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This Week at Council: Shareholder Reports and Drill Hall Decision Refined

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The end of June brings the regular meeting of council, but more specifically it means an update about the business of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc and Guelph Junction Railway, companies owned by the City of Guelph making city council their one and only shareholder. As for that regular meeting, think plastics, and think about that big decision on the Dill Hall for which some other artists in the community had notes. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Shareholder Reports and Drill Hall Decision Refined” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 9, 2024 Meeting?

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It’s time for the July planning meeting, and this month, like last month, there are a number of heritage projects and designations for council’s consideration. Aside from heritage, there’s also future on the agenda, a new housing project from an area not-for-profit and a decision on a previously presented project in the south end. So let’s talk about the best laid planning before summer vacation. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 9, 2024 Meeting?” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for June 25, 2024

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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” →

RECAP: City Council Shareholder Meetings for June 25, 2024

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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” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 3, 2024 Meeting?

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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?” →

RECAP: The AAC Chooses a Chime and Finds Common Ground on Intersectionality

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The Accessibility Advisory Committee spent a great deal of their June meeting talking about what they mean when it comes to intersectionality, and how best City of Guelph staff can monitor that. Tough questions, and they sort of got an answer before proceeding to a decision about that new Transit chime, and then looking at a new trail in the north end, and a pedestrian bridge just a little down the road from there. Here’s the recap…. Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Chooses a Chime and Finds Common Ground on Intersectionality” →

This Week at Council: Planning and a Future Ready Finale

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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” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 25 Shareholder Meetings?

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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?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 25 Meeting?

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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?” →

RECAP: County Staff Will Report Back to City Council About Tiny Homes Next Month

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There was a special meeting of Guelph city council last month that was essentially about a mayoral directive to explore a temporary structured encampment. Council then decided to focus on a project already in progress, the Guelph Tiny Home Coalition, and the matter was referred to a meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee. This meeting. To learn about what happened next, you need to consult this meeting recap… Continue reading “RECAP: County Staff Will Report Back to City Council About Tiny Homes Next Month” →