City Council - Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 7pm

The big focus tonight will be the Budget Requests from the Barrie Police Service, Barrie Public Library, and County of Simcoe.

Engage's Follow-up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-of-january-30

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1077982&GUID=88328EDB-3B53-4B3F-8648-6EBF6732395C

Watch Again: https://www.youtube.com/live/pjJ291LdQds?feature=share

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1077982&GUID=88328EDB-3B53-4B3F-8648-6EBF6732395C

all present

📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes

• Minutes, January 18: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11602917&GUID=F00817B7-F75C-4EA1-9D4B-07794137E492

• ADOPTED as printed and circulated

📝📄 General Committee Report

• Report, January 25: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603537&GUID=1FA46BE0-CBA3-49B7-ABFA-938A728CDE1C

• RECEIVED

Section A

• CARRIED unanimously

🏢🤝 Limiting Distance and Encroachment Agreements with Debut Waterfront Residences

• Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11589110&GUID=C3C18A6B-888E-4838-AB73-2ECD8E54CAB6

• Recommendation:

  1. Authorize the Director of Legal Services to negotiate and register these agreements with Debut Waterfront Residences:

  2. A Limiting Distance Agreement for 24 Maple Street (current Transit Terminal) where no new building or structure may be constructed within 5m of the north property line abutting 55 Dunlop St. W.

  3. Encroachment Agreements to facilitate canopies over the entrances to the site (which encroach on City-owned land)

  4. In return, Debut Waterfront Residences shall pay:

  5. $10,000 to the city as compensation, as well as an administration fee of $600 to cover staff time

  6. Standard encroachment application fee of $525 and annual encroachment fees of $68.25 for each encroachment

  7. City's costs for preparing reference plans

  8. Insurance for any encroachments over City property

  9. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Limiting Distance Agreement, and the Chief Building Official to execute the Limiting Distance Agreement

  10. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Encroachment Agreements

🧑‍⚖️🫴 Ontario Land Tribunal Report – Acquisition of 922 Veteran's Drive to facilitate McKay Road Row Expansion and Veteran's Drive New Trunk Watermain (Ward 7)

• Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11591327&GUID=3A88C222-534A-413D-BE7D-AF756EC29283

• Results and recommended actions from the Ontario Land Tribunal Report re: the acquisition of 922 Veteran's Drive to facilitate the McKay Road Row Expansion – Reid Drive to west of Highway 400, and Veteran's Drive New Trunk Watermain

• Recommendation:

  1. To receive the Inquiry Officer's Report

  2. Present the Expropriation Bylaw to complete the acquisition of the property

  3. Authorize staff to continue with the expropriation process

Section B

• CARRIED unanimously

🥬🏪 Update on Permanent Market

• Staff Memo: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11602774&GUID=39DC2C36-B642-45F2-9A32-3D5ACCC16F85

  • Memorandum from S. Schlichter, Director of Economic and Creative Development, with an update on the Permanent Market action and response to the RFP

• That the memo be referred to a future Finance and Responsible Governance Committee meeting

Section C

• RECEIVED unanimously

🤐👥 Confidential Personal Information Matter – Appointments to Committee of Adjustment

• To receive the notes from the discussion

Section D

• CARRIED unanimously

🤐👥 Appointments to Committee of Adjustment

• Appoint Andrea Butcher-Milne, Jay Dolan, Graydon Ebert, Carol Phillips, and Stephen Trotter to the Committee of Adjustment for a term ending November 14, 2006

🧑‍🏫📊 Presentations

💰👮 Barrie Police Service Proposed 2023 Budget Request

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603535&GUID=25A509A9-CFFA-424A-B7A9-2D21034E4FA5

• Asking for a 7.28% increase over 2022

💰📚 Barrie Public Library Proposed 2023 Budget Request

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603531&GUID=97C0F28A-4FA6-4F28-9C1C-DD770F0A4E55

• Asking for a 2.58% increase over 2022

💰🏛️ County of Simcoe Proposed 2023 Budget Request

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11610341&GUID=38B83D68-9D03-463A-8AFF-129B9B973B1F

• Asking for an 8.5% increase over 2022

📜📜 Bylaws

Bill 004 – Procedural Bylaw Updates and Structures of Committees of Council

• amendments to the Procedural Bylaw and Committee Structure

• https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603673&GUID=27E59663-EA11-432D-9199-31C8CF5E3272

Bill 005 – Part Lot Control Exemption – 100 Blue Forest Crescent

• Exempting part of Block 2 of Plan 51M-1193 from part lot control

• https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603533&GUID=DD770467-606E-41A7-A2A1-B75604A340FE

Bill 006 – Confirmation Bylaw

• Confirming the meeting's proceedings

• https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11603536&GUID=0B54AAB9-531A-4598-8F46-2E07095BEED4