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General Committee – Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 6pm (or immediately following Finance & Responsible Governance)

Updated: 5 days ago

needle collection kiosks discontinued (except at H-block), pilot project for licensing motorized watersport operators, tax ratios set for 2025


Meeting Location: Council Chambers or online



Present: Nuttall, Thomson, Riepma, Nixon, Courser, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Morales, Hamilton

Absent: Kungl



🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations

  • We are uncertain why the Corporate Net-Zero Strategy presentation originally scheduled is no longer on the agenda



📝📑 Reports of Reference, Advisory or Special Committees


💸🤷 Affordability Committee

🛶🪧 Nine Mile Portage Signage

  • Recommendation:  Have staff investigate the most efficient and cost-effective process to re-establish Nine Mile Portage signage, which has been retired by the Ontario Heritage Trust Provincial Plaque Program, and report back to Heritage Barrie Committee, whether or not to apply to the Ontario Heritage Trust for a replacement, or proceed with other options including but not limited to internal City of Barrie departmental options

  • APPROVED on consent


🧑‍💼🕴  Executive Committee

🧓🧓 55+ Seniors Space at Lampman Lane Community Centre


🚸🚨 Community Safety Committee

🏘️🏷️ Short Term Rental Regulations

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13942921&GUID=D4D09614-B5A0-46C2-AB5D-560DA3D297BB

    • Requested information on options to regulate short term rentals (such as Air B&Bs), especially for properties that have received multiple complaints

    • A summary of related complaints in Barrie

    • A summary of how other municipalities are dealing with these issues

  • REFERRAL: Referred back to staff to investigate a complaint-based enforcement model with options related to zoning and Official Plan and report back to the Community Safety Committee

  • APPROVED on consent



📑🗂 Staff Reports


💉🗑️ Needle Collection Kiosks


🚤🪪 Permitting of Commercial Motorized Watersport Operators (Wards 1, 2, 8 & 10)

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13997139&GUID=BE661477-01FB-4280-AE96-F4997C0E62E5

  • Recommendations:

    • That Marina staff implement a Permit System authorized under the Parks Use Bylaw to regulate businesses offering Commercial Motorized Watercraft within Kempenfelt Bay and adjacent marina facilities for the 2025 boating season, according to the criteria outlined in the staff report

    • Add the following Marina fees to the Fees Bylaw:

      • Commercial Motorized Watercraft Operator Permit: $2000

      • Individual vessels registered under each permit: $500 each

    • Have staff report back to General Committee at the end of the 2025 Boating Season with the results of this pilot program, and recommend changes to lineup of services or number of vessels permitted by each vendor based on operator and public feedback

    • Designate the Supervisor of Marina Services as the Harbour Master for the City of Barrie, according to the jurisdictional limits outlined in the staff report

  • HELD by Hamilton

  • AMENDMENT 1 by Hamilton:

    • To provide that personal watercraft do not operate inside of the Marina, to reduce liability and risk of damage for private vessels

    • REWORDED by Hamilton (after long discussion)

      • That staff in the Corporate Facilities Department, in consultation with the PWC operator, determine a location to best operate their business along the waterfront

    • CARRIED, as reworded (vote not shown)

  • AMENDMENT 2 by Hamilton:

    • Live, on-water supervision being required for rental groups over three participants, with the rental company being responsible for the trip plan and experience of the renter

    • REWORDED by Hamilton (after discussion), to remove the "over three participants" and make it mandatory for all

      • That live-on-water supervision be provided by the rental company, including being responsible for the trip plan and experience of the renters

    • CARRIED, unanimously

  • AMENDMENT 3 by Hamilton:

    • Remove the requirements associated with GPS and geotracking

    • Amendment FAILED [For: Hamilton, AGAINST: Riepma, Nixon, Courser, Thomson, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Morales]

  • AMENDMENT 4 by Hamilton:

    • To remove the requirement that the personal watercraft must have intelligent brake and reverse mechanisms

    • Amendment FAILED, unanimously

  • AMENDMENT 5

    • To exempt the Emergency Vessels from permit fees

    • CARRIED, unanimously

  • MOTION, as amended (Amendments 1, 2 & 5), CARRIED, unanimously


🌎📉 Corporate Net-Zero Strategy 2025-2050

  • We are uncertain why this originally-scheduled item has now been removed from the Agenda


💸📊 Tax Ratios

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13982753&GUID=F9EB4ACB-4C1D-4304-8F9F-F62856BF7F4E

  • Recommendations:

    • Establish the tax ratios for 2025

      • 1.000000 Residential

      • 1.000000 New Multi-residential

      • 1.000000 Multi-residential

      • 1.433126 Commercial

      • 1.516328 Industrial

      • 1.103939 Pipelines

      • 0.250000 Farmlands

      • 0.250000 Managed Forest

      • 1.067122 Landfills

    • Maintain two sub-classes for Farmland Awaiting Development

      • Phase 1 - 25% discount from the residential tax rate

      • Phase 2 - 0% discount from the applicable property class tax rate

    • Continue with the City's Rebates for Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations Program, providing a tax rebate at a rate of 40% of the current year's taxes applicable only to the leased space occupied by the organization - eligible organizations must continue to submit an annual application and provide evidence of taxes paid

    • Authorize the City Clerk to prepare all necessary bylaws to establish the 2025 tax ratios

  • APPROVED on consent



📥🔄 Circulation List Referrals

  • Nil




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