adjusting the new Affordable Housing Strategy Implementation Plan, making room for cyclists, artists announced for traffic cabinet wraps
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1170436&GUID=713CC16A-D3D6-4A9E-B450-22A079BA8649&Options=info|&Search=
📑📊 Staff Memos
🏘️🏢 Affordable Housing Strategy Implementation Plan
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898336&GUID=47722A3D-1B95-4C69-96CE-3DDF9F590F21 from J. Roberts, Manager Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis
The Affordable Housing Strategy will need to be realigned with the Housing Accelerator Fund awarded on March 14 -- staff plans to report back to Council before the end of September
🛣️🚴 Road Right-Sizing: Coxmill Road, Livingstone Street, Madelaine Drive, Summerset Drive
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898337&GUID=8AFB0981-F237-488C-8152-D63DB26B13B6 from F. Palka, Senior Manager Development Services
Adding an "urban shoulder" to create space for cyclists
🧑💼📋 Business and Employer Data Survey 2023
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898338&GUID=B9199C0F-9C78-4FB9-A424-2458069E25B9 from C. Pollard, Business Development Officer
Now in its third year, the City now has a solid foundation to collect quality data about the economic landscape of Barrie
The 2024 survey will be available at www.investbarrie.ca/beds
🚦🎨 Traffic Cabinet Wrap Program
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898339&GUID=6980BB46-7FDD-489A-99D0-E217C75B0B33 from C. Ryan, Coordinator, Public Art
Artwork has been chosen, and the wrapped cabinets are scheduled for installation in the Fall of 2024
Congratulations to Leandra Almeida, Angela Aujla, Scott Crew, Rainier Naomi Magtalas and Neil Smith, whose artwork was chosen out of 24 submissions
🗓️🧓 Seniors' Month
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898340&GUID=39457BF5-0DF6-4EBF-97CC-83F2A9DB13AB
June is Seniors' Month
There will be many activities scheduled all month at the City's 55+ Centres
For more information, visit https://www.barrie.ca/community-recreation-environment/recreation-programs/seniors-55
🍻🍷 Liquor Sale Licence Application Review - Kenzo Ramon Barrie, A9-555 Essa Road
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898344&GUID=27A34DC0-0B63-49DF-A873-C33FD71701FA
Any concerns with the application may be submitted to the City Clerk to be considered
🏀💰 Shak's World - Proposal for City Budget Support
Memorandum: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898345&GUID=63918D63-C1D3-4D3B-B979-F08597350DC8 from D. Bell, Director of Recration and Culture and D. McAlpine, General Manager of Community and Corporate Services
Some background and considerations for Council regarding a proposal to bring Shak's World under the City's budget
👥📃 Committee Agendas
🌸🌼 Communities in Bloom Committee
✍️📨 Correspondence
🗓️🫂 Community Living Month
Proclamation from Mayor: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898342&GUID=488A3EC8-CED1-46F5-8CE3-30651D668546
May is Community Living Month, celebrating the gifts and talents people with intellectual disabilities bring to our community, and seeking to empower everyone to lead a meaningful and inclusive life by providing the highest quality of supports and services
📆🦆 World Migratory Bird Day
Proclamation from Mayor: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898333&GUID=6282B436-46A6-45A7-B5E8-431BADBEF226
May 11 is World Migratory Bird Day
The theme for this year is The Importance of Insects for Migratory Birds -- Protect Insects, Protect Birds
For more information, visit www.bfnclub.org, www.birdday.ca and www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
🗓️🚰 Drinking Water Week
Proclamation from Mayor: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898343&GUID=90F1EC82-BEF9-4D12-B255-F8AC11017911
May 5-11 is Drinking Water Week
🗓️🌻 Communities in Bloom Week
Proclamation from Mayor: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12899581&GUID=608D922E-31F9-49E8-9436-0A7F177DD96F
May 6-12 is Communities in Bloom Week
🚍🚏 New Transit Network Changes
Media Release, April 29: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898334&GUID=2EAA49FA-53F1-4578-8C2A-5F048A455F4A "First Phase of Barrie Transit's new network launches June 2, with additional Transit ON Demand zones beginning May 1"
Learn more about Transit On Demand at barrie.ca/TransitOnDemand
Learn more about the new transit network, get updated maps, and learn about the upcoming changes, visit barrie.ca/NewTransitNetwork
🗑️🚛 Changes to Curbside Collection
Media Release, April 30: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898335&GUID=CE1C441E-DA9D-44D9-AA12-EB77ECCA7603 "Changes to Barrie's curbside collection start tomorrow"
Check your collection schedule at barrie.ca/CollectionSchedule
Visit barrie.ca/CurbsideCollection to learn more
🗓️🧒 National Youth Week
Media Release, May 1: https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12898341&GUID=36C7593F-56DE-44FF-83EE-D75D455B278D "City to celebrate National Youth Week with opportunities for Barrie Youth"
Learn more at barrie.ca/YouthWeek
⏳➕ Late Additions
Staff Memos
🆘🫀 AED Defibrillators at Painswick Park
Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12904971&GUID=0CCA91AD-99F2-4305-A90D-A994522A2833 from B. Araniyasundaran, General Manager of Infrastructure and Growth Management
information on how other municipalities manage AED installations in parks, especially those without winter maintenance
Committee Agendas
💸🤷 Affordability Committee
🚸🧯 Community Safety Committee
🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Committee
Correspondence
🚰🗓️ Drinking Water Week
Media Release, May 3: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12904968&GUID=DFF7F046-EBEC-464C-93EF-127C9EA3E8BA "Drinking Water Week takes place May 5 to 11"
🚫🅿️ Bear Creek Ridge Subdivision - Residential Parking Control (Ward 7)
Correspondence, May 6: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12904970&GUID=10E46128-28CD-4C55-9C04-823DF763E8B6 from members of the public
appreciating the new parking restrictions, but asking for another area to be considered, due to access concerns for fire and utilities trucks
🚍🎟️ Licence 2 Ride
Media Release, May 6: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12905617&GUID=BEBAB95F-8B6B-4737-9059-4DB043EC3032 "Licence 2 Ride program gives Barrie youth a summer of free access to transit and recreation"
for application forms and more information, visit barrie.ca/Licence2Ride
🎭🎨 Culture Plan and Public Art Strategy
Media Release, May 6: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12905618&GUID=8A1AB1B1-9C5E-4825-A2BA-2AC808228EAA "City looking for feedback on Culture Plan and Public Art Strategy"
to learn more and take the survey, visit buildingbarrie.ca/CulturePlanUpdate
🎶🎤 Lawnchair Luminata Concert Series
Correspondence from Downtown Barrie BIA: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12908568&GUID=BDC0D99A-5B1D-4EE1-9215-BC67D49084D9
proposing a partnership with the city to launch a new Lawnchair Luminata Concert Series at Meridian Place, and expansion of Open Air Dunlop this summer
