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Notice
| 1 | | | Recommendation | This meeting will be held ELECTRONICALLY AND IN-PERSON in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001. | | |
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AFF 250108
| 1 | | | Committee Report | REPORT OF THE AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE DATED JANUARY 8, 2025 | | |
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CSC 250115
| 1 | | | Committee Report | REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE DATED JANUARY 15, 2025. | | |
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CSC 1
| 1 | | | Recommendation | GRANT APPLICATIONS
1. a) That staff be directed to forward the list of selected organizations to receive funding through the Bright Futures Grant as identified in the Confidential Community Safety Meeting of January 15, 2025, to the Community Safety and Well Being Committee for consultation; and
b) That once reviewed with the Community Safety and Well Being Committee staff contact the successful applicants.
2. That $68,299.00 of funding be allocated, $25,000 from the Council Strategic Priorities Account and $43,299 from the Reinvestment Reserve to be distributed as follows:
a) $24k of funding be allocated to the City of Barrie Nature Parks Play Program
b) $35k of funding be allocated for day camp programs for high risk communities
c) $9,299 of funding be allocated to top up the Bright Futures Grant Funding to ensure the selected organizations receive full funding of their request
3. That any funds allocated to an organization through the Bright Futures Barrie Grant not utilized by the organization be reallocated to reduce the City’s funding towards | | |
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FRG 250115
| 1 | | | Committee Report | REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DATED JANUARY 15, 2025 | | |
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FRG 1
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | SEA CADETS - USE OF GENERAL JOHN HAYTER SOUTHSHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE
That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute an interim agreement with the Sea Cadets for the use of office space at the General John Hayter Southshore Community Centre at no charge, with the agreement also including provisions for rental rates and parking for the use of the General John Hayter Southshore Community Centre that are in alignment with other user groups such as the Barrie Rotary Club, in a form acceptable to the Directors of Legal Services, Corporate Facilities and Recreation and Culture Services. (Item for Discussion 8.1, January 15, 2025) (Sponsor: Mayor, A. Nuttall) | | |
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FRG 2
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | AMENDMENT TO PROCEDURAL BY-LAW 2019-100
That Procedural By-law 2019-100 as amended, be further amended to add a provision that consultants, developers, etc. must provide any Council and Committee Presentations in person, unless authorized by the City Clerk in consultation with the Mayor/Chair. (Item for Discussion 8.2, January 15, 2025) (Sponsor: Mayor, A. Nuttall) | | |
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FRG 3
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | COMMITTEE UPDATES
1. That the following changes be made to the Advisory Committees:
· Upon her request, remove Councillor, AM. Kungl from the Active Transportation and Sustainability Committee and replace her with Councillor S. Morales; and
· Upon her request, remove Councillor B. Hamilton from the County of Simcoe, Human Services Committee; and
· Add Councillor, C. Nixon to the Town and Gown Committee; and
· Remove Councillor, C. Riepma as Chair of Heritage Barrie and replace him with Councillor AM. Kungl.
2. That the City Clerk review the membership and mandate of the Seniors and Accessibility Advisory Committee to ensure that the provisions of the AODA continue to be met and report back to Finance and Responsible Governance Committee, if changes are required.
|109|a) That a Parking Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee be struck to review on street parking standards in the City of Barrie, including provisions for new developments, current practices and potential modernization and report back to the Community Safety Committee by the end of Q2 in 2026 with their findings. | | |
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FRG 4
| 2 | | | Discussion Item | LICENSING OF WATERSPORTS
1. That the past Council decision related to not allowing operators to provide motorized activities on Barrie’s waterfront be rescinded.
2. That staff prepare a licensing protocol for the licensing of businesses operating motorized activities along the waterfront, including a limit on the vehicles permitted, fees and safety measures for their operation and report back to General Committee. (Item for Discussion 8.4, January 15, 2025) (Sponsor: Councillor, B. Hamilton) | | |
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DEV003-25
| 1 | | | Staff Report | CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
1. That Council approve the proposed Conservation of Built Heritage Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Area, as described in Appendix “A” attached to Staff Report DEV003-25.
2. That Council approve the proposed Conservation of Built Heritage Community Improvement Plan (CIP) attached as Appendix “B” to Staff Report DEV003-25.
3. That Council provide direction to allocate money from the CIP Reserve Fund ($79,437.51) to the implementation of the proposed Conservation of Built Heritage Community Improvement Plan (CIP) if approved.
4. That the written and oral submissions received relating to the application, have been, on balance, taken into consideration as part of the deliberations and final decision related to the approval of the application as amended, including matters raised in the submissions and identified within Staff Report DEV003-25.
5. That pursuant to Sections 17(22) and 28(5) of the Planning Act, no further public notification is required prior to the passing of the by-law. (DEV003-25). | | |
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EMT001-25
| 1 | | | Staff Report | 2025 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET - SERVICE PARTNERS
Strong Mayor Budget
1. This report is being presented on behalf of Mayor Alex Nuttall in accordance with Section 284.16 of the Municipal Act and Section 7 of Ontario Regulation 530/22.
Service Partner Budget Approvals
2. That the 2025 budget request from the Barrie Police Services Board presented on page 301 of the 2025 Business Plan, with a net tax supported municipal funding requirement of $72.2 million, be approved.
3. That the 2025 budget request from the Barrie Public Library Board presented on page 301 of the 2025 Business Plan, with a net tax supported municipal funding requirement of $9.7 million and $164.9 thousand of Development Charges funding, be approved.
4. That the 2025 budget request from the County of Simcoe, including contributions to the County of Simcoe Capital Reserve, presented on page 301 of the 2025 Business Plan, with a net tax supported municipal funding requirement of $32.9 million, be approved.
5. That the 2025 budget request from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority presented on page 301 o | | |
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ITM 8.1
| 1 | | | Discussion Item | SUPPORT OF COUNTY FUNDING
Whereas the City of Barrie believes it has a responsibility to its residents to enforce its by-laws to ensure safe and accessible public spaces for the community at large;
And Whereas in paragraph 76 of the Ontario Superior Court Decision Heegsma vs Hamilton of December 23, 2024 cites “that the life and security of the applicants (the park occupants) are not put at risk by enforcement of the by-law. They are put at risk by homelessness with encampments contributing to this risk. They are lawless, dangerous and unsanitary”;
And Whereas past Ontario Superior Court decisions including the Regional Municipality of Waterloo of January 27, 2023 vs Persons Unknown and City of Kingston vs Doe of November 24, 2023 have established that evicting individuals from encampments without providing adequate shelter options violates their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, consequently, the City of Barrie is unable to enforce by-laws that prohibit camping in public spaces if doing so would be unconstitutional;
And Whereas there are approximately 12 | | |
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