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Jon Christensen
Guelph Council Record

Committee of the Whole · October 07, 2025 · Item 2.

Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239 (2) (c), (k) and (f) of the Municipal Act…

Main motion under the agenda item Authority to move into closed meeting

Carried (11 to 0)

11 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 Section 239 (2) (c), (k) and (f) of the Municipal Act, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; 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; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Councillor Allt.

How the room voted

In favour (11)

  • Allt
  • Billings
  • Busuttil
  • Caton
  • Chew
  • Downer
  • Gibson
  • Goller
  • Guthrie
  • Hauser
  • Richardson

What was said

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

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14:43closed session and

14:45And I'll just read that out for us there the first one titled proposed parkland acquisition

14:51advancing affordable housing on city-owned properties that the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public pursuant to section

14:592392CK and

15:01F of the Municipal Act regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board a

15:09Position plan procedure criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the

15:16Municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege and couldn't communications necessary for that purpose

15:25There's also a second one as well

15:30Oh, it's on both sorry that's on both sorry my apologies that's two there's two items covered under that one right there

15:36Who on council is going to move that for me?

15:40Guller

15:41Alt is seconding. Thank you before I do that though in the open session

15:45Is there any disclosure of pecuniary interest any general nature there of for those items of closed?

15:51Hearing and seeing none. I'll then call the votes anyone against going into close on those two items

15:57That's nobody that's unanimous. Thank you very much. We will move into closed session and I'll do a summary

16:03Where I can when we return

16:06Mike test Mike test testing one two three Mike test one two three testing testing

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