City Council Agenda - November 26, 2012 - City of Guelph

The Interim Agreement is included as Attachment 1. Highlights from the proposedInterim Agreement include:- Proposed break-down of operating and capital funding from the both theUniversity and City as follows:University of Guelph City of GuelphOperating funding $374,000 $161,000Operating support - grounds maintenance n/a(in-kind)- financial services- purchasing- HR services- security- parkingCapital funding 50% 50%- Transfer of provision of all grounds maintenance from the City to theUniversity- Introduction of programming opportunities for the City using MSAC spaceand collection- Naming a CSS staff person to an ex-officio role on the MSAC Board ofTrustees- Capital funding is for on-going capital expenditures as forecasted in theattached document (Attachment 2) and does not cover extraordinary andunanticipated capital expenditures. Any extraordinary capital needs would bedealt with on a case by case basis, and subject to the approval of CityCouncil and the University of Guelph.This Interim Agreement provides a short-term solution, and clarifies the currentissues related to operating and capital budgets, and grounds maintenance.Negotiations between the parties will continue, with the intention of revising theoverarching Five Party Agreement, including the necessary revisions to ProvincialLegislation, prior to the February 2014 deadline. Future negotiations will need toinclude representatives from the other two named Sponsors - the County ofWellington and the Upper Grand District School Board.CORPORATE STRATEGIC PLANOrganizational Excellence1.2 Develop collaborative work teams and apply whole systems thinking todeliver creative solutionsInnovation in Local Government2.1 Build an adaptive environment for government innovation to ensure fiscaland service sustainability2.3 Ensure accountability, transparency and engagementPage 3 of 4CITY OF GUELPH COMMITTEE REPORT