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PRESENTATION BY A REPRESENTATIVE(S) OF THE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY REGARDING THE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (NVCA) ROLE, MANDATE AND JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF BARRIE.
Councillor Doug Lougheed of the Town of Innisfil, and Chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) Board of Directors and Ms. Gayle Wood, CAO of the NVCA provided a presentation concerning the role, mandate and jurisdiction of the NVCA in the City of Barrie.
Councillor Lougheed discussed the reduction in the membership of the Board of Directors pilot project and advised that the Board would discuss and make a final recommendation on the membership in September, 2016.
Ms. Wood discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The role and mandate of the NVCA;
• The three fundamental principles of conservation authorities;
• A map illustrating the location of conservation authorities across Ontario;
• A map illustrating the boundaries of the Nottawasaga Valley watershed;
• The jurisdiction of the NVCA in the City of Barrie;
• Economic drivers in the Watershed;
• Programs and services provided by the NVCA;
• The value the NVCA provides to Barrie residents;
• How the NVCA supports the goals of the City of Barrie’s Official Plan;
• The planning services provided by the NVCA in 2015;
• The engineering services provided by the NVCA in 2015;
• The lands and stewardship services provided by the NVCA in 2015;
• The education and outreach services provided by the NVCA in 2015;
• How the NVCA services benefit the City of Barrie;
• A pie chart illustrating the composition of the NVCA’s total revenues for 2016;
• A pie chart illustrating the composition of the NVCA’s total expenditures for 2016; and
• A chart outlining how the NVCA leverages the City of Barrie’s levy.
In closing, Ms Wood discussed the key priorities of the NVCA.
Members of Council asked questions of the presenters and received responses.