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NON-RESIDENT WATERFRONT PAID PARKING AND TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PAID PARKING (WARD 2)
1. That Traffic By-law 80-138, Section 1 “Interpretation”, be amended by adding the following Sections:
(uu) "Downtown Paid Parking Area" shall mean:
(i) Paid parking that falls within the area depicted in Schedule 3 bounded by Parkside Dr, Ross St, Sophia St W, McDonald St, Codrington St, Berczy St, Dunlop St E, Mulcaster St, Simcoe St inclusive of the lands adjacent the right-of-way that extend to the shore of Kempenfelt Bay between the Barrie North Shore Trail and Kidd's Creek, Bradford St and Dunlop St W, including but not limited to the following parking lots:
a) 15 Bayfield Street
b) Bradford Street
c) Chase McEachern Way
d) City Hall
e) Clapperton Street
f) 23 Collier Street
g) Collier Street Parkade
h) H-Block
i) Heritage Park West, East and North
j) Lakeshore Drive
k) Lakeshore Mews
l) Library lot
m) Maple Ave South Central and North
n) Mary Street
o) McDonald Street
p) North Marina
q) Owen Street
r) Simcoe and Bayfield West
s) Spirit Catcher
(vv) "Hospital Parking Area" shall mean:
(i) Paid parking on Gallie Court and Quarry Ridge.
(ww) "Waterfront Parking Area" shall mean:
(i) Paid parking that falls within the area depicted in Schedule 4 bounded by Lakeshore Drive at Kidd's Creek in the North and Minet's Point Road in the South, including but not limited to the following parking lots:
a) Lakeshore Drive on-street parking between Victoria Street and Minet's Point Road
b) Marina
c) North Centennial
d) North Victoria
e) South Victoria
f) South Centennial
g) Southshore Centre
h) Tiffin Boat Launch
(ii) Parking provided at municipal parks with waterfront access to Kempenfelt Bay, including but not limited to the following parking lots:
a) Johnson's Beach
b) Minet's Point Park
c) Tyndale Park
2. That Traffic By-law 80-138, Schedule 1, be deleted and replaced with the new Schedule 1, identified in Appendix “A” to Staff Report TPS003-20.
3. That staff in the Enforcement Services Branch make an application to the Ministry of the Attorney General as follows:
a) To increase the set fine from $30.00 to $100.00 for paid parking infractions in the Waterfront Area; and
b) To Increase the early payment fine from $20.00 to $75.00 for paid parking infractions in the Waterfront Area.
4. That Fees By-law 2020-009, “Schedule J”, be amended to increase rates in the Waterfront area for non-residents, effective July 2, 2020 and as identified in Appendix “B” to Staff Report TPS003-20:
a) The hourly rate be increased from $3.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour; and
b) The daily rate be increased from $20.00 per day to $50.00 per day; and
c) The annual non-resident waterfront parking pass be increased from $90 per year to $130 per year except for residents of the Town of Innisfil and Townships of Oro-Medonte, Springwater and Essa Townships.
5. That paid parking in the ‘Waterfront Parking Area’ as defined by the amendments to Traffic By-law 80-138, identified in Staff Report TPS003-20, to resume on July 2, 2020 or once the emergency order from the municipality is lifted; whichever is later.
6. That paid parking in the ‘Downtown Paid Parking Area’ as defined by the amendments to Traffic By-law 80-138 identified in Staff Report TPS003-20, be suspended until September 8, 2020 to support the Downtown Economic Recovery Plan.
7. That staff in the Transit and Parking Strategy Department, in consultation with various stakeholder groups, investigate the feasibility of a joint waterfront parking pass that would be valid for residents of Barrie, Innisfil, Springwater and Oro-Medonte to park at all respective beaches (with the ability for Essa to buy in at a discounted rate), including estimated financial implications and report back to General Committee in advance of the 2021 summer season. (TPS003-20) (File: T00)