Council Planning · November 12, 2025 · Item 8.
Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act…
Main motion under the agenda item Authority to move into closed meeting
Carried (13 to 0)
13 in favour, 0 against — unanimous
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
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: Status Update on Downtown Land Disposition – Baker District Redevelopment - 2025-549 As per section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board. Potential Municipal Boundary Expansion As per section 239(2)(f) and (k) of the Municipal Act, regarding advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Councillor Allt.
How the room voted
In favour (13)
- Allt
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Gibson
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Hauser
- Klassen
- Richardson
What was said
366 words from the meeting recording, transcribed automatically. Times are from the start of the recording.
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1:54:22Um for the closed session items
1:54:24However, we're also going to take a quick break for a bite right now
1:54:29That's fair at the same time. So just for anybody like in the public or anyone watching online and things like that
1:54:35I think what we're going to do is we're going to move the motions to move into closed right now and get that
1:54:40I've conferred with the clerk. This is the best process to do
1:54:43However, we will have a break for dinner and and you know my colleagues at home can get grab a bite and then we will move into closed
1:54:51So right now it's a 547. I would suggest that we uh meet in
1:54:57closed from my
1:54:59council my council colleagues online
1:55:01at
1:55:02615
1:55:04Okay, so that way, you know kind of went to went to actually load on to to online
1:55:09Um with that though the authority to move into closed session vote
1:55:14Would be on two items the status update on downtown land
1:55:18Disposition Baker street redevelopment that's under section 239 to see of the municipal act regarding a proposed or pending acquisition
1:55:26or disposition of land by the municipality or local board
1:55:30And the second one is potential municipal boundary expansion
1:55:34section 239
1:55:352f and k of the municipal act regarding advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege
1:55:41Including communications necessary for that purpose and a position plan procedure criteria or instruction
1:55:48To be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board
1:55:55Um, may I have someone move uh galler and alt with two else? We'll second that and uh, I'll call the vote then on that to move into closed
1:56:05Is anyone against?
1:56:08No, okay, so uh clerks you're good then with all of that. Okay, so we will have uh
1:56:15A break, but then we will move into closed at 615 sharp
1:56:20And then for anyone interested I still will come back out
1:56:23We will come back out to do the high level summary and the adjournment of the in the open session when we're done
1:56:29Okay, thank you very much everyone
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