Council will be back for their "summer check-in" meetings on August 9, starting at 7pm – it will be back-to-back General Committee and City Council. And there's a lot for them to talk about!
Watch online: https://youtu.be/08NovqcpWT4
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=860387&GUID=DC92080A-82D2-4368-AF9B-9D18F2B1868D
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=878535&GUID=969FF09C-5844-475A-8940-5E84FE20C93A&Options=info|&Search=
🪦🇨🇦 Suggestion to Cancel Canada Day
Deferred from June 28, 2021
Staff Memo: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9691825&GUID=7AE1CE48-F8FA-4AD5-B53C-3B16CC21C073
Addressing the successful UserVoice petition to cancel the Canada Day celebrations (already passed), out of respect for Indigenous families and communities, after the discovery of the remains of children at residential schools, and to work with Indigenous partners to explore alternatives to future celebrations.
🪧🗂 Municipal Names Registry
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9691338&GUID=69F56B39-846E-4FE0-9C4E-78C9632973E0
Adding the names Dainty, Ellson, Flowerday, Humphries, Tersigni and Venton
🤫🎭💵 Appointments to the Arts Advisory Committee and Council Compensation Review Committee
Confidential Staff Report
🤫🥌 Plan and Instructions related to an Application to Host the Canadian Men’s Curling Championships - Tim Hortons Brier
Confidential Staff Report
🏁🏢 Quick Start for Affordable Housing Projects on Institutional Lands Sponsor: Lehman
let owners of institutionally designated properties know the intention to allow housing as-of-right on their properties, and invite them to contact the City to discuss the potential for constructing affordable housing on their properties
once projects are determined, seek proposals from consultants to conduct feasibility studies for these affordable housing projects
🏘💰 Redwood Park Communities Grant Applications to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Sponsor: Riepma
to strongly urge the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation to approve the grant applications submitted by Redwood at the earliest opportunity, and forward a copy of this to the CMHC, County of Simcoe, and all relevant MPs & MPs.
🌾🚜 Maintaining or Cutting Grass on Municipal Boulevards Sponsor: Riepma
investigate feasibility of charging homeowners for not maintaining or cutting grass on the municipal boulevards
🚗💨 Letter of Support - Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative Sponsors: Aylwin & Kungl
to provide a letter of support for Living Green Barrie’s funding application to the Natural Resources Canada Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative
💉💵 Correspondence for Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) for Line of Credit Sponsors: Kungl & Harvey
letter from SMDHU: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9691339&GUID=0C5CDB14-A9AA-4E2F-8D5B-A91F5A9C6174
to provide consent of the SMDHU’s application for a Line of Credit for up to $5,000,000 as a temporary measure, while they await further COVID-19 funding from the Ministry of Health
🦠📦 Execution of Facility Use Agreements - 29 Sperling Drive Sponsor: Ward
authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute facility use agreements and/or amendments with the SMDHU and RVRHC for the use of 29 Sperling Drive to support ongoing supplies warehousing for COVID-19 immunization efforts
💦🤝 Overcome the Effects of Colonization, Discrimination, and Racism on Indigenous Communities in Canada Sponsor: Ward
to dedicate 0.2% of the city’s 2022 water/wastewater revenue toward efforts to improve water services in Indigenous communities
to invite Water First to provide a presentation to the Finance & Corporate Services Committee
🌪🏠 Requirement for Hurricane Strips on New Builds Sponsor: N.Harris
to have staff partner with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction to propose specific measures to modernize the Ontario Building Code with respect to severe wind protection for new homes, including the use of straps, clips or other mechanisms to better connect the roof, wall and foundation of homes
to work in collaboration with other agencies to develop an awareness campaign about the risk of destructive tornadoes, options to assess risk of damage to their home, and identify risk reduction and best practices
to investigate the feasibility of introducing a Rebate Program for homeowners that did not experience damage resulting from tornado damage, and financial incentives for those whose homes were damaged
🌳🌲 Individual (Single) Tree Bylaw Sponsor: J.Harris
conduct a cost benefit analysis associated with individual (single) tree bylaws to mitigate future damage of privately owned trees due to private construction and excavation projects
🥒🎾 Painting Pickleball Lines on the Tennis Courts at Greenfield Park (Ward 8) Sponsor: J.Harris
investigate the feasibility of painting pickleball lines on the tennis courts at Greenfield Park in consultation with the Barrie Pickleball Club before the end of the summer 2021 season
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