City Council

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: Bargaining Mandate Report Ontario Public Service Employees Local 231 - 2026-135 As per section 239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act, regarding labour relations or employee negotiations. Voting

That the minutes of the open Council meetings held February 4, 10 and 24, 2026, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. Voting

That the March 31, 2026 Committee of the Whole Consent Report, identified below, be adopted: 6.1 Lobbyist Registry One Year Review - 2026-54 1. Lobbyist Registry One Year Review - 2026-54.pdf That the Lobbyist Registry One Year Review report, dated March 4, 2026, be received. 6.2 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update - 2026-76 1. 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update - 2026-76.pdf 2. Attachment 1 - Development Charges Update Study.pdf 3. Attachment 2 - 2026 By-law Number (2026) – 21203.pdf 4. Attachment 3 - 2026 Development Charge Interest Policy.pdf 5. Presentation - 2026 Development Charges Update.pdf That the 2026 Development Charges Update Study dated January 30, 2026, included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-76 - 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update, be approved. That the Administrative By-law revisions set out in Chapter 3 of the 2026 Development Charges Update Study dated January 30, 2026, be approved. That, in accordance with the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, Council determine that no further public meeting is required in respect of the proposed 2026 Amending Development Charges By-law. That By-law Number (2026) – 21203 included as Attachment-2 to report 2026-76 – 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update dated March 31, 2026, be approved. That the updated Development Charge Interest Policy included as Attachment-3 of report 2026-76 - 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update, be approved.

That the 2025 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, dated February 24, 2026, be received. Voting

That the 2025 Annual Report of the Lobbyist Registrar, dated March 2, 2026, be received. Voting

That the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services, or designate, have the authority to negotiate all Sleeman Centre rates and fees when revenue can be recovered through rental profit share or ticket sales. Voting

2. That Sleeman Centre capital reserve fund ticket service charge increase to between $2.00 and $3.00 starting September 1, 2026. Voting

3. That the Youth Facility Discount no longer be applicable for rentals at Sleeman Centre, as of September 1, 2026. Voting

That staff report back through the 2027 confirmation budget process on the financial impact of extending the existing youth subsidy to eligible facility rentals at, but not limited to, River Run Centre and Guelph Museums, along with information on similar subsidy programs in comparator municipalities. Voting

That staff report back through the 2027 confirmation budget process on the financial impact of implementing Recommendations 55, 62, 78, 79, and 80 from the Parks and Recreation Master Plan to implement low-barrier recreation access for homeless youth, low-income residents, newcomers, and other underserved groups through neighbourhood-based programming, equipment lending, “try-it” activities, and drop-in opportunities. Voting

That Guelph City Council supports Bill 21, Protect Our Food Act, 2025 and strongly urges the provincial government to support this and every measure to protect our farmland, to aggressively prevent further losses and to ensure the future of agriculture in Ontario for future generations; and That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, MPP Mike Schreiner, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Voting

That by-law (2026) - 21203, by-laws (2026) - 21208 through (2026) - 21210, (2026) - 21229, (2026) - 21232 and (2026) - 21233, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act. Voting

That the meeting be adjourned (9:26 p.m.).

1. That the minutes of the open Council meetings held February 4, 10 and 24, 2026, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That the March 31, 2026 Committee of the Whole Consent Report, identified below, be adopted: 6.1 Lobbyist Registry One Year Review - 2026-54 1. That the Lobbyist Registry One Year Review report, dated March 4, 2026, be received. 6.2 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update - 2026-76 1. That the 2026 Development Charges Update Study dated January 30, 2026, included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-76 - 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update, be approved. 2. That the Administrative By-law revisions set out in Chapter 3 of the 2026 Development Charges Update Study dated January 30, 2026, be approved. 3. That, in accordance with the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, Council determine that no further public meeting is required in respect of the proposed 2026 Amending Development Charges By-law. City Council Minutes: March 31, 2026 - 3 4. That By-law Number (2026) – 21203 included as Attachment-2 to report 2026-76 – 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update dated March 31, 2026, be approved. 5. That the updated Development Charge Interest Policy included as Attachment-3 of report 2026-76 - 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update, be approved. 6. That Council direct staff to update the City’s Local Service Policy by May 27, 2027, as described in report 2026-76 – 2026 Administrative Development Charge By-law Update. 6.3 2026 Property Tax Policy - 2026-93 1. That, with the continued extension by the province of the 2017- 2020

City Council Minutes: March 31, 2026 - 4 1. That the 2025 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, dated February 24, 2026, be received. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That the 2025 Annual Report of the Lobbyist Registrar, dated March 2, 2026, be received. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services, or designate, have the authority to negotiate all Sleeman Centre rates and fees when revenue can be recovered through rental profit share or ticket sales. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

2. That Sleeman Centre capital reserve fund ticket service charge increase to between $2.00 and $3.00 starting September 1, 2026. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

3. That the Youth Facility Discount no longer be applicable for rentals at Sleeman Centre, as of September 1, 2026. City Council Minutes: March 31, 2026 - 6 Voting in Favour: (3): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, and Councillor Caton Voting Against: (10): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That staff report back through the 2027 confirmation budget process on the financial impact of extending the existing youth subsidy to eligible facility rentals at, but not limited to, River Run Centre and Guelph Museums, along with information on similar subsidy programs in comparator municipalities. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That staff report back through the 2027 confirmation budget process on the financial impact of extending the existing youth subsidy to eligible facility rentals at, but not limited to, River City Council Minutes: March 31, 2026 - 7 Run Centre and Guelph Museums, along with information on similar subsidy programs in comparator municipalities. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That staff report back through the 2027 confirmation budget process on the financial impact of implementing Recommendations 55, 62, 78, 79, and 80 from the Parks and Recreation Master Plan to implement low-barrier recreation access for homeless youth, low-income residents, newcomers, and other underserved groups through neighbourhood-based programming, equipment lending, “try-it” activities, and drop-in opportunities. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson

1. That the salary for the position of City Councillor be increased to $59,137 for the 2026-2030 term of office subject to annual City Council Minutes: March 31, 2026 - 8 inflationary increases equal to the Non-Union Municipal Employee (NUME). Voting in Favour: (7): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Downer, Councillor Hauser, and Councillor Klassen Voting Against: (6): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Chew, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, and Councillor Richardson

1. That Guelph City Council supports Bill 21, Protect Our Food Act, 2025 and strongly urges the provincial government to support this and every measure to protect our farmland, to aggressively prevent further losses and to ensure the future of agriculture in Ontario for future generations; and 2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, MPP Mike Schreiner, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. 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 Hauser, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor Richardson