Finance and Corporate Services – Monday, April 4, 2022, 6:30pm

Moved from its original schedule – getting tucked in just before General Committee

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=954272&GUID=7A3CBD68-DE47-411D-9724-5CD331D8C9ED

Watch Online: https://youtu.be/e-PJ7JOewzo

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=954272&GUID=7A3CBD68-DE47-411D-9724-5CD331D8C9ED

ON LEAVE: Lehman

📝📑 Committee Reports:

📝🧓 Seniors Advisory Committee

• RECEIVED unanimously

• Report from February 28: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10685844&GUID=1B4AF1B2-B9C1-4102-91EC-E23F0F1C76FB

📝🇺🇳 International Relations Committee

• RECEIVED unanimously

• Report from March 1: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10685116&GUID=F3C9D8C5-8AA9-4AA0-8C39-ED6C219A99BC

📝🎓 Town and Gown Committee

• RECEIVED unanimously

• Report from March 23: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10685845&GUID=9AA6AFF4-DE88-404B-B862-087EA8381076

🧕🏾👨🏽 Investigate City Procedures and Policies to Encourage Greater Diversity on City Committees

• CARRIED Unanimously

• That staff in the Legislative and Court Services Department, in consultation with the Anti-Racism Task Force, revise the Discretionary Committee application procedures and policies to encourage and recruit a greater diversity of membership on City committees and report back to General Committee

🏘🏚 Review of Boarding, Lodging, Rooming (BLR) House Regulations

• That staff in the Development Services Department, in consultation with the Legislative and Court Services Department review the regulations associated with Boarding, Lodging, Rooming (BLR) Houses and possible ways to increase compliance with zoning and licensing requirements and report back to General Committee.

• Motion FAILED (FOR: Ward, Harvey; AGAINST: Thomson, J.Harris, Morales)

🏁🚦 Participation in the "It Starts With Me" Initiative

• CARRIED Unanimously

• That staff in Access Barrie, in consultation with the Anti-Racism Task Force and the County of Simcoe, investigate opportunities for the City of Barrie to participate in the “It Starts with Me” initiative and report back to General Committee.

📝🧓 Seniors Advisory Committee

• RECEIVED unanimously

• Report from March 28: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10685846&GUID=80CBAF68-6EBE-4FC2-B1BD-8450E67B68D3

🧓🧑‍⚕️ Nominating a Senior / Caregiver Of The Year

• That staff in the Legislative and Court Services, in consultation with the Seniors Advisory Committee, establish an award in recognition of seniors and be included as part of the Annual Spirit Catcher Award.

• REFERRAL MOTION by Morales:

  • To refer to the next Spirit Catcher Committee meeting

  • REFERRAL approved unanimously