The Barrie Record

City Council

April 12, 2021

Who was there

Present (6): J. Harris, G. Harvey, Kungl, S. Morales, C. Riepma, R. Thomson

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (27 motions)

21 carried, 6 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That motion 21-G-073 of Section “A” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the recognition of COVID-19 victims be amended by deleting the original wording and replacing it with the following: That in order to properly recognize the victims of COVID-19, all requests or recommendations for memorials be
Moved by Councillor, J. Harris, seconded by Councillor, R. Thomson
Referred
That motion 21-G-075 of Section "C" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by deleting paragraph 2 and replacing with the following: "2. That staff in the Operations Department with assistance from the Development Services Department, work with the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority to design, permit and implement ecological restoration plans for those lake and creek shorelines as illustrated in Appendix "A" to the memorandum concerning a Follow Up to Staff Report DEV008-21: Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts dated April 12, 2021 prior to the end of 2021."
Moved by Councillor, M. McCann, seconded by Councillor, G. Harvey
Carried
That motion 21-G-077 of Section "D" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the 2020 Budget and Business Plan Year-End Report be amended in paragraph 13 as follows: That paragraph 13 of motion 20-G-077 be
Moved by Councillor, C. Riepma, seconded by Mayor, J. Lehman
Referred
That motion 21-G-077 of Section "D" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the 2020 Budget and Business Plan Year-End Report be amended by adding the following paragraph: "That all late fees associated with City of Barrie 2021 property tax payments be waived until October 1, 2021, with any late fees paid to date being applied as a credit against the account."
Moved by Mayor, J. Lehman, seconded by Councillor, R. Thomson
Carried
Th..." data-version="4">21-G-077 4 Staff Report 2020 BUDGET AND BUSINESS PLAN YEAR-END REPORT 1. That Staff Report EMT002-21 concerning the 2020 Budget and Business Plan Year-End Report be received. 2. That the following budgeted transfers from reserves in the 2020 Operating Budget be eliminated in order to support the reserve balances for increased 2021 pressures: i) Reinvestment Reserve: $1,000,000; ii) Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve: $1,000,000; iii) Growth Management Reserve: $741,500; and iv) Provincial Gas Tax Reserve: $2,150,000. 3. That $3,045,924 in discretional Development Charge discounts and exemptions granted during the year be recovered from the related rates as follows: i) $2,117,527 from the 2020 year-end Tax supported operating results; ii) $314,948 from the 2020 year-end Water Rate operating results; and iii) $613,449 from the 2020 year-end Wastewater Rate operating results. 4. That $3,905,796 of Safe Restart Funding (Phase 1 Municipal Operations) be used in 2020 to offset COVID-19 pressures related to expenses and
Moved by Councillor, M. McCann, seconded by Councillor, J. Harris
Lost
That motion 21-G-078 of Section “E” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Refreshment Vehicles - Eastview Park/Arena be amended by replacing the paragraph with: “That notwithstanding By-law 2019-059 Parks Use By-law, that prohibits the sale of goods and products in a public park, a refreshment vehicle be permitted to locate within Eastview Park/Eastview Arena and Lampman Lane Park/Community Centre until November 30, 2021.”
Moved by Councillor, C. Riepma, seconded by Councillor, R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "A" of the Planning Committee Report dated March 23, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-P-006 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP)
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "B" of the Planning Committee Report dated March 23, 2021, now circulated, be received. 21-P-007 APPLICATION FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT SUBMITTED BY BALDWIN PLANNING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS ON BEHALF OF ROBERT GILROY - 821 BIG BAY POINT ROAD (WARD 10) (FILE: D30-001-2021)
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "C" of the Planning Committee Report dated March 23, 2021, now circulated, be received. 21-P-008 PRESENTATION CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM 2018 - 2020
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "D" of the Planning Committee Report dated March 23, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-P-009 APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT - 301099 ONTARIO INC. (PREVIN COURT HOMES) - 180 AND 190 FERNDALE DRIVE NORTH, 59 AND 61 SPROULE DRIVE AND PART OF BLOCK 183, PLAN 51M-751 (WARD 5)
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "E" of the Planning Committee Report dated March 23, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-P-010 AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONITORING REPORT 2018, 2019 AND 2020
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "A" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-G-065 PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST - MAPLEVIEW WATER TOWER INTERNAL REPAIRS (WARD 7) 21-G-066 ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE 21-G-067 SALE OF VETERAN’S LANE (WARD 6) City of Barrie Page 11 City Council Minutes - Final April 12, 2021 21-G-068 INVESTING IN CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING AGREEMENT 21-G-069 BILL 197 - PROPOSED CHANGES TO APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW LANDFILL SITES Item was
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Withdrawn
That Section "B" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021, now circulated, be received. City of Barrie Page 12 City Council Minutes - Final April 12, 2021 21-G-074 PRESENTATION CONCERNING THE CITY OF BARRIE’S COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN UPDATE
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraphs: “That staff in the Transit and Parking Strategy Department administer a visitor waterfront parking passes pilot program for 2021 at the Wilkins, Dock Road waterfront areas, as follows: City of Barrie Page 13 City Council Minutes - Final April 12, 2021 a) Each household is entitled to five (5) free passes to be picked up from Service Barrie upon proof of residency or mailed out upon request; b) The pass is only available to residential addresses where the waterfront spillover parking restrictions are currently in place in the Wilkins and Dock Road waterfront areas as identified in Traffic By-law 2020-107, as amended; c) That each pass will be valid for one (1) day and can be used from June 15 to September 15, 2021, at which point the program will expire; and d) That the cost of producing the permits be funded from the Parking Reserve to an upset limit of $1,000.”
Moved by Councillor M. McCann, seconded by Councillor G. Harvey
Carried
That the words “Tyndale Park, Minet’s Point, Johnson’s Beach and Centennial Beach” be added before the word “Wilkins” in paragraph 1 and that $1,000 be replaced with $5,000 in section d) and that the words “That should public health restrictions allow” be added to the beginning of the paragraph.
Moved by Councillor J. Harris, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That “and the tow away zones would apply from June 15 to September 15, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.” be added to the paragraph.
Moved by Councillor M. McCann, seconded by Councillor N. Harris
Carried
That the following be added as a separate paragraph: “That the signs be erected for the summer of 2021 as a pilot program with staff monitoring the situation and that no towing shall take place, and for those vehicles that are not displaying a resident waterfront pass or the friends and family waterfront pass, a warning notice be left along with the parking ticket on the vehicle.”
Moved by Councillor R. Thomson, seconded by Councillor M. McCann
Carried
The words “and the tow away zones would apply from June 15 to September 15, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.” be added to the paragraph and the following be added as a separate paragraph: City of Barrie Page 15 City Council Minutes - Final April 12, 2021 “That the signs be erected for the summer of 2021 as a pilot program with staff monitoring the situation and that no towing shall take place, and for those vehicles that are not displaying a resident waterfront pass or the friends and family waterfront pass, a warning notice be left along with the parking ticket on the vehicle.”
Moved by Councillor R. Thomson, seconded by Councillor M. McCann
Carried
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph: “That staff in Operations Department work with Scales Nature Park concerning the preservation of the turtle hatching area at Wilkins Park, and that the program be named “Save the Turtles”.”
Moved by Councillor M. McCann, seconded by Councillor G. Harvey
Carried
That motion 21-G-075 of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021 concerning the Waterfront Access and Beaches - Summary of COVID Impacts and Addressing Growth - Related Impacts be amended by adding the following paragraph: “That staff in the Development Services and Operations Departments work on the Wilkins Park Construction Plan in order to keep the sandy area of the Park available for public use as much as possible between June 15 to September 15, 2021.”
Moved by Councillor M. McCann, seconded by Councillor G. Harvey
Carried
That the following words be added to the end of the paragraph “except during a state of emergency”.
Moved by Mayor J. Lehman, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That the amount of $10,000 be replaced with $30,000 and the following words be added to the end of the paragraph “or during Business Plans deliberations”.
Moved by Councillor G. Harvey, seconded by Councillor M. McCann
Carried
That motion 21-G-077 concerning the 2020 Budget and Business Plan Year-End Report be
Moved by Councillor R. Thomson, seconded by Councillor A.M. Kungl
Referred
That Section "F" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-G-079 AUDREY MILLIGAN POND AMENITIES
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Carried
That Section "G" of the General Committee Report dated March 29, 2021, now circulated, be adopted. 21-G-080 INVESTIGATE LOWERING SPEED LIMITS ACROSS THE CITY OF BARRIE BY 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR (KM/H) This matter was
Moved by Deputy Mayor B. Ward, seconded by Councillor R. Thomson
Deferred
That for the period between April 14, 2021 to May 14, 2021 Barrie residents who receive a parking ticket will have the ability to have the ticket cancelled if they provide: a) Proof of purchase (receipt) from a Barrie restaurant in an amount equal to or greater than the set fine within five (5) days after receiving the ticket.
Moved by Councillor G. Harvey, seconded by Councillor N. Harris
Carried
That the meeting be adjourned at11:57 p.m.
Moved by Councillor J. Harris, seconded by Councillor G. Harvey
Carried

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