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MOTION 19-G-168 DEFERRED BY RESOLUTION 19-A-077 ON JUNE 3, 2019 - PROPOSED SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE LOCATION - 90 MULCASTER STREET (WARD 2)
Councillor J. Harris declared a potential pecuniary interest on the foregoing matter as he is an employee of the CMHA Ontario Division and has an immediate family member who works for CMHA Simcoe County (one of the SCS applicants) and owner of the proposed property. He did not participate in the discussion on the matter. He left the Council Chambers.
AMENDMENT #1
Moved by: Deputy Mayor, B. Ward
Seconded by: Councillor, D. Shipley
That motion 19-G-168 of Section “C” of the Second General Committee Report dated May 27, 2019 concerning the Proposed Supervised Consumption Site Location - 90 Mulcaster Street be amended:
By deleting the following words “that the applicant” and replacing them with “That should the Supervised Consumption Site be approved for funding, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)”, and to add “for the properties at 88 and 90 Mulcaster Street” after the words “(or a Scoped Site Plan);
and by adding the following paragraphs:
2. That Mayor, Jeff Lehman be included on the hiring committee for the Barrie Safe Consumption Site - Site Manager.
3. That once the Supervised Consumption Site has been open for three months, staff in the Planning and Building Services Department report back to General Committee concerning the status of the conditions of Site Plan being met and continue to report back every three months after that for the first year.
4. That the City reconfirm its support for the Supervised Consumption Site on an annual basis based on Site Plan conditions being met.
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #2
Moved by: Deputy Mayor, B. Ward
Seconded by: Councillor, D. Shipley
That motion 19-G-168 of Section “C” of the Second General Committee Report dated May 27, 2019 concerning a Supervised Consumption Site Application be amended, by adding the following as paragraph 1 and renumbering the remaining paragraphs accordingly:
1. That the application for a Safe Consumption Site located at 90 Mulcaster Street, be endorsed
AMENDMENT #2 was subsequently WITHDRAWN by Deputy Mayor, B. Ward.
AMENDMENT #3
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, S. Morales
That motion 19-G-168 of Section “C” of the Second General Committee Report dated May 27, 2019 concerning a the Proposed Supervised Consumption Site Location - 90 Mulcaster Street be amended as follows:
1. That the decision concerning a Supervised Consumption Site be deferred so that a Third Party Impartial Investigator(s) can be retained to conduct an investigation of the City of Barrie's First Safe Consumption Site, including the benefits and impacts experienced by other Canadian and Ontario municipalities who have Supervised Consumption Sites, the application from the Gilbert Centre and the Canadian Mental Health Association's application(s) to ensure that the application(s) is complete and accurate, the administration staff who will be overseeing the Supervised Consumption Site and a location that they believe would be best suited for a Supervised Consumption Site in Barrie and report their findings back to General Committee for their input.
2. That $50,000 be allocated from Council Strategic Priorities Reserve for the cost of the Investigator.
AMENDMENT #1 TO AMENDMENT #3
Moved by: Councillor, M. McCann
Seconded by: Councillor, S. Morales
That Amendment #3 be further amended by adding the words “at the end of October 2019” to the end of paragraph 1.
CARRIED
Upon the question of AMENDMENT #3 moved by Councillor, M. McCann and seconded by Councillor, S. Morales, the amendment was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT #1, the vote was taken as follows:
Yes: 6- Councillor, D. Shipley
Deputy Mayor, B. Ward
Councillor, R. Thomson
Councillor, G. Harvey
Councillor, S. Morales
Councillor, M. McCann
No: 4- Mayor, J. Lehman
Councillor, C. Riepma
Councillor, K. Aylwin
Councillor, N. Harris
Excused: 1- Councillor, J. Harris
CARRIED
AMENDMENT #4
Moved by: Councillor, S. Morales
Seconded by: Councillor, M. McCann
That the Barrie Police Service present to Barrie City Council a memo that outlines the operational and financial impact if a Supervised Consumption Site is established.
Councillor, G. Harvey declared that to remain in compliance with his statutory obligations under Section 17(3) of the Police Services Act he was unable to participate in the discussions or vote on the foregoing matter. He remained at the Council table.
LOST
Upon the question of adoption of the original motion moved by Deputy Mayor, B. Ward and seconded by Councillor, D. Shipley, the motion was CARRIED AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENTS #1 and #3, the vote was taken as follows:
Yes: 7- Councillor, C. Riepma
Councillor, D. Shipley
Deputy Mayor, B. Ward
Councillor, R. Thomson
Councillor, G. Harvey
Councillor, S. Morales
Councillor, M. McCann
No: 3- Mayor, J. Lehman
Councillor, K. Aylwin
Councillor, N. Harris
Excused: 1- Councillor, J. Harris
CARRIED