Circulation List for December 24, 2024

RVH ER doctors plead for warming centres, Barrie Transit invites feedback on route changes, applications open for the Arts and Culture Investment Program

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1263850&GUID=996F9EBB-26D0-4465-B828-26BD92C55CF7&Options=info|&Search=

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1263850&GUID=996F9EBB-26D0-4465-B828-26BD92C55CF7

📑📊 Staff Memos

• Nil

👥📃 Committee Agendas

• Nil

✍️📨 Correspondence

🎭💰 Applications Open - Arts and Culture Investment Program

• Media Release, December 17: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13636133&GUID=6603DBB4-B0CE-4D56-8A64-ADADA68E5F24 "Applications open for City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program"

• This funding is available to registered not-for-profit arts and culture organizations

• There will be two information sessions for interested applicants, December 18 and January 8 at 5:30pm at the Sandbox Centre - registration required

• Deadline to apply is February 3

• To learn more and download an application, visit barrie.ca/ACIP

🗑️🗓️ 2025 Waste Collection Calendar

• Media Release, December 18: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13636132&GUID=59F8B631-E7D1-4AD9-875A-79D6B2F41FD8 "City of Barrie's 2025 Waste Collection Calendar now available"

• The calendar will be mailed to all Barrie households in the coming weeks, or you can visit barrie.ca/calendar

🚍🙋 Barrie Transit Invites Rider Feedback on 2025 Route Changes

• Media Release, December 18: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13636134&GUID=56FDDDDD-7EDB-4ADE-B214-075320E42912 "Barrie Transit looking for rider feedback on 2025 route changes"

• Riders are encouraged to share their thoughts on the new Barrie Transit changes through an online survey, as well as in person at the Transit Terminal the second week of January

• For more information, visit barrie.ca/transit

👮💸 Equity in Funding to Assist in Managing Increasing Costs of Policing

• Resolution from Town of Smiths Falls, December 17: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13636135&GUID=C377A93C-7E99-4324-9858-D430523DE469

• Calling on the Province to treat all Ontario municipalities equitably with support in funding to assist managing the increasing costs of policing

🏥🆘 RVH Emergency Room Physicians Advocate For Warming Centres

• Open Letter from Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Room Physicians, November 19: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13636229&GUID=9E44F2E9-6A0C-4B10-8D56-9605C5EE2C6F

• The RVH Emergency Department Physicians urgently ask Council for more access to safe warming areas for the homeless population in Barrie

• REFERRED (Jan.8) by Thomson to the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee

⏳➕ Late Additions

✍️📨 Correspondence

🎄🚚 Holiday City Services

• Media Release, December 20: [link not provided, see website: https://www.barrie.ca/government/news-notices/media-releases/barrie-holiday-season-affected-services-service-reminders-and-closures] "Barrie holiday season affected services, service reminders, and closures"

🚍🥳 Barrie Transit Reaches Four Million Riders

• Media Release, December 23: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13640439&GUID=8300A9E4-55BE-4122-9829-02AC151E71DA "Barrie Transit welcomes its four-millionth rider on board in 2024"

🚫🅿️ Winter Maintenance Event Declared - No On-Street Parking Overnight Christmas Eve

• Media Release, December 24: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13640441&GUID=E8E6164C-2D09-40DC-A5F8-1C5CC90811F4 "No on-street parking tonight in Barrie; on-street parking will be allowed overnight on December 25"

⛺️🏥 Solve The Crisis Campaign

• Resolution from City of Markham, sent December 20: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13640442&GUID=8E0DB8ED-9BF1-4D0F-ADA0-4C067775C2B1

• The City of Markham supports the SolveTheCrisis.ca campaign, calling on the Province to make Homelessness a Health Priority, and

  • to appoint a responsible Minister and Ministry with appropriate funding and powers to address the full spectrum of housing needs, as well as mental health, addictions and wrap-around supports

  • to strike a task force with broad sector representatives including municipalities, regions, healthcare, first responders, community services, the business community and the tourism industry to develop an action plan

  • that the task force review current programs developed by municipalities, regions and community partners that have proven successful

  • that the federal government is included in these conversations

  • that both levels of government provide adequate, sufficient and sustainable funding to ensure that municipalities have the tools and resources to support individuals suffering with mental health and addictions, including unhoused people and those from vulnerable populations that may be disproportionately impacted