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Circulation List for August 21, 2024

Updated: Aug 19

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1207175&GUID=00B1B2FD-9DD3-49A1-8597-73EEB3342BB8&Options=info|&Search=

📑📊 Staff Memos

Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13234846&GUID=9374E20C-2FE1-4B0D-B3D9-742B97619066 from J. Roberts, Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis
An update on the new Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw and upcoming public education and consultation opportunities.
The draft Bylaw will be released for statutory consultation in late August

Media Release, August 15: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13235214&GUID=07DEE714-B4F8-4380-B3D7-14597CE1C75D "Celebrate Barrie's history by nominating a homeowner, business or individual/community group for the 2024 Heritage Awards"
Nominations are open until September 27
For more information, visit barrie.ca/heritage

Media Release, August 16: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13242882&GUID=9C60C842-A0A7-4851-B00C-5FDB29FAF4D6 "Mayor Nuttall directs staff to pause work on Sports Field to allow for public consultation"
Important to note that this is just a PAUSE, to allow for the public consultation that should have occurred before this matter was decided upon.
It should also be noted that Councillor Courser, seconded by Harris, proposed a pause on the decision (to allow for proper public consultation) back in May -- the Mayor and all other Councillors voted against their amendment.

Media Release, August 16: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13242885&GUID=DDA12A3C-CF8C-4DB2-A1CF-3B381A5DBB35 "Storm outlet construction project near Meridian Square to start next week"

Letter from the City of Cambridge, August 12: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13242883&GUID=B03BF3EC-6870-4E84-AFA7-697D6060B503
Cambridge Mental Health and Addictions Survey Results: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13242884&GUID=0552672E-C7CD-41DB-8C9D-D6BACBD9557D
Advocating for a dedicated revenue stream to solve the mental health and addictions crisis, and for the province to institute legislative changes to allow families and physicians to provide mental health and addiction treatment to involuntary patients
There is a recent paper on the ethics and effectiveness of involuntary treatment here: https://caep.ca/periodicals/Volume_22_Issue_5/Vol_22_Issue_5_Page_629_-_632_Reid.pdf - as this paper indicates, there is no evidence that involuntary addictions treatment is effective.

Letter from the Town of Grimsby, August 19: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13242886&GUID=3104F915-CCAD-432F-85E1-E20FF7928480
Supporting the Town of Lincoln's request to the province to support increasing funding for Public Libraries and Community Museums
Increasing the public's access to information and resources? We can definitely get behind this one!

Media Release, August 19: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13243386&GUID=47DAD7F8-35BF-4445-8CA2-6C3A59A38155 "public feedback needed on a future disc golf course in Barrie"
Online survey is available at https://www.buildingbarrie.ca/discgolf until August 30