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Guelph Council Record

Special Council Meeting · January 14, 2025 · Item 3.

Authorizes and directs the General Manager of Planning and Building Services…

Main motion under the agenda item Closed Meeting Summary

Carried (9 to 2)

9 in favour, 2 against

What was voted on

The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.

That Council authorizes and directs the General Manager of Planning and Building Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Engineering and Transportation Services and the City Solicitor, to approve a conditional site plan for Phase 0 of an industrial development at 384 Crawley Road, and to authorize tree removal on the site as part of conditional approval.

Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Chew.

How the room voted

In favour (9)

  • Billings
  • Busuttil
  • Caron
  • Chew
  • Gibson
  • Goller
  • Guthrie
  • O'Rourke
  • Richardson

Against (2)

  • Allt
  • Caton

Who spoke to it

Mayor Guthrie called the open meeting to order (12:54 p.m.). Mayor Guthrie spoke regarding the matters discussed in closed session and identified the following: 384 Crawley Road - Ontario Land Tribunal Update

What was said

388 words from the meeting recording, transcribed automatically. Times are from the start of the recording.

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57:01Okay I'll call the meeting back to order and

57:06for those joining online if you could just turn your camera on if you're there I'd appreciate it.

57:13Thank you. So just coming out of closed session Council did move to go into closed session under

57:20the title as described on the agenda of 384 Crawley Road Ontario Land Tribunal update.

57:27We did receive information from our staff in regards to this matter and we did have a direction

57:35actually given in camera on that which is why we are now going to do that same direction

57:42for a vote out here in the open session so I'd like to ask Councillor O'Rourke

57:50and Councillor Chew is willing to second if you wouldn't mind reading out the

57:54motion for us please Councillor. Certainly Marigold three oh can we get it back up okay

58:18the Council authorizes and directs the general manager of planning and building services in

58:23consultation with the general manager of engineering and transportation services

58:27and the city solicitor to approve a conditional site plan for phase zero of an industrial

58:32development at 384 Crawley Road and authorize tree removal on the site as part of conditional approval.

58:41Okay thank you very much is there anything more on this matter before I call the vote?

58:47I'm hearing and seeing none I will just say that I am very excited for this opportunity for the city

58:57something that I've been not just I others have been working alongside on this for quite some time.

59:05I am in full support of this because of what is to come and I would I would like to submit that

59:16these types of opportunities are a signal to not just people internally but externally to

59:23our city that we are open for business and that we are open for collaborating with people

59:30to get things done and I will continue to always hold fast to that myself and I will do whatever

59:37is necessary to make sure that these things succeed for our community so I'm very supportive of this

59:45with that I'll call the vote is anyone against?

59:49Councillor Allt and Katen are the only ones against this opportunity okay thank you very much

59:57that passes and with that I'm looking for a motion to adjourn please Richardson will move and

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