City Council · September 16, 2025 · Item 5.3
Capital project budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Budget Reallocations (Tables 4 and 6) and Funding Adjustments (Tables 5 and 7) be approved. That Council approve an…
Main motion under the agenda item 2025 Second Quarter Budget Monitoring Report, 2025-420
Carried (12 to 0)
12 in favour, 0 against — unanimous
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
That the capital project budget adjustments in Attachment 2, Budget Reallocations (Tables 4 and 6) and Funding Adjustments (Tables 5 and 7) be approved. That Council approve an in-year operating budget adjustment to compensation and benefits for Guelph Wellington Paramedics Service (GWPS) totaling $1,300,000, to be shared between the City and The County of Wellington ($819,000 and $481,000 respectively), with the City share of $819,000 funded from the Tax Operating Contingency Reserve (180). That Council acknowledges that the 2025 Second Quarter Budget Monitoring report serves to fulfill the requirement of reporting by the CAO per section 4.4 of the Procurement By-law (2018)-20259 regarding emergency procurement for Lewis Road culvert replacement. That the 2026 forecasted budget of $1,019,200 for PM0010 Paramedic Vehicle Replacement be advanced to 2025 to align the budget to the time of procurement as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 40 per cent from the Paramedic Provincial Capital Reserve Fund (360), 36 per cent from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (150) and 24 per cent from the County). That the 2027 forecasted budget of $779,700 for PM0010 Paramedic Vehicle Replacement be advanced to 2025 for the early ordering of three ambulances as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 40 per cent from the Paramedic Provincial Capital Reserve Fund (360), 36 per cent from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund (150) and 24 per cent from the County). That the 2026 forecasted budget of $300,000 for PM0002 Paramedic Growth Vehicle be advanced to 2025 for the early ordering of one growth ambulance as approved by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee June 11, 2025 (funded 62 per cent from Development Charges Reserve Fund – Land Ambulance (325) and 38 per cent from the County). That the 2026 forecast budget for TC0090 Guelph Transit Central Station Electric Bus Charging of $5,000,000 be advanced to 2025, funded 31 per cent from the Canada Public Transit Fund grant and 69 per cent from the 100RE Reserve Fund (355). That Council approve the creation of a new project for Queen Street Sewer with a budget of $1,184,500 to be funded 48 per cent from Developer contributions and 52 per cent from the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund (153).
How the room voted
In favour (12)
- Allt
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Gibson
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Hauser
- Klassen
- Richardson
What council was given
The staff reports and correspondence attached to this item. The summaries are written automatically, so you can tell what a document is without opening a ninety-page PDF.
- 2025 Second Quarter Budget Monitoring Report - 2025-420.pdf
A mid-year financial check-in seeking Council approval for several budget changes. These include shifting money between capital projects, adding $1.3 million for paramedic wages and benefits shared with Wellington County (the City's $819,000 share coming from a contingency reserve), and moving future budgets for ambulances and paramedic vehicles into 2025 for earlier ordering. It also reports emergency spending on the Lewis Road culvert replacement.
- Attachment-1 Q2 2025 Capital Spending.pdf
- Attachment-2 Q2 2025 Capital Budget Adjustments.pdf
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