Decided by a single vote
Most council business passes unanimously. These 39 decisions did not — each was settled by a single vote, meaning one member changing their mind would have produced the opposite result.
City Council · July 21, 2026
Staff be directed on a pilot basis, with a budget of $260,000 for a seven month period from August 2026 to February 2027…under Open Meeting
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Billings, Chew, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Richardson
Council Planning · May 12, 2026
Staff to continue evaluating the feasibility of permitting five or more residential units with the approach presented on low density residential corner lots (RL.1 and RL.2)…under Exploring the Potential for Five Plus (5+) Units in Guelph, 2026-229
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Richardson
Council Planning · April 15, 2026
Attachment-1 of Council Memo 2026-204 dated April 15, 2026 be amended to change Row 2…under Downtown Community Planning Permit Decision Report, 2026-124
Defeated (6 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Hauser
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Klassen
City Council · January 27, 2026
City Council, per Section 32(j) of Parkland Dedication By-law (2022) – 20717 as amended…under Petition - Parkland Development Fees at 53 Woodside Road
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Billings, Caron, Downer, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caton, Gibson, Richardson
Council Planning · December 09, 2025
Clause 1 (a) of the main motion be amended to: Refine the criteria used to assess suitability for increased residential density that would only apply to…under Exploring the Potential for Five Plus (5+) Units in Guelph, 2025-567
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Richardson
Against: Allt, Billings, Caron, Caton, Downer
Council Planning · December 09, 2025
Staff to continue evaluating the feasibility of permitting five or more residential units on low density residential lots (RL.1 and RL.2)…under Exploring the Potential for Five Plus (5+) Units in Guelph, 2025-567
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Richardson
Against: Allt, Billings, Caron, Caton, Downer
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 26, 2025
Amend the 2026 budget update by increasing the operating budget for Mayor and Council training funds by $20,000 …under Mayor's 2026 Budget Confirmation, 2025-501
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Chew, Gibson, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 26, 2025
Amend the 2026 budget update by increasing the operating budget for Mayor and Council training funds by $20,000, funded by the property tax levy.under Mayor's 2026 Budget Confirmation, 2025-501
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Caron, Downer, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Caton, Chew, Gibson, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 26, 2025
Amends the 2026 operating budget by $650,000 to restore funding for snow removal services for on-street bike lanes funded by the property tax levy.under Mayor's 2026 Budget Confirmation, 2025-501
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Klassen
Against: Billings, Busuttil, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Hauser, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 26, 2025
Amend Guelph’s 2026 operating budget by implementing the Route 98 expansion effective November 1, 2026…under Mayor's 2026 Budget Confirmation, 2025-501
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Klassen
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Hauser, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 26, 2025
Amends the 2026 operating budget by increasing the transfer to the 100RE reserve fund by $250,000…under Budget Impacts per Ontario Regulation 284-09 and Budget-Public Sector Accounting Standards Reconciliation 2026 - 2025-522
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caton, Downer, Goller, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Billings, Caron, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Richardson
Council Planning · November 12, 2025
This item be referred to staff, and that staff report back to Council by the end of Q1 2026.under Arthur Street On Street Parking
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Gibson
Against: Billings, Chew, Goller, Guthrie, Hauser, Klassen, Richardson
Special Council Meeting · September 10, 2025
City Council authorize the General Manager of Planning and Building Services to issue final Block Plan endorsement after the applicant modifies the Block Plan to the…under Decision Report on Endorsement of the Guelph Innovation District Block Plan for Blocks 1 and 2 File BLKP24-001 - 2025-419
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Hauser
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Klassen, Richardson
Special Council Meeting · September 10, 2025
2 (b) A minimum of 16.48 hectares of Employment Mixed-use land;under Decision Report on Endorsement of the Guelph Innovation District Block Plan for Blocks 1 and 2 File BLKP24-001 - 2025-419
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Hauser, Klassen, Richardson
Special Council Meeting · September 10, 2025
2 (e) A single-loaded road along the eastern edge of Blocks 1 and 2; and,under Decision Report on Endorsement of the Guelph Innovation District Block Plan for Blocks 1 and 2 File BLKP24-001 - 2025-419
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Hauser, Klassen
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Richardson
Council Planning · May 13, 2025
Designation by-law for 72 Gordon Street be approved.under 72 Gordon Street: Objection to Notice of Intention to Designate, 2025-210
Defeated (5 to 5)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer
Against: Billings, Chew, Goller, Guthrie, Richardson
Council Planning · May 13, 2025
Notice of Intention to Designate 72 Gordon Street, issued March 27, 2025, be withdrawn in accordance with Section 29 (7) of the Ontario Heritage Act.under 72 Gordon Street: Objection to Notice of Intention to Designate, 2025-210
Defeated (5 to 5)
For: Billings, Chew, Goller, Guthrie, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer
Council Planning · April 08, 2025
Lands bounded by the railway to the north, Fountain Street to the south, and Wyndham Street to the east, Gordon to the west (Police Station…under Statutory Public Meeting and Decision Downtown Heights Study Official Plan Amendment, 2025-141
Defeated (5 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Downer, Klassen
Against: Billings, Caton, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie
Council Planning · April 08, 2025
Lands bounded by the railway to the north, Fountain Street to the south, and Wyndham Street to the east, Gordon to the west (Police Station…under Statutory Public Meeting and Decision Downtown Heights Study Official Plan Amendment, 2025-141
Defeated (5 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Downer, Klassen
Against: Billings, Caton, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie
Council Planning · April 08, 2025
Street-facing lands located along Woolwich Street between Wellington and Eramosa, and Douglas Street, remain as is.under Statutory Public Meeting and Decision Downtown Heights Study Official Plan Amendment, 2025-141
Defeated (5 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Downer, Klassen
Against: Billings, Caton, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie
Council Planning · April 08, 2025
View corridors to the Basilica be amended as follows: Gordon Street - restore to January 2025 version Macdonell - full street wide edge to edge from…under Statutory Public Meeting and Decision Downtown Heights Study Official Plan Amendment, 2025-141
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Caron, Downer, Klassen
Against: Caton, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie
City Council · March 25, 2025
Public Space Use Bylaw – Proposed Amendment be referred to the Accessibility Advisory Committee. Councillor Allt called a Point of Order suggesting that a line of…under Public Space Use Bylaw – Proposed Amendment
Defeated (5 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Goller
Against: Billings, Chew, Downer, Gibson, Guthrie, Richardson
City Council · March 25, 2025
Definition of “Sensitive Public Space” in section 3.5(1) of By-law (2024)-20990 be amended to add after the words "includes but is not limited to," the words…under Public Space Use Bylaw – Proposed Amendment
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Billings, Chew, Downer, Gibson, Guthrie, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Goller
Committee of the Whole · March 04, 2025
Membership and Composition Section of the Heritage Advisory Committee terms of reference, included as Attachment-2 to report 2025-50…under Redesigning Advisory Committees of Council – Final Report, 2025-50
Defeated (6 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Chew, Goller
Against: Billings, Downer, Gibson, Guthrie, O'Rourke, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 27, 2024
Respectfully requests the mayor to amend the 2026 budget update by increasing the operating budget by $167,400 to increase the base budget for Community Grants to…under Mayor's 2025 Budget Confirmation
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Billings, Chew, Downer, Gibson, Guthrie, O'Rourke
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Goller, Klassen, Richardson
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 27, 2024
To allocate up to $100,000 from the Tax Operating Contingency reserve to provide a resource to expand sponsorship and identify potential corporate partnerships…under Mayor's 2025 Budget Confirmation
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Caron, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Klassen, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Caton, Downer, Goller
Council Planning · November 13, 2024
Meeting be recessed until a time to be determined by clerks (12:07 p.m.).under Ontario Reformatory Heritage Conservation District - Draft Plan and Guidelines, 2024-487
Carried (6 to 5)
For: Allt, Billings, Gibson, Klassen, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Guthrie
City Council · October 29, 2024
Staff to create a new permit-based fireworks by-law to replace and repeal Fireworks By-law (1993)-14362. That council directs staff to exclude "Novelty Devices" (I.e. sparklers and…under Fireworks By-law Review, 2024-355
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, Klassen, O'Rourke, Richardson
Committee of the Whole · July 03, 2024
Councillor Allt called a Point of Order, asking that their comments be considered while a motion was on the floor. Mayor Guthrie ruled in favour of… be receivedunder Mayoral Direction B3 - Strategic Real Estate Partnerships on Underutilized City-Owned Assets, 2024-308
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Chew, Downer, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, Klassen, O'Rourke
Against: Allt, Billings, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Richardson
Committee of the Whole · May 07, 2024
Approve the use of Vote from Home as the alternative voting method for the 2026 municipal and school board elections.under 2026 Municipal Election Alternative Voting Methods and Accessible Voting Service Enhancements, 2024-201, 2024-201
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Billings, Caron, Chew, Downer, Gibson, Guthrie
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caton, Goller, Klassen, O'Rourke, Richardson
Special Council Meeting · December 05, 2023
Staff comments requesting the ministry to uphold the reversal of a Council decision on the designation of 41-45 George Street be stricken from the letter to…under Official Plan Amendment 80 – Minister’s Reversal of Provincial Modifications, 2023-459
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Klassen
Against: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, O'Rourke, Richardson
Special Council Meeting · December 05, 2023
Staff take no further action on reversal of the site specific lands as described in the report, tabled as NewCold 384 Crawley.under Official Plan Amendment 80 – Minister’s Reversal of Provincial Modifications, 2023-459
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Klassen
Special Council Meeting · December 05, 2023
Staff take no further action on reversal of the site specific lands as described in the report…under Official Plan Amendment 80 – Minister’s Reversal of Provincial Modifications, 2023-459
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Klassen
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 29, 2023
Amend Guelph’s 2024-2027 operating budget by reducing 2024 by $400,000 for the transfer to the Affordable Housing Reserve #119. Councillor O'Rourke raised a point of personal…under Guelph's 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Billings, Busuttil, Chew, Gibson, Guthrie, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Caron, Caton, Downer, Goller, Klassen
Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 29, 2023
Amend the 2024-2027 operating budget by reducing 2025 by $24,020, reducing 2026 by $154,900…under Guelph's 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Guthrie, Klassen
Council Planning · September 19, 2023
Proposed electronic message board, located 22.4 metres from a residentially zoned property, be approved, and… be approvedunder Sign Variance Report for 176 Morris Street - 2023-337
Carried (5 to 4)
For: Busuttil, Caton, Chew, Guthrie, Klassen
Against: Billings, Caron, Downer, Richardson
Council Planning · April 18, 2023
Section 5.11.2 be amended as follows: 5.11.2 Garage location (a) Within residential zones…under Decision Report Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw and Companion Official Plan Amendment - 2023-129
Defeated (6 to 7)
For: Billings, Chew, Gibson, Goller, O'Rourke, Richardson
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Caton, Downer, Guthrie, Klassen
Council Planning · April 18, 2023
Staff remove the maximum size of 80 m2 for Additional Residential Units.under Decision Report Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw and Companion Official Plan Amendment - 2023-129
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Billings, Caton, Chew, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, O'Rourke
Against: Allt, Busuttil, Caron, Downer, Klassen, Richardson
Council Planning · May 10, 2021
Properties identified in Attachment 3 of the report entitled “York Road/Elizabeth Street Recommended Land Use Study”, dated May 10, 2021…under York Road/Elizabeth Street Recommended Land Use Study, 2021-99
Carried (7 to 6)
For: Allt, Caron, Downer, Gordon, Hofland, O'Rourke, Salisbury
Against: Bell, Billings, Gibson, Goller, Guthrie, MacKinnon