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PRESENTATION REGARDING A YEAR ROUND PUBLIC MARKET
Ms. J. Foster, Senior Planner provided a presentation regarding a year round public market in the City of Barrie.
Ms. Foster discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The background associated with the Downtown Market Feasibility Study;
• The milestones associated with the Project to date;
• The members of the Market Steering/Working Group Committee;
• The members of the Consulting Team;
• The vision statement for the proposed Downtown Barrie Market;
• The results from the customer survey;
• The preferred site for the proposed Downtown Market;
• The Barrie Farmer’s Market criteria for its relocation;
• The Barrie Permanent Market evaluation criteria;
• The Business Plan associated with the proposed Downtown Market;
• The organizational structure associated with the proposed Downtown Market;
• Illustrations of the proposed layout of the Downtown Market precinct and market building;
• An artist rendering of the proposed Farmer’s Market;
• The tenant mix guidelines; and
• The suggested programming and vendor mix requirements.
In closing, Ms. Foster discussed the next steps in the process, including a report back to General Committee for consideration.
Members of General Committee asked a number of questions of staff and received responses.