2023 Budget Town Hall

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Ward 6 Town Hall Councillor Chew, Councillor O’Rourke and City Finance Staff

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Future South End Community Centre

November 9, 2023 South End, Guelph, ON

Our budget story: meeting current service levels

Welcome!

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Our budget story: meeting current service levels

Agenda Welcome 7:00 - 7:05pm Staff Budget Presentation 7:05 - 7:35pm Budget Q&A 7:35 - 7:55pm Ward 6 Updates 7:55 - 8:15pm Ward 6 Updates Q&A 8:15 - 8:30pm

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Building Guelph's budget November 9, 2023

Watson Parkway, Guelph

Our budget story: meeting current service levels

Q&A

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Our budget story: meeting current service levels

Updates South End Community Centre Orin Reid Park Upgrades Gordon Street Improvements Vision Zero Road Safety Transit Action Master Plan Niska Management Plan Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw New UGDSB High School Federal Boundary Changes Aerial view of Water Resource Recovery Centre

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MJMA // Main Entrance

Shovels are in the ground!

Construction is currently underway with scheduled completion for 2026.

October 17 Groundbreaking

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Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan

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Shovels are in the ground!

• Part of an overall campus that includes Bishop Macdonnell Catholic High School • Amenities include • Dragonfly Playground and Splashpad • Larry Pearson Ball Diamonds Tennis Courts Basketball Courts Trails Sports Field Picnic Shelter

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• Ground broken on October 17th • 85% Covered by Development Charges • 15% Taxes

SECC

Construction is currently underway with scheduled completion for 2026.

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Preservation Park

Catholic High School • Amenities include • Dragonfly Playground and Splashpad Recreation Facility Needs Assessment, Feasibility Study and Implementation Strategy: • Larry Pearson Ball Phase 5 Feasibility Assessment Diamonds • Tennis Courts • Basketball Courts • Trails • Sports Field • Picnic Shelter City of Guelph:

2003 DC BACKGROUND STUDY

May 2014

History of the SECC History of the SECC •Included in the DC Background Study •Included in the DC Background Study

2003 2003

•Council approval for SECC Construction •Council approval for SECC Construction

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2009

•Part of Recreation master plan •Part of Recreation master plan

2009

2022 •Tender of the SECC

2022

•Tender of the SECC

•Site Selection and Needs / Feasibility Study •Site Selection and Needs / Feasibility Study

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2018 •Detailed Design Started

2018

•Detailed Design Started

2014

•Project Reset •Project Reset

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South End Community Centre Implementation Strategy March 7, 2023

2026* •Facility Opening

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Facility Amenities • Twin ice pads • Twin ice pads Lapteaching and teaching pool • •Lap and pool • Double gymnasium Double track gymnasium • •Walking

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Multi-purpose rooms

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Meets the City’s energy goals of Net Zero Carbon

MJMA // Entrance View

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New Track Shared Parking Bishop Macdonell City of Guelph

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Current Progress

Bishop Macdonell City of Guelph

Park integration

Ground excavations

Orin Reid Park

Orin Reid Park Upgrades

Future Guelph Strategic Plan 2024–2027

City of Guelph

Parks and Recreation Master Plan August 2023

Accessible formats available by calling 519­822­1260 extension 3371 or TTY 519­826­9771

Project Number PK0057

Orin Reid Park

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Upgrades

Future master plan features • Central gathering space • Splash pad • Washroom • Pavilion with seating area • Softball diamond* • More benches and bike rack • Entrance wall off Goodwin Dr • Additional tree plantings

Orin Reid Park

100% funded by development charges

Gordon Street and Arkell Road

Gordon Street Improvements

Prepared for:

The City of Guelph

Future Guelph Strategic Plan 2024–2027

Stormwater Management Master Plan: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Final Report

City of Guelph Transportation Master Plan

Prepared by:

Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Final Report May 2022 Guelph, Ontario 55 Regal Road Guelph, ON, N1K 1B6 T. 519-224-3740 ex 236 Reference #: 66636 March 2023 Final Report

Project File Report Gordon Street between Edinburgh Road and Lowes Road, Class Environmental Assessment, Schedule ‘B’ and Preliminary Design July 2020

Project Number PN0142

Gordon Street Improvements

Consultant has been retained to begin detailed design work.

Scope has expanded to improve drainage on Lowes Road.

Kortright Rd

Edinburgh Rd

Work to be tendered for 2024.

Infrastructure improvements to start in 2024.

Full road improvement to start in 2025.

Lowes Rd

Clair Rd

Addressing immediate issues Major Storm Events

Lowes Road storm event July 21, 2023

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Lowes Road storm event July 21, 2023

Prepared for:

The City of Guelph

The City hears your concerns

Stormwater Management Master Plan: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Final Report

Prepared by:

Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Guelph, Ontario 55 Regal Road Guelph, ON, N1K 1B6 T. 519-224-3740 ex 236 Reference #: 66636 March 2023 Final Report

Prepared for:

The City of Guelph

Stormwater Management Master Plan: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Final Report

Prepared by:

Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Guelph, Ontario 55 Regal Road Guelph, ON, N1K 1B6 T. 519-224-3740 ex 236 Reference #: 66636 March 2023 Final Report

Future Studies and Upgrades Prepared for:

The City of Guelph

SWM Facility

Upsized Storm Sewer

Stormwater Management Master Plan: Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Final Report

Prepared by:

Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Neighbourhood Improvement Study

Guelph, Ontario 55 Regal Road Guelph, ON, N1K 1B6 T. 519-224-3740 ex 236 Reference #: 66636 March 2023 Final Report

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the need for safety and operational improvements and traffic management for Gordon Street between Edinburgh Road and Lowes Road, and recommend a preferred alternative solution to address identified problems.

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Study Area

Kortright Rd

The Study Area includes Gordonsessions.

Street and immediately adjacent lands, between Class EA + Public engagement Edinburgh Road and Lowes Road, in the City of Guelph, as shown in Exhibit 1-1. Gordon Street is an important arterial road running in a north-south direction with a posted speed of 50 km/hour north of Hands Drive and 60 km/hour south of Hands Drive to Clair Edinburgh Rd Road. The posted speed increases to 70 km/hour south of Clair Road. Gordon Street Gordon Street carries approximately 27,000 vehicles per day north of Arkell Road and 23,000 vehicles Participants at PIC #2 per day south of Arkell Road (as of 2016 traffic counts) and has a right-of-way of 30 The PIC #2 Survey was provided to attendees.

No significant drainage pointThe PIC #2 Survey included the same metres.

Poor site grading respondent profile and top concern questions from PIC #1 to serve as a comparison, as As discussed in Section Gordon Street was previously widened from two to four well as a question about 1.4.6, whether the solution addresses the top concerns Lowes Road upgrades and Alectra toproposed move hydro on Gordon. lanes between Lane to Clair completed as included an urbanthe cross-section withRdbike Lowes identified in theHarts PIC #1 Survey.

TheRoad, PIC #2 Survey also solicitation of comments on the study findings and overall support for the Preferred Option 4, and if there were any additional considerations that should be addressed prior to detailed design for the proposed improvements.

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3.3.3 Comments from the Public

A total of 44 PIC #2 Surveys were submitted, including 30 at the PIC and 12 afterwards Clair Rd by email or mail. These submissions also included comments, in addition to survey Gordon Road improvements to take place to bring in centre turn lanes.

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Rotating automatic speed enforcement cameras at Westwood Road Public School

VisionZero

Traffic Calming and Road Safety Current Priorities. Data-driven decision making.

Staff have recently focused on implementation of the speed limit reductions throughout the city.

City’s traffic engineering is building a road safety dashboard that will become available online soon. The dashboard will contain road safety related metrics, data, KPIs, and results.

Automatic Speed Enforcement 2023-2024 locations

Rotating automatic speed enforcement cameras at Westwood Road Public School

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Pedestrian Crossover Installations

Colonial Drive at Sir Isaac Brock Public School

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Colonial Drive at Sir Isaac Brock Public School

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Roundabout at Farley and Clairfields Dr E

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Roundabout at Farley and Clairfields Dr E

Accessible format available upon request.

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Gordon Street and Arkell Road

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Approved Network Guelph Central

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This map shows the approved Year 10 (2031) network of the Future Ready Action Plan.

Full details and phasing are University Centre outlined on the following pages.

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Grid Pace is subject to budget deliberations Frequency + Network Implementation

2023 Route Implementation Route 19

Boardings for Route 19 • Route 19 was switched from On-demand to full service in May 2023 • From May 2023 to September 2023 – total boardings were 50,396 (average of 94 boardings per day) • From September 2023 to October 2023 – total boardings were 10,654 (av. of 204 boardings per day) • This is a growth of 120% since the extension was introduced

Scottsdale

2023 Route Implementation Route 19

Woodland Glen Downey

Hanlon Creek Blvd Laird Road

Cooper Drive Quarterman Rd

Clair

Stone Road Mall

#supportlocal YMCA Creekside Kitchen Why Not Italian

DBL Golf Sim Guelph CrossFit Cafe 245 Guelph Humane Society Denso Canada

Lost Aviator Coffee Clairfield Plazas

OntarioOne Co-operators South End Community Centre

Niska Lands

Niska Management Plan Kortright Hills Area

Niska Lands

Niska Land Holdings Description Niska Management Plan Kortright Hills Area

• 117 acres of forest

• 5 acres of marsh 65 hectares

• of 7.5forest acres of meadow • 117 acres • 5 acres •of marsh Hanlon Creek - cold water

• 7.5 acres of meadow stream

• Hanlon Creek - cold water stream • 31 acres of leased

• 31 acres ofagricultural leased agricultural land land

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Niska Management Plan

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Kortright Hills Area

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• Final version to be brought forward to the board Q4 2023.

NISKA LAND HOLDINGS 2023 DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Niska Lands

Grand River Conservation Authority 400 Clyde Road PO Box 729 Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5W6 www.grandriver.ca

Highway 10

• Public comments presented to GRCA Board with Draft MP

Niska Management Plan Kortright Hills Area Recommendation 1: • Engage with the City of Guelph and other third parties to explore opportunities to enter into a maintenance agreement for parcels of land that can provide recreational or conservation opportunities.

Recommendation 2: • Continue to advocate and promote partnership opportunities to manage and monitor the biodiversity and ecological systems within Niska.

Recommendation 3: • Dispose of the 8 hectare parcel of land south of Niska Road identified as Agricultural Field B.

Niska Lands

Moving forward into the future

Eileen Hammill, executive director of Kortright Park, June 10, 1975.

2005 Kortright Waterfowl Park closed to public by N.W.F.

2023 City of Guelph Comprehensive Zoning update

Kortright Waterfowl Park operated from 1965-2005

Commercial lease with Niska Wildlife Foundation from 1977–2014

Future opportunities after management plan is ratified: Co-design, trails maintenance, ecological rehabilitation, third-party collaborations.

Decision Meeting April 18, 2023

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Decision Meeting April 18, 2023

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Decision Meeting April 18, 2023

Decision Meeting April 18, 2023 • Zoning Bylaw (1995) – 14864 was adopted on June 19, 1995.

• On April 18, 2023, City Council approved the new Zoning By-law (2023)-20790.

• Zoning By-law (2023)-20790 is currently under appeal.

• Applications made during the appeal period must comply with both Zoning By-laws.

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New UGDSB High School • The new high school in south Guelph is now expected to open in fall 2025.

• The expected start date of construction is early 2024, says the Upper Grand District School Board.

Federal Riding Changes • Federal electoral boundary redistribution in place for next federal election • Affects 25,000 people in Ward 6 who will be part of Wellington-Halton Hills North

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