It’s near the end of the month, so it’s time for the regular meeting of city council. In keeping with a rather laid back May agenda, the outline for this meeting arrives with one one new item in addition to the all the things that were on the Committee of the Whole agenda, which were, for the most part, uncontroversial. Perhaps there will be some surprises, but for now, let’s check out the preview for this meeting…
NOTE #1: Delegates will be able to appear at this meeting in-person or via tele-presense but you do have to register with the clerks office before 10 am on Friday May 22. You can also submit written delegations and correspondences for agenda items.
NOTE #2: In addition to meeting in-person, this meeting will also be live-streamed on the City of Guelph’s website here.
CLOSED MEETING:
1242-1270 Gordon Street and 9 Valley Road: Ontario Land Tribunal Update – Tricar wants to build a 12-storey apartment building on this corner, but in early 2024 they got tired of waiting for staff to bring a recommendation to council for a final decision and instead went to the Ontario Land Tribunal. So because this is a matter involving “litigation or potential litigation” it has to be discussed in-camera under section 239(2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act.
Comprehensive Zoning By-law Appeals: Ontario Land Tribunal Update – Now going into its fourth year under appeal to the OLT, council will receive an update about the appeal process also under section 239(2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act.
Disclosure of Information Related to Possible Acquisition of Land – Not sure what land this is referring to, but council will talk about it under section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, “regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.”
Request to Extend the Deadline for Notices of Intention to Designate Listed Heritage Properties – At the end of this year, any property listed on the heritage registry but not formally designated will be deleted per provincial Bill 23. While the heritage protection staff in Guelph, and other municipalities in Ontario, have been doing as much designating as they can, hundreds of properties will be de-listed on January 1 and they won’t be allowed to be re-listed for five years. Ward 5 Councillor and mayoral candidate Leanne Caron will bring the idea to her colleagues to follow the councils of Woolwich and Bluewater in asking the provincial government for a deadline extension till 2030.
Consent Agenda items from the Committee of the Whole meetings on May 5. (Items can be pulled by a councillor seeking additional information, otherwise all items will be voted on as a slate without further debate.)
- 2026-2030 Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee
- 2025 Year-end Operating Budget Monitoring Report and Surplus Allocation and Deficit Funding
- 2025 Year-end Capital Budget Monitoring Report
- 2025 Long-term Financial Statement: Reserves and Debt
- 2030 Election Voting Methods
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