Meeting Name: General Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/5/2014 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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14-G-105 2  Committee Report TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT DATED APRIL 16, 2014.recommended for receipt (Section "A")  Action details Not available
14-G-106 2  Committee Report COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT DATED APRIL 16, 2014 The Community Service Committee Report dated April 16, 2014, was received.recommended for receipt (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-107 1  Item of DiscussionEXTENSION OF FLASHING 40 SIGNAL ZONE ON ANNE STREET (WARDS 4 AND 5) That the Speed By-law 2002-191, Schedule B, Authorized Rates of Maximum speed - Variable Time Flashing 40 km/h zone, be amended. By deleting the following: Street From To Anne St. N. 16 m north of Letitia St. 45 m south of Shelley Ln. And adding the following: Street From To Anne St. N. 16 m north of Letitia St. 143 m north of Austen Ln. (File: T00)recommended for consideration of adoption (Section “A”)  Action details Not available
14-G-108 2  Committee Report ANTI-IDLINGrecommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-109 1  Staff Report 2014 TAX RATIOS AND CAPPING POLICIES 1. That the tax ratios for the 2014 taxation year be established as follows: a) Residential/farm property class 1.000000 b) New Multi-residential 1.000000 c) Multi-residential 1.000000 d) Commercial 1.433126 e) Industrial 1.516328 f) Pipelines 1.103939 g) Farmlands 0.250000 h) Managed forest 0.250000 2. That the capping program be funded by clawing back decreases from within the affected property tax classes. 3. That the recommended capping parameters for commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties be established as follows: a) The property tax cap be set at an amount representing 10% of the previous year’s annualized taxes; b) Any property within +/- $250 of the Current Value Assessment (CVA) taxes be moved directly to CVA taxation; c) Any property that reaches the CVA level of taxation be removed from the capping program; d) Exclude any property whose classification changes from capped to clawed back, or vice versa; and e) A minimum cap of 5% of the previous year’s Current Value Assessmrecommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-110 1  Staff Report 2013 BUSINESS PLAN - YEAR END REPORT 1. That the 2013 Business Plan Year End Report representing an achievement of 99% of the financial budget associated with the tax rate supported plan, 109% of the planned reserve contribution target for water (before 2012 rebate), 123% of the reserve contribution target for wastewater operations, and 84% of the planned reserve draw for parking operations, be received. 2. That the 2013 year-end tax rate supported surplus of $1,597,200, comprising $418,020 in net surplus from Service Partners and $1,179,180 in surplus from services provided by the City of Barrie, be distributed as follows: a) $545,141 carried forward to 2014 to fund items that were committed in 2013 by purchase order or contract but remained incomplete or undelivered at December 31, 2013; b) $114,000 to the County of Simcoe Capital Reserve (13-04-0446); c) $656,641 to the Tax Capital Reserve (13-04-0440); and d) $281,418 to the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve (13-04-0461). 3. That the 2013 wastewater rate surplus of $1,235,563 be distributed as folrecommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-111 1  Staff Report FEES FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS AT THE BARRIE MOLSON CENTRE That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Recreation Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Community and Corporate Services, to waive the normal "Event Rate" Daily Fee charged for ticketed events at the Barrie Molson Centre - the fee having been established by the Fees By-law as approved by Council each year - and in place of this fee to charge qualifying fundraising events held at the Barrie Molson Centre in accordance with the "Fee Guidelines for Fundraising Events at the Barrie Molson Centre" as provided in Appendix "A" of Staff Report REC001-14. (REC001-14) (File: R05)recommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-112 1  Staff Report WATERFRONT PARKING EVENT FEES (WARDS 1,2, 8, and 10)recommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-113 1  Staff Report PARKING INVESTIGATION ON LAMPMAN LANE AND BRONTE CRESCENT (WARD 5) That Traffic By-law 80-138 Schedule “B” “No Parking in Specified Places Where Signs on Display at Stated Times” be amended: By deleting the following: “Lampman Lane South side from Browning Trail to the easterly 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. intersection of Bronte Crescent Monday to Friday, September to June.” And adding the following: “Lampman Lane South side from Browning Trail to a point 200 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. metres east thereof Monday to Friday, September to June.” (RPF007-14) (File: T08)recommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-114 1  Item of DiscussionREFERRAL OF MEMORANDUM REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BENCHMARKING INITIATIVEReferred  Action details Not available
14-G-115 2  Referral ItemAPPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW - SEAN MASON HOMES, 369 AND 379 ESSA ROAD (WARD 6)recommended for receipt (Section "C")  Action details Not available
14-G-116 2  Referral ItemAPPLICATION FOR AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND AMENDMENT TO ZONING BY-LAW - CITY OF BARRIE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY AND SECOND SUITESrecommended for receipt (Section "C")  Action details Not available
14-G-117 2  Item of DiscussionPLOWING OF THE SOPHIA STREET WEST PATHWAY THAT PASSES THROUGH QUEEN’S PARK (WARD 2)recommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
14-G-118 1  Staff Report MAINTENANCE/DEMOLITION OF VACANT BUILDINGS 1. That By-law 2011-138 (Property Standards By-law) be amended by deleting Section 6 and replacing it with the following: "6.0 VACANT OR DERELICT BUILDINGS 6.1 For the purpose of this section "Derelict" shall mean: any building that is vacant and has experienced structural failure in whole or in part." 6.2 For the purpose of maintenance of vacant buildings, all provisions within this By-law which regulate interior conditions of a building shall not apply. All provisions within this By-law which regulate exterior conditions and structural integrity shall apply with the exception of sections 19 and 31 when the building's exterior openings are boarded in accordance with this By-law. 6.3 Notwithstanding all other provisions of this By-law the additional sections below shall apply to all vacant buildings. 6.4 If any building is unoccupied, the owner or agent shall protect every such building against the risk of fire, accident or other such hazard and shall effectively prevent the entrance thereto of all unauthorizedrecommended for adoption (Section "D")  Action details Not available
14-G-119 1  Staff Report BARRIE TRANSIT SYSTEM UPDATE - FIVE (5) YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 1. That staff be directed to prepare a five (5) year business plan for Barrie Transit, known as the 2015-2020 Transit Business Plan, with the Plan to include the following elements as identified in this report: a) Fare Strategy; b) Marketing, Ridership Growth and Branding Strategy; c) Transit Customer Service Strategy; d) Financial Plan; e) Provincial Gas Tax Funding and Reserve strategy; and f) Fleet Asset Renewal Strategy. 2. That a project in the amount of $125,000 be added to the 2014 capital plan to retain external consulting services to assist with the development of the 2015-2020 Transit Business Plan and that this project be funded from the Provincial Gas Tax Reserve Fund (11-05-0595). 3. That staff present the 2015-2020 Transit Business Plan to Council for approval as part of the 2015 Business Plan process. 4. That notwithstanding motion 14-G-017 as amended concerning the 2014 Business Plan: a) That Transit fares remain at the 2013 Council approved rates until May 1, 2015 pending the review Referred  Action details Not available
14-G-120 2  Staff Report BARRIE TRANSIT SYSTEM UPDATErecommended for adoption (Section "E")  Action details Not available
14-G-121 3  Item of DiscussionPROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF WINE AT FARMERS’ MARKET(S) DURING AGCO PILOT PROGRAM That the Item for Discussion concerning a Prohibition on the Sale of Wine at Farmers’ Market(s) during the AGCO Pilot Program be deferred until representatives of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and the Farmer’s Market have an opportunity to meet and discuss the matter. (Item for Discussion 8.1, May 5, 2014) (File: P09)recommended for adoption (Section "F")  Action details Not available
14-G-122 2  CorrespondenceCORRESPONDENCE FROM LEE PERRY AND KAREN GREGORY DATED APRIL 23, 2014 REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT TO REBUILD THEIR GARAGE AFTER A FIRE.recommended for adoption (Section "F")  Action details Not available
14-G-123 2  Staff Report CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION MATTER - APPOINTMENT TO THE LAKE SIMCOE REGIONAL AIRPORT BOARD (CLK005-14) (FILE: C06)recommended for receipt (Section "G")  Action details Not available
14-G-124 2  Staff Report APPOINTMENT TO THE LAKE SIMCOE REGIONAL AIRPORT BOARD 1. That Brent Hill be appointed to the Lake Simcoe Region Airport Corporation Board for a term of office to expire on January 31, 2015. 2. That the Township of Oro-Medonte and the County of Simcoe be requested to provide written confirmation in accordance with Section 6.09 of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Agreement of the City of Barrie’s appointment to the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Board of Directors. (CLK005-14) (FILE: C06)recommended for adoption (Section "I")  Action details Not available