Working Group application
Seeking Downtown business, intuition and service managers and operators to join a City of Guelph working group to provide input and feedback to the Project Team.
We're developing a Working Group with diverse membership to represent the needs of our Downtown:
- Food services
- Retail
- Offices
- Health and personal care providers
- Institutions, and
- social services. and
- property owners
This group will collaborate with City staff, explore options and impacts of a variety of programs and provide feedback to inform a next step for waste services and what the fee and administrative model might look like. It is intended to be a forum for in-depth discussion of Downtown solid waste collection requirements, preferences, opportunities, and issues; working toward a shared understanding of users’ diverse needs and the development and refinement of solutions that meet them.
The Working Group's input will inform a recommendation to Council in Fall of 2025 on how to best implement a user fee for Downtown solid waste to maintain continuity and improvement of services through upcoming changes.
The working group is expected to meet over the following series of monthly sessions:
- Late February: Introduction and Kick off meeting for the group
- March: What level of service is desired?
- April: How should the service be delivered?
- May 2025: How will revenue be raised?
- June 2025: Who will administer the service?
Does this sound like something that interests you?
Take a moment to read the Terms of Reference or reach out to rob.reid@guelph.ca to learn about the structure, expectations and commitments of the Working Group.
To help us achieve a balance of businesses, institutions and services in the Downtown, we ask interested members to complete the application form below. Our team will follow up with all applicants later in February about the final group membership and to ensure those not on the formal Working Group have an opportunity to be heard.
Share your interest with us by completing this short application form.
Privacy statement:
Participation is voluntary. Personal information, as defined by Section 2 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (MFIPPA) is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, and in accordance with the provisions of the MFIPPA.
For questions about the collection, use, and disclosure of this information please contact the program manager of Information, Privacy, and Elections at 519-822-1260 extension 2605 or privacy@guelph.ca