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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?” →

RECAP: The AAC Tells Staff – Respectfully – That They’re the Captain Now!

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This month’s Accessibility Advisory Committee was delayed by two days, and if you think that wasn’t a topic of conversation, you are wrong! Still stinging from the lack of engagement before the passage of the Public Space Use Bylaw almost two months ago, the AAC had some notes about their relationship with staff, and they also had notes about the bylaw. For that, and all the rest of the agenda, check out the recap below… Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Tells Staff – Respectfully – That They’re the Captain Now!” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #438 – The Fireworks Lobby (feat. Aleem Kanji)

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A number of Ontario municipalities including Brampton, Woodstock, Milton, and Halton Hills have banned fireworks outright, and several others including Kitchener are looking at new regulations. Here in Guelph, a new permitting system is on the table; City staff and some councillors think that this may be the best of both worlds, but others think it’s the worst, including members of the fireworks lobby! Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #438 – The Fireworks Lobby (feat. Aleem Kanji)” →

This Week at Council: The Quest for Affordable Housing Continues

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This month’s planning meeting had only one immediate application, and it’s one of those projects that should be simple, and would be simple if the 2023 Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw amendment was in effect. Mostly though, this meeting was about the effort to create more affordable housing, first by exploring an affordable housing pilot project and then by discussing the new affordable housing strategy. For details, here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Quest for Affordable Housing Continues” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 15, 2024

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Don’t worry, the October Accessibility Advisory Committee has not been cancelled, it’s just been moved to another day of the week. This special Thursday meeting of the AAC will cover a lot of items under the housing file, from the Public Space Use Bylaw to housing affordability strategies. In other news, the committee will look at transit and then try to agree on a definition for a very important word. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 15, 2024” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for October 8, 2024

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Get ready to plan! 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: City Council Meeting for October 8, 2024” →

This Week at Council: Fireworks Over Fireworks

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What do you think about fireworks? The report to Committee of the Whole this month painted a pretty clear picture that something needs to change when it comes to when, where and how we deal with fireworks in Guelph, but what kind of change is needed? That was the question that prompted a near even split between the councillors and they still have to get this passed at the end of the month too. For now, let’s dive into the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Fireworks Over Fireworks” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for October 1, 2024

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Let’s get going on another month of council business! 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 October 1, 2024” →

This Week at Council: Last Minute Motion Drama

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It was supposed to be a nice, smooth meeting. The only thing on the agenda were reports from Committee of the Whole meetings that needed to be ratified, and aside from the two or three delegations, this meeting should have been over and done quickly. And yet, sometimes when you think the meeting is over, it’s not really over, especially when a member of council has a very specific motion they want to table. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Last Minute Motion Drama” →

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?” →