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 (38 motions)
32 carried, 6 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 Section 239 (2)(j) of the Municipal Act relating to a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value. Voting
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor O'Rourke
5. That Section 5.7 d) of the Administration Policy be amended to: "Standing sub-committees shall meet in public and post agendas and minutes to comply with the Municipal Act, City of Guelph Procedural By-law and ACOC meeting procedure requirements." Voting
Moved by Councillor Caron, seconded by Councillor Allt
Carried
6. That the definition of working groups/task groups be
Moved by Councillor Caron, seconded by Councillor Gordon
Referred
7. That Section 9.1.8 of the Meeting Procedures Policy be amended to: "The ACOC chair shall serve as a representative of an ACOC in communicating with Council and the public, and where appropriate, act as a representative of the ACOC at meetings of Council to present ACOC resolutions and advice." Voting
Moved by Councillor Caron, seconded by Councillor Gordon
That the Advisory Committee Meeting Procedures and Public Appointment Policy be repealed. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Meetings Procedures Policy, included as Attachment 2 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved, as amended. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Administration Policy, included as Attachment 3 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved, as amended. That the Advisory Committees of Council – Public Appointments Policy, included as Attachment 4 to the Advisory Committees of Council Governance Policies Update report dated July 5, 2021, be approved. That Section 5.7 d) of the Administration Policy be amended to: "Standing sub-committees shall meet in public and post agendas and minutes to comply with the Municipal Act, City of Guelph Procedural By-law and ACOC meeting procedure requirements." That the definition of working groups/task groups be
Moved by Councillor Caron, seconded by Councillor Gordon
2. That staff be directed to reschedule any Committee of the Whole, Council, Council Planning or meetings of Council as a shareholder to one day following the regularly scheduled meeting where that meeting follows the conferences of either the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) or the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). Voting
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Gibson
Carried
That the 2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, included as Attachment-1 to report "2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule" dated July 5, 2021, be approved. That staff be directed to reschedule any Committee of the Whole, Council, Council Planning or meetings of Council as a shareholder to one day following the regularly scheduled meeting where that meeting follows the conferences of either the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) or the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). Voting
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Gibson
Carried
That Council approve extension of the Operations and Maintenance Services Agreement with Wellington Organix Inc., the operator of the Guelph Organic Waste Processing Facility, for an additional two years, with a term ending September 2023, and; That Council delegate authority to staff to negotiate and execute an amending agreement to reflect the amendments approved by Council. Voting
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor Billings
Carried
2. That staff be directed to report back to Council on a revised landscaped plan and conditions and do so by the July 19 Council meeting. Voting
Moved by Councillor Gibson, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Defeated
That Council support the staff issued Refusal to Issue Permit, as per the Private Tree Bylaw for 649 Scottsdale Drive. Voting
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Bell
Carried
That the Market’s refreshed Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021, be approved. That staff be directed to negotiate an agreement with 10 Carden Shared Space to manage and operate the Guelph Farmer’s Market on Saturdays and program the building and grounds on other days of the week, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021. That staff report back to Council in Q4, 2021 with results of the negotiation with 10 Carden Shared Space and present options for City Council’s approval. Voting
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
Carried
3. That staff shall define the term "Boulevard" under Section 5 of the By-law. Voting
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Billings
Carried
4. That section 21.4 C) be amended to read: 21.4 C) A maximum of three (3) additional ancillary signs, each no greater than 0.15 m2, that support the marketing of the real estate property may be attached to a Real Estate Sign or its frame. Voting
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Goller
Carried
Number (1996)-15245, as amended, short titled the Sign By-law, be repealed and that the new Sign By-law included as Attachment 2 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, be adopted, as amended. That By-law Number (2013)-19529, as amended, be amended to include Attachment 3 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, that will delegate the authority for granting minor sign variances to staff. That staff shall define the term "Boulevard" under Section 5 of the By-law. That section 21.4 C) be amended to read: 21.4C) A maximum of three (3) additional ancillary signs, each no greater than 0.15 m2, that support the marketing of the real estate property may be attached to a Real Estate Sign or its frame. Voting
Moved by Mayor Guthrie, seconded by Councillor MacKinnon By-law
Carried
That Section 4.14 (a) and (b) of the Procedural By-law be invoked to allow Committee of the Whole to continue to 9:00 p.m. Voting
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Carried
3. That the Automated Speed Enforcement program implementation plan, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021, be approved with two additional Automated Speed Enforcement programs (for a total of four cameras) and considered through the 2022 budget process. Voting
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Councillor Bell
Carried
4. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes to 30km/h on streets within the downtown as defined by the Downtown Secondary Plan. Voting
Moved by Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Goller
Defeated
That Section 4.14 of the Procedural By-law be suspended to allow Committee of the Whole to continue beyond 9:00 p.m. Voting
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Carried
1.That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes to 30km/h on all neighbourhood streets and streets within the central business district, excluding Gordon Street, Norfolk Street, Wellington Street and Woolwich Street as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021. Voting
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including community safety zones in preparation for future automated enforcement programs, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021. That the Automated Speed Enforcement program implementation plan, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021, be approved with two additional Automated Speed Enforcement programs (for a total of four cameras) and considered through the 2022 budget process. Voting
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor Bell
Carried
That Council request a Minister’s Zoning Order from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to rezone the Dolime lands to permit residential in principle; and that the lands shall be subject to future Planning Act applications, including but not limited to, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan or Plans of Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals and that the requirements for the Planning Act applications shall be identified and confirmed through a comprehensive planning process such as or similar to a secondary planning process; and Voting
Moved by Councillor Downer, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Carried
That the proposed boundary adjustment as described in the report titled “Dolime Settlement Pathway Update”, dated July 5, 2021 be approved; and That Council request a Minister’s Zoning Order from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to rezone the Dolime lands to permit residential in principle; and that the lands shall be subject to future Planning Act applications, including but not limited to, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan or Plans of Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals and that the requirements for the Planning Act applications shall be identified and confirmed through a comprehensive planning process such as or similar to a secondary planning process; and That this report be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Voting
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Billings
Carried
5. That Section 5.7 d) of the Administration Policy be amended to: "Standing sub-committees shall meet in public and post agendas and minutes to comply with the Municipal Act, City of Guelph Procedural By-law and ACOC meeting procedure requirements." Voting in Favour: (7): Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gordon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury Voting Against: (6): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Hofland, and Councillor MacKinnon
Moved by Councillor Caron, seconded by Councillor Allt
Carried
1. That the 2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule, included as Attachment-1 to report "2022 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule" dated July 5, 2021, be approved. 2. That staff be directed to reschedule any Committee of the Whole, Council, Council Planning or meetings of Council as a shareholder to one day following the regularly scheduled meeting where that meeting follows the conferences of either the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) or the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). 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 MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Gibson
Carried
1. That Council approve extension of the Operations and Maintenance Services Agreement with Wellington Organix Inc., the operator of the Guelph Organic Waste Processing Facility, for an additional two years, with a term ending September 2023, and; 2. That Council delegate authority to staff to negotiate and execute an amending agreement to reflect the amendments approved by Council. 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 Hofland, seconded by Councillor Billings
Carried
2. That staff be directed to report back to Council on a revised landscaped plan and conditions and do so by the July 19 Council meeting. Voting in Favour: (4): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Gibson, and Councillor O'Rourke Voting Against: (9): Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Gibson, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
1. That Council support the staff issued Refusal to Issue Permit, as per the Private Tree Bylaw for 649 Scottsdale Drive. Voting in Favour: (12): 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 Voting Against: (1): Mayor Guthrie
Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Bell
1. That the Market’s refreshed Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021, be approved. 2. That staff be directed to negotiate an agreement with 10 Carden Shared Space to manage and operate the Guelph Farmer’s Market on Saturdays and program the building and grounds on other days of the week, as outlined in the Guelph Farmers’ Market: Refreshing Our Local Tradition report, dated July 5, 2021. 3. That staff report back to Council in Q4, 2021 with results of the negotiation with 10 Carden Shared Space and present options for City Council’s approval. Voting in Favour: (10): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
Carried
3. That staff shall define the term "Boulevard" under Section 5 of the By-law. Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Billings
4. That section 21.4 C) be amended to read: 21.4 C) A maximum of three (3) additional ancillary signs, each no greater than 0.15 m2, that support the marketing of the real estate property may be attached to a Real Estate Sign or its frame. Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Goller
Carried
1. By-law Number (1996)-15245, as amended, short titled the Sign By-law, be repealed and that the new Sign By-law included as Attachment 2 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, be adopted, as amended. 2. That By-law Number (2013)-19529, as amended, be amended to include Attachment 3 of the Report titled “New Sign By-law and Amendment to By-law Number (2013)-19529”, that will delegate the authority for granting minor sign variances to staff. 3. That staff shall define the term "Boulevard" under Section 5 of the By-law. 4. That section 21.4 C) be amended to read: 21.4C) A maximum of three (3) additional ancillary signs, each no greater than 0.15 m2, that support the marketing of the real estate property may be attached to a Real Estate Sign or its frame. Voting in Favour: (9): Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke Voting Against: (2): Mayor Guthrie, and Councillor Billings
Moved by Mayor Guthrie, seconded by Councillor MacKinnon
Carried
That Section 4.14 (a) and (b) of the Procedural By-law be invoked to allow Committee of the Whole to continue to 9:00 p.m. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Carried
3. That the Automated Speed Enforcement program implementation plan, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021, be approved with two additional Automated Speed Enforcement programs (for a total of four cameras) and considered through the 2022 budget process. Voting in Favour: (8): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke Voting Against: (4): Councillor Billings, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, and Councillor Salisbury
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Councillor Bell
Carried
4. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes to 30km/h on streets within the downtown as defined by the Downtown Secondary Plan. Voting in Favour: (3): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Bell, and Councillor Goller Voting Against: (8): Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Goller
That Section 4.14 of the Procedural By-law be suspended to allow Committee of the Whole to continue beyond 9:00 p.m. Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
1. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including speed limit changes as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021. 2. That staff be directed to bring forward a revised Traffic By-law, including community safety zones in preparation for future automated enforcement programs, as outlined in report IDE 2021- 180 dated July 5, 2021. 3. That the Automated Speed Enforcement program implementation plan, as outlined in report IDE 2021-180 dated July 5, 2021, be approved with two additional Automated Speed Enforcement programs (for a total of four cameras) and considered through the 2022 budget process. Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor Hofland, seconded by Councillor Bell
Carried
2. That Council request a Minister’s Zoning Order from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to rezone the Dolime lands to permit residential in principle; and that the lands shall be subject to future Planning Act applications, including but not limited to, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan or Plans of Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals and that the requirements for the Planning Act applications shall be identified and confirmed through a comprehensive planning process such as or similar to a secondary planning process; and Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor Downer, seconded by Mayor Guthrie
Carried
1. That the proposed boundary adjustment as described in the report titled “Dolime Settlement Pathway Update”, dated July 5, 2021 be approved; and 2. That Council request a Minister’s Zoning Order from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to rezone the Dolime lands to permit residential in principle; and that the lands shall be subject to future Planning Act applications, including but not limited to, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plan or Plans of Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals and that the requirements for the Planning Act applications shall be identified and confirmed through a comprehensive planning process such as or similar to a secondary planning process; and 3. That this report be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Voting in Favour: (11): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Bell, Councillor Billings, Councillor Caron, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Gordon, Councillor Hofland, Councillor MacKinnon, and Councillor O'Rourke
Moved by Councillor MacKinnon, seconded by Councillor Billings