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St. Mary's Church is hosting another Symposium on Homelessness: Responding in our Community with Compassion and Hope on Monday, October 6 at 7pm. Speakers from various organizations in Barrie will be joining this panel discussion. Representatives from BHHJN, CMHA, Habitat for Humanity and others will be there to talk about this important issue and what steps forward look like from a perspective of care and dignity.

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.

draft budget, updated bylaws and other guidelines, sale of land to New Tecumseth

North York Durham Sewage System Expansion Project, blue-green blooms on Lake Simcoe, building climate resilience in the Lake Simcoe watershed, auditor selection