Executive Committee – Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5pm

Updated: 13 hours ago

parking and traffic calming, pilot project for seniors and expectant mothers dedicated parking, financial impacts of tariffs

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Meeting Location: Council Chambers

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Nuttall (Chair, non-voting), Thomson, Hamilton, Harvey, Nixon

ABSENT: Morales

ALSO PRESENT: Riepma, Courser, Nigussie

💡🗣️ Items for Discussion

Sponsor: Riepma
Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789657&GUID=178838E7-C7FE-4C13-921F-3D9F138D8984
Investigate the feasibility of establishing a no parking zone on the north side of Indian Arrow Road from Johnson Street east to the first driveway
REFERRAL (Thomson) to staff, to report back to Parking Ad Hoc Committee
- CARRIED (vote not shown)

Sponsor: Riepma
Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789658&GUID=679DBF0D-1500-452C-89B3-4F2E807F27DF
Investigate the feasibility of establishing a no parking zone on one side of Steel Street between Johnson Street and Penetanguishene Road
REFERRAL (Thomson) to staff, to report back to Parking Ad Hoc Committee
- CARRIED (vote not shown)

Sponsor: Riepma
Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789659&GUID=79E15A6A-C7AE-42DC-85BB-4C3B5AAE36B3
Leave the stairs from the Kempenfelt sidewalk to the North Shore Trail unchained in the winter and place a "no maintenance in winter" sign on the stairs instead
REFERRAL (Thomson) to staff, to include this option in the North Shore Trail Master Plan
- CARRIED (FOR: Thomson, Harvey, Nixon; AGAINST: Hamilton)

Sponsor: Nigussie
Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789661&GUID=1D84798C-4FDB-4037-AB47-4150B07C291F
Create a four-way stop at the intersection of Penvill Trail and McIntyre Drive
DEFERRAL (Thomson) to next Executive Committee meeting, as staff are already doing a study of the intersection
- CARRIED (vote not shown)

Sponsors: Harvey & Nigussies
Notice: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789660&GUID=35B8FC25-9844-447B-9255-8999CA1ADC73
Create a 12-month pilot project allocating a minimum of 8 parking spaces near the front entrance of the Peggy Hill Team Community Centre for senior and expectant mother parking, and have staff report back to Executive Committee upon completion
AMENDMENT by Thomson to add a report to council in 6 months about the utilization, to see if it the program would benefit other recreation centres
- CARRIED (vote not shown)

Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14789656&GUID=4C3BE420-74D7-41B4-BB21-86CBC75659B7 from Colleen Smith, Interim Director of Finance
The value of purchase orders issued to U.S. based vendors is 0.64% of all purchase orders issued since the Mayoral Direction on March 4
Staff have been able to effectively navigate procurement challenges without amending the bylaw, and do not recommend any changes
RECEIVED