General Committee – Proposed Municipal Restructuring Public Meeting - Monday, September 29, 2025, 6pm

Public Meeting on the proposed municipal restructuring between Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Springwater and Simcoe County

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1337491&GUID=F40C0464-6E66-48CD-801E-70A9E077C6C1

Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VaJS_VRxcY

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1337491&GUID=F40C0464-6E66-48CD-801E-70A9E077C6C1

City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1337491&GUID=F40C0464-6E66-48CD-801E-70A9E077C6C1&Options=info|&Search=

Meeting Location: Council Chambers or online

PRESENT: Nuttall, Thomson, Riepma, Nixon, Courser, Nigussie, Harris

LATE: Harvey

ABSENT: Kungl, Morales, Hamilton

🗣️🏙️ Public Meetings

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• If you wish to provide oral comments electronically, please register in advance by emailing: cityclerks@barrie.ca or calling 705-739-4220 x5500 during regular office hours prior to 12pm on the day of the meeting

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🗺️🦹 Proposed Municipal Restructuring - Barrie, Oro-Medonte, Springwater, Simcoe County

• Public Meeting Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816271&GUID=8AF656E9-0438-4BDE-B1DB-A9730F97AB56

• Preliminary Natural Heritage Constraints Assessment: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816272&GUID=F7B38A5D-586C-4D17-A658-2C2CE4C9A7F0

• Plenary Presentation (September 16) - Preliminary Natural Heritage Constraints Assessment: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816276&GUID=667185D9-A1D3-48D1-BA34-4E8447DEC25E by North-South Environmental

• Hemson - Joint Land Needs Analysis & Study, Stage 3: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816273&GUID=31B2B44B-9709-42EB-94B6-10AA5D7D866B

• Office of the Provincial Land and Development Facilitator Summary: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816274&GUID=79445BA2-9A30-4742-A287-E97866D5DA00

• Oro-Medonte Boundary Adjustment Agreement: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816275&GUID=8FE77D06-EDE6-42AC-97B3-AB790D7CE1B0

• Springwater Boundary Adjustment Agreement: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816279&GUID=EC0D7FF5-549F-4C75-8870-7B05EC4013EB

• Engineering Analysis: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14816704&GUID=BBCDF426-B9AE-455D-8E37-BA16D784D784

• Petition - Barrie & Oro-Medonte Residents: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14817414&GUID=B55CE1CE-6478-44EC-8BB0-BCFC84CD0364

• The City of Barrie, the Township of Oro-Medonte, the Township of Springwater and the County of Simcoe have been engaged in facilitated discussions to develop mutually acceptable growth management solutions across their jurisdictions. To support this effort, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing tasked the Office of the Provincial Land and Development Facilitator to assist with discussions to ensure alignment with Provincial priorities including the creation of housing and employment opportunities.

• A final restructuring proposal will not be considered for approval by Council at this meeting. The proposal will be considered at the next General Committee meeting, after considering comments received as part of the public meeting and engagement process, outlined in the Municipal Act. Note that this "next General Committee meeting" has just been scheduled for THIS WEDNESDAY, October 1 (it was not on the City's Legistar page earlier this week). Which gives very little time to consider any comments, and appears to be yet another case of Council forcing items through without a chance for "sober second thought" or public input.