage Conservation District Workshop #1 – presentation by Kristina Martens and Meredith Stewart (ASI)

Information Items

The City Council’s Information Items meeting will present a series of intergovernmental consultation alerts and municipal correspondence for the members’ awareness. No information reports are listed, and no items are scheduled for formal discussion or decision. The alerts cover amendments to producer‑responsibility regulations, pay‑on‑demand surety bonds for land‑use planning, creation of additional residential units, streamlined water and sewage approvals for transit authorities, and media‑reported cycling‑lane legislation. Correspondence includes letters from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury on the Ontario Deposit Return Program, the Township of Springwater on a joint health resolution, the Town of Halton Hills on updates to the Municipal Elections Act, and the Township of Tillsonburg on continued funding for Southwest Community Transit.

• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-8866 – Amendments to producer responsibility regulations under the RRCEA
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-9198 – Pay‑on‑Demand Surety Bonds to Secure Land‑Use Planning Obligations
• Consultation Alert – ERO 019-9210 – Regulation to facilitate the creation of Additional Residential Units
• Letter to Premier Ford, Minister Sarkaria and Minister Calandra – Media‑reported Cycling Lane Legislation
• Correspondence – Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury: Letter on Ontario Deposit Return Program

Public Art Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Public Art Advisory Committee meeting on 2024-10-10 contains no listed items or decisions. It appears to be a procedural placeholder without substantive agenda content.

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing to consider several applications for variances under the Planning Act. These requests primarily involve setbacks for residential additions, porch construction, and the conversion of garages into dwelling units.

• 50-60 Fife Road: Request for reduced off-street parking, no EV parking, and reduced buffer strip width
• 424 Willow Road, 8 Grant Street, and 82 Eramosa Road: Requests for garage conversions to residential dwelling units
• 42 Acker Street: Request for reduced side yard setback for landing and exterior stairs
• 25 Aberdeen Street: Request for reduced front yard setback for a roofed front porch and stairs
• 90 Cityview Drive North: Request for increased fence height

Council Planning

The Council Planning meeting will consider removing 302 and 306 Edinburgh Road South from the Municipal Heritage Register after stone markers are installed. It will endorse grant applications for the Lyon Outdoor Pool Rehabilitation and the South End Community Centre enhancements. A public hearing will be held on a zoning by‑law amendment for 8 Mitchell Street that seeks to change the zone from Neighbourhood Institutional to Specialized Low‑Density Residential. The council will also receive the draft Housing Affordability Strategy and decide whether to declare 14 Edinburgh Road South surplus land and launch an RFP for at least 12 affordable housing units.

• Remove 302 and 306 Edinburgh Road South from the Municipal Heritage Register
• Endorse grant applications for Lyon Outdoor Pool Rehabilitation and South End Community Centre – Value Added Enhancements
• Public hearing on zoning amendment for 8 Mitchell Street (NI to RL.1-XX)
• Receive draft Housing Affordability Strategy report
• Declare 14 Edinburgh Road South surplus and initiate RFP for minimum 12 affordable housing units

Heritage Advisory Committee

The committee will approve the September 9 meeting minutes and review several heritage matters, including permit applications for 15 Forbes Avenue and 116 Gordon Street, a heritage impact assessment for Woodlawn Memorial Park, and cultural heritage evaluation reports for 328 Woolwich Street, 33 Dormie Lane, and 99 Maltby Road West. It will provide comments on the permit applications and support the recommendation to designate 99 Maltby Road West under the Ontario Heritage Act.

• 15 Forbes Avenue – heritage permit application (HP24-0007)
• 116 Gordon Street – heritage permit application (HP24-0003)
• 762 Woolwich Street – Woodlawn Memorial Park heritage impact assessment
• 99 Maltby Road West – heritage attributes and designation recommendation
• 33 Dormie Lane – cultural heritage evaluation report

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for the public and City Council. No decisions are made during this session, though Council members may request that items be moved to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• City Land Inventory Update (2024-418) and potential development sites
• Response to proposal to extend the Electric Kick-Scooter pilot (2024-439)
• Consultation on streamlining water and sewage works approvals for transit authorities (2024-442)
• Consultation on regulations for Additional Residential Units (2024-441)
• Response to the Grand River Conservation Authority's draft Conservation Areas Strategy (2024-440)

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole will receive the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Billing Transition report (2024‑376). It will review a recommendation for staff to draft optional guidelines for residential security cameras. It will also discuss a recommendation that staff create a new permit‑based fireworks by‑law to replace the 1993 by‑law.

• Receive Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Billing Transition report (2024‑376)
• Review Residential Security Cameras By‑law Review (2024‑392) – staff to draft optional guidelines
• Discuss Fireworks By‑law Review (2024‑355) – staff to draft new permit‑based fireworks by‑law

Information Items

The council will be presented with a Municipal Data Reporting package for Q2 2024, a Community Planning Permit System report for the Downtown and Stone Road‑Edinburgh Road Strategic Growth Areas, and several intergovernmental letters concerning election donor privacy, federal encampment funding, and an e‑scooter pilot extension. Additional items include a litigation status report and various consultation alerts on land‑use planning and environmental strategies. No formal decisions are scheduled; the items are for information only.

• Municipal Data Reporting, Q2 2024 (2024‑373)
• Community Planning Permit System for Downtown and Stone Road‑Edinburgh Road Strategic Growth Areas (2024‑402)
• Litigation Status Report (as of September 23, 2024) (2024‑367)
• Letter to Minister Paul Calandra – Election donor privacy under the Municipal Elections Act (2024‑427)
• Consultation Alert – Proposal to extend the E‑scooter Pilot Project (2024‑425)

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing to consider several applications for land severances and zoning variances. The body will decide on requests related to residential lot creation, building additions, and the expansion of non-conforming uses.

• 10 Newstead Street: Request to create one new residential lot and one retained lot
• 135 Ferguson Street: Variances for an outdoor patio and 0 parking spaces for the Italian Canadian Club of Guelph
• 301 Suffolk Street West: Request to create one new residential lot and one retained lot
• 123 Elizabeth Street: Request to create one new residential lot and one retained lot
• 85 Cork Street West: Request for a minor variance application fee waiver

Property Standards Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software placeholders and boilerplate text. No specific decisions, discussions, or agenda items are listed.

Arts and Culture Advisory Committee

The Arts and Culture Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for September 26, 2024 in Guelph, Ontario has no agenda items detailed in the provided document. The agenda appears to contain only placeholders and no specific decisions or discussions are listed.

City Council

The council will consider several Committee of the Whole items, including approval of the Indigenous Relations Framework, a $1.0 million downtown waste‑collection upgrade with a $410 k operating increase, and a $17.1 million enhanced downtown streetscape plan. It will also discuss improvements to public washrooms, the Downtown Heritage Conservation District study, and a municipal scan of renoviction by‑laws and related budget adjustments.

• Indigenous Relations Framework – approval of the framework (2024‑360)
• Downtown Collection Area Update – $1.0 M project budget and $410 k operating increase
• Downtown Streetscape Level of Service – $17.1 M budget increase for streetscape enhancements
• Improving Access to Public Washrooms – plan for self‑cleaning prefabricated units and community toilet scheme
• Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Study – approval of study recommendations

Information Items

The council will receive information reports on the status of outstanding management action plans for Q2 2024, an update on the 2023 Community Benefit Agreement, and the County of Wellington’s 2024‑25 winter response plan for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Additional items include a consultation on the Grand River Conservation Area strategy and a Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington newsletter. These items are for information only and are not scheduled for formal decision at this meeting.

• Status of Outstanding Management Action Plans – Second Quarter 2024 (2024‑411)
• 2023 Community Benefit Agreement Update (2024‑390)
• County of Wellington – 2024‑25 Winter Response Plan for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
• Grand River Conservation Area (GRCA) Areas Strategy – Consultation Period
• Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington Newsletter: Fall 2024

Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transit Advisory Committee is meeting to receive verbal updates on general transit operations and the Sunday On-Demand service. The body will also review a summary of a meeting with the Transit Action Alliance of Guelph.

• General Transit Update, including Electric Buses
• Sunday On-Demand Update
• Summary of August 20, 2024 meeting with Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG)
• Resignation of member Deepack Sridhar

Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee

The agenda for the September 17, 2024 meeting of the Guelph Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee contains no listed items. It appears to consist only of placeholders and procedural sections without any specific decisions, proposals, or discussions. Consequently, no concrete actions or topics are scheduled for this meeting.

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole will receive the Transit Electrification Audit report and approve budget adjustments from the Q2 2024 Capital Budget. It will discuss a municipal scan of Renoviction by‑laws and consider a motion to direct staff to draft a rental replacement bylaw and a renovation licensing fee program. Additional items include a review of the Guelph Growth Management and Affordable Housing Monitoring Report 2023.

• Receive Transit Electrification Audit report (2024‑357)
• Approve adjustments in Tables 4‑6 of Q2 2024 Capital Budget (Attachment‑2)
• Motion to draft rental replacement bylaw and renovation licensing fee program (Municipal Scan of Renoviction By‑Laws 2024‑217)
• Review Guelph Growth Management and Affordable Housing Monitoring Report 2023 (2024‑160)

Information Items

The Guelph City Council will receive a series of information items. An intergovernmental update on the Grand River Conservation Area (GRCA) Areas Strategy, currently in a consultation period, will be shared. Additional correspondence includes resolutions from Quinte West and Lake of Bays on updates to the Municipal Elections Act, and a letter from Springwater to federal and provincial representatives about public hearing notices. No formal decisions are scheduled; the items are for information only.

• Grand River Conservation Area (GRCA) Areas Strategy – Consultation Period (PDF)
• City of Quinte West resolution on AMCTO Provincial Updates to the Municipal Elections Act (PDF)
• Lake of Bays resolution on Municipal Elections Act Update (PDF)
• Township of Springwater letter to MP Doug Shipley and MPP Doug Downey regarding public hearing notices (PDF)
• Springwater Growth and Economic Viability Ad Hoc Committee resolution (PDF)

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment agenda for September 12, 2024 contains no listed items or proposals. It consists only of boilerplate headings and placeholders, indicating no decisions or discussions are scheduled.

Council Planning

The council will consider a recommendation to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By‑law for the site at 303‑317 Speedvale Avenue East, changing the land use from Low Density Residential to a Site‑specific High Density Residential zone. The amendment would permit a six‑storey building with 48 residential units, including 24 affordable units. The council will also receive a notice of intention to designate 106 Carden Street under the Ontario Heritage Act. Additional items include a public meeting report on a proposed 14‑storey, 120‑unit development at 26‑40 Carden Street and 27‑39 Macdonell Street, and site‑specific zoning housekeeping amendments for several properties.

• Notice of intention to designate 106 Carden Street under the Ontario Heritage Act.
• Official Plan and Zoning By‑law amendment for 303‑317 Speedvale Avenue East to allow a six‑storey, 48‑unit (24 affordable) residential building.
• Public meeting report for 26‑40 Carden Street and 27‑39 Macdonell Street proposing a 14‑storey building with 120 residential units and 595 m² ground‑floor commercial space.
• Site‑specific zoning housekeeping amendments for properties at 12 Poole Street, 78‑82 Eastview Road, 140 Hadati Road, 785 Gordon Street, 1242‑1270 Gordon Street, 9 Valley Road, 33‑41 Arkell Road, and 1408 Gordon Street.
• Resolution to adopt the by‑laws.

Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software placeholders and boilerplate text. There are no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items listed.

Heritage Advisory Committee

The Heritage Guelph Committee will approve the July 8, 2024 meeting minutes and consider two heritage permit applications (HP24-0006 for 84 Forbes Avenue and HP24-0005 for 58 Martin Avenue). It will appoint a member to the Ward West Heritage Conservation District Working Group. The committee will also recommend that City Council give notice of intention to designate 99 Maltby Road West, 19 Fountain Street, 37 Christie Lane, and 22 James Street East under the Ontario Heritage Act.

• Heritage permit application HP24-0006 for 84 Forbes Avenue
• Heritage permit application HP24-0005 for 58 Martin Avenue
• Appointment of a Heritage Guelph member to the Ward West Heritage Conservation Working Group
• Recommendation to designate 19 Fountain Street under the Ontario Heritage Act
• Recommendation to designate 37 Christie Lane under the Ontario Heritage Act

Information Items

The council will review a series of information items, including a 2024 Driver Certification Program fleet operations audit and the Grand River Conservation Area strategy consultation. It will also consider intergovernmental responses to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act modernization and to a federal plastic waste consultation. Additional correspondence from Tay Valley Township and minutes from advisory committees are provided for information only.

• 2024 Driver Certification Program – Fleet Operations Audit Report (2024-377)
• Grand River Conservation Area (GRCA) Areas Strategy – Consultation Period
• Response to ERO 019-8860 – Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (2024-388)
• Response to ECCC Consultation on Addressing Plastic Waste and Pollution from the Textile and Apparel Sector (2024-389)
• Tay Valley Township resolutions on Ontario Ombudsman jurisdiction and removal of wetlands protection

Public Art Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface text. There are no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items listed.

Property Standards Committee

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. The committee will address applications and staff announcements.

• Review of applications

Committee of Management for the Elliott

The Committee of Management for the Elliott is meeting to confirm previous minutes and receive a quarterly operations report. The session focuses on the administrative oversight of The Elliott Long-Term Care Residence.

• Confirmation of June 4, 2024 meeting minutes
• Receipt of The Elliott Long-Term Care Residence Quarterly Report 2024 - Q2

Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee

The Municipal Property and Building Commemorative Naming Committee is meeting to discuss naming submissions for the Kortright East Subdivision Park. The committee will recommend a name to staff, which will then be presented to Council for approval in Q4 of 2024.

• Review of naming submissions for Kortright East Subdivision Park
• Approval of April 10, 2024 meeting minutes

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole will consider several items, including approval of the Indigenous Relations Framework, receipt of the Solid Waste Resources Recycling Program Transition Audit, and approval of an enhanced waste‑collection service for the Downtown Collection Area with a $1.0 million project budget and a $410,000 operating increase. It will also consider an enhanced streetscape budget of $17.1 million, approval of the Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Study, and recommendations to improve public washroom access.

• Indigenous Relations Framework – recommendation to approve the framework (2024‑360)
• Solid Waste Resources Recycling Program Transition Audit – recommendation to receive the audit report (2024‑349)
• Downtown Collection Area waste‑collection upgrade – $1.0 M project budget and $410 k operating increase
• Downtown Streetscape Level of Service – estimated $17.1 M budget increase
• Downtown Guelph Heritage Conservation District Study – recommendation to approve the study report

Information Items

The council will receive weekly information reports, which contain no items for decision. It will also review intergovernmental consultation alerts on plastic waste in the textile sector and the Grand River Conservation Area strategy. Additional correspondence includes resolutions from Brantford and the Township of Russell, and a resignation notice from the Natural Heritage Advisory Committee.

• Consultation Alert – Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector (2024-343)
• Grand River Conservation Area (GRCA) Areas Strategy – Consultation Period
• City of Brantford Resolution: Legislative Amendments to Improve Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement
• Township of Russell Resolution: Support AMCTO Provincial Updates to the Municipal Elections Act
• Natural Heritage Advisory Committee – Resignation of Martin Litchfield

Special Council Meeting

City Council will discuss the Public Space Use By-law, including correspondence and a recommendation to approve the draft by-law for final adoption in September.

• Public Space Use By-law recommendation
• Closed meeting to consider solicitor-client privilege
• Correspondence from Gail Burgin and Francisco Merino
• Correspondence from Angela Taglietti
• Correspondence from Judy Reinholt

Information Items

The council will be presented with the 2024 Interim Investment Performance Report and related financial attachments. It will also hear three intergovernmental consultation alerts on plastic waste, emergency management legislation, and a resolution from Grimsby requesting provincial library funding. The Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes from June 18, 2024, are also provided for information.

• 2024 Interim Investment Performance Report – 2024-363
• Consultation Alert – Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector – 2024-343
• Consultation Alert – Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act – 2024-342
• Town of Grimsby Resolution requesting provincial support for public libraries and community museums
• Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes: June 18, 2024

Special Council Meeting

The Guelph City Council will consider a recommendation to move this special council meeting to a closed session under the Municipal Act. The closed session would cover the call to order, disclosure of pecuniary interest, and review of the Chief Administrative Officer recruitment. The agenda also includes standard ceremonial items such as O Canada and an Indigenous Territorial Acknowledgement. No other substantive items are listed.

• Authority to move into closed meeting
• Call to Order (closed meeting)
• Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof (closed items)
• Review of the Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub‑committee's recommended Chief Administrative Officer
• Closed Meeting Summary

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Accessibility Advisory Committee will review staff reports and discuss recommendations on the city’s active‑transportation wayfinding strategy, the Orin Reid Park development, accessible design features for the Additional Residential Dwelling Unit incentive program, and feedback on the Guelph Civic Museum renovations. The committee will also review the AAC Member Handbook Appendix A and hear announcements about public‑space design standards and upcoming events.

• Finding Your Way: Walking, Cycling and Rolling (Active Transportation Wayfinding Strategy) – staff presentation and recommendation
• Introduction: Orin Reid Park Development Project – staff presentation and engagement discussion
• Additional Residential Dwelling Unit Incentive Program – Accessible Design Component – staff presentation and recommendation
• Guelph Museum – Renovation Feedback – staff presentation and recommendation
• AAC Member Handbook Appendix A – Review – information presentation

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items distributed for the public and City Council. No decisions were made, though council members may request that items be moved to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• Report 2024-325: Considering Equity in Capital Planning
• Consultation Alert 2024-343: Plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector
• Consultation Alert 2024-342: Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
• Correspondence regarding physician shortages and mental health and addiction
• Resignations from Heritage Guelph and the Transit Advisory Committee

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment Sub-committee will meet to review finalist assessments and confirm minutes from previous meetings. The session includes a recommendation to hold a closed meeting to discuss personal matters regarding municipal employees.

• Review of Chief Administrative Officer Finalist Assessments
• Confirmation of open minutes from June 24, July 4, 5, and 12, 2024
• Recommendation to hold a closed meeting under the Municipal Act
• Public comments on closed meeting items
• Confirmation of closed meeting minutes

Information Items

The City Council will receive a series of information items. These include two provincial consultation alerts—one on plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector (2024‑343) and another on modernizing the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (2024‑342). The council will also be presented with a resolution from the Town of Plympton‑Wyoming concerning underserviced cellular communication services, and the minutes from the Committee of Adjustment meeting held on July 11, 2024. No items have been selected for discussion or decision at this meeting.

• Consultation Alert – Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector (2024‑343)
• Consultation Alert – Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (2024‑342)
• Town of Plympton‑Wyoming Resolution on underserviced cellular communication services
• Committee of Adjustment Minutes: July 11, 2024

Public Art Advisory Committee

The agenda for the Guelph Public Art Advisory Committee on August 8, 2024 contains no listed items. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the provided document. The meeting appears to be procedural or empty of substantive content.

Committee of Adjustment

The Guelph Committee of Adjustment will hear public submissions on seven applications for land-use variances and lot creation at City Hall on August 8, 2024. Several items, including applications for 10 Orchard Crescent and 67 and 71 College Avenue West, were previously deferred and are being reconsidered. The public may attend in person or participate electronically.

• Public hearing for applications under sections 45 and 53 of the Planning Act
• Hearings for 10 Orchard Crescent (deferred June 27, 2024)
• Hearings for 67 and 71 College Avenue West (deferred July 11, 2024)
• Hearings for 191 Kortright Road West (deferred July 11, 2024)
• Hearings for 99 Clair Road East (restaurant drive-through variance)

Information Items

The Council will receive weekly information reports, two intergovernmental consultation alerts, three pieces of correspondence, and minutes from the Economic Development Advisory Committee. No items have been moved to the Committee of the Whole for discussion, and no decisions are expected at this meeting.

• Consultation Alert – Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector (2024-343)
• Consultation Alert – Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (2024-342)
• Letter from the Township of Schreiber to the Province regarding Schreiber’s Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Support Resolution from the Township of Wawa for immediate action on Ontario’s forest sector
• Resolution from the City of Toronto requesting provincial recognition of the physician shortage

Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee

The provided agenda contains only procedural software placeholders and no specific discussion or decision items.

Information Items

The City of Guelph City Council is meeting for an information session on July 26, 2024, with no decisions scheduled. The agenda includes a municipal scan of renoviction by-laws and consultation alerts regarding plastic waste and emergency management.

• Municipal Scan of Renoviction By-Laws - 2024-217
• Consultation Alert: Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector - 2024-343
• Consultation Alert: Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act - 2024-342
• Correspondence: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Resolution on Ontario Long Service Medals

Tourism Advisory Committee

The Guelph Tourism Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for July 24, 2024 has no listed agenda items. The agenda consists only of procedural placeholders and contains no decisions, proposals, or discussions. Residents should note that no specific topics are slated for consideration.

City Council

The City Council will vote to adopt the Lobbyist Registry By-law and its accompanying Code of Conduct, and to appoint Suzanne Craig as the City of Guelph Lobbyist Registrar. The council will also consider a heritage property‑standards amendment, lease renewals for three not‑for‑profit facilities, a review of the Light Pollution By‑law, and a motion urging the Ontario government to amend the Municipal Elections Act.

• Approve Lobbyist Registry By-law (2024‑294) and Lobbyist Code of Conduct; appoint Suzanne Craig as registrar
• Heritage Minimum Standards – Property Standards By‑law Amendment (2024‑267) to be placed on July 23 agenda for final adoption
• Execute 10‑year lease with Guelph Youth Music Centre (Aug 1 2024‑Jul 31 2034)
• Execute 20‑year lease with Royal City Tennis Club Corporation (Jul 1 2024‑Jun 30 2044)
• Review and direct staff to create a Light Pollution By‑law or amendment and lighting guidelines

Information Items

City Council is presented with two consultation alerts from the province regarding plastic waste from the textile sector and the modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. No decisions or votes are scheduled.

• Consultation Alert: Addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel sector
• Consultation Alert: Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

Special Council Meeting

City Council will discuss identifying city-owned lands for temporary or permanent housing and request cost estimates for housing individuals not accommodated by other shelters during winter 2024/25. The meeting will also move into a closed session to discuss potential municipally owned sites for a temporary structured encampment.

• Request for cost estimates for winter 2024/25 shelter housing
• Identify city-owned lands for temporary or permanent housing
• Closed meeting to discuss potential encampment sites
• Review of Tiny Homes Coalition Proposal
• Follow up on Mayoral Direction B4

Information Items

This meeting consists of information items for public and Council review. The agenda includes a report on Ontario Ombudsman investigations regarding Guelph and various correspondences from other municipalities. No decisions are scheduled during this session.

• Ontario Ombudsman complaints and investigations (April 2023 to March 2024)
• Township of Emo resolution regarding operational budget funding
• Township of Emo request for a new provincial-municipal fiscal framework
• Tay Valley Township request for support of national basic income
• Town of Cochrane resolution regarding Blue Box sources

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee is meeting to conduct second round interviews for the Chief Administrative Officer position. The committee will move into a closed session to discuss personal matters regarding an identifiable individual.

• Second round interviews for the Chief Administrative Officer
• Motion to enter a closed meeting pursuant to the Municipal Act

Public Art Advisory Committee

The provided document contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements. No specific topics, decisions, or discussions are recorded for this Public Art Advisory Committee meeting.

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The provided agenda for the CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee contains only procedural boilerplate. No topics or decisions are recorded in the document.

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment is holding public hearings for various land use applications. These include requests for property severances to create new residential lots and variances for building heights and parking requirements.

• Creation of five new residential lots at 67/71 College Ave W and 94 University Ave W
• Creation of three new residential lots at 70 Preston Street
• Proposal for two additional dwelling units at 11 Denver Road
• Request for a new residential lot at 7 Newstead Street
• Variance for increased building height at 210 King Street

Property Standards Committee

The provided text for the July 11, 2024, Property Standards Committee meeting contains only procedural software interface elements. No specific topics, reports, or decisions are recorded in the source.

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The provided text contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements for the CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee. No specific topics or decisions are documented.

Council Planning

The Council Planning committee is reviewing several heritage designations and development applications. This includes proposed zoning amendments for new residential buildings on Gordon Street and Speedvale Avenue East. The agenda also covers heritage permits and property designations.

• Proposed two 6-storey apartment buildings and 20 townhouses at 1166-1204 Gordon Street
• Proposed six-storey, 48-unit apartment building at 303-317 Speedvale Avenue East
• Notice of intention to designate 12 Eramosa Road, 220 Gordon Street, and 28 Norfolk Street as heritage properties
• Heritage permit application for the relocation of the Hanlon Farmhouse at 331 Clair Road East

Heritage Advisory Committee

The Heritage Guelph Committee is reviewing a heritage permit application for 150 Delhi Street. The committee will also consider a heritage evaluation for 19 Woodycrest Drive and a recommendation to designate 106 Carden Street.

• Heritage permit application for 150 Delhi Street
• Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report for 19 Woodycrest Drive
• Recommendation to designate 106 Carden Street

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee will hold interviews for the Chief Administrative Officer position. The meeting includes a request to move into a closed session to discuss personal matters regarding municipal employees.

• Chief Administrative Officer interviews
• Motion to enter closed meeting

Information Items

This agenda contains information items distributed to Guelph City Council members for review. These items are provided for informational purposes and can be moved to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion if requested. The items include correspondence regarding utility earnings, homelessness advocacy, and water testing.

• AMO advocacy on homelessness encampments
• Enbridge Gas Inc. 2023 utility earnings notice
• City of Pickering resolution regarding private water testing services

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee is meeting to conduct interviews for the Chief Administrative Officer position. This portion of the meeting will be held in a closed session pursuant to the Municipal Act.

• Chief Administrative Officer interviews (closed session)

Committee of the Whole

The Committee is reviewing amendments to property standards regarding heritage and light pollution. Members are also considering the approval of a new lobbyist registry and several long-term facility lease renewals. Additionally, the committee will discuss strategic partnerships for underutilized city-owned assets.

• Amendment to Property Standards By-law regarding heritage minimum standards
• Proposed by-law to prohibit light pollution trespassing between private properties
• Approval of Lobbyist Registry By-law and appointment of Suzanne Craig as Registrar
• Lease renewals for Guelph Youth Music Centre, Royal City Tennis Club, and Navy League

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The provided text contains only software interface elements and procedural boilerplate. No specific topics, decisions, or discussions are recorded in the document.

Information Items

This publication contains information items for City Council members and the public. It includes reports on 2023 building permit revenue and expenditures, as well as Q1 2024 municipal planning data. Council members may request that any of these items be added to a Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• 2023 Building Permit Revenue, Expenditures and Building Services OBC Stabilization Reserve Fund Report
• Q1 2024 Municipal Data Reporting (Planning Data)
• Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington Summer 2024 Newsletter
• Committee of Adjustment minutes from June 13, 2024
• Municipal resolutions regarding infrastructure, green roads, and gas pipeline subsidies

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment is holding public hearings for several Planning Act applications. These include requests for property variances, residential lot creations, and a proposed day care centre use.

• Multiple variances for proposed cluster townhouse development at 180 Gordon Street
• Consent to create three new residential lots at 34 Ridgeway Avenue
• Variances for a proposed day care centre at 122 Harris Street
• Consent to create two new residential lots at 35 and 41 Janefield Avenue
• Variance for reduced side yard setback at 18 Atto Drive

City Council as Shareholder of GJR

Acting as the sole shareholder of Guelph Junction Railway Limited, City Council will review the company's 2023 annual report for approval. The council will also receive the audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023, for information.

• Approval of the Guelph Junction Railway 2023 Annual Report
• Receipt of 2023 Audited Financial Statements
• Confirmation of June 14, 2023, meeting minutes

Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Committee

The provided text contains only software boilerplate and empty metadata fields for the meeting. No specific topics or decisions are listed.

City Council as Shareholder of GMHI

The City Council, acting as shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc., will review the 2023 annual report and audited financial statements. A presentation on the annual report is scheduled. The council will also confirm minutes from the June 14, 2023 meeting.

• Review of 2023 GMHI Annual Report to Shareholders
• Receipt of 2024 GMHI Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
• Confirmation of minutes from June 14, 2023 meeting

City Council

Council will consider a new by-law for single-use items and explore a potential lease for the Drill Hall at 72 Farquhar. The agenda also includes reviews of the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan and the city's 2023 audited financial statements. Additionally, members will review the 2025 Paramedic Service Response Performance Plan.

• Single-Use Items By-law (effective March 1, 2025)
• $10,000 allocation for Drill Hall feasibility study
• Approval of 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan
• 2025 Paramedic Service Response Performance Plan approval
• Review of 2023 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

CAO Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee

The sub-committee will receive a report providing an update on the recruitment of the new Chief Administrative Officer. The meeting also includes a request to enter a closed session to discuss personnel matters and recruitment details.

• 2024 Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment Update
• Confirmation of May 30, 2024, sub-committee minutes
• Request for a closed meeting regarding recruitment and personal matters

Information Items

This agenda contains information items provided for public and Council review. It includes the 2024 Guelph Satisfaction Survey results and updates on the Indigenous Relations Framework. The list also features correspondence regarding University of Guelph housing challenges.

• 2024 Guelph Satisfaction Survey Results
• Corporate update on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Antiracism
• Letter to Premier Doug Ford regarding University of Guelph housing challenges
• 2024 Driver Certification Program – Guelph Transit Audit Report
• Committee minutes from Accessibility, Transit, Planning, and Waste Resource Innovation Centre

Planning, Environment and Water Advisory Committee

The committee will review the submission and review process for Guelph Innovation District Block Plans 1 and 2. Staff will also present draft directions for the Housing Affordability Strategy following public engagement.

• Introduction to Guelph Innovation District Block Plans 1 and 2 Submission and Review Process
• Update on the Housing Affordability Strategy Public Engagement

Transportation Advisory Committee

The Transit Advisory Committee is meeting to endorse a selected preset audio message chime. Staff will also provide a general transit update, which includes information on electric buses.

• Endorsement of a selected preset audio message chime
• General transit update, including electric buses
• Approval of May 16, 2024, meeting minutes

Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee

The Waste Resource Innovation Centre Public Liaison Committee will review an operations update and a proposed ECA amendment application planned for 2024. The meeting also includes the approval of minutes from the March 28, 2024 meeting.

• Proposed ECA amendment application for submission in 2024
• Operations update presentation by Josh McDonell
• Approval of March 28, 2024 meeting minutes
• Announcement of new committee members Forrest Smith and Sam Halloran

Accessibility Advisory Committee

The committee will consider adding an intersectionality approach to the Multi Year Accessibility Plan. Members will also discuss chime sounds for Guelph Transit and designs for new trails and bridges.

• Addition of an intersectionality approach in the Multi Year Accessibility Plan
• Introduction of chime sounds on Guelph Transit conventional buses
• Preliminary design for the Guelph Junction Railway Multi-Use Trail
• Emma Street to Earl Street Active Transportation Bridge report
• TaxiSCRIP Program update

Information Items

This agenda contains information items distributed to the public and City Council members. It includes a report on winter response funding, municipal correspondence, and recent committee minutes.

• Enhanced Winter Response Funding report (2024-226)
• City of Hamilton resolution regarding 'No Paid Plasma Zone'
• Town of Saugeen Shores cemetery administration management resolution
• Resignations from the Board of Trustees of the Elliott
• Committee of Adjustment and Public Art Advisory Committee minutes

Public Art Advisory Committee

The provided document contains only procedural software interface text and does not list any specific agenda items, proposals, or decisions for the Public Art Advisory Committee.

Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment is holding public hearings for several Planning Act applications. The agenda includes requests to create multiple new residential lots and various property variances. These include changes to setbacks, fence heights, and easements.

• Consent to create eight new residential lots at 42 Lowes Road West
• Variance for increased fence height and reduced setback at 47-75 Willow Road West
• Request for a maintenance easement at 6 Nicholas Way
• Variance for a second storey addition at 1 Edgehill Drive
• Consent to create a new residential lot at 61 Hearn Avenue

Council Orientation and Education Workshop

This orientation workshop features a presentation on the Annual Strategic Plan Performance Reporting for 2024-273. The session also includes presentations from various local boards and shared services, such as the Guelph Police Services Board and the Grand River Conservation Authority.

• Annual Strategic Plan Performance Reporting (2024-273)
• Presentations from local boards including Wellington County and Guelph Public Health
• Review of 2019-2023 Strategic Plan KPIs and initiatives

Council Planning

Council is reviewing a proposal for two 7-storey residential buildings containing 489 suites at 601 Scottsdale Drive. The agenda also includes notices regarding heritage designations and an extension request for a draft plan at Cityview Drive North.

• Proposed development of two 7-storey student residential buildings at 601 Scottsdale Drive
• Notice of intention to designate several properties as heritage sites
• Extension request for draft plan approval at 55 and 75 Cityview Drive North
• Request to extend the deadline for removing properties from the Municipal Register

Information Items

This agenda contains only routine informational items and procedural updates for City Council members and the public, with no votes or decisions scheduled. The package includes a first-quarter status report on management action plans, a municipal response to a proposed regional watershed strategy, correspondence regarding ridesharing services, and minutes from a heritage committee meeting. Councilors may request that any item be moved to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.

• Status of Outstanding Management Action Plans Q1 2024
• Response to Grand River Conservation Authority’s Watershed-based Resource Management Strategy
• Town of The Blue Mountains Resolution on Ridesharing Services
• Heritage Guelph Committee Minutes May 6, 2024

Committee of Management for the Elliott

This meeting covers routine administrative and procedural items for the Committee of Management for the Elliott. The agenda lists confirming previous minutes, receiving staff announcements, and accepting the first-quarter 2024 operations report for The Elliott Long-Term Care Residence. No policy votes or budget approvals are scheduled.

• Confirmation of April 3, 2024 meeting minutes
• Receipt of The Elliott Long-Term Care Residence Q1 2024 operations report
• Chair and community staff announcements

Committee of the Whole

The Committee will consider declaring the Drill Hall at 72 Farquhar Street a surplus asset and directing its sale. The meeting also includes discussions on approving a new Single-Use Items By-law and the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan.

• Recommendation to declare 72 Farquhar Street a surplus asset and direct its sale
• Approval of Single-Use Items By-law (2024) – 20938
• Approval of the 2024 Corporate Asset Management Plan
• Review of the Financial Needs-based Property Tax Program report