Guelph City Council, Tuesday, January 24, 2023. 1,358 words. Watch the recording.
alright good afternoon everybody it is January the twenty fourth twenty twenty three it's four thirty on the dot so I will call the meeting to order I have had a look a regrets from councillor alts end councillor or work just might be joining us a little bit later that's all I know so far but we do have a quorum so thanks for everybody arriving here we need to consider moving into closed session five any disclosure pecuniary interests are in general nature there of for the closed items Vance hearing and seeing none and so what is are disclosed on the open agenda is the title twenty twenty three chief administrative officer performance objectives that's under section two three nine to be India the municipal act related to personal matters about identifiable individual including municipal or local board employees and labor relations are employee negotiations so we're looking for council to move into closed under just that issue can I have a member of
council look to do that cancer Klassen is moving seconded by your work mate elsewhere Goller anything further on this item seeing and hearing none is anyone against but here I don't see anything that's unanimous so for anybody joining us in the room or online we are going to just have a closed meeting of council under a under what I just described when we're done we'll come back we'll continue in the public session thank you very much
okay everyone liked it called the the meeting back to order off for the public session those are just joining us ... council did move into a closed session under what was described on the open agenda as title twenty twenty three chief administrative officer performance objectives now we did have a discussion as a for a summary we had a discussion about that exact thing I in closed session with the council R. but we do have a motion that is coming out of closed session that we are going to we're gonna do in the open session right now so everyone sees it and with that I'd like to turn it over to councillor ... Gibson please sure thank you Mr out this week for the motion to come up here after the twenty twenty three chief administrative officer performance objectives I'll move that the twenty twenty three chief administrative officer performs objectives as presented discussed and amended at the January twenty fourth twenty twenty three closed council meeting be approved and that the chief administrative officer be directed to prepare and deliver public presentation on their twenty twenty three performance objectives at the February seventh twenty twenty three committee of the whole meeting so a
long time great so moved by yourself seconded by council Richardson thank you very much is there anything further on this at all at this time hearing seeing none I will call the vote is anyone against this motion hearing and seeing none so that's a unanimous decision we appreciate out of council and to the C. A. L. C. on February seventh at wait that's perfect okay so that wraps up our in camera discussion we are get a kick right into our open meeting are we good to go clerks yes okay so if we're good to go that means we all need to stand because we are now going to start with ... Canada
thank you as we continue to serve a moment of silent reflection please thank you M. for First Nations acknowledgement as we gather we are reminded that Guelph is situated on treaty land that is steeped in rich indigenous history and home to many First Nations anyway meaty people today as a city we have a responsibility for the stewardship of the land on which we live and work so today we acknowledge the Mississaugas of the credit first nation of the initial part people's on whose traditional territory we are meeting any disclosure of pecuniary interests or any general nature there of for any of the items on the open agenda seeing and hearing 9 we'll continue to move forward he opened meeting minutes need to look to be ratified from November fifteenth December sixth and December thirteenth twenty twenty two is being confirmed recorded though being read would someone like to do that so concert Gibson concert Klassen will
do that anything further on the minutes by anyone hearing and seeing none I'll call the vote anyone against the minutes that passes unanimously thank you are we have the committee the whole consent report which wraps up the vice chair for audit vice chair for governance and striking the members of the committee of management for Elliott would someone be willing to move that consent agenda all were in Bristol thank you anything further on the consent nothing I'll call the vote anyone against to the consent agenda I was unanimous vote moving right along we have the biggest issue our city has ever faced it faced in Dartmouth councillor to to stand for election of the federation of Canadian municipalities board of directors our show I will just start maybe ask the clerks to put that up on the screen if you don't mind R. at this time is there anyone else that
would like to be considered don't hear or see any so thank you R. councillor to ... awesome free to put your name forward and not only myself but I know we'll all if we're going to wait to see if this passes first right but what's behind pathetically think the passes we're here to help you ... and promote you ... as best as we can to have success there we ... we hope that ... you're very successful okay for that that placement good for you for putting your name forward ... is there anyone there be willing to move that motion okay cancer Gibson councillor o'rourke is second it and is there anything further on that okay I'll call the vote anyone against councillor to trying to get on the federation of Canadian municipalities board directors when this be awkward accounts searching all right that's unanimous all right congratulations good for you all right cancer Caton I'm looking to you to move the by laws please do you see them there or would you like me to read the numbers I cannot see them I won't I'll read them out for you it is
our bylaw numbers twenty twenty three dash two oh seven six five two oh seven six six two oh seven six eight and two oh seven six nine are hereby pastor you still okay to move that for us yes I would like to move this thank you and what about a second ... I got councillor Downer for the anything on the bylaws from anyone all right I'll call anything about anything means questions as well so yeah go ahead I noticed a comment that it's exciting to see the holding provision removed from sixty five del high which means that we are one step closer to some more additional support of that yeah big time big time okay thank you for the comment our I'm gonna call that anyone against those pilots that is unanimous thank you very much we get to mayors announcements which there is none so that means I need adjournment ... before we do that the clerk is talking to me
that is everything I'm looking for a German for a moment I thank you that counselor Billings at up you have a question can we just stay on Mr Mayor if you could ask even through yes you can here let me ask of through you Mr mayor members accounts that are online can simply turn their cameras often remain on the feet yes thanks Steven and yell I'm moving in German Mr perfect he wants to second that for me councillor our work is going to do that anyone against adjournment that is also unanimous please mute traffic cameras ... and we will come back