General Committee – Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7pm

Library Budget Requirements policy, Kempenfelt Kelly trademark, Q2 Business Plan status

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Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1315831&GUID=57BC2D87-896B-4C7B-85F4-C3C7B5047EFD

City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1315831&GUID=57BC2D87-896B-4C7B-85F4-C3C7B5047EFD&Options=info|&Search=

Meeting Location: Council Chambers or online

All Council Members In Attendance

📝📑 Reports of Reference, Advisory or Special Committees

💸🤷 Affordability Committee

• Report from September 10: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788048&GUID=592D614A-9D56-46F3-BB0A-0DACD8016E00

• RECIEVED

🏦🧑‍⚖️ Finance and Responsible Governance Committee

• Report from September 17:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14792156&GUID=6E22F0DC-0792-4FC8-B9DB-B46E21390B2A 

• RECIEVED

🧒💰 Youth Ambassadors Program - Donor Directed Investment Flowthrough Fund

• Dissolve the City of Barrie's Donor Directed Investment Flowthrough Fund Agreement with the Barrie Community Foundation for the International Relations Committee / Youth Ambassadors Program

• Establish a separate agreement between the Foundation and the Youth Ambassadors Program representatives with no reference or involvement by the City of Barrie

• APPROVED on consent

📚💰 Library Budget Requirements Policy

• Report:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771928&GUID=2A10226D-1D38-4AC3-9496-EDE46169DBDB 

• Library Budget Requirements Policy:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14771929&GUID=9D164EB1-F408-4E1B-AA82-73AC76DE410A 

• Approve the Library Budget Requirements Policy, prepared by staff in the Finance Department

• APPROVED on consent

📑🗂 Staff Reports

🚫🅿️ Duckworth Street Parking Restrictions

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788043&GUID=A49B15F1-25C1-4DAA-99C5-0B92CB94052B

• Recommendation: Add "No Parking Anytime" to Duckworth Street, both sides, from Bell Farm Road to St. Vincent Street

• APPROVED on consent

🦕™️ Intellectual Property Rights - Kempenfelt Kelly Trademark

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788046&GUID=407E43E7-56F4-4C3A-93E4-578974EFB012

• Recommendations:

  • Receive the report regarding the City's intellectual property rights related to the name and use of Kempenfelt Kelly

  • Provide a licensing agreement to Tourism Barrie for the immediate and continued use of the Kempenfelt Kelly registered Official Marks and Trademark to promote tourism activity in the City

  • Authorize the City Clerk to sign a Consent to Use of the Trademark letter for Tourism Barrie

  • Economic and Creative Development to develop a policy framework for community and commercial use of the Kempenfelt Kelly mark that reflects the principles of civic pride, children's enjoyment, and tourism promotion and report back to General Committee

• APPROVED on consent

💰📊 2025 Business Plan Status as of June 30

• Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14788047&GUID=956A11D0-D942-4F22-B0D8-F192A64C8DAE

  • There is currently a Tax Rate operating surplus of $2.6M, Water Rate operating surplus of $193K, Wastewater Rate operating deficit of $1.8M and Parking Rate operating surplus of $305K

  • Development Charge discounts totalling $3,595,027 were granted

  • Departments have forecast spending $242.5M by year end, or 72% of the available budget

  • Council approved hiring Avail Consulting with a budget of up to $125K for the Community Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee to support the review and any revisions to Barrie's Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

• Recommendations:

  • Receive the report

  • Add $85,000 to the 2025 Operating Budget for consulting work by Avail Consulting, to be funded by the Reinvestment Reserve

• APPROVED on consent

📥🔄 Circulation List Referrals

• Nil