City Council – May 27, 2019 – 6:30 p.m.

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Monday, May 27, 2019 – 6:30 p.m.

Council Chambers, Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

Committee of the Whole Consent Agenda

  1. IDE-2019-21 Sign By-law Variances – 950 Paisley Road
  2. IDE-2019-48 Sign By-law Variances – 630 Scottsdale Drive
  3. IDE-2019-45 New Outdoor Swimming Pool and Hot Tub By-law (Council Memo)
  4. IDE-2019-43 2018 Building Permit Revenue and Expenditures, Building Services OBC Stabilization and Reserve Fund and Annual Setting of Building Permit Fees
  5. IDE-2019-52 Solid Waste Management Master Plan Advisory Committee
  6. IDE-2019-47 Community Energy Initiative Update: Pathway to Net Zero Carbon
  7. IDE-2019-44 Corporate 100% Renewable Energy Target by 2050
  8. CS-2019-11 2018 Year-end Operating Variance Report and Surplus Allocation
  9. CS-2019-12 2018 Year-end Capital Variance Report
  10. CS-2019-13 2018 General Reserve and Reserve Fund Report
  11. CS-2019-56 Dividend Allocation Policy

Items for Discussion

  1. IDE-2019-60 Funding Requests from the Affordable Housing Reserve to Support Applications to the National Housing Co-Investment Fund

Special Resolutions

Councillor Gordon’s motion for reconsideration for which notice was given May 6,
2019, in relation to the May 28, 2018, resolution being:
1. That the Corporation of the City of Guelph will strive to achieve one hundred
percent of its energy needs through renewable sources by 2050.
2. That Staff be directed to report back to the next term of Council on the most
effective way for the Corporation to work towards achieving this goal,
including information on, but not limited to, the impact on capital budget
planning, potential resource needs, and a recommended process for the
review of new program and policy development initiatives.

In light of new information on the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
that are responsible for the escalation of Climate Change, that the following
resolution of May 28, 2018 be reconsidered:
1. That the Corporation of the City of Guelph will strive to achieve one hundred
percent of its energy needs through renewable sources by 2050.
2. That Staff be directed to report back to the next term of Council on the most
effective way for the Corporation to work towards achieving this goal,
including information on, but not limited to, the impact on capital budget
planning, potential resource needs, and a recommended process for the
review of new program and policy development initiatives.

If successful reconsideration motions are passed, the following replacement
motions will be put on the floor:
1. That the target date for the City of Guelph to achieve Net Zero status be set
at 2035.
2. That the target date for the City of Guelph to meet 100% of its corporate
energy needs through renewables be set at 2035.
3. That staff be directed to report back to Committee of the Whole by Q2 of
2020 on the most effective way for the Corporation to work towards
achieving this goal, including information on, but not limited to, the impact
on capital budget planning, potential resource needs, and a recommended
process and timeline for the review of new program and policy development
initiatives.

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