Tag: Committee Meeting

RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Talks About Messaging

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The agenda for this month’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting was deceptively simple, just three things on the docket, but sometimes these simple meetings lead to the most interesting conversations. On Thursday evening, TAC talked about the air filtration on buses, the need for more outreach about how transit works and where things stand on a couple of different ongoing projects (wasn’t there supposed to be new shelters at Guelph Central Station this summer?). Learn more in the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Transit Advisory Committee Talks About Messaging” →

RECAP: Police Board Approves Budget With Added IMPACT

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With today’s meeting, the Guelph Police Services Board officially sent the 2024-2027 police budget to city council for further examination starting in a few weeks. The only big change is additional funds for the IMPACT program that will cover the cost of a social worker in downtown Guelph along with an additional downtown police officer. So how did this come about? All is revealed in this recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Approves Budget With Added IMPACT” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for October 19, 2023

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Wait a minute! Didn’t we have a Guelph Police Services Board meeting once already this month?! Well, technically, that was the slightly delayed September meeting, so this is the “real” meeting for October, and it will be a relatively brief one at that. On this agenda, there’s a couple of the usual reports, and there’s also the final passage of the operating budget for the Guelph Police until 2027 before it goes on for final, final approval at city council. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for October 19, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for October 19, 2023

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This month’s Transit Advisory Committee meeting will be a brief one it seems. There’s only three topics on the agenda along with the usual general update from transit management including the status of the fleet’s four electric buses. Mostly, it seems like this meeting will be dealing with matters of feedback, so if you have a question or concern, reach out to a TAC member near you. In the meantime, here’s the agenda… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Transit Advisory Committee Meeting for October 19, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 17, 2023

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It’s that time again for the Accessibility Advisory Committee, on schedule, almost exactly two months since the last one. For this October meeting, the AAC will talk about that special workshop that didn’t happen, new road designs, new playground designs, the accessible future of Guelph’s patios, and a special note about how the federal government undid a whole lot of good work on plastics. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 17, 2023” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Concerned About Moving Old Farmhouse

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The day after Thanksgiving there weren’t that many leftovers for the Heritage Guelph committee. It was mostly new business, and the biggest portion of that business was focused on the potential move of an old farmhouse on a south end property that’s ready to be redeveloped. Obviously, Heritage Guelph has some concerns, but that wasn’t the end of the discussion, which we will now cover with this meeting recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Concerned About Moving Old Farmhouse” →

RECAP: Cobey Tells Board Why His Members Need More (Budget) Help

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It was a stacked meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board, slightly delayed by two weeks due to scheduling issues. The big item at this meeting was the budget. Some big changes have been made since the police budget was first presented in July, at least on the capital side, but the police are still asking for an increase next year on the operating side. How much? You should check out the recap below for all the details… Continue reading “RECAP: Cobey Tells Board Why His Members Need More (Budget) Help” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for October 5, 2023

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Two months after the last Guelph Police Services Board meeting, and two weeks later than it was supposed to take place, we finally gather to talk about the biggest part of police board business and the source of much controversy: the police budget. The numbers will be laid out for everyone at this meeting, and that means both the future budget and the status of the current one. In other news, we’ll find out how things are going downtown? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Guelph Police Services Board for October 5, 2023” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for October 10, 2023

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After stuffing yourself with turkey, get up the next day and stuff yourself with heritage appreciation with this month’s Heritage Guelph meeting. On the agenda for the October meeting are a triad of new potential heritage designations: one you’ve seen twice before, one that’s brand new to this committee, and a third that has something of a deadline for completion. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for October 10, 2023” →

RECAP: Library Board Approves Big Boost to the Budget for 2024

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The Guelph Public Library Board took the summer off and slid right into the serious business of budgeting Monday night. As you will see below, the library became the first board and shared service to pass their 2024 budget, and that means city council will be handed a request for a 8.77 per cent increase for next year. What does that mean and why the big bump? You will find out be scanning the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Approves Big Boost to the Budget for 2024” →