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Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 5pm

Updated: 5 days ago

2024 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, Georgian College downtown expansion, Corporate Net Zero Strategy


Watch Online:  https://www.youtube.com/citybarrie [direct link not yet available]

Meeting Location:  Council Chambers, or electronically


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

ALSO ATTENDING: Riepma, Nixon, Nigussie, Harris (Late Arrival: Morales)


🎤🙋 Open Delegations


🚰🧾 Water Bill Dispute



🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations


🏦🕵️‍♀️ Deloitte Audit


🏫🎓 Georgian College




↪️📥 Deferred / Referred Items


📛👥 Committee Name Change

  • Referred by General Committee on May 7

  • Recommendation:  Rename the Active Transportation and Sustainability Advisory Committee to the Sustainability Advisory Committee

  • APPROVED on consent



📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports


🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Commitee

🇺🇸👥 Saginaw Sister City Conference

  • Recommendation: That staff in the Economic and Creative Development Department be supported to attend the Saginaw Sister City Conference, fall 2025, subject to Mayor and CAO approval

  • APPROVED on consent


💰📈 Investment Board



📑🗂 Staff Reports


✍️🥇 Priority Resident Registration for Recreation Programs

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14256685&GUID=6E95E947-DB9F-401A-B999-A4D71F46F2DA from K. Datema, Director Recreations Services

  • Recommendation: Implement a prioritiy registration process for Barrie residents for recreation programs (in advance of non-residents)

  • HELD by Thomson

  • AMENDMENT by Thomson:

    • That the registration for non-residents for the City of Barrie recreational programs begin 7 days after the opening of registration for Barrie residents, and

    • That the non-resident surcharge for the City of Barrie recreation programs be increased to 25%, and

    • That a 120-day notice be provided to the Township of Springwater to terminate the current agreement, and

    • That a letter be sent to the residents of Springwater explaining that the service reductions are a result of the actions of the Township of Springwater Council ["who didn't see the merit of what we provide"]

    • AMENDMENT CARRIED (vote not shown - after the vote, Harvey mentioned Nuttall had left, so he presumably did not vote)

  • MOTION, as amended, CARRIED (vote not shown - after the vote, Harvey mentioned Nuttall had left, so he presumably did not vote)


🏦📊 2024 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements


🚫💨 Corporate Net Zero Strategy 2025-2050

  • Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14256687&GUID=0A7FB56E-80E1-4636-BE5B-8A8692D9D6F0 from C. Rodger, Climate Change Coordinator, Energy Management Branch

  • Recommendations:

    • Endorse in principle the Corporate Net Zero Strategy

    • Evaluate low-carbon alternatives as part of the standard capital planning process for all assets

    • Recommend low-carbon options when renewing energy-consuming corporate assets in capital planning and budgeting, when lifecycle payback offsets the incremental cost

    • Direct staff to evaluate the feasibility and lifecycle cost implications of designing new facilities to net-zero energy standards, and report back to Council with recommendations for a formal policy and implementation plan

    • Replace all internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicle (EV) equivalents, typically at end of life, and when feasible, considering the availability of suitable EV models, operational requirements, and the infrastructure needed to support electric vehicles

    • Deploy renewable energy assets when they provide a positive return on investment, and authorize the Director of Corporate Facilities to execute or modify agreements related to regulatory approvals for these assets

    • Prioritize low-carbon options when equipment failure requires immediate replacement under the City's emergency procurement provisions, whenever technically feasible

    • Direct the Corporate Facilities Department to give a progress report annually to General Committee

  • HELD by Thomson

  • AMENDMENT by Thomson:

    • Add paragraph: That any Return on Investment beyond five years on a new build be approved by the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer

    • AMENDMENT CARRIED (vote not shown, unclear whether Nuttall had returned)

  • MOTION, as amended, CARRIED (vote not shown, unclear whether Nuttall had returned)



🫂🛠️ Community Project Submission(s)


🖼️🖼️ Artist Panels at Dorian Parker Centre


🖼️🏆 Painting Refurbishing at Barrie Sports Hall of Fame


☘️☘️ White Clover at Lovers' Creek Access


🪧🤗 Welcome to Painswick Sign


🚲🚲 Bike Racks in Ward 9


🚲🚲Bike Racks in Ward 6


🪧🌿 Ecological Interpretive Signage, Ward 6


🏎️✋ Traffic Calming, Ward 6


⛲️🌳 Community Outdoor Space at Lampman Lane




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