One more meeting before the end of the month! You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 25, 2024”
Another year has gone by, so let’s get an update bout GMHI and Guelph Junction Railway. You can click here and here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Shareholder Meetings for June 25, 2024”
A lot of municipal policy is going to come to a head at July’s Committee of the Whole meeting. From demolition by neglect to light pollution to lobbying, there’s a lot to cover in what is appropriately the mid-season finale of the 2024 year at council, and that includes the biggest issue of all, the housing crisis. So for the last time before summer vacation, this is what’s on the committee agenda this month… Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 3, 2024 Meeting?”
Two meetings this week, one that took care of a lot of planning business in not a lot of time with the monthly planning meeting, and then council tried to absorb four years of Strategic Plan accomplishments in two hours with the annual report. Also, council said goodbye to a very prominent member of staff as he’s about to begin a new adventure as a retiree. Here’s the recap of this week at council… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Planning and a Future Ready Finale”
If it’s June, then that means it’s time for Guelph City Council to sit as a shareholder. The City of Guelph is the sole shareholder of two different businesses, one is Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc, which holds our stake in Alectra Utilities, and the other is Guelph Junction Railway, which owns much of the train track that runs through the Royal City. And these two meetings are their story… for 2023. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 25 Shareholder Meetings?”
In the third meeting of a three-meeting night, council will consider the most packed agenda of all. Council must revisit a couple of complicated agenda items from Committee of the Whole including the fate of the Drill Hall and the expansion of reusable containers in lieu of single-use plastics. Also, are the City’s 2023 financials really as good as we were lead to believe. KPMG will have the answer… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 25 Meeting?”
Tonight, we workshop about the Strategic Plan! You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 12, 2024”
At this meeting, we will let the planning begin! You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. Due to the relatively brief agenda, there was no live coverage on Twitter, but you can read the break down of the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 11, 2024”
June began with a very busy meeting that discussed a trio of important topics. Do you like to talk about asset management and infrastructure? We’ve got you covered. Are you concerned about stopping the proliferation of single-use plastic? This is your meeting. Are you concerned about the fate of the Drill hall and/or interested in a new arts centre in Guelph? Then you’re definitely going to want to stay tuned! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Plastic Improvements and Dill Hall Direction”
New month, new Committee of the Whole meeting! Let’s see what happened…You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for June 4, 2024”
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