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Ian Rowe provided a deputation to City Council in opposition to motion 12-G-251, Declaration of City Owned Lands as Surplus - 155 Dunlop Street East (westerly portion of Bayview Park). He requested that City Council consider the series of correspondence he has submitted before making a decision. Mr. Rowe stated that he believes the entire proposal is based on a typographical error associated with the zoning for the subject property. Mr. Rowe suggested that if the error is dismissed, then the matter may generate an Ontario Municipal Board appeal as he believes the community was denied the opportunity to comment on the zoning. He stated that he believes City Council should not rely on a mistake to permit this proposal.
Mr. Rowe commented that he believes the memorandum prepared by City staff misinterprets the City of Barrie's Official Plan with respect to the waterfront land. He referenced a section of the Official Plan pertaining to the waterfront lands along Kempenfelt Bay. He stated that he believes that public ownership of the lands along the waterfront is a cornerstone of the City's policies and these policies promote public ownership. He stated that the draft Waterfront Master Plan that will be presented to City Council later in the evening uses the principle of protecting the waterfront and maintaining the land in public ownership. He commented that he feels that intensification is working in the urban core and does not have to occur along the waterfront. He questioned the adequacy of the compensation proposed for the lands, the reliance on the Xenios Plan and the perceived windfall of cash associated with the proposal. Mr. Rowe concluded by requesting that City Council look at all the options and "do the right thing".