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MUNICIPAL RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL
1. That the draft municipal restructuring framework agreements with the Township of Springwater attached as Appendix A, be endorsed
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2. That the draft municipal restructuring framework agreements with the Township of Oro-Medonte, attached as Appendix B, be endorsed
3. That the draft framework agreements and a copy of this Council resolution be provided to the Townships of Springwater and Oro-Medonte and Simcoe County, and that the Councils of those municipalities each be requested to hold public meetings and adopt endorsement resolutions of their own.
4. That the draft framework agreements and a copy of this Council resolution be provided to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, with a request to implement the restructuring proposal through a Minister's Order, in accordance with Sections 171-173 of the Municipal Act.
5. That staff create a new reserve titled "Boundary Adjustment Reserve" for the purpose of funding compensation payments in the amount of $38,085,000 associated with the restructuring proposal, plus incidentals, and that this new reserve be funded from the Tax Capital Reserve.
6. That the CAO be authorized to negotiate a contribution of up to $5,000,000 funded from the Boundary Adjustment Reserve to the County of Simcoe, towards a project that will drive economic development, and that the payment be subject to the issuance of a municipal restructuring Order by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
7. That the City's restructuring proposal to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing include a request to implement the proposed Barrie ward boundaries as noted in Schedules D1 of the Springwater and Oro-Medonte agreements, to take effect January 1, 2026.
8. That the City's restructuring proposal to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing include a request to implement the proposed Barrie ward boundaries as noted in Schedules D2 of the Springwater and Oro-Medonte agreements, to t...
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