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City Council – Monday, December 6, 7pm

Updated: Nov 18, 2022

Finalizing the 2022 budget, Long-Range Financial Plan, and a deputation about Police funding.


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📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes



🏆🏅 Awards and Recognitions


🗣👮 Deputation: 2022 Business Plan – Barrie Police Services Board


📝📄 General Committee Report

Section A

  • CARRIED unanimously

💰📊 Long Range Financial Plan, Timing of Development, and 10-Year Capital Plan Deferral Options


Section B

  • CARRIED unanimously

🗓🚧 Timing of Development and 10-Year Capital Deferral Options

Recommending amendments to 2022-2031 Capital Plan Infrastructure Projects:
  • Defer the Big Bay Point Road Expansion 7 years (from 2025 start to 2032)

  • Defer the Lockhart Road ROW Expansion related projects 7 years:

  • Huronia to Yonge deferred from 2027 start to 2034

  • Prince William to East of Collector 11 deferred from 2025 start to 2032

  • Yonge to Prince William deferred from 2025 start to 2032

  • Saunders to Huronia deferred from 2025 start to 2032

  • Defer McKay Pump Station from 2027 start to 2034

  • Defer McKay Road New Interchange - Highway 400 7 years from 2026 start to 2033

  • Defer construction phases of Watermain, Road, Reservoir, Pumping Station, Sanitary Sewer and ROW related Projects 7 years:

  • Salem Road New Transmission Watermain & Road expansion – County Road 27 to Dunn from 2030 start to 2037

  • Salem Road New Transmision Watermain and Road Expansion – Essa Road to Veterans Drive from 2031 to 2038

  • Salem Road Reservoir and Pumping Station from 2026 start to 2033

  • Salem Road New Watermain, NewTrunk Sanitary Sewer and ROW Expansion – Veterans to Saunders from 2026 start to 2033

  • Add new Project Transportation safety and pavement holding strategies, 2022-2025

Recommending amendments to the 2022-2031 Capital Plan Corporate Facility Projects:
  • Hewitt's Community Centre and Library remain with the proposed $51.25M in deferrals in the 2022 Capital Plan

  • Allandale Recreation Centre Expansion amended to reverse the expenditure levels in 2028 and 2029 ($9.69M in 2028, $19.37M in 2029)

  • Salem Community Centre New Building Development deferred 3 years (from 2026 start to 2029)

  • Salem Library Branch New Build Development deferred 3 years (from 2027 start to 2030)

  • Barrie-Simcoe Emergency Services Campus – Phase 2 deferred 3 years (from 2027 start to 2030)

  • Secondary Plan Area Municipal Campus New Site Development deferred 2 years (from 2025 start to 2027)

  • Dorian Parker Centre Renovation / Rebuild of Facility deferred 4 years (from 2023 start to 2027)


Section C

  • CARRIED unanimously

📋💵 Long Range Financial Plan and Financial Policy Framework Update


Section D

  • RECEIVED unanimously (i.e., accepting that the motion lost)

📋💵 Long Range Financial Plan and Financial Policy Framework Update – Barrie Hydro Holdings Inc. Dividend

  • Motion lost (to allocate 50% of the dividend to Tax Capital reserves and 50% to the Reinvestment Reserve, starting in 2023)


📝🏘 Planning Committee Report


🗣🏙 Public Meeting – 80 Big Bay Point Road (Ward 8)