Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6pm

City to stop funding the Youth Ambassadors Program, open delegation from Barrie Pride, Library Budget Requirements Policy

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1315827&GUID=791CA912-1F9A-4244-B85F-F0479EB8CA02

Watch Online:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGoLGxuwTIQ

Agenda:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1315827&GUID=791CA912-1F9A-4244-B85F-F0479EB8CA02

City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1315827&GUID=791CA912-1F9A-4244-B85F-F0479EB8CA02&Options=info|&Search=

Meeting Location:  Council Chambers, or electronically

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Harvey (Chair), Thomson, Kungl

ABSENT: Nuttall

ALSO PRESENT: Riepma, Nixon, Courser, Nigussie, Harris

🎤🙋 Open Delegations

🏳️‍🌈🎪 Barrie Pride Event Scheduling

• Delegation Request: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771930&GUID=A8A6662D-13F3-4976-AF2A-2ACC9EF41092

• Asking that historical advocacy groups, such as Barrie Pride, Barrie Native Friendship Centre, Camphill Communities and Uplift Black have static and consistent annual dates for their events, and use of City property such as Meridian Square, downtown streets, etc.

📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports

💰📈 Investment Board

• Report from July 30:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771922&GUID=8E6CC29D-DFD6-4C85-9DA5-9B4DA4505F38

• RECEIVED on consent

🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Committee

• Report from September 2:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771932&GUID=E0FDC0BE-2E14-409C-81D6-B38F60293376

• RECEIVED on consent

🧒💰 Youth Ambassadors Program - Donor Directed Investment Flowthrough Fund

• Recommendation:

  • 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

• APPROVED on consent

📑🗂 Staff Reports

🏳️‍🌈🎪 Barrie Pride

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771931&GUID=65183BE5-D663-4C53-84A6-4959A9C4FF65 from K. Datema, Director of Recreation and Culture Services

• Background information relating to the Barrie Pride delegation request for a static event date

• RECEIVED on consent

📚💰 Library Budget Requirements Policy

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771928&GUID=2A10226D-1D38-4AC3-9496-EDE46169DBDB

• Library Budget Requirements Policy: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771929&GUID=9D164EB1-F408-4E1B-AA82-73AC76DE410A

• Approve the Library Budget Requirements Policy, prepared by staff in the Finance Department

• APPROVED on consent