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WATERFRONT ACCESS AND BEACHES - SUMMARY OF COVID IMPACTS AND ADDRESSING GROWTH - RELATED IMPACTS
AMENDMENT #1
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by deleting paragraph 2 and replacing with the following:
“2. That staff in the Operations Department with assistance from the Development Services Department, work with the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority to design, permit and implement ecological restoration plans for those lake and creek shorelines as illustrated in Appendix "A” to the memorandum concerning a Follow Up to Staff Report DEV008-21: Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts dated April 12, 2021 prior to the end of 2021.”
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #2
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraphs:
“That staff in the Transit and Parking Strategy Department administer a visitor waterfront parking passes pilot program for 2021 at the Wilkins, Dock Road waterfront areas, as follows:
a) Each household is entitled to five (5) free passes to be picked up from Service Barrie upon proof of residency or mailed out upon request;
b) The pass is only available to residential addresses where the waterfront spillover parking restrictions are currently in place in the Wilkins and Dock Road waterfront areas as identified in Traffic By-law 2020-107, as amended;
c) That each pass will be valid for one (1) day and can be used from June 15 to September 15, 2021, at which point the program will expire; and
d) That the cost of producing the permits be funded from the Parking Reserve to an upset limit of $1,000.”
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #1 TO AMENDMENT #2
Moved by: Councillor, J. Harris
Seconded by: Councillor, R. Thomson
That the words “Tyndale Park, Minet’s Point, Johnson’s Beach and Centennial Beach” be added before the word “Wilkins” in paragraph 1 and that $1,000 be replaced with $5,000 in section d) and that the words “That should public health restrictions allow” be added to the beginning of the paragraph.
CARRIED
Upon the question of Amendment #2, moved by Councillor, M. McCann and seconded by Councillor, G. Harvey, the amendment was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT #1.
AMENDMENT #3
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph:
“That signs noting vehicles that are not displaying resident waterfront passes, or the friends and family waterfront passes may be towed at the owner’s expense, be installed at Wilkins Park and adjacent spillover area as identified in Traffic By-law 2020-107, as amended at a cost of approximately $3200 to be charged against Operations/COVID-19 Expense Account.”
AMENDMENT #1 TO AMENDMENT #3
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, N. Harris
That “and the tow away zones would apply from June 15 to September 15, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.” be added to the paragraph.
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #2 TO AMENDMENT #3
Moved by: Councillor, R. Thomson
Seconded by: Councillor, M. McCann
That the following be added as a separate paragraph:
“That the signs be erected for the summer of 2021 as a pilot program with staff monitoring the situation and that no towing shall take place, and for those vehicles that are not displaying a resident waterfront pass or the friends and family waterfront pass, a warning notice be left along with the parking ticket on the vehicle.”
CARRIED
Upon the question of Amendment #3, moved by Councillor, M. McCann and seconded by Councillor, G. Harvey, the amendment was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2.
AMENDMENT #4
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph:
“That signs noting vehicles who are not displaying resident waterfront passes, or the friends and family waterfront passes may be towed at the owner’s expense, be installed at the Dock Road and Cox Mill Road area and at Plunkett Court at a cost of approximately $4000 to be charged against the Operations/COVID-19 Expense Account.”
AMENDMENT #1 TO AMENDMENT #4
Moved by: Councillor, R. Thomson
Seconded by: Councillor, M. McCann
The words “and the tow away zones would apply from June 15 to September 15, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.” be added to the paragraph and the following be added as a separate paragraph:
“That the signs be erected for the summer of 2021 as a pilot program with staff monitoring the situation and that no towing shall take place, and for those vehicles that are not displaying a resident waterfront pass or the friends and family waterfront pass, a warning notice be left along with the parking ticket on the vehicle.”
CARRIED
Upon the question of Amendment #4, moved by Councillor, M. McCann and seconded by Councillor, G. Harvey, the amendment was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT #1.
AMENDMENT #5
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph:
“That staff in Operations Department work with Scales Nature Park concerning the preservation of the turtle hatching area at Wilkins Park, and that the program be named “Save the Turtles”.”
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #6
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, G. Harvey
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph:
“That staff in the Development Services and Operations Departments work on the Wilkins Park Construction Plan in order to keep the sandy area of the Park available for public use as much as possible between June 15 to September 15, 2021.”
CARRIED
Upon the question of the original motion moved by Deputy Mayor, B. Ward and seconded by Councillor, R. Thomson, the motion was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENTS #1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6.