General Committee – Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 7pm (or immediately following City Council meeting)

Jan 5, 20241 min read

Updated: Jan 12, 2024

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Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1147911&GUID=4D1BC367-7BFB-43B6-935A-DB9D7FFE9884

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Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1147911&GUID=4D1BC367-7BFB-43B6-935A-DB9D7FFE9884

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Report from December 13: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12552966&GUID=E67E1E51-712B-4F75-BADE-D17EADAD225A
RECEIVED, unanimously

HELD by Kungl (at Nuttall's request)
Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12554336&GUID=1570443B-7BB5-4DAC-89ED-8EFE775A24D8
Affordable Housing Strategy: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12552955&GUID=DB1157CF-6EE1-453F-BAAF-144D6885F21F
Recommending that the City of Barrie's Affordable Housing Strategy be the guiding strategy for the City to action on housing affordability in 2024 an beyond as resources and budget allow, and that Development Services bring forward an implementation plan, including any budget requirements, and report back to the Affordability Committee by June, 2024
Held for discussion, no amendments made.
APPROVED, unanimously

APPROVED on Consent
Information supplied in confidence to the Municipality which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization
From minutes, this was regarding redeeming a $20M promissory note from Alectra that will be maturing on May 31. A new reserve, the Hydro Contribution Reserve, will be created to track the funds, with earned investment returns being used in the operating budget replacing the current promissory note interest