Circulation List for February 5, 2025

City stops mailing public notices to neighbours of developments, Family Day activities, Winterfest

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1254942&GUID=499DFF10-0262-42E7-9EDC-D199EBECA523&Options=info|&Search=

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1254942&GUID=499DFF10-0262-42E7-9EDC-D199EBECA523

📑📊 Staff Memos

👶🧒 Family Day

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716514&GUID=7949F81C-3CFB-4729-BF82-0F3D64DDA0B4 from K. Ellis, Manager of Recreation and Culture Programs and Special Events

• Family Day Winter Adventure at the Barrie Community Sports Complex, 10-2

• Indoor drop-in activities at Allandale, East Bayfield, and Peggy Hill Team Community Centres, youth centre drop-in at Lampman Lane Community Centre, skating at Eastview Arena (check schedule for times)

• More details on the Recreation pages at barrie.ca

🚫📫 Changes to Notifications for Planning Act Applications

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716515&GUID=D5C1AE27-815A-40FB-990D-9CDB5E6D25DF from A. Gameiro, RPP, Supervisor of Planning and Zoning Enforcement, Development Services Department

• As of February 10, the City will no longer be circulating public notices to surrounding property owners through the mail for the formal Planning Act applications.

• Applicants will be required to install a notification sign on the subject property, and the City will publish notices on the Public Notices webpage on the City's website.

• Staff will continue to circulate Neighbourhood Meeting notices by mail to property owners within 240 metres of development proposals

👥📃 Committee Agendas

🌼🌷 Communities in Bloom Advisory Committee

• Agenda for February 4: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716901&GUID=90C23070-0E67-42B0-A335-CB19C4892B10

🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Advisory Committee

• Agenda for February 4: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716902&GUID=F218628A-ABD2-4154-B7D4-918AE03C655A

👟♻️ Active Transportation and Sustainability Advisory Committee

• Agenda for February 6: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716900&GUID=8086E02E-4286-4B8B-8249-60609B3B0067

✍️📨 Correspondence

❄️☃️ Winterfest

• Media Release, January 29: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13716904&GUID=E53A80CD-D750-484A-B109-850B28C535AD "Celebrate winter at Barrie's annual Winterfest February 1 and 2"

⏳➕ Late Additions

✍️📨 Correspondence

💰🏚️ Sustainable Funding for Communities

• Resolution from Town of Perth, January 20: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13738122&GUID=A45580E3-493E-4682-9399-0A75CDBC393D

• Calling on the Province to consider redistributing a portion of the Land Transfer Tax collected on property transactions to municipalities

• Calling on the Federal Government to allocate a percentage of the GST collected on property sales to municipalities

• Asking for this redistribution to be structured to provide predictable and sustainable funding to municipalities, allowing for better long-term planning and investment in infrastructure projects that benefit local communities

❄️🚛 Downtown Snow Removal

• Media Release, January 31: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13738123&GUID=B029C924-979C-4CC5-899E-92FAA890AA82 "Downtown snow removal operations taking place overnight February 2 and 3"

🧑🏾‍🦱🗓️ Black History Month

• Media Release, January 31: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13738124&GUID=B6D4DB96-BC39-4AA5-A7BD-555E459E5F91 "Celebrate Black History Month in Barrie"

📚💰 Library Budget Amendments

• Correspondence from Barrie Public Library: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13738501&GUID=CFE3E26C-B0E7-4753-A446-F470EA2236AB