File #: 25-G-172    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Recommended Motion (section B)
File created: 6/4/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/18/2025 Final action:
Title: WARD BOUNDARY REVIEW RECOMMENDATION 1. That the City of Barrie Ward Boundary Review Report prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., in association with Dr. Zachary Spicer, dated June 11, 2025, and attached as Appendix A to Staff Report LCS006-25, be received. 2. That as recommended by Watson & Associates Economic Ltd., in association with Dr. Zachary Spicer, a by-law be presented to adopt the Ward Structure identified in Appendix B to Staff Report LCS006-25 (Final Option 1 ward structure with revised ward numbering) as the City of Barrie's Ward Boundaries, effective December 31, 2025. 3. That the suitability of the 2026 ward boundaries be considered following the 2030 Municipal Election, to determine their continued effectiveness in the context of actual population growth. (LCS006-25) (File: L07-WBR)
Attachments: 1. LCS006-25.pdf, 2. Barrie WBR Final Report_06052025.pdf

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WARD BOUNDARY REVIEW RECOMMENDATION

 

1.                     That the City of Barrie Ward Boundary Review Report prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., in association with Dr. Zachary Spicer, dated June 11, 2025, and attached as Appendix A to Staff Report LCS006-25, be received.

 

2.                     That as recommended by Watson & Associates Economic Ltd., in association with Dr. Zachary Spicer, a by-law be presented to adopt the Ward Structure identified in Appendix B to Staff Report LCS006-25 (Final Option 1 ward structure with revised ward numbering) as the City of Barrie’s Ward Boundaries, effective December 31, 2025.

 

3.                     That the suitability of the 2026 ward boundaries be considered following the 2030 Municipal Election, to determine their continued effectiveness in the context of actual population growth. (LCS006-25) (File: L07-WBR)