Category: Council Preview

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 19, 2024 Meeting?

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If you have thoughts about the budget, you couldn’t make it out to any of the town halls, and you’ve forgotten the password to your email account, then this is your chance to tell the mayor and council what you think about the 2025 Guelph Budget. Whether you’ve got praise, or whether you’ve got complaints, this is your chance to make the horseshoe aware of your feedback, so sign up now because lines will be very busy! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 19, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 13, 2024 Meeting?

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It’s a packed agenda for this November planning meeting, covering a lot of bases and requiring some pretty big decisions. Whether your jam is development charges, heritage protection, affordable housing, or student residences, there is something on this agenda for everyone and it is surely going to generate a big number of delegations. So, fair warning, this may be one of those “pack your sleeping bag” council meetings. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 13, 2024 Meeting?” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 5, 2024 Meeting?

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November’s Committee of the Whole meeting will be largely straightforward but with matters of pretty big importance, especially if you like the timely and appropriate collection of your recyclables. That’s one of two matters on this agenda, the other is a matter of renewing the City of Guelph’s franchise agreement with a utility company and that one promises to get a little bit spicy. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 5, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 29, 2024 Meeting?

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It’s time again for the regular council meeting of the month, a chance to revisit all your favourite reports from Committee of the Whole, and there’s definitely one report this October that’s going to get a thorough revisiting. Oh yes, there will be fireworks again. Literally and figuratively. There’s also going to be a pretty epic meeting in closed, and then council will hold a little class election to shake-up Committee of the Whole meetings for the rest of the term. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 29, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 30, 2024 Meeting?

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It’s the most wonderful time of year for the Excel spreadsheet and fiscal discipline crowd: Budget Time! As with last year, this is the mayor’s budget, and his fingerprints are all over it after a directive earlier this year to shave the 2025 increase down to something around four per cent. Did City of Guelph staff do it, and what all ended up shaved in the end. Your budget season begins with this council preview! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 30, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 8, 2024 Meeting?

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There are many planning matters on the agenda for October, including matters of affordability in the city. Yes, there will be the introduction of a new housing affordability strategy, and some kind of affiliated pilot project, and in regular business there’s a new zoning bylaw amendment plus some grant money to chase and a piece of heritage recently moved from an old home to a new/old home! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 8, 2024 Meeting?” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 1, 2024 Meeting?

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October begins with Committee of the Whole, and this meeting might mark some big changes when it comes to some specific areas of city life. If you pay your water bill, have a personal security camera (or cameras) at home, or if you occasionally like setting off some fireworks on special occasions, this might be a meeting for you! Load up on the pumpkin spice, trick or treat and give thanksgiving for another month of council business!! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 1, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 24, 2024 Meeting?

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The last meeting of September will present you, the Guelph resident, the opportunity to revisit just about anything previously discussed at this month’s two Committee of the Whole meetings (at least one of them hasn’t happened yet as of the publishing of this preview). From downtown renewal to second quarter financials to a possible renoviction bylaw, here’s your second bite at the apple! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 24, 2024 Meeting?” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 17, 2024 Meeting?

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It’s another one of those times when we’re getting two Committees of the Whole in the same month (is that the proper pluralisation?). At this second committee meeting, there’s an audit of the City’s bid to electrify the transit fleet, an update about the fiscal 2024 finances, and, perhaps most importantly, a discussion about developing a renoviction bylaw and a scan of the City of Guelph’s efforts to create more affordable housing. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 17, 2024 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 10, 2024 Meeting?

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The first planning meeting of the fall will have something for everyone, a new project that’s bound to be controversial, a decision on a project that was sort of controversial a few months ago, a new heritage designation, and some pruning to the City of Guelph’s new Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw. Are these the best laid plans, or will some delegates and council members have other ideas? Let’s take a look… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 10, 2024 Meeting?” →