<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>City of Barrie - File #: EMT001-18</title><link>https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2246169&amp;GUID=594EBB95-AC04-49D8-BC9D-82B1B50E70D1</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=594EBB95-AC04-49D8-BC9D-82B1B50E70D1&amp;ID=2246169&amp;M=LD" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>City of Barrie - File #: EMT001-18</title><link>https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2246169&amp;GUID=594EBB95-AC04-49D8-BC9D-82B1B50E70D1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">594EBB95-AC04-49D8-BC9D-82B1B50E70D1-2023-02-22-19-42-37</guid><description>Title: PRESENTATION - 2015 BUSINESS PLAN - PARKING OPTIONS

Mr. D. Friary, Director of Parks, Roads and Fleet provided a slide presentation concerning Parking Options - Strategies for creating a more sustainable parking service.

Mr. Friary discussed slides concerning the following topics:

·	The current status of parking reserve;
·	Available parking in the downtown areas;
·	Council approved Parking Principles;
·	The pros, cons and revenue associated with the following 
·	Options available for creating a more sustainable parking service:
o	Option 1 - Paid Parking Hours, 24/7 Downtown with 2 hours free at existing rates;
o	Option 2 - Evening Parking Hours Monday - Friday (5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) at existing rates;
o	Option 3 - Weekend Parking Hours (9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.) at existing rates;
o	Option 4 - Weekday Evening Parking Hours (after 5:00 p.m.) at a Flat Rate of $2.00 per evening;
o	Option 5 - Weekday Hourly Rate Increase (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at $0.25 per hour or $0.50 per hour;
o	Option 6 - Monthly Pass Increase of $5.00 per pass;
o	Option 7 - Additional Paid P</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:42:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>