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City Council - Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7pm

Updated: Nov 4

finalizing the proposed Municipal Boundary Restructuring a mere two days after the Public Meeting, changing the Use of City Property Bylaw to allow (belatedly) Encampment Evictions, funding Ice Storm clean-up

It is particularly egregious for Council to be rushing through both the Municipal Boundary Restructuring and the Anti-Encampment Bylaws on Erev Yom Kippur, knowing that many of the people who would probably want to speak to it cannot attend, due to High Holiday celebrations


Meeting Location:  Council Chambers or online


PRESENT: Nuttall, Thomson, Riepma, Nixon, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Morales, Hamilton

ABSENT: Kungl, Courser



📜📜 Confirmation of the Minutes



🏆🏅 Awards and Recognitions


⚽️🥅 2012 Boys Imodel Barrie Soccer Club Team

  • Recognition of the team qualifying for the Imodel C1 Division, and their successful season


🇩🇪🏫 Helmholtz Gymnasium Delegation from Zweibrucken, Germany

  • We encourage everyone to watch the video to hear the Gymnasium representative's speech



🗣🎙 Deputations

  • None



📝📄 General Committee Report


Section A (reports received)

  • RECEIVED (vote not shown)

💸🤷 Affordability Committee

🏦🧑‍⚖️ Finance and Responsible Governance Committee


Section B (consent items)

  • ADOPTED, unanimously

🧒💰 Youth Ambassadors Program - Donor Directed Investment Flowthrough Fund

  • Dissolve the City of Barrie's Donor Directed Investment Flowthrough Fund Agreement with the Barrie Community Foundation for the International Relations Committee / Youth Ambassadors Program

  • Establish a separate agreement between the Foundation and the Youth Ambassadors Program representatives with no reference or involvement by the City of Barrie

📚💰 Library Budget Requirements Policy

🚫🅿️ Duckworth Street Parking Restrictions

🦕™️ Intellectual Property Rights - Kempenfelt Kelly Trademark

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788046&GUID=407E43E7-56F4-4C3A-93E4-578974EFB012

  • Recommendations:

    • Receive the report regarding the City's intellectual property rights related to the name and use of Kempenfelt Kelly

    • Provide a licensing agreement to Tourism Barrie for the immediate and continued use of the Kempenfelt Kelly registered Official Marks and Trademark to promote tourism activity in the City

    • Authorize the City Clerk to sign a Consent to Use of the Trademark letter for Tourism Barrie

    • Economic and Creative Development to develop a policy framework for community and commercial use of the Kempenfelt Kelly mark that reflects the principles of civic pride, children's enjoyment, and tourism promotion and report back to General Committee

💰📊 2025 Business Plan Status as of June 30

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788047&GUID=956A11D0-D942-4F22-B0D8-F192A64C8DAE

    • There is currently a Tax Rate operating surplus of $2.6M, Water Rate operating surplus of $193K, Wastewater Rate operating deficit of $1.8M and Parking Rate operating surplus of $305K

    • Development Charge discounts totalling $3,595,027 were granted

    • Departments have forecast spending $242.5M by year end, or 72% of the available budget

    • Council approved hiring Avail Consulting with a budget of up to $125K for the Community Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee to support the review and any revisions to Barrie's Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

  • Recommendations:

    • Receive the report

    • Add $85,000 to the 2025 Operating Budget for consulting work by Avail Consulting, to be funded by the Reinvestment Reserve



📝📄 General Committee Report - Proposed Municipal Boundary Restructuring - Public Meeting



📝📄 General Committee Report

  • Report from October 1:  not yet available (because the General Committee Meeting is only happening two hours before this meeting, yet they'll be finalizing the vote on the entire Proposed Municipal Boundary Restructuring issue at this meeting)


Section A

  • CARRIED (unanimously, according to Mayor, though video does not show all hands raised)

🗺️🦹 Municipal Boundary Restructuring


Section B

  • CARRIED (vote unclear on video)

🤐🏷️ Confidential Potential Acquisition of Land Matter - Post Secondary Institution

❄️🍻 Pilot Winter Downtown Patio Program Update and Recommendations

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14820815&GUID=0D9DC39A-5AEC-46EE-99CD-4F962221A120

  • Incorporate the pilot project as an annual program

  • Winter Downtown Patios to be subject to all terms and conditions associated with the standard downtown patio program, with the following conditions:

    • Right of Way Activity Permits for Winter Downtown Patios will be issued to support breweries and restaurants to maintain their patios from November 16 to the second Thursday of April, with a minimum sidewalk clearance of 1.5m for pedestrian access and the understanding that approved patios will not require the relocation of City infrastructure, including but not limited to bollards

    • Adequate snow storage must be demonstrated

    • All other provisions within the Business Licensing Bylaw and the Snow Clearing (Downtown) Bylaw will remain in full effect during this period

  • Approved Winter Downtown Patios will be limited to a maximum of six businesses per year on a first-come first-served basis

  • The Winter Downtown Patio program is to be incorporated into the current Patio Program Fees Bylaw, such that program participants pay one $400 fee per year to participate in the Downtown Patio Program, and a lease rate of $0.40 per square foot per month, requiring applicants to only submit amendments to their ROWA permits to move between winter and standard patio permit requirements


Section C

🏗️🏘️ Update on the Development Charge Waiver (Holiday)

  • Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14820816&GUID=979A7640-BE5F-420B-9CC7-EC7154AF0FC8 

    • An update on the projects interested in taking part in the pilot project to waive development charges for developments providing at least 20% affordable housing

  • Raise the original DC waiver upset of $30M to $80M of funds being administered on a first-come, first-serve basis until the limit is reached, provided applicants meet all eligible requirements

  • RECORDED VOTE called by the Mayor: FOR: Riepma, Nixon, Thomson, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Morales, Hamilton, Nuttall

  • CARRIED



➡️📜 Direct Motions


🥶💰 Operating and Capital Costs - 2025 Ice Storm

  • Moved / Seconded By: Nixon, Thomson

  • Request assistance under the Municipal Ice Storm Assistance program with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to allow for the City to submit a claim for costs associated with the ice storm, and give authority to Colleen Smith, Interim Director of Finance to verify and attest to the accuracy of the claim

  • CARRIED, unanimously


⛺️‼️ Update to the Use of City Property Bylaw

  • Moved / Seconded By: Thomson, Nixon

  • Update the existing Use of City Property Bylaw to ensure they reflect current processes and practices related to encampment evictions (which have already been taking place - also, the original Bylaw proposed once again prevented people from giving away food, water, or other necessities of life - It appears that someone reminded Council that this got the City in trouble with the Ontario Human Rights Commission the last time they tried this, because the proposed Bylaw was updated same-day to include individuals in the exemption list of who could give away food, water, etc.)

  • Authorize the Legislative and Court Services Department (Enforcement Services) to apply to the Ministry of the Attorney General for set fines related to this new Bylaw, with fine amounts ranging from $100 - $1000 (instead of fining people money they don't have for not properly putting away garbage, it would make infinitely more sense to simply provide proper waste disposal stations)

  • RECORDED VOTE requested by Mayor: FOR: Riepma, Nixon, Thomson, Nigussie, Harvey, Harris, Morales, Hamilton, Nuttall

    • CARRIED


💌🎾 Direct Motion Without Notice: Letter of Support for Matchpoint Tennis Club Concept of a Tennis Dome to be Located in City of Barrie

  • REQUEST To Present by:  Riepma / Nixon

    • CARRIED (vote not shown)

  • MOTION:  That a letter of support be provided to Matchpoint Tennis Club for their concept of a tennis dome to be located in the City of Barrie, and that staff work with representatives of Matchpoint Tennis Club on potential locations and report back to the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee

  • CARRIED, unanimously



📜📜 Bylaws


🛑🛑 Bill 109 - Grove Street East & Johnson Street Signalization, Ward 2


⛺️‼️ Bill 110 - Use of City Property Bylaw


🗺️🦹 Bill 111 - Municipal Boundary Restructuring


Bills 109-11 APPROVED (vote not shown)


📜✅ Bill 112 - Confirmation Bylaw





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