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Council · Regular

April 21, 2026

Guelph City Council

17:30 – 19:46 · 2h 16m
12 present · 1 absent
Cam Guthrie Mayor — Carly Klassen Councillor — Cathy Downer Councillor — Christine Billings Councillor — Dan Gibson Councillor — Erin Caton Councillor — K. Hauser Councillor — Ken Yee Chew Councillor — Leanne Caron Councillor — Linda Busuttil Councillor — Michelle Richardson Councillor — Phil Allt Councillor Absent Rodrigo Goller Councillor —
Staff & officers present
C. Clack-Bush Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Public Services — D. McMahon General Manager, City Clerk's Office/City Clerk — G. Brennan Council and Committee Coordinator — K. Besse Council and Committee Assistant — K. Gibson Acting General Manager, Engineering and Transportation Services — L. Fridman Road Safety Supervisor — N. Koenig Transportation Safety Specialist — P. Power Council and Committee Coordinator — S. Anderson Manager, Transportation Engineering — S. O'Brien Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services — S. Osborn Administrative Coordinator — T. Baker Chief Administrative Officer — T. Gayman Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure, Development, and Environment —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act, to consider: April 2026 Public Appointments – The Elliott Community Board of Trustees
    • · Motion 2 added: 1. That Kimberley Wilson be appointed to The Elliott Community Board of Trustees for a 3-year term ending April 2029, or until such time as a successor is appointed. 2. That Justine Garner and Naeem Mir be re-appointed to The Elliott Commu…
    • · Motion 3 added: 1. That the minutes of the open Council meetings held March 10 and 31, 2026, the minutes of the open Committee of the Whole meeting held March 4, 2026, and the minutes of the open Business Licence Appeals Committee meeting held March 24, 2…
    • · Motion 4 added: 1. That the April 21, 2026 Committee of the Whole Consent Report, identified below, be adopted:
    • · Motion 5 added: 1. That the use of speed cushions be removed from the Traffic Calming Policy, included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-129.
    • · Motion 6 added: 1. That staff be directed to maintain an active, internal tracking registry of the approximately 200 streets that were previously scheduled for review under traffic calming, but do not qualify for the 25 prioritized locations under the upd…
    • · Motion 7 added: 1. That the Traffic Calming Policy Update (2026), included as Attachment 1 to report 2026-129, titled "Traffic Calming Policy Update" dated April 7, 2026, be approved, as amended. 2. That staff be directed to maintain an active, internal t…
    • · Motion 8 added: 1. That the use of temporary speed cushions, when used related to construction detour mitigation, be permitted.
    • · Motion 9 added: 1. That staff be directed to remove existing speed cushions from bike lanes, subject to $60,000 being added for this purpose through the 2027 budget confirmation process to allow this work to be completed without impacting other planned tr…
    • · Motion 10 added: 1. That the Private Parking Agent Licence (application #25-308946), as submitted by Applicant, Pramila Nepali, be refused.
    • · Motion 11 added: 1. That Guelph City Council supports United Against Hate Canada and the Guelph Chinese Canadian Cultural Group in their call to the Federal Government to champion a motion to create and recognize an annual Canadian Chinese Heritage Month; …
    • · Motion 12 added: 1. That by-laws (2026) - 21195, (2026) - 21234, (2026) - 21236, (2026) - 21238, and (2026) - 21239, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act.
    • · Motion 13 added: 1. That the meeting be adjourned (7:46 p.m.).
    • · Attendance added: Cam Guthrie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Christine Billings (present)
    • · Attendance added: Linda Busuttil (present)
    • · Attendance added: Erin Caton (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ken Yee Chew (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cathy Downer (present)
    • · Attendance added: Dan Gibson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Rodrigo Goller (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Hauser (present)
    • · Attendance added: Carly Klassen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Michelle Richardson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Phil Allt (absent)
    • · Attendance added: T. Baker (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Clack-Bush (present)
    • · Attendance added: T. Gayman (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. O'Brien (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. McMahon (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Gibson (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Anderson (present)
    • · Attendance added: L. Fridman (present)
    • · Attendance added: N. Koenig (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Besse (present)
    • · Attendance added: G. Brennan (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Osborn (present)
    • · Attendance added: Leanne Caron (present)
    • · Attendance added: P. Power (present)