City Council · June 23, 2026 · Item 5.5
Receive the Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan. That Council direct staff, through the multi-year budget process…
Main motion under the agenda item Advancing Energy Equity in Guelph - 2026-239
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 Council receive the Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan. That Council direct staff, through the multi-year budget process, to determine the resourcing requirements and financial impacts of implementing the Energy Equity Action Plan for initiatives that directly involve the City of Guelph. That, through the Request for Proposal to evaluate the City’s role in Affordable Housing, energy efficiency be included as a component for evaluation in future delivery models.
Moved by Councillor Hauser, seconded by Councillor Goller.
How the room voted
In favour (13)
- Allt
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Gibson
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Hauser
- Klassen
- Richardson
Who spoke to it
The following delegates spoke: Morgan Dandie
What council was given
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- Advancing Energy Equity in Guelph - 2026-239.pdf
Council is asked to receive the Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan, prepared by the Guelph Lab with university researchers and community members, and to have staff work out through the budget process what City-led parts would cost. The plan reports that about 4,550 households — roughly one in ten — face high energy costs, up to one in four in some neighbourhoods, and more than 12,000 households when renters are included.
- Attachment-2 Advancing Energy Equity in Guelph - Presentation.pdf
- Attachment-1 Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan.pdf
- Correspondence - Tyler Black.pdf
- Correspondence - Evan Ferrari, eMERGE Guelph Sustainability.pdf
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What was said
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2:15:46when we're in
2:15:47A heat wave, you know, I'm sure everybody's heard about what's happening over in europe right now
2:15:53It is feasible that that is going to happen in southern ontario over this summer
2:15:58And if you're an individual that lives on the legislate lives in the legislative poverty of od sp
2:16:06Air conditioning is essential. It's not a luxury
2:16:12And
2:16:14I love that this energy equity
2:16:19Program is something that has been presented to council golf labs did an amazing job
2:16:26Working on this and I'm very glad that council is voting on this. I hope it is
2:16:33Just wanted to make everyone aware that there are corporate landlords that are essentially
2:16:39doing above
2:16:42guideline rental increases
2:16:44Because people need their conditioning
2:16:49Thank you
2:16:50Okay, thank you. Are there any questions of the delegate?
2:16:54Okay seeing none we'll go right to the motion
2:16:57that's in front of you for the
2:17:00advancing energy equity in guaf and
2:17:03One of them is to receive
2:17:05And then the second the motions are up on the screen. So that's perfect
2:17:11Is there a mover?
2:17:13councillor hauser
2:17:14councillor Goller seconds
2:17:17Are there any questions?
2:17:19council mayor Guthrie
2:17:22I'm sorry chair. No questions. I just have a comment
2:17:25Okay
2:17:26Is that okay?
2:17:27Yep, go ahead
2:17:28Okay, thank you through you
2:17:30So I just wanted to tell everybody I'm very glad we're voting on this. I hope it's unanimous
2:17:36um
2:17:38I here's here is it hot off the press
2:17:42This is the gulf energy equity action plan booklet that I have right here
2:17:48And I am at the global covenant of mayors right now in the heat wave in europe
2:17:53right now
2:17:55And I have already been able to speak to people
2:17:59I just had a meeting today a quick meeting with the european
2:18:04commissioner for energy
2:18:06And I am presenting this work
2:18:09by the city of guelph by
2:18:11Toronto university
2:18:13Guelph labs university of guelph. I am presenting this to many many mayors across the world tomorrow
2:18:19um at my meeting
2:18:21So I just want to say thank you to our staff for bringing this forward. Thank you to council for unanimously supporting it at
2:18:28um committee of the whole
2:18:30And um, I can tell you in the couple conversations I've had today at the conference
2:18:35That it's gone over very very well
2:18:39And so guelph is on the national stage because of of this work that we're doing and so
2:18:45Congratulations to everybody
2:18:47For that if you don't pass it
2:18:49I have to bring these 25 uh brochures home with me. So please don't do that
2:18:54All right. Thank you very much. We don't want that to happen. Okay. Are there any other comments or questions?
2:19:00Before we go to the vote
2:19:02Okay, uh, is anyone opposed to this motion?
2:19:08Seeing none that passes. Thank you
2:19:11We're going to move on to the community investment strategy update and we have one delegation melanie flake
2:19:17Uh, she here and she's been here a long time
2:19:22So we're some other delegates so and you've heard the the rules wait the five minutes and 30 seconds warning. Thank you
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