Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, February 26, 5pm

Downtown Barrie BIA's Annual Report, Adult School Crossing Guard program, investigating pedestrian safety measures

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1256263&GUID=2F7177D6-940A-42FF-862C-A8D17BE7077E

Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-RJfe1muSQ

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1256263&GUID=2F7177D6-940A-42FF-862C-A8D17BE7077E

Meeting Location: Council Chambers, or electronically

PRESENT: Morales, Nuttall, Thomson, Courser

ALSO ATTENDING: Riepma, Nixon, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Hamilton

🗣️🏙️ Public Meetings

• Nil

🎤🙋 Open Delegations

• Nil

🧑‍🏫📊 Presentations

🏙️📑 Downtown Barrie BIA 2024 Annual Report

• Annual Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779894&GUID=5D653E3F-96B6-4DB7-89B6-571EFC2684F3

• It should be noted that there has not been a 2024 AGM for the BIA, nor are there minutes available to members since May, 2023, nor have members been given any notice of 2025 meetings

↪️📥 Deferred / Referred Items

🚸🛑 Adult School Crossing Guard Program

• Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779890&GUID=7F4FE9DF-2117-4EEF-B9DA-D71C4B772BD7

• Recommendation is to receive the report - this was referred to Community Safety on May 29, 2024

• RECEIVED on consent

📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports

• All RECEIVED (vote not shown)

🧓♿️ Seniors and Accessibility Advisory Committee

• Report from November 18:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779891&GUID=23D7FED8-21BC-4274-B611-9CF2B7B3B551

🛟🫂 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Advisory Committee

• Report from November 19:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779893&GUID=9887D47F-CDBB-4474-BCED-EA0E17D1A636

🛟🫂 Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Advisory Committee

• Report from December 17:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779892&GUID=FD5433FD-2BFC-441A-B0DC-94FA7F67C844

🧓♿️ Seniors and Accessibility Advisory Committee

• Report from January 20:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779889&GUID=BE3FD9CB-302B-46B8-8F14-BD24527E437C

💡🗣️ Items of Discussion

🚶🛟 Pedestrian Safety - Duckworth and Napier

• Sponsor:  Riepma

• Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779897&GUID=BB8235CD-B791-4715-8948-E626F62BD204

• Ask staff to provide alternatives to improve pedestrian safety at Napier and Duckworth

• APPROVED on consent

🚦🧐 Investigation - Stoplight at Johnson Street and Grove Street Intersection

• Sponsor:  Riepma

• Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779896&GUID=17993198-A3A2-4EE1-AC9E-3BC18FFD1422

• Ask staff to investigate the feasibility of installing a stoplight at the intersection of Johnson Street and Grove Street and report back to the Community Safety Committee

• HELD by Morales

• CARRIED

🚦📸 Red Light Cameras

• Sponsor:  Morales

• Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13779895&GUID=C48A517F-C36C-41FC-A953-913864809FBE

• Ask staff to investigate the feasibility of installing red light cameras in the city

• HELD by Nuttall

• AMENDMENT by Nuttall

  • Add a request to report on priority intersections for the cameras, as well as the types of intersection where a camera would be installed

  • CARRIED

• MOTION, as amended, CARRIED