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Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee – Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6pm

open delegation from Carival Barrie, 2025 Asset Management Plan, Salt Management, Culture Plan and Public Art Strategy


Minutes: not yet available

Meeting Location:  Council Chambers, or electronically



🎤🙋 Open Delegations


🎪🫴 Carnival Barrie 2025



🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations


🚍🚰 2025 Asset Management Plan


🧂🚜 Salt Management


🎭🧑‍🎨 Culture Plan and Public Art Strategy



📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports


🎭🎶 Arts Advisory Committee


👟♻️ Active Transportation and Sustainability Advisory Committee


🧒👥 Youth Council Advisory Committee


🌹🌻 Communities In Bloom Advisory Committee



📑🗂 Staff Reports


🧂🚜 Salt Management


🎭📋 Culture Plan Update

  • Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14158724&GUID=024CA746-41C6-46D1-BAFC-7AA3B7187555 from A. Dyke, BSc., Cultural Development Officer, Economic & Creative Development

  • Recommendation:

    • Receive the Culture Plan Update and approve it in principle to guide the future planning and development of the cultural sector

    • Use the 65 recommendations identified in the Report to guide the development of the 2026-2035 Cultural Development operating budgets and future Capital Plans for Council consideration as part of the Business Plan approval process

    • Include these implementation items as part of the 2026 Budget (with a net-zero impact on tax base):

      • Reallocate $60,000 from the Recreation and Sport Community Grant Program (reducing the funding envelope to $240,000) to develop a Cultural & Community Celebration Fund in collaboration with Recreation and Culture Services

      • Allocate $50,000 in unspent funds from the Culture Plan and Public Master Plan to update the Arts and Culture Investment Program to align with the new Culture Plan and explore alternate funding models to grow the program

      • Re-allocate $32,000 in summer student salaries from the Economic and Creative Development budget to create a part-time Culture Development Assistant (14 hours per week)

    • Direct the Economic and Creative Development Department to report back to General Committee on the progress of the plan's implementation as part of the department's Performance and Budget Reporting


🎨♟️ Public Art Strategy

  • Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14158723&GUID=51CF3BF8-9F39-441F-982F-F43FFD9551D3 from Carol-Ann Ryan, MA, Hons.BA, Public Art Coordinator, Economic & Creative Development, and C. Pollard, Manager, Small Business and Creative Sector

  • Recommendation:

    • Receive the Public Art Strategy and approve it in principle to guide the future planning and development of the cultural sector

    • Use the Implementation Guide and Actions identified in Appendix A to guide the development of the 2026-2035 Public Art Program operating budgets and future Capital Plans for Council consideration as part of the Business Plan approval process.

    • Include these implementation items in the 2026 Budget (with a net-zero impact on tax base):

      • Fully operationalize the annual Public Art Reserve allocation of $60,408.76 to support temporary art projects on an annual basis, including the Traffic Cabinet program and Brightening Barriers, with any unused funds allocated to the Public Art Reserve

      • Complete feasibility/revenue tool assessment to identify revenue opportunities to build sustainable funding capacity for public art (as identified in the Public Art Strategy) and develop a model to be presented to General Committee

    • Direct the Economic and Creative Development Department to report back to General Committee on the progress of the plan's implementation as part of the department's Performance and Budget Reporting




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