Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee – Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 3pm

The new Barrie Transit Network, Waterfront Strategic Plan, and Facilities, Parks and Recreation Asset Management Plan. Also, investigating implementing "No Mow May" to promote Biodiversity.

Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3XexWq64aI

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1079232&GUID=5ECEBDF2-035E-4F1C-B1E3-C6F7C5472DF9

Meeting Location: Council Chambers

🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations

🚍🚊 Barrie Transit's New Network Vision

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027685&GUID=974DE591-46CF-4CCA-882D-B26E672FB92C

🌊⛱️ Waterfront Strategic Plan Update

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027675&GUID=C747E5C1-4974-4BDB-9F2E-500544E47D1F

🌳👟 Facilities, Parks and Recreation Asset Management Plan

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027674&GUID=AE087D0B-5BC9-4798-813D-CBD5928711A5

↪️📥 Referred Items

👟♻️ Active Transportation and Sustainability Committee

• Report from June 7: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027684&GUID=051FE4ED-CE1A-4E0C-9F01-9F0ED60FE8EA

🌾🦋 Promoting Biodiversity – Yard Naturalization

• Sponsors: Aylwin, Kungl

• Direct Access Barrie, in consultation with the Enforcement Services Branch, to investigate the creation of yard signage and online educational materials to promote and designate natural gardens and boulevard gardens and report back to General Committee.

• Direct the Enforcement Services Branch to investigate an amendment to the Yard Maintenance Bylaw to allow for residents to participate in No Mow May, and Access Barrie to investigate the creation of signage and communication tools to clearly communicate the benefits of No Mow May and report back to General Committee

🌼🌸 Communities In Bloom

• Report from June 16: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629214&GUID=23313CB8-BF13-4342-A772-D48E5EBA57D5

• Report from July 21: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629218&GUID=3808FBAA-FEA4-451B-914A-545591938A4C

• Report from August 18: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629224&GUID=1C8572B0-B18B-4A6A-9922-4B108A586305

🎨🎭 Arts Advisory Committee

• Report from June 21: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629181&GUID=5297481B-7DF9-4A10-8868-F82C5905636B

• Report from August 16: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629182&GUID=E0173337-91CD-413B-87F6-CCF2109D9C63

• Report from September 20: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11629184&GUID=5E026A30-C815-433F-BBE1-C9974382F7A3

📑🧑‍💻 Reports of Officers of the Corporation

🚍🚊 Barrie Transit's New Network

• Executive Summary: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027668&GUID=33D168EA-E4B3-4411-AD56-2D44E4B382BF

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027686&GUID=F6CAA85A-D16F-4233-AE77-23399F75303B

• Network Maps: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027669&GUID=E5F55F49-FCB5-485F-97F2-8AAE7FF7D60A

• Storyboard Panels: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027670&GUID=9B44BFC0-90A0-40A3-87A2-859B4CCF9A8B

• Access Maps: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027671&GUID=3B0C0F22-BA01-4725-A8D3-9176238C0F68

• Route Changes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027672&GUID=D5A4339A-1E6A-47E7-9785-9685CBE4751A

• Recommendations:

  • Approve the interim network in 2024 and the ultimate network in 2025

  • Update the capital budget for conventional bus replacement to reflect the changes required for the New Transit Network

  • Fund $423,700 for a Public Education Plan and service transition plan from the Ontario Gas Tax Reserve

  • Authorize the Director of Transit and Parking Strategy to provide free or discounted fares to incentivize and promote transit ridership through ongoing educational programming

  • Authorize the Director of Transit and Parking Strategy to execute platforming agreements with regional carriers who are accessing City property, or where the City is accessing non-City-owned property

🌳👟 Facilities, Parks and Recreation Asset Management Plan

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027687&GUID=B10715A9-35D3-4B5A-8238-26D9B1B4C812

• Facilities Parks Recreation Asset Management Plan, May 2023: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027667&GUID=DD39C6E1-55D9-4C9E-B336-EFEF8360E1D7

• Approve the plan

🌊⛱️ Waterfront Strategic Plan Update

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027688&GUID=3875D29E-C675-44B4-864D-5C889F36F13E

• Barrie Bayside Waterfront Strategic Plan, June 2023: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027673&GUID=AF392412-C235-486C-B05B-67482029CEC3

• Appendix A: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027661&GUID=BB17B848-C364-4A18-AA83-8552EFA1353F

• Appendix B: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027662&GUID=486CE7E9-4736-48EC-9C09-383C1A6ACABB

• Appendix C: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027663&GUID=2466F365-4FEF-4D14-9CB1-1944936C46A7

• Appendix D: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027664&GUID=9DFED4D3-B263-486D-A281-78CA1FBE2AD8

• Appendix E: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027665&GUID=3342F661-94E3-4522-8906-4328F28642A4

• Appendix F: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12027666&GUID=8AB19D7F-D854-48CB-84B5-1C9CF996B488

📝📑 Reports of Advisory Committees

• Nil

💡🗣️ Items for Discussion

• Nil