City Council – Monday, December 6, 7pm
Updated: Nov 18, 2022
Finalizing the 2022 budget, Long-Range Financial Plan, and a deputation about Police funding.
Watch Online: https://youtu.be/Q6ZPKaN-9RA
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=873101&GUID=BFF7CC9A-68C7-4F96-9349-5BEC998DB0A9
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=878557&GUID=4DB7AA50-022F-426E-92E1-0C54BE4EF76E&Options=info|&Search=
Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=873101&GUID=BFF7CC9A-68C7-4F96-9349-5BEC998DB0A9
📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes
Minutes from City Council, November 22: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10318802&GUID=3E5CC58C-8F67-4094-AB95-BCD6F16B6B7B
ADOPTED as printed and circulated
🏆🏅 Awards and Recognitions
Recognition of the City's Marketing and Communications Team, recipients of the 2021 Marcom Awards
Staff Memo: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10316345&GUID=DA2363D4-8D16-4BB3-90FB-D74D8069E510
🗣👮 Deputation: 2022 Business Plan – Barrie Police Services Board
Deputation by Michael Speers, asking Council to reconsider the 2022 Police Budget
Deputation Request: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10318791&GUID=DB3C5139-6098-4C73-A107-0A713D11AEBE
Councillors Harvey & N.Harris declared conflicts and left the discussion.
Transcript of Michael Speers's deputation at https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/deputation-re-2022-barrie-police-service-budget
📝📄 General Committee Report
General Committee Report, November 20: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10318966&GUID=FBDCFB44-51D1-4F1A-B795-6DCCAE6A0AF7
Section A
CARRIED unanimously
💰📊 Long Range Financial Plan, Timing of Development, and 10-Year Capital Plan Deferral Options
Presentation by Craig Millar, Director of Finance / Treasurer; Michelle Banfield, Director of Development Services; Bala Araniyasundaran, General Manager of Infrastructure and Growth Development; and Dawn McAlpine, General Manager of Community and Corporate Services
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10000005&GUID=B61F5B6B-6582-4A88-809A-8916CBD0C0DA
Public Feedback, Performing Arts Centre & Permanent Market: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9996110&GUID=C021C030-C92B-463C-978E-7673D66423E5
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
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9965304&GUID=0BEF29EC-BD50-40FC-A24A-C83D103BA68C
Long Range Financial Plan: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9965305&GUID=2B7A3D88-2F0B-44A2-B15E-F7CB4DA194B6
Financial Policies: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9965306&GUID=AA07C8B7-FC18-46B4-AC4D-2D6B1B060DF9
Receive the report
Replace the Financial Policies Framework
Implement new strategies to strengthen the City's Financial Position:
Increase contribution to Dedicated Infrastructure Renewal Fund (Tax Capital Reserve) by 1%, starting in 2023
Have staff update the Development Charge Background Study and related bylaw in 2023, and a proposed new Community Benefit Charge
Consider revising the phasing requirements in the Official Plan for the Salem and Hewitt's Secondary Plan areas, to ensure that future phases are not unreasonably developed before areas where capacity currently exists
Traditional front-ending agreements or credit agreements with longer payback periods will be required for any Capital works in Phases 2 and 3 of the Salem and Hewitt's Secondary Plan Areas
Development Services to report back to Planning Committee on managing extension requests to existing planning approvals, such as conditions, site plan approval and draft plan of subdivision approvals
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
Planning Committee, November 23: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10318808&GUID=03E8E1EB-0CFA-438D-B8F2-4375633EBD88
RECEIVED unanimously