Council is back from the holidays, for what should hopefully be a quick and controversy-less meeting.
Engage's Follow-up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-of-january-9
Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1070888&GUID=39157463-0B86-40CE-9F78-596603605C85
Watch Again: https://youtu.be/vq8fJ6snCNc
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1070888&GUID=39157463-0B86-40CE-9F78-596603605C85
ABSENT: Morales
Mayor Nuttall began by introducing Paul Evans as the new Chief Building Official for the City of Barrie
Reports of Committees
🚸🚨 Community Safety Committee
RECEIVED unanimously
Report, December 20: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11555500&GUID=AA33EFB8-F650-46E5-B8EE-76AAE6F95E81
Staff Reports
🤐🤝 Confidential Potential Disposition of Property Rights, Mapleview & Bayview
HELD by Harvey
Confidential potential disposition of property rights and instructions to be applied to negotiations on behalf of the municipality – negotiation of potential land lease for local branch of national charity – portion of Mapleview Drive and Bayview Drive
as this was a confidential item, it was discussed by Council in camera after the public portion of the meeting
💰🏫 Grant Application for Skills Development Fund Round 3 Supported by Georgian College
APPROVED on consent
Staff Report (Economic and Creative Development Department): https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11555496&GUID=ECD2EA18-59D3-493F-A452-89A18F19A70C
Direct staff to apply to the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Round 3, through the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD) for up to three years of funding, to address development and labour shortages within the manufacturing sector with Georgian College as the service delivery partner, with the following parameters:
City is the lead applicant
all costs incurred by the City to administer the program, including employee resources, be identified and supported as part of the application, and
Director of Economic and Creative Development is given authority to make decisions pertaining to the operation and execution of the program, in consultation with applicable departments and the General Manager of Infrastructure and Growth Management
If the application is successful, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be created between the City and Georgian College outlining program deliverables and financial approvals
Authorize the City Clerk to execute all required documents and facilitate the application and any associated funding approvals
🏢🤝 Lease of City Owned Property – 24 Maple Avenue (Ward 2)
APPROVED on consent
Staff Report (Corporate Facilities Department): https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11555631&GUID=214C730C-6BB2-4ABB-8E60-5E5B648088A3
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a commercial lease agreement for the former convenience store space at 24 Maple Street, with the following terms & conditions:
MVT Canadian Bus (the City's current transit operator) will lease the property as transit operator support space
approximately 500 square feet of vacant space
one-year term at rate of $26.50 per square foot, with optional annual renewal periods subject to 2% rate escalation
agreement to include a Right of Termination clause, to vacate the space upon completion of the Allandale Transit Hub
🎧🏗 Second Request for Temporary Noise Exemption at 37 Johnson Street, Barrie for Fram + Slokker (Ward 1)
HELD by Riepma
Staff Report (Legislative and Court Services): https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11555495&GUID=5E39DCE3-A3DB-4C13-8920-21A6128086AB
Previous Request: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11463881&GUID=728A8F42-0180-4C77-9BFE-69C96CFEB868
Recommending to deny this second request, and uphold the parameters of the Noise Bylaw
AMENDMENT by Riepma – to grant the temporary exemption to allow noise until 8pm one day per week, Monday through Thursday, expiring on June 20, subject to conditions:
notification must be given to all residents within 500m and to Enforcement Services
applicant requested to restrict noise to 5pm whenever possible
crane lights will be turned off at 8pm
other lighting will be pointed away from adjacent residences
the boulevard is only to be used for receiving, not for long-term storage
if they fail to comply with the above, the exemption will be revoked
Riepma explained that this was to help the construction be completed before summer, when residents would want to be enjoying their time outdoors, and felt it was a good compromise.
MOTION, as amended APPROVED unanimously
🤐👥 Confidential Personal Information Matter – Appointments to Various Boards and Committees of Council
HELD by Thomson
Confidential Staff Report from Legislative and Court Services
as this was a confidential item, it was discussed by Council in camera after the public portion of the meeting
🗓👥 Schedule of City Council and General Committee Meetings for 2023 to 2026
APPROVED on consent
Staff Report (Legislative and Court Services): https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11555501&GUID=9B97485F-773B-4D6B-943C-1157C7C92575
Setting the schedule of City Council and General Committee meetings for 2023-2026
Authorizing the City Clerk in consultation with the Mayor to alter the schedule as required
Item from Circulation List
📝🧑🌾 Correspondence from Barrie Farmers' Market
Correspondence from Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11567277&GUID=D1343671-E267-4CAC-AEF0-C739A89645B6
MOVED by Kungl to refer this to the Finance and Good Governance Committee, to consider their funding request to repeat the mobile markets this summer, and consider winter expansion items
CARRIED unanimously
In Camera Results
🤝🏢 Negotiation of Potential Land Lease for Local Branch of National Charity – Mapleview & Bayview
Declaring surplus approximately 3 acres of City-owned property at Mapleview & Bayview, for the sole purpose of negotiating a land lease with YMCA Simcoe
Directing the CAO and Director of Legal Services to negotiate a potential land lease, based on general terms and conditions in the confidential staff report, and report back to General Committee.
👥👮 Appointment to the Barrie Police Services Board
Appointing Greg Ferguson to the Barrie Police Services Board
Councillor Harvey declared a conflict and did not vote
👥👥 Appointments to Various Boards and Committees of Council
Barrie Public Library Board: John Edwin Bicknell, George Hawtin, Merrisa Little, Austin Mitchell, Robin Munro, Michael Sauro and David (Hongxue) Zhao
Business Licensing Appeal Committee: William French, Catherine Kenwell, Stephen Kinsella, Camille Kosokowsky and Prabhat Batra
Committee of Adjustment: Andrea Butcher-Milne, Jay Dolan, Graydon Ebert, Carol Phillips, and Stephen Trotter
Heritage Barrie Advisory Committee: Cathy Colebatch, Debra Excel, Craig Froese, Camille Kosokowsky, Kayleigh MacKinnon, Sarah MacKinnon, Shelley Marchant, Pauline Stevenson, and Prabhat Batra
Property Standards Committee: Alex Goldstein, Stephen Kinsella, Camille Kosokowsky, Carol Phillips, Brendan Saxton
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