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HEMSON -JOINT NEED LAND ANALYSIS STUDY
Moved by: Deputy Mayor R. Thomson
Seconded by: Councillor, A.M. Kungl
That City staff initiate a non-standard procurement process to retain Hemson Consulting to continue to work with the City and the Provincial Facilitator building on their initial findings through the Joint Needs Analysis Study, with a budget allocation of up to $200,000 funded through the Reinvestment Reserve;
That this work will be undertaken in phases and the first phase will include the following:
• Identifying and delineating additional lands outside of the City of Barrie Boundaries, in the townships of Springwater and Oro-Medonte, that could address the requirements of the City of Barrie, Township of Springwater and Township of Oro-Medonte as set out in the Stage 2 Joint Needs Analysis Study; and
• Further assessment of the City of Barrie’s infrastructure and service capacity to support the identified 930 developable hectares from the Stage 2 Joint Needs Analysis Study.
That staff report back to General Committee on the additional studies and phases of work once complete.