City of Barrie - File #: TMP-16304

• File #: TMP-16304
• Version: 1
• Type: Item of Discussion
• Status: Received
• File created: 4/29/2016
• In control: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
• On agenda: 4/27/2016
• Final action: 4/27/2016
• Title: PRESENTATION - BARRIE-COLLINGWOOD RAILWAY Mr. D. Friary, Director of Roads, Parks and Fleet and S. Schlichter, Director of Business Development, provided a presentation regarding the Barrie Collingwood Railway. Mr. Friary discussed slides concerning the following topics: * An outline of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway Network; * The history of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway ; * A diagram illustrating the area that the rail network encompasses; * An overview of the City departments that provide oversite to the Barrie-Collingwood Railway; * The budget expenditure for 2016; * An overview of the revenue generated by the Barrie-Collingwood Railway; * The customers of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway; * A chart illustrating the comparison of budget expenses to revenue associated with the Barrie-Collingwood Railway; * Property taxes and provincial funding related to the Barrie-Collingwood Railway; * A summary of reasons why the City supports the rail system; * The opportunities for business d...
• Related files: TMP-15522, 17-G-200, 16-G-018, 16-G-115

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2016	1	Finance and Corporate Services Committee	Received

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PRESENTATION - BARRIE-COLLINGWOOD RAILWAY

Mr. D. Friary, Director of Roads, Parks and Fleet and S. Schlichter, Director of Business Development, provided a presentation regarding the Barrie Collingwood Railway.

Mr. Friary discussed slides concerning the following topics:

•                     An outline of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway Network;

•                     The history of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway ;

•                     A diagram illustrating the area that the rail network encompasses;

•                     An overview of the City departments that provide oversite to the Barrie-Collingwood Railway;

•                     The budget expenditure for 2016;

•                     An overview of the revenue generated by the Barrie-Collingwood Railway;

•                     The customers of the Barrie-Collingwood Railway;

•                     A chart illustrating the comparison of budget expenses to revenue associated with the Barrie-Collingwood Railway;

•                     Property taxes and provincial funding related to the Barrie-Collingwood Railway;

•                     A summary of reasons why the City supports the rail system;

•                     The opportunities for business development perspective associated with the rail system; and

•                     The next steps in the partnership development for the Barrie-Collingwood Railway.

Members of the Committee asked several questions related to the information provided and received responses from City staff.