Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 5pm

developers arguing against development charges, travel policy for the International Committee

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1208267&GUID=4FF3B9E7-9E85-4F7C-B6F6-86ECF9751643

Watch Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uFnyrggEqg

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1208267&GUID=4FF3B9E7-9E85-4F7C-B6F6-86ECF9751643

Meeting Location: Council Chambers

PRESENT: Chair Harvey, Nuttall, Thomson (Kungl arrived late)

GUESTS: Riepma, Nixon, Courser (Harris & Nigussie arrived late)

🎤🙋 Open Delegations

🧾🏗️ Development Charges for 80 Big Bay Point Road

• Open Delegation Request, Isabel Bercasio: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13299477&GUID=42408E6D-59DC-4EB4-8E66-186C10273069

• Arguing against the Section 27 Development Charge

• Asking to defer development charges for this commercial property until building is occupied, so businesses don't have to come up with an up-front payment, which would make it more difficult to rent out space.

• MOVED by Thomson to enter into an agreement with the Rinomato Group to defer payment of development charges to occupancy instead of issuance of building permits.

  • "friendly" amendment by Kungl that if occupancy doesn't occur after 3 years, interest charges will be applied

  • amended further by Thomson to make it 3 years after building completion

  • "friendly" amendment by Nuttall to make the agreement 5 years only (with the 3 year interest from above)

  • CARRIED, Unanimously

🧾🏗️ Development Charges for 399 Veterans Drive

• Open Delegation request from Sean Mason

• Arguing against the Section 27 Development Charge

• Project is "missing middle" housing. Asking for frozen DC rate to be extended 45 days, since he missed the June expiration date for frozen rate.

• MOVED by Thomson to enter into an agreement with Sean Mason Homes to apply the previous frozen development charge rate that expired June 8 plus indexing with term for payment to expire 45 days after Council approval

  • CARRIED, unanimously

🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations

• Nil

↪️📥 Deferred / Referred Items

• Nil

📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports

💰📈 Investment Board

• Report, August 13: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13299475&GUID=0D611915-271A-40E2-B032-8238661D6701

• RECEIVED on consent

🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Advisory Committee

• Report, September 3: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13302130&GUID=1E07317C-C09F-4C42-BF83-6EFB941731AD

• RECEIVED on consent

✈️🍽️ Committee Travel Policy

• Direct Legislative and Court Services to develop a Committee travel policy using the same provisions in the Reimbursement of Council Expenses Policy and report back to the Finance and Responsible Governance Committee

• Until a Committee Travel Policy is approved by Council, Members of the International Relations Committee to follow the travel provisions in the Reimbursement of Council Expenses Policy

• HELD by Thomson, to make amendment

• AMENDMENT by Thomson: to delete paragraph one, and replace paragraph two with "That members of the International Relations Committee follow the travel provisions detailed in the Reimbursement of Council Expenses Policy."

  • CARRIED, unanimously

📑🗂 Staff Reports

• Nil

💡🗣️ Items of Discussion

• Nil