The Guelph Record

City Council

September 27, 2021

Who was there

Present (8): Phil Allt, Christine Billings, Leanne Caron, Cathy Downer, Dan Gibson, Rodrigo Goller, C. Guthrie, D. O'Rourke

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (16 motions)

16 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Sections 239(2)(a), (b), (d) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to security of the property of the municipality or local board; personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; labour relations or employee negotiations; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. Voting
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor O'Rourke
Carried
In favour (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Salisbury
That Safia Athar, Kevin Bowman, Matthew Cimino, Michael Morden and Mark Schneider be appointed to the City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee for a term of the mandate of the committee. Voting
Moved by Councillor Gibson, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held June 28, July 12, 19 and 21, 2021, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held July 5, 2021, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. Voting
Moved by Councillor Salisbury, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
That the September 27, 2021 Committee of the Whole Consent Report as identified below, be adopted: 7.1 Third Party Trail Agreements, 2021-249 1. Third Party Trail Agreements - 2021-249.pdf 2. Attachment 1_GHTC_RapidsSideTrail.pdf 3. Attachment 2_GHTC_MariannesTrail.pdf 4. Attachment 3_GHTC_RolandTOEdinburgh.pdf 5. Attachment 4_GHTC Proposal.pdf That staff be authorized to enter into a three-party license agreement between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club and Grand River Conservation Authority as outlined in the Public Services Report 2021-249 dated September 7, 2021, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor. That staff be authorized to enter into future three-party license agreements between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club, and parties yet to be determined, for continuous implementation of the Council approved Guelph Trail Master Plan, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor. 7.2 Business Licensing - Payday Loan Establishments, 2021-255 1. Payday Loan Establishments - 2021-255.pdf That By-law Number (2009)-18855 be amended to include licensing of Payday Loan Establishments. That By-law Number (2020)-20550 be amended to include licensing fees for Payday Loan Establishments. 7.3 Specified Auditing Procedures Report on Compliance with Long-Term Care Services Agreemen
Moved by Councillor Billings, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; AND WHEREAS the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action; AND WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation; AND WHEREAS the Federal Government has announced September 30, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a Federal statutory holiday; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Guelph recognizes the importance of September 30th in honour of Truth and Reconciliation and commits to continued efforts to advance reconciliation including sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities. Voting
Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Gibson
Carried
That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Sections 239(2)(a) and (f) of the Municipal Act relating to security of the property of the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. Voting
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
That the property municipally known as 797 Victoria Road North be removed from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021. That the demolition of the stone farmhouse at 797 Victoria Road North, in accordance with the Order made under Section 21 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021, be approved with the following conditions: That the stone farmhouse be recorded by a qualified heritage consultant before and during the careful dismantling of the building using high quality digital photography and text description in order to better understand the evolution of the building and the materials and methods used to construct the house; That the stone farmhouse be dismantled carefully with the intention to salvage all granite and limestone from the exterior walls with minimal damage to the materials; That the salvaged stone be delivered by the owner’s contractor to the City of Guelph’s stone storage location at the owner’s expense; That the contractor responsible for the careful dismantling make all reasonable efforts to salvage any extant wooden doors, interior wood trim, wooden window sashes (including any associated early hardware) as well as any large wooden framing timbers for possible appropriate reuse by the owner or for purchase by others; and That the owner is encouraged to present (in text and photos) the history of the Sho
Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Goller
Carried
That by-laws numbered (2021)-20626, (2021)-20628, (2021)-20630 and (2021)-20632, are hereby passed. Voting
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
That the meeting be adjourned (8:31 p.m.). Voting
Moved by Councillor Billings, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
1. That Safia Athar, Kevin Bowman, Matthew Cimino, Michael Morden and Mark Schneider be appointed to the City Council Remuneration and Support Advisory Committee for a term of the mandate of the committee. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Gibson, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
In favour (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Salisbury
That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held June 28, July 12, 19 and 21, 2021, and the open Committee of the Whole meeting held July 5, 2021, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Salisbury, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
That the September 27, 2021 Committee of the Whole Consent Report as identified below, be adopted: 7.1 Third Party Trail Agreements, 2021-249 1. That staff be authorized to enter into a three-party license agreement between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club and Grand River Conservation Authority as outlined in the Public Services Report 2021-249 dated September 7, 2021, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor. 2. That staff be authorized to enter into future three-party license agreements between the City of Guelph, Guelph Hiking Trail Club, and parties yet to be determined, for continuous implementation of the Council approved Guelph Trail Master Plan, subject to the form and content being satisfactory to the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Public Services and the City Solicitor. 7.2 Business Licensing - Payday Loan Establishments, 2021-255 1. That By-law Number (2009)-18855 be amended to include licensing of Payday Loan Establishments. 2. That By-law Number (2020)-20550 be amended to include licensing fees for Payday Loan Establishments. 7.3 Specified Auditing Procedures Report on Compliance with Long- Term Care Services Agreement, 2021-250 1. That staff be directed to initiate an update to the 2015 Long-Term Care Services Agreement, in accordance with report 2021-250, with The Elliott Community including a review of the Indirect Cost Allocation Schedule. 7.4 Ma
Moved by Councillor Billings, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; AND WHEREAS the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action; AND WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation; AND WHEREAS the Federal Government has announced September 30, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a Federal statutory holiday; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Guelph recognizes the importance of September 30th in honour of Truth and Reconciliation and commits to continued efforts to advance reconciliation including sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Gibson
Carried
1. That the property municipally known as 797 Victoria Road North be removed from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021. 2. That the demolition of the stone farmhouse at 797 Victoria Road North, in accordance with the Order made under Section 21 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and as outlined in closed report 2021-286, dated September 27, 2021, be approved with the following conditions: a. That the stone farmhouse be recorded by a qualified heritage consultant before and during the careful dismantling of the building using high quality digital photography and text description in order to better understand the evolution of the building and the materials and methods used to construct the house; b. That the stone farmhouse be dismantled carefully with the intention to salvage all granite and limestone from the exterior walls with minimal damage to the materials; c. That the salvaged stone be delivered by the owner’s contractor to the City of Guelph’s stone storage location at the owner’s expense; d. That the contractor responsible for the careful dismantling make all reasonable efforts to salvage any extant wooden doors, interior wood trim, wooden window sashes (including any associated early hardware) as well as any large wooden framing timbers for possible appropriate reuse by the owner or for purchase by others; and e. That the owner is encouraged to present (in text and photos) t
Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Goller
Carried
That by-laws numbered (2021)-20626, (2021)-20628, (2021)-20630 and (2021)-20632, are hereby passed. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
In favour (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Salisbury
That the meeting be adjourned (8:31 p.m.). Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Billings, seconded by Councillor Hofland
Carried
In favour (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, Councillor Salisbury

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