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presentation on Q3 investment results

two hearings - no notice or details provided

update on the Allandale Transit Terminal and Downtown Mini Hub, November Events Calendar, Sandbox Centre wants to defer agreed payments for more than a year

ice storm recovery update, battery electric bus pilot update, clarification on Bill 110, construction projects

Fire Safety Week, Thanksgiving Day city services, updates on encampments and boundary discussions

discussions on enforcement, development and building departments review processes, and parking restrictions

Legacy Fund update, Barrie International Partnership website, regular updates

youth survey, youth event brainstorming

future of natural gas expansion in Ontario, highlights from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board meeting

Sustainability Initiatives presentation, updates from working groups, committee mandate, sustainability coordinator

finalizing the proposed Municipal Boundary Restructuring a mere two days after the Public Meeting, changing the Use of City Property Bylaw to allow (belatedly) Encampment Evictions, funding Ice Storm clean-up

** proposed Municipal Boundary Restructuring voted on despite lack of available staff report ** Development Charge Waiver for affordable housing projects, Winter Downtown Patio program

Public Meeting on the proposed municipal restructuring between Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Springwater and Simcoe County

update on plans for Bayfield Street improvements, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, notice of Public Meeting re: Boundary Adjustment

This meeting appears to have been added for the sole purpose of introducing Direct Motions Without Notice, but no further information has been provided. This is a tactic often used to force through unpopular motions, as it circumvents first hearing at General Committee and prevents deputations from the public.

Library Budget Requirements policy, Kempenfelt Kelly trademark, Q2 Business Plan status

new mandate for Parking Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee, reports from Parking Ad-Hoc and Seniors and Accessibility Advisory Committees

parking and traffic calming, pilot project for seniors and expectant mothers dedicated parking, financial impacts of tariffs

Barrie District Stamp Club, 50th Anniversary of Barrie Marina, street sign poppies to commemorate veterans

seven statutory public meetings