Information items – 2014

January

January 10
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Ontario Good Roads Association – Notice of Poll for Board of Directors
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority: January 2014 GRCA Current and Members’ Meeting Attendance

January 24
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Town of Caledon – Invitation to the Green Vendor Fair
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment: December 10, 2013 Minutes

January 31
Reports
1. Elementary School Speed Zones Implementation
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – 2014 Budget And Levy Meeting

February

February 14
Reports
1. Regional Sports Tourism Initiative – Introduction
Correspondence
1. Chris West, Save VIA – Requesting support of VIA rail service
2. Township Of Greater Madawaska – Resolution Regarding the Ontario Provincial Police Proposed New Billing Model for Charging Municipalities for Policing Services Starting in 2015
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – February 2014 Current

February 21
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Town of Arnprior – Resolution regarding increasing electricity rates
2. Growing Great Generations – The Planning Table for Children and Youth Services in Wellington and Guelph
Boards and Committees – none

February 28
Reports
1. 2013 Council Meeting Attendance
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees – none

March

March 7
Reports
1. Public Sector Salary Disclosure – 2013
2. Guelph 2014 Canada Water Week Celebration (March 17-23)
Correspondence
1. TwoRivers Festival – Information regarding the annual festival and e-newsletter
2. Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Dump – request for Guelph to pass a resolution opposing a nuclear waste repository
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – General Levy (copy of 2014 budget available in the Clerk’s office)
2. Guelph Police Services Board – January 16, 2014 public meeting minutes

March 21
Reports
1. Nuisance Party By-law Update
Correspondence
1. Town of Aurora – Resolution regarding Introduction of Municipal Recall Election Legislation
2. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services – Results of Emergency Management Program Review
3. Grand River Conservation Authority – General Membership Report Regarding Flood Warning System
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment – February 13, 2014 Meeting Minutes

March 28
Reports
1. Hanlon Creek Business Park – Real Estate Transactions
2. 2013 Council Remuneration Report
3. National Volunteer Week
Correspondence
1. Crime Stoppers – Spring 2014 The Informant Newsletter
Boards and Committees
1. Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. – March Memo to Shareholder

April

April 2
Reports
1. 2014 Clean and Green Community Clean-Up Event
Correspondence
1. Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration – Call for Nominations for the Lincoln M. Alexander Award 2014
2. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Regarding additional funding to the land ambulance services grant for the 2014 calendar year
Boards and Committees – none

April 17
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Town of Petrolia – Resolution regarding hydro rate increases
2. Stewardship Ontario – Industry funding for Municipal Blue Box Recycling for 2013 Program Year
3. Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Program to authorize selling Vintner’s Quality Alliance (“VQA”) wine at eligible Ontario farmers’ markets beginning May 1, 2014
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – April 2014 Current
2. Committee of Adjustment: March 13, 2014 Meeting Minutes

April 25
Reports
1. Gordon Street and Wellington Street Area:  2014 Construction Impacts on Traffic Update
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees – none

May

May 2
Reports
1. Resolutions Regarding Electricity Rate Increases
2. Health Links Portion of the Guelph Wellbeing Platform
Correspondence
1. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario – Council Award Honouring Outstanding Ontario Physicians Call for Nominations
2. Clinton Shane Ekdahl – Regarding Day of the Honey Bee Proclamation
3. AMO Province Releases Document “Moving Forward on Rural Matters”
New Presumptive Cancers for Firefighters Announced
4. Township of Muskoka Lakes – Resolution regarding Teranet and the Land Titles Electronic Registry System
Boards and Committees
1. Wellington County Social Services Committee – April 9, 2014 Minutes

May 9
Reports
1. Summer Service:  Route 5 and 5A Gordon
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Guelph Police Services Board – Resolution regarding Business Case for Police Facility Renewal

May 16
Reports
1. “Wednesday” Guelph Farmers’ Market – 2014
2. 2014 Public Works Week Open House & Career Education Events
Correspondence
1. Canadian Professional Hockey League – Regarding Bringing a Franchise to Guelph
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – GRCA Current, May 2014 Issue

May 23
Reports – none
1. Clean Air Day June 4, 2014
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Guelph Police Services Board – April 17, 2014 Meeting

June

June 6
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Kingston City Council resolution regarding the prohibition of Corporate and Union donations in Municipal Elections
Boards and Committees – none

June 13
Reports
1. City of Guelph Transition to Provincial ON1Call Notification of Underground Infrastructure Locates Service
2. Community Engagement Framework Update
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – ‘The Current’ Newsletter June 2014

June 27
Reports
1. Draft Guidelines for the Preparation of Environmental Impact Studies
Correspondence
1. GTA West – Introductory Community Consultation Workshop for Stage 2 of the GTA West Transportation Corridor Route Planning and Environmental Assessment Study
Boards and Committees – none

July

July 11
Reports
1. Rail safety
Correspondence
1. Town of Penetanguishene – Resolution to call for formation of small and rural school alliance
Boards and Committees
1. Hydro One – Guelph Area Transmission Refurbishment (GATR) Project:  Hydro One hosting Public Open Houses in preparation for the start of construction

July 25
Reports
1. Winterfest 2014
2. Community Investment Strategy Update
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees – none

August

August 1
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario re: Nomination of a Physician for the Council Award
Boards and Committees
1. Locomotive 6167 Restoration Committee
2. Grand River Conservation Authority Newsletter – July/August 2014

August 15
Reports
1. Transit Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference
2. Recasting Guelph Transit – Update
3. Provincial Policy Statement 2014
Correspondence
1. City of Toronto Committee Report re: Review of the City of Toronto’s Emergency Response to the December 2013 Ice Storm and the requirement for continuous power supply for back-up generators in certain building types
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority – GRCA Current August 2014 Newsletter

September

September 5
Reports
1. Sidewalk Discontinuity Marking Pilot
Correspondence
1. Recycling Council of Ontario re: Oct. 20-26, 2014 Waste Reduction Week
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment Minutes – July 10, 2014
2. Committee of Adjustment Minutes – August 14, 2014

September 19
Reports – none
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment Minutes – August 28, 2014

September 26
Reports
1. Urban Forest Management Plan – Implementation Update Report
Correspondence
1. Township of Greater Madawaska re: Protection of Public Participation Act, 2014
2. City of Kingston re: Reduction of speed limit on residential streets
Boards and Committees
1. Guelph Police Services Board: 2015 – 2024 Capital Budget Estimates

October

October 3
Reports
1. Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Annual Report
2. Update Annual & Summary Water Services Report (compliance)
Correspondence
1. City of Kingston re: Westray Amendments
2. Union Gas Ltd. Re: 2015 Rates Application
Boards and Committees – none

October 31
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation: 2014 Property Assessment Notice Mailing
2. Hydro One Notice of Public Open House regarding Cedar Transformer Station
Boards and Committees – none

November

November 7
Reports
1. Conservation Calendar
Correspondence
1. Town of Collingwood re: Resolution to Reconsider Decision to Eliminate Home to Home Postal Delivery
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment Minutes – October 16, 2014

November 21
Reports – none
Correspondence
1. Resolution from Halton Region re: “Buy American” Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Boards and Committees
1. County of Wellington Social Services Committee Minutes – October 8, 2014
2. Grand River Conservation Authority – ‘The Current’ Newsletter November 2014

November 28
Reports
1. Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Committee of Adjustment minutes – October 30, 2014

December

December 5
Reports
1. Metrolinx to support shared bus stop upgrades
2. Recasting Guelph Transit – Update
3. Guelph Transit Advertising Revenue
4. Guelph Transit New Year’s Eve Sponsorship
5. Indexing of Development Charges
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Grand River Conservation Authority regarding Meeting Schedule for 2015

December 19
Reports
1. Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Advisory Committee – 2014 Annual Report
Correspondence – none
Boards and Committees
1. Correspondence from Grand River Conservation Authority regarding GRCA Planning, Permit and Inquiry Revised Fees Effective January 1, 2015
2. Correspondence from Guelph Police Services Board regarding Board Membership and 2015 Meeting Schedule