Special Council Meeting

Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, significantly affects municipal financing, infrastructure planning and funding, climate change strategies and staffing levels without meaningful pre-consultation and has the potential for unintended impacts to municipalities; and Whereas the current timing for input on these substantial changes in legislation and regulation is not adequate for the municipal sector to provide fulsome, effective, and constructive feedback or to identify the unintended consequences and serious implications that may arise from these proposed changes. Therefore, be it resolved that Guelph City Council opposes Bill 23 in its current form and requests the Province of Ontario extend the comment period for all 30 and 31-day postings for feedback on potential legislative, regulatory, policy and other changes, to 66-day postings, to allow for robust and meaningful municipal consultation; and Voting

That By-laws numbered (2022) - 20752 through (2022) - 20754 are hereby passed Voting

That the meeting be adjourned. (2:54 p.m.)

2. Whereas Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, significantly affects municipal financing, infrastructure planning and funding, climate change strategies and staffing levels without meaningful pre- consultation and has the potential for unintended impacts to municipalities; and Whereas the current timing for input on these substantial changes in legislation and regulation is not adequate for the municipal sector to provide fulsome, effective, and constructive feedback or to identify the unintended consequences and serious implications that may arise from these proposed changes. Therefore, be it resolved that Guelph City Council opposes Bill 23 in its current form and requests the Province of Ontario extend the comment period for all 30 and 31-day postings for feedback on potential legislative, regulatory, policy and other changes, to 66-day postings, to allow for robust and meaningful municipal consultation; and Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson

1. That staff be directed to use the key themes in the Analysis of Bill 109 (More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022) and Bill 23 (More Homes Built Special Council Meeting: November 22, 2022 - 5 Faster Act, 2022) - 2022-349 report to respond to the various consultations related to Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022; and 2. Whereas Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, significantly affects municipal financing, infrastructure planning and funding, climate change strategies and staffing levels without meaningful pre- consultation and has the potential for unintended impacts to municipalities; and Whereas the current timing for input on these substantial changes in legislation and regulation is not adequate for the municipal sector to provide fulsome, effective, and constructive feedback or to identify the unintended consequences and serious implications that may arise from these proposed changes. Therefore, be it resolved that Guelph City Council opposes Bill 23 in its current form and requests the Province of Ontario extend the comment period for all 30 and 31-day postings for feedback on potential legislative, regulatory, policy and other changes, to 66-day postings, to allow for robust and meaningful municipal consultation; and 3. That in response to Bill 109, By-Law Number (2017)-20216, be amended in accordance with the Planning and Development Fees outlined in Attachment 1 as an interim step to protect Planning and Development Fee revenue until a full fee review ca