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City Council – Monday, June 6, 7pm

Updated: Jun 7

Renewing the Needle Collection Kiosk pilot for a year (with modified kiosks), changes to the meeting schedule, and addressing poverty and homelessness in the city.


Watch Online: https://youtu.be/LXraIc7_Y9g

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=913809&GUID=3009B085-A26E-4571-A8FF-E0093C4AC127

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=953331&GUID=C9394092-3F64-4FC6-8F45-129C34EE1D87&Options=info|&Search=




📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes



🏆🌟 Awards and Recognition


🏐🥇 Recognition of the Maple Ridge Secondary School Junior Girls Volleyball Team

  • Winners of the Junior Girls AAA Georgian Bay Secondary School Association (GBSSA) Volleyball Championship



🗣🎙 Deputations


👮🦹 Barrie Police Services Board - Pan Handling and Criminal Activity


🚰🧾 Tenant Water Billing

  • Emergency Deputation by Rob Hilton, A.G. Secure Property Management


📝🏘 Planning Committee Report

Section A

🏘🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 108, 116 and 122 Harvie Road (Ward 6)

  • Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10888482&GUID=0C80C60A-1924-484E-9182-60B55A1EAC28

  • Application submitted by Jones Consulting Group on behalf of ASA Development Inc.

  • Rezone from "Residential Single Detached Dwelling First Density" (R1) to "Residential Multiple Dwelling Second Density with Special Provisions, Hold (RM2, SP-XXX, H-XXX), Residential Multiple Dwelling Second Density with Special Provisions, Hold (RM2, SP-YYY, H-XXX), and Residential Single Detached Dwelling Fourth Density with Special Provisions, Hold (R4, SP-XXX, H-XXX)

  • Special Provisions for 1st zone "Block 13"

  • reduce side yard setback to the daylighting triangle for the apartment dwelling

  • reduced front yard setback for the apartment dwelling

  • eliminate maximum gross floor area

  • reduce exterior side yard setback to Street A

  • reduce rear yard setback and secondary means of egress

  • permit amenity area in an unconsolidated form

  • permit tandem parking and reduced driveway length for a townhouse unit

  • increase maximum lot coverage

  • increase maximum density

  • Special Provisions for 2nd zone "Block 14"

  • reduced front yard setback

  • reduced secondary means of access

  • permit tandem parking and reduce driveway length for a townhouse unit

  • increase maximum lot coverage

  • eliminate maximum gross floor area

  • Special Provisions for 3rd zone

  • reduce minimum lot area

  • reduce minimum lot frontage

  • reduced exterior side yard setback

  • reduced rear yard setback

  • increase maximum lot coverage

  • Hold to be lifted once owner provides a revised scoped Environmental Impact Study which adequately addresses any natural heritage features on site, including significant wildlife habitat and habitat of endangered species, to the satisfaction of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and the City of Barrie


🏢 Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment – 290, 294, 298 and 302 Georgian Drive (Ward 1)

  • Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10888493&GUID=793FD7F7-560F-49AC-90D3-C53F81159D34

  • Application submitted by MHBC Planning on behalf of TMD Atria Corp.

  • Official Plan Amendment:

  • redesignate a portion of the land from Residential to Environmental Protection Area

  • identify the residential portion as Defined Policy Area XX

  • allow for a 19-storey residential apartment building with a maximum density of 500 units per hectare on the property

  • Rezone from Residential Apartment Dwelling Second Density - 2 with Special Provisions (RA2-2, SP-499) to "Residential Apartment Dwelling Second Density - 2 with Special Provisions" (RA2-2, SP-XXX) and "Environmental Protection " (EP) Zone

  • Special Provisions:

  • reduce west interior side yard setback to an underground parking structure

  • reduced west interior side yard setback

  • reduced front yard setback to balconies

  • eliminate front yard setback to stairs

  • reduce front yard setback to underground parking structure

  • increase maximum lot coverage

  • eliminate landscape buffer along eastern interior side lot line

  • reduce landscape buffer along west interior side lot line

  • increase maximum gross floor area (GFA)

  • increased building height

  • reduce parking spaces per unit

  • permit 12 shared parking spaces to be used only for commercial uses and residential visitors

  • permit uses from the "General Commercial" (C4) Zone

  • increase density to 500 units per hectare


Section B

🗣🏢 Public Meeting – 34, 36, 38, 40, 44 & 50 Bradford Street (Ward 2)


🗣🏢 Public Meeting – 129 Collier Street (Ward 2)


Section C

🏘🏢 2021 Affordable Housing Monitoring Report and Affordable Housing Strategy Update



📝📄 General Committee Report

⚡️💡 Barrie Hydro Holdings Inc. Annual General Meeting Matters



📝📄 General Committee Report


Section A

Approved Unanimously


🏙📜 Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA) Governance Bylaw and Related Documents

  • Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10918529&GUID=6234A1C8-3280-4B21-92EE-5706634C0CB5

  • Downtown Barrie BIA Constitution: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10918491&GUID=78BD1E2B-87B4-40E2-B9E9-A63F8AF7C54D

  • Downtown Barrie BIA Bylaws: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10918492&GUID=FE6DF96D-C559-44B4-BB14-DAE9B2D0D0A7

  • Authorize the City Clerk to present the draft Governance Bylaw (Appendix A of the Staff Report) to Council for consideration

  • This Governance Bylaw would bring the BIA governance more in line with the requirements of the Municipal Act, as well as clarify the roles and relationships between the BIA and City of Barrie

  • Direct the BIA Board to provide these mandatory governance documents (as per the Municipal Act and the Municipal Elections Act), to include the minimum provisions identified in the staff report, by the end of Q2, 2022 (June):

  • A Procedural Bylaw / Constitution

  • Policies with respect to the sale and other disposition of land, hiring of employees, and procurement of goods and services

  • A Records Retention and Disposition Policy

  • An Election-Related Resources Policy

  • Approve the BIA Constitution and Bylaws

  • Direct the Economic and Creative Development Department to develop an operational Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the BIA and City of Barrie to be presented to General Committee, addressing:

  • Role and services provided by the BIA, in alignment with the Municipal Act

  • the improvement, beautification and maintenance of municipally-owned lands within the BIA boundary not generally provided by the municipality

  • to promote the Business Improvement Area

  • Role and services provided by the City

  • Meridian Place programming, Special Events, and Meridian Place Storage Container

🌳🗺 Heritage Park Master Plan

🏗📊 Capital Project Status Report

✍️🧑‍⚖️ Temporary Delegation of Authority to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

  • Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10918531&GUID=B2C386E7-0EBE-4AD9-B931-4DD4566BFE6F

  • This motion essentially transfers (temporary) authority to the CAO during the "lame duck" period (the time between municipal election nominations closing and final voting day), as Council is prevented from taking certain actions during the election period.

  • Temporary authority includes:

  • Awarding or accepting contracts (purchase of goods, services, or construction from one or more selected suppliers/contractors) where Section 15 of the Procurement Bylaw would normally apply (subject to satisfaction of Director of Finance / Treasurer)

  • Adjust Capital Project Funding, if the adjustment is in the best interest of the Corporation and necessary for timing (subject to satisfaction of Director of Finance / Treasurer)

  • Authorize extensions in the period to start construction for a maximum of two years, for lands purchased from the City (subject to satisfaction of Director of Business Development and Director of Legal Services), under certain conditions

  • Waiving a right of repurchase for a property and removing any restrictions on title (subject to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services and Director of Business Development), under cirtain circumstances

  • Provide direction in regard to the conduct of litigation or potential litigation, including settlement if fair and reasonable and in best interest of the Corporation (in consultation with the appropriate General Manager and the Director of Legal Services)

  • Approve of negotiated agreements of purchase and sale or expropriation settlements (subject to satisfaction of Director of Legal Services) resulting from previous Council Direction that declared the property surplus or directed staff to acquire the property

  • Consider the report of an inquiry officer and approve or not approve a proposed expropriate or approve it with modifications

🚫🅿️ Parking Restrictions on Geddes Crescent

  • Direct Development Services to investigate the feasibility of implementing parking restrictions on Geddes Crescent, especially around the bend on the north end, and report back to General Committee

✈️💰 CFB Borden Request for Support for the 2022 Canadian Armed Forces Day and Air Show

  • Contribute $10,000 from the Tourism Reserve Fund for the Air Show

  • Waive rental fees for their use of the Southshore Community Centre (June 18-19)


Section B

Approved Unanimously

💉🚮 Needle Collection Kiosk Pilot Program – Additional Information


Section C

J.Harris & Morales declared conflicts as landlords