Good afternoon Neighbour,
This is a quick end of the month update to let you know about a couple of engagement opportunities, and a third affordable housing project that is coming up for funding on Monday.
I'm also sharing the agenda for the June 7th Committee of the Whole meeting and a couple of events that are happening this weekend.
In this update:
- Affordable Housing Funding - Council meeting on May 30
- Have Your Say about playground replacements - until May 31
- Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study and Plan for the Ontario Reformatory District Open House - June 8 @ 6:30pm
- What's coming up at the June 7 Committee of the Whole Meeting
- Happening this weekend:
- Downtown Community Cleanup - Saturday May 28, 10am to Noon
- Big Downtown Food Truck Weekend, Exhibition Park, 11:30am to 7:30pm
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1. Affordable Housing Funding - Council meeting on May 30
This Monday May 30th, Guelph City Council will receive a recommendation from Guelph staff and Wellington County to allocate the remaining balance of our affordable housing reserve, a total of $1,364,050 to the Kindle Communities supportive housing project at 10 Shelldale Crescent.
If this recommendation is approved by Council, it will be the third project Council approves to create permanent supportive housing, which directly helps transition people out of the streets.
Click here for the staff report, and please let me know by Monday at noon if you have any questions, concerns or comments about this recommendation.
The full meeting agenda can be found here: guelph.ca/agenda
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2. Have Your Say about playground replacements - until May 31
The City is replacing five playgrounds this fall:
You’re invited to choose between options for each park and provide additional comments to staff. These surveys close on Tuesday May 31st.
https://www.haveyoursay.guelph.ca/playground-replacements-2022
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3. Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study and Plan for the Ontario Reformatory District Open House - June 8 @ 6:30pm
The City of Guelph is developing a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study and Plan for the Ontario Reformatory area. You are invited to register for the first Open House where this project will be discussed.
The Open House will be held virtually on June 8th from 6:30 - 8:00pm. You can find out more about this project and and register for the Open House here:
https://www.haveyoursay.guelph.ca/reformatory-district
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4. What's on the agenda for the June 7 Committee of the Whole Meeting
These are the items Council will be receiving on Tuesday June 7th. You can find the entire agenda by clicking here. Please let me know if you're interested or have concerns about any of these agenda items.
- Bird Friendly City designation: City staff will present the community’s bird of choice—the Black-capped Chickadee—to Council and seek approval on its application for Guelph to become a Bird Friendly City. This designation will recognize and celebrate the efforts and actions that City staff and the community are taking to save bird lives and protect biodiversity in Guelph—contributing to a healthy city.
- 2021 Water Supply Master Plan update: City staff will present recommendations for Council’s consideration as part of the master plan update to ensure Guelph’s water supply continues to be safe and reliable. After three years of research, engagement and analysis, staff will also share sustainable municipal water supply options that detail our plan to meet the demands of our city’s growing population.
- 2022 Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Management Master Plan update: after two years of research, engagement and analysis, City staff will present recommendations as part of the master plan update to ensure the City’s wastewater is managed in a way that’s sustainable and protects our local waterways and environment. The good news here is that Guelph’s Water Resource Recovery Centre is projected to be able to handle Guelph’s growing population through 2051.
- Taxicab rate increase: at the request of our two licensed taxicab companies, City staff are looking for Council direction to amend City of Guelph By-law Number (2018)-20272 (Taxicab/Vehicle for Hire) to reflect an approximate 6.7 per cent increase in taxicab rates, effective July 1, 2022.
If you would like to delegate at this meeting, please do so by sending an email to clerks@guelph.ca no later than Friday June 3rd at 10am.
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Happening this weekend:
Downtown Community Cleanup - Saturday May 28, 10am to Noon
The City of Guelph and the Downtown Guelph Business Association have teamed up to organize our first annual downtown cleanup event. If you'd like to join me at the clean up, you can register by emailing info@downtownguelph.com. You can also find more information in this news article:
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/downtown-guelph-clean-up-set-for-this-weekend-5405282
Big Downtown Food Truck Weekend, Exhibition Park, 11:30am to 7:30pm
After a two year pause Guelph’s BIG Downtown Food Truck Picnic is coming back to Exhibition Park this Sunday May 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The City of Guelph's Water Wagon will be onsite providing tap water to event attendees. Grab your reusable water bottle and I’ll see you there!
This event is hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph and supports mentoring programs for more than 600 youth in our community.
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As always, thank you for taking the time to review this update. I will be sending out another update after the Committee of the Whole meeting, once we know what's on the agenda for the June 13 Council Planning meeting.
I hope you can make it out to the Downtown Community Cleanup tomorrow morning!
Kind regards,
Rodrigo
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